New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
CHICAGO BOXER HOLDS ]
MURPHY IN RESPECT
Packey Mcfarland Arrives in
Town and Tells Why He
Named 1877 Pounds.
EXPECTS A LIVELY BOUT
Atlantic Garden A. G. Files |.
Complaint Against Lore
for Failing to Box on
Tuesday Evening.

Tuesday Evening.
When Packey Mcfarland. the chls,.
boxer, arrived here on he Twentieth r.,
fury Limited from Chicago yes,.,d,.
morning he declared that the reason :.
had named 1871 pounds at O'Clock for N.
bout with Harlem Tommy Murphy :,
Madison Square Garden tomorrow Mich,
was the fact that he hadn't been IN ~.
ring since he faced Jack Britton her. la,
May.
Five months of idleness naturally ,r.
creased my weight" said Mcfarland ".o
that became alarmed. I did not intend
TO box again. but Billy Gibson, who 4. nv
friend, finally urged me to meet Murnhv
and possibly Richie or Welsh in the Ca.
den between now and February !. vh.,
!. ] will retire to take up the study NJ
law.
I'm order 10 meet Murphy thought
best not 10 reduce. I might weaken NV.
self and perhaps ruin my health. Blu,
later will make 1876 pounds at 3 O'CLOCK
for anybody. Richie preferred. for I IN.
derstand that ne is heavy, too, ana "a
going TO box Cross al l35 pounds.
Murphy gave me the hardest Fight Of
my career when We met in a twenty
round bout on the coast last year. be-
lieve he is the best OF the lishtweights
right now. and l have worked like
beaver 10 get ready for him. as know
that he isn't 10 be trified with. Murphy
is game. clever, quick and aggressive.
He keeps coming after you all the time
and Is most effective infghter. He can
do a lot OF harm with his short hooks and
! uppercnts. and ] don't believe there Is q
boxer living who can knock him out.
II tried to stop him in California, but
couldn't land on the right spot because
OF his skill in blocking or avoiding
punches. But beat him on points in that
affair and got the decision, which ought
to prove that Jim Buckley is talking
through his hat when he SAYS Murphy
won"
Mcfarland went TO work yesterday at
the Mott Haven A. c., after a brisk FUR
| on the road. Emil Thiery, his manager,
| and Ike Bernstein. trainer at the Unlver.
slty OF Wisconsin. came East with Nc.
| Farland TO help him get ready.
Murphy put in another brisk day at
| Sheepshead Bay. He is under weight and
| will confine his labors to boxing. He is
| faster than eve., he insists. and will set
| a swift pace when the bout begins.
The State Athletic Commission held a
meeting at its headquarters, No. Al Park
Row, Yesterday afternoon. but did little
more than transact routine business. Sew
eral complaints were lodged against box
ers who. II was said. failed TO fulfil their
contracts at the various clubs. The ma
| jority OF the defendants failed 10 appear,
and after waiting for some time the CON-
| mlssioners decided TO delay action until
next Tuesday.
The Atlantic Garden Athletic cluo
made a complaint against Johnny Lore
the East Side lightweight. who refused 10
| box Johnny Martin on Tuesday night II
was stated in the complaint that Lore
after looking over the crowd, decided tna'
there was not enough money in the house
TO pay him for his services Lore, on 'hs
other hand, declared that he had agreed
! 10 box Danny Ridge only. and did not
break any agreement by refusing to put
on the gloves with Martin.
There appears to be some difference o.
opinion over the victor in the "knocSou'
/ Brown Frankie Russell bout in New VI
leans on Tuesday. Some reports WHICH
reached this city tell how easily the
Dutchman won while others declare 'ns.
he was we'll beaten eight rounds OUT o.
the ten.
Jim Savage. the heavyweight boxer from
Orange. is going 10 make one more e"V''
10 climb the heavyweight ladder SAWS
is matched 10 box Al McCloskey, OF E"'N'
beth. n. j., at Browns Gymnasium "a
Tuesday night. and Is in hard training
his home. He believes that he mas 'n'
ability to make a champion, ana oec'a'e'
that this time he will not become discou''
aged If he fails to win in punch
George Chip, the New Castle mo''''
weight who knocked out Frank Klaus
the Pittsburgh warrior, will appear .
some OF the local clubs this winter JIMMY
Dime. his manager, lost no time IN c0"'
municating with the local promoters o.
received favorable replies. emp s"o1.s
have little trouble in fighting his way INV
the good graces OF the rams. lie
hard rugged fellow. with some degree "
skill. Mike Gibbons is planning an0'a"
invasion, 50 a match may be MADE w
tween the men.
Carl Morris. the Oklahoma heaVy"e'sn'
boxer, is anxious for return malch W."
"Gunboat" Smith. Morris used broad 'A''
grage in declaring that Smith put o'N
over, on the referee and public by cla'''',
ing a foul In that bout at the Garuen.
took all Smith had" said motifs anu
cause he could not beat me IN d pu"'"
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