New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-08

charge OF the organization OF tue sH"o'-
ing and the modern Pentathlon.
/ but the wraithlike Mcfarland made him
| miss and hooked right to the ear. The
| former only srinned.
! In the second round the men fidd!ed
and went into a clinch Britton missed
right and left hooks for the head and the
crowd howled. He then complained that
| Mcfarland was wrnging his neck. but
was cried down. Britton pulled McFar-
land in and uppercut risht to the
mouth, but after some desultory sparring
| the latter landed left and right TO the
mouth and shot a stingng left TO the
| face. There was clever work on both
sides, with Mcfarland little the better.
Britton charged the stockyards cham
( pioin 10 the ropes in the third round.
| hooking left and right to the head and
body, but the latter drove right to the
chin that hurt and Jared. Packey then
landed a heavy smash 10 the body and
, ripped a left uppercut to the chin. Brit
ton scored with hard right to the face
but raid dearly for his privilege. He
avoided a lot of punishment. however, by
| his good defence.
The fourth period was opened by Rrit-
| ton with left to the face but Packey
| repaid the score three for one. A mo-
ment later. however, Packey bordered on
swift defeat when he ran into solid
! right on the jaw that shook him from
stem to stern. Britton saw his advantage
and, rushing like wild man. battered
| his rival from pillar to post. II was the
first time that a New York crowd ever
saw the peerless Paclley In distress. Ii
was Brittons round
In the ifth inning the tide turned.
Packey beat a tattoo of lefts on BrittOn's
face and blocked most Of the returns II
was soon seen that the latters only
change lay in fighting al long range as
| Mcfarland proved himself a wizard in
sweving. ducking and shooting quick and
accurate jabs to the mark.
| The sixth round saw Britton change hts
! tactics but Packey landed four let's with
! out counter. and in truce whipped
| home four more. He was here. there and
everywhere, forcing the fight. and Britton
/ retreated before him. The bows eX-
changed light lefts, and then Mcfarland
drove left TO the face as Britton slipped
along the ropes Mcfarland then COW
cred and Britton landed five blows on
Packey's elbows and gloves. When the
Chicago wizard uncovered he landed a
volley of punches. which gave him the
| round by a wide margin
| In the seventh period Packey crossed a
| wicked right to the head. and the crowd
1 cheered. but Jack came back with solid
whack to the body. and after taking two
lefts on the face scored again with his
right Morgan kept calling to Britton.
He can't hit you. Jack" but Britton. in
the ring knew better. Again il was Nc
Farland's round
Mcfarland staggered Britton with a
left on the chin in the eighth round and
boxed with rsre skill. His eye was like a
hawks and he Judged his distance to
nicely. He swayed from leads and
leaped In with counters that were pretty
10 watch, but must have been painful to
receive
| II WAS much the same story in the
ninth round. Mcfarland greeted his op-
ponent with a brace Of iefts on the chin
that must have hurt. Certain II IL that
|
ripped In a couple more for good meas
ure. Britton then drew first blood with a
left on the nose. but got return In the
way of a right cross that spun him
around. Britton did his best work In this
round, but gained only an even break.
In the tenth and last round Britton
beat n tattoo on McFarland's head. but
the punches did little harm. Packey half
wrestled his opponent to the floor, and
when he got UP Britton rushed in and
scored with both hands. The men ex-
changed blows in mid-ring and honors
were about even for the round. but few
questioned the popular verdict in favor Of
Mcfarland.
The bouts Of the night will be: Soldier
Kearns VS. AL Kubiak, at the Irving Ath-
letic Club; Young Laffy VS. Eddie STAN
ton, at the Liberal Athletic Club: AL
Smith VS.. Tom Dorsey, at the Greensboro
| Athletic Club: Walter Brooks VS.. kid"
! Herman. at the Fairmont Athletic cub,
and "Packey" HOmmey VS.. Joe DOrr, at