Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-17
BOUT WILL HAVE BEARING
ON MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
McGoorty and Moha Battle May Do Much
to Determine Ho' der Of the Cham
pionship Other Gossip.

Johnny q paper champion" he got his
dander up anc soon got next to the real
X. o. punch. He cut loose in his bouts
with Oliver Kirk at st. Louis and put
him away for. the ten count, also Monte
Attell and George Kirkwood, which goes
to prove that boxers can learn to deliver
the sleep producer II they care to take
the time to study 1t out.
Hushie Mehegan's trip to England from
PARKWAY Australia may not prove SO re-
muneratiye as he at first imagined Wnen
he set sail from Sydney. Michigan was
the recognized champion Of the antipoues
In the lightweight division, and, besides
he was big card in ali the large cities,
commanding as much money there almost
as Packey Mcfarland and such stars get
worlds championship. as he felt comb
dent that he stood splendid chance
of annexing the title He wanted to clean
up In England first and then come to the
states and finish the job.
His mission failed, for he bumped INTO
defeats at the hands Of both Freddy
Welsh, the champion Of Great Britain.
and Matt Wells, the former utlenOloeT'
although in his first battle With Wells he
scored victory. Now he is returning TO
Australia with nothing In the way of new
laurels, but with some good matches IN
sight at home. and also to defened ms
title against a couple Of new and promis-
ing lightweights, who have come to the
front since Hugtie has been away.
When he gets home Michigan VIII iind
that he has two hard nuts to crack-JacX
Read, who recently won the home title
from Young Mccoy, and the latter, VINO
seeks another match for the champion
ship. Mccoy Is the youth who was do
ing preliminary stunts In 1901 when
Jimmy Clabby and Ray Bronson were
there. and he learned many OF his tricks
from the American boxers. Read was
considered only secOnd-rater then. ana
even until six months ago. when he show
ed real good form against Grover Hayes
whom he defeated In Sydney. and later
won from the French boys In his class.
Joe WoQdman wanted to bring him over
to the states as he considered him sood
enough to stack against Wo!gast. but
Read saw better things at home in
meeting with Mccoy for the home title
and remained, winning the contest.
Now he wants a crack at Michigan Tor
the Australian championship, and the
chances are he will give Huglie as hard
a battle as did Wells in England. Should
Read succeed in beating Michigan Ii is
probable ne will start for America and
get after Richie for q big match and the
title.
Michigan was offered another match
with Wells in England. but he had made
all arrangements to sail for Australia
the middle Of March, having been booked
lance and therefore he had to pass up
the offer. also an offer to come to the
states and meet some OF the BEST boys
here. Had Hughie defeated Wells the
FREDDY Welsh, with the object of coming
to America should he win, but his re-
feat has upset all his plans and now it
is back to kangarooland.
What boxing marvel Packey McFar-
land would be if he could add about fif-
teen pounds solid flesh to his frame and
another inca to his height. The Chicago
boy has proved many times that he is a
pa st master at the boxing game, but he
has always done his work in such an
easy manner that many fans have never
given him his just deserts. He is like
the finished base ball player who makes
phenomenal stops and throws without ap-
parent effort and the fans get accustomed
to It, SO much so that they never give
players OF this kind the credit due them.
Packey is in the same boat. He meets
inferior boxers and finishes them in such
an artistic manner that the followers OF
the game look upon the other man as the
rankest kind Of dub. when the chances
are that the same fighter opposed TO a
less scientific boxer would appear alto
gether different.
In his battle at New York with Jack
Britton the Chicago boy showed splendid
generalship and also demonstrated that
he knows every ,; angie , Q. the boxing si
as foxy and clever as the famous Kid
Mccoy used to be. His Judgment OF dis
lance was almost perfect and his block
ing and ducking could not be improved
upon.
Jack Britton Is a clever blocker and
ooxer himself, but all the critics agreed
that he was no notch for the scientific
Mcfarland. He was beaten at every
point, but there is some consolation for
Jack in the knowledge that he is a real
and can easily make the limit
of 1873 pounds, while Packey will hardly
be able to get down below 13i pounds at
3 O'Clock The weights given out were:
Mcfarland. 40 ringside, and Britton
1854. showing that Packey gained a few
pounds after Weighing in at q o'clock.
It is too bad that Mcfarland is Just be-
tween the real American lightweight lin
It and the welterweight class, his best
weight being about 136 pounds or 1g5 at
3 o'clock. Packey can easily get into
the International lightweight class, which
is 135 at , o'clock. but he falls shy a
couple Of pounds Of the Yankee schedule
OF weight. Willie Richie, the champion,
will no doubt insist on Packey scaling
IL; for him, which. * he does, will mean
that there will be no match between
them Ad Wolgast offered to take Nc
Farland on at 1c5 at O'Clock, but
Richie seems to have greater respect
for the Chicago BOYS ability than did
the Michigan bearcat. No one can blame
Richie for holding to the low weight,
but they DO not like the idea Of q cham