The Lake County times., 1913-12-13
ANSWERS
BOXING CRITICS
Claims He's a Lightweight
and Refuses to Consider
Bouts With Welters.

Stirred by the reports published
about his weight and the rumors that
he would meet either Mike Gibbons.
the ST. Paul fighter, or Jimmy Clabby
of Hammond, Packey Mcfarland yes
terday denied he Is a full-fiedged well
terweight and declared he would not
entertain offers of matches with any Of
the leading 145 Founders.
Mcfarland said he would fight in the
welterweight division as soon as he
takes on more weight. He expressed
his willingness to make 135 or 1877
pounds for any of the leading light
weight, but will not make this figure
for fighters who are not in his class.
He declared he had no intentions of
boxing Gibbons or Clabby-
'1 showed the public two years ago
that / was a legitimate lightweight"
Packey said. AT that time 1 was
matched to box Ad wolgast in Mil
waukee. The weight agreed upon was
1873 pounds. Two days before the con-
test was called off by the authorities
In Milwaukee, l weighed 1891 pounds
down so low.
"I do not weigh any more at present
than did two years ago. I realize 1T
would be harder for me to take off the
| extra poundage, but I will make 135
or 1877 pounds for any of them. When
I boxed Harlem Tommy Murphy in
New York early in the fall, made 1877
| pounds for him with hardly any effort
| This talk about me weighing 145
and $50 pounds when / boxed Britton
| is rot. After l had eaten two heavy
meals I stepped on the scales in the
presence of w. n. Liginger. chairman
| OF the Wisconsin boxing commission.
and tipped the beam at 141 pounds. II
| / was then ten pounds heavier than
Britton do you think 1 would have
been allowed to box
/ They talk about me boxing fighters
of my own weight Why. 1 have met
and defeated fighters pounds heavier.
! Young Erne, Harry Brewer and Ray
Bronson are some of the fighters /
have beaten who weighed more than 1
did. 1 will box the welterweights as
| soon as I get to be legitimate 145-
FOUNDER. and not before.
| How about Willie Ritchie, He in
sisted on 1873 pounds after he won the
lightweight championship. Now he
has moved the notch up to 135 pounds
and doubt If he make this weight
at the ringside and go twenty rounds
with rough. strong fighter I will
make 1s5 pounds for him three hours
before the fight and bet him neat
sum I can beat him.
'T am tired of having the public
criticise me for not meeting fighters
Of my weight. I am the goat. They
pick on me because they can't ind any
one to knock my block OF. I ann not
killing any ane in the ring and have
not done anything to hurt the fight
game AS long as the fighters want &c
box me and agree to meet me at catch
weights that is their business
"I do not intend to engage in any
more bouts until after the holidays
After the first of the year I intend tt
: any more bouts until after the ho1i-
days. After the first of the year / in
tend to box four or five times a month
| until I start on my trip around tn.
world early in the spring. When I re
turn I may be heavy enough to box II
the welterweight division. Then
. shall be only too glad to meet an.
fighters of my weight"
Frank Mulkern, promoter of the Ma
tional A. C. of Milwaukee and man
ager of Jimmy Clabby, who was ii
Chicago on business yesterday, said h
would not allow Clabby to make IA
pounds to meet Mcfarland. Mulker1
said he did not intend to let Clabb,
weaken himself by making unnatura
weight