Evening star., 1913-11-27
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, November "a, 1913.
Packey Mcfarland. the Chicago boxer
who hovers between the lightweight and
welterweight classes, is going to be a busy
boy this winter il he keeps all the en-.
gagements he is planning. Do not be
surprised IL Packey forsakes the light
weight class for time and enters the
welterweight division. just long enough
to fight Mike Gibbons in New York al
144 pounds at 3 O'Clock, after which he
will meet a few more Of the aspiring
ones and then take a water trip to the
land of the kangaroo. Previous to this
the stockyards' pride will take on Jack
Britton In a ten-round contest In Milwau-
kee. but there seems to be little chance
Of landing Willie Richie for match with
the clever Chicago lad. Ritchie has great
regard for Packey. and well he might
have, for he knows as well as any one
(having trained with Packey for a time)
just what he is capable Of doing.
Packey today is very close to the
famous Nonpareil-Jack Dempsey
that is, in cleverness, style and every
thing that goes to make up a grea,
fighter; In fact Packey is more clever
than the famous Dempsey. and If he
allowed himself to get a bit heavier
he would not be far from scaling the
same, for Jack never weighed more
than 147 to $50 at best Packey has
had longing to make the round the
world tour ever since Hugh Mcintosh
and the writer signed him to articles
three years ago. Packey having backed
out at that time because his mother
entered such strong objections. The
mother has since become reconciled to
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remain around Chicago and is now
willing that he should go.
The heavyweights were given an in
ming in Milwaukee this week, and they
failed to make much Of a hit with the
fans. Jess Willard, the big white hope,
and George Rodel. the Boer champion.
were the contestants over the ten-round
clothes on. and Rodel 1877. there being
a difference Of over fifty pounds. Will
lard was a giant in stature, but slow
compared with the Boer, and he also
tages. or at least he did not show that
he could do so In this match. He is
powerful. and can strike an awful blow,
but the Boer had little difficulty. In
keeping out Of the danger zone. VIII
Norris did against Gunboat Smith in
New York recently. Jess also appeared
too high in flesh. carrying altogether
too much weight about the midsection.
He knows how to hit with his right.
something that Carl Morris is slow to
learn. and Jess also has a good left,
but he Is altogether too slow to start,
giving the other man a chance to beat
that is where Rodel beat him here.
The Boer scored four Of the ten rounds.
Willard had two. and four were even.
A match between Willard and Morris
will be interesting, because they are
the same in science. When one stops
to think what Bob Fitzsimmons or
Jim Corbett would have done to the big
make one shudder. Jess willard may
be real hope, but he has got lot to
learn yet.
With Jack Johnson yelling murder at
the boxing federation in France because
1T took away his title, and Sam Lang
ford bowling about the unfair decision
given to Gunboat Smith against him at
Boston the other night. there is cause
for sorrow and joy among the heavies.
The fans do not pay much attention
to Johnson now, but the fact that Smith
was given the decision over Langford
creates great surprise.
Some Of the papers In Boston declare
that the decision should have been
draw at best, and. judging from the &C
counts Of the fight as sent sent out by
the press, q draw would have been about
right. It Is hardly possible that Lang
IOrQ would pull 10 tue extent OF let
ting q man get the decision over him.
even II he thought another match pos
sible, for his manager. Joe Woodman. Is
as wise as any of them. and he knows
that Sans reputation suffers by such
business. He is now hot after another
match, and you can bet a few dollars
that IL they meet over the marathon
route there will be a winner, and his
name will hardly be Smith.
The fact that Willie Ritchie gave Leach
Cross a trimming in New York will take
a lot OF the edge off the Richie Murphy