New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
STAR BOUT THIS WEEK
Mcfarland and Britton to Meet
on Friday Evening.
FORMER is THE FAVORITE
Match in Garden May Prove One
of Seasons Best-Papke and
Klaus to Fight Abroad.

Sidiiy VI tnlS 'llN, nave Wdlltu pdtlentlv
and long will be seen here on Fridas
evening, when "Packey" Mcfarland. thu
125-pOund boxer from the Chicago stock.
yards, and Jack Britton. from the same
city, meet at ten rounds in Madison
Square Garden
This match has been made. cancelled
and remade until the fans have become
skeptical Many there are who will be
convinced that they will meet only when
the men don the gloves and the gong
rings These may rest assured. since the
men have posted forfeits guaranteeing
their appearance. and the only thing
which might kill the bout nov is the
death or serious illness Of one Of the con
testants.
While II is never safe to make any pre-
dctions in the world of sport and i'm box.
ing more than any other perhaps. the
meeting of these men should result in
one of the most scientific boxing contests
ever witnessed in the history OF modern
pugilsm. The skill Of Mcfarland is too
we'll known to the enthusiasts 10 require
comment. He is the one man to whom
critics point as the ideal. clever hgnuns
man, VINO compares fayorably win the
master Of all at their weight Joe cans.
Britton. too. a shifty, aggressive boxer,
Is highly rated. Both are game, ana II
will be in every respect battle OF the
masters There is little chance Of the
match being the sad "bloomer' OF the
kind shown In the Giboons-Mcdoor'y AZ
fair. for there is little love lost between
the men. and each will box until the last
gasp 10 win.
Mcfarland has been made slight IA
vorite over Britton with those VINO are
willing to take a risk on any sporting
propostion, but there has oeen niue VI
no betting on the outcome. Brit'oh DoAed
y sIashinr .eight-round draw in Aemphis
almost two years ago. and by MS styllsh,
clover work i'm his battles IN TINS city ne
hoe won himself a host of friends, VINO
will be pulling for him 10 VIII y'ei 'ie
"peerless Packey." The latter, however,
will be the popular choice when me ume
Gomez. In none of his matches mere hd'
he been extended TO the init OF MS aoh-
NV. and. in fact, the idea that Trey "ers
about 10 face "Packey MGR ariahd
seemed 10 take a lot out ct his opponents
Many of them were beaten half an hour
before they entered the ring, ana "ha'
happened within the ropes Was A'ei'
matter Of form.
NAM tbore were who believed that MATT
Wells when he was the English cham-
MON would extend Mcfarland, ou'
"pocl<ev" seemed to work little harder
than usual. and the foreigner suffered IN
proportion. The only man. asiuo I'm
Britton himself. who ever mace Mcr d
land box at top speed in order TO hold MS
own was Freddie Welsh, the present
lightweight champion Of Gredt br'Ua."'
and that was when the latter was IN lns
bevdav of his youth, With Mcf arlaI"
really only starting TO climb the ladder
Mcfarland represents the ideal type O.
combined boxer and tighter. lie - cIeNe'
10 the last word. both oftensiVeiy ana &c
fensively. and he is one of the Few uoAe'S
,o-d.v who never make a move without
de6pite object in view. He can hit from
anv nosition with snap and force tha'
Co., hurt and worry a man. and his
lunches are so short that there Is Hue
or no time TO block them. lie mas :" ne
few punches in any of his bouts IN N''S
CITY. depending mainly on his aunt! 10
shoot them straight and clean his re"
hand counter is perfected 10 ne
whore IL seldom fails Like stFeah on
his feet, "Packey' can move III anu w,
with q combination Of Gans's snuHle anu
Corbett's swift stride, but ne Is 80 easy
that he barely seems 70 move AT all anu
60 keen is his eye that he can move us
h.od inst an inch and make his opponehS
miss him.
In comparinr the men. Mcfarland ap-
nears to have n little the better OF Brit-
,or That the latter is clever is granted.
but no Is easier to hit than Pachey' h'
* fast on his feet but awkward III '"o
same time. and he makes many hoNeS
that 10 a clever man are meaningless Al
inland outer. Britton is liable 10 enter '.o
ring and box like a champion OF lose ~
q second rater. He has not the aol1iNy W
hit as fast as Mcfarland. and swinSs lis
nunches time and again. His tendency !"
NM all into "wallop'' is bound to lea'a
him wide open TO a crushing coun'e''
which q clever chap Will be able TO lanu'
Weight will play no part in the resu's
of this contest, for both VIII welsh Ia :.
the afternoon and will enter the arena a.
about 49, pounds. figure AT whicn Oo'"
will be strong and able TO put forth 'nsi
best efforts.
The middleweight muddle VIII pe one
long degree nearer solution wheh ria"s
Klaus. the Pittsburgh middlewelsh'' anu
RilIv Papke. of Kewanee, the former ih'u.
dleweicht champion of the world. Will
meet in a twenty-round contest at Moh'o
Carlo on Wednesday. The men are
fight for what the French Federation "
Boxing has been pleased To term the NM
dleweight championship OF the world anu
i'm all Justice il may be admitted tha' NV
winner will be more entitled 10 recos,,
lion than any other man In the Woi'u
papl<e. who won the title from Stdh'oy
Ketchel. only to lose ii later 10 the one @n'
oniy Assassin" has defeated all the FORE
most middleweights OF Europe, ana sew
eral months ago was declared chaniNo"
of al the world by the French Federatio"
OF Boxing.
Klaus. who also defeated the best tha'
Europe could send against him. was !"
Paris when Papke was declared c'id'"
pion of his class. and at once asKen le"
rather pointed questions on the why's "'',
wherefores As result he finally secure'
the match with Papke. and is no" oo"'
| fdent that he will be- declared chanlp''"
Of all the middleweights, and long Deio''
the end of twenty rounds.
RESULTS OF BOUTS LAST MIGHT
Harry Condor, of Brooklyn. met "''