The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-30
BOUT BETWEEN RITCHIE AND
 M'FAR[AND WOULD DRAW WELL
Thinks PaCkey Won't Meet Mike Gibbons

men that he did not apply the usual amount of energy to his training op- erations and only did a few days prep aratory work for the match. And in the ring that evening he so far out classed Britton that the bout was too one-sided to be interesting.
 To get back; to the subject of Gib- bons and AeFarIand getting together. There is no bout in sight with the single exception of one between Pack ey and Ritcilie that would stir up so much excitement set-to between Gibbons and Mcfarland. While the bout would determine no championz ship, both men being betwixt and bel tween classes, according to the popu- lar interpretation of the weight gov erning the several divisions, it would furnish the fans with a spectacular exhibition of scientific boxing. But as Packey would hardly weigh more than 40 at the most and Gibbons would stick out for 15O it is not likely the matchmakers will be successful in their attempts to bring the boys to- gether.
 There is a certain we1terweight a.nx- iously awaiting the arrival of McFar- land in the big city His name is Mike Glover and his manager says he is so good that he can't get anybody to box him unless he will consent to give a ton of weight away. Glover is a legitimate welter, 142 pounds being his notch, but so eager is he to get a chance at the great Mcfarland that he will make 40 for the Chicagoan.
 had occasion to mention the good work of this Glover only recently and believe he would put up an interest ing bout with the clever Packey. G1over's suit is speed and c1everness; in fact, Mike professes to be a great Of md has ed his style of boxing to a great extent. While it might not prove so sensation al as an encounter that would call for Gibbons and Mcfarland, as perform CTS a bout. between Glover and Pack ey would give us an idea of McFar- lands standing in the welter- weight division if increasing poundage and a disin cIination on the parts of the leading lightweight performers to do battle should force him to box wefters l in the future.
 | That quarrel CD of rom O'Rourke's with Jim Buckley over the merits of their respective fighting machines, Al ! Palzer and "Gunboat'' Smith, had the 1 desired effect of increasing the inter | est in next Wednesday's bout between Palker and. Frank Moran, the Pitts burgh heavy, and the indications are that standing room only'' will be the 1 order of things when the men enter | the ring. Foxy coot, that O'Rourke; he seldom overlooks a bet that will 1 contribute to the success of any box ing entertainment in which he is in l terested.
 | Whether Palzer will ever again create the same amount of enthu- 1 siasm among ring followers he did 1 a year or so back when he licked | Al Kaufman and several other aspir- ing ''hopes," will depend largely up- on his showing with Moran on We'd nesday. There Is doubt in my mind I that Palzer was the class of the white l heavies before he was taken i'll a year ago. Big and rugged, possessed of a 1 world of confidence in his ability to | overcome all obstacles and with the | stamina that youth only knows, he l looked the best of the younger heaVies l into the real hope of the Swhite race. | But a disagreement with his man I ager, Tom O'Rourl1e which forced him | to remain idle for a. long time, and 1 a sick spell from which he had not | fully recovered at that time he lost to Luther McCarty, set him back so far in public estimation that he has had to begin all over again For l three months previous to reS11nin g training for next Wednesdays match Pa1zer led the simple life on his Min 1 nesota farm, and O'Rourke claims
 
 covered from the effects of the op- eration of last Spring which removed the source of all his physical trou bI G.
 And if looks do not belle he appears good enough right now to fight the battle of his career. While a. trif1e
 high in flesh he looks more like the Palzer of two years ago who made
 the sports sit up and take notice
 when he sailed through several heavy weight tournaments with flying coIors
 and first attracted attention as g
 championship possibility.
 The impending battle is an inlpor- Etant one and the victor will have
 earned match with the redoubtable t'Gunboat."
 Following so closely the accident which resulted in the death of Luther
 McCarty at Calgary last May the un-
 fortunate ending of the Willard Young bout at Los Angeles last weel , 1 will cause great rejoicing in. the ranks
 of the California s'kill sports Not be cause poor Young lost his life, but be cause the affair will provide the enc mics of boxing with ammunition tC
 start anew the warfare they have wag
 ed against the sport for several year.
 past While Young's death is to bt greatly deplored it is one of those ac cidents which is>liabIe to occur in am 2 field of sport in spite of all reason
 able precautions that can be taker
 to prevent
 However, boxing is too firrnz= zr ' trenched in public opinion to suffer : A serious setback no matter what meth Fl OdS the TefOrroeTS ado1+ iv, +1ooir a f