Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-30
MCFARLAND Gets
A $4,000 OFFER
Frisco and Los Angeles Pro-
moters Want Packey to
Box Welters.
MAY GO ON THE STAGE
South chieasoan Can Have $1,000 a
Week Salary to Go Into
Vaudeville.

Chicago, III, Dec. 30.-Packey Nc
Farland. barred from Wisconsin for
one year by the boxing commission for
putting up a poor exhibition, had his
first laugh at the expense of the COM
uissioners yesterday when he receiy-
ed a tentative offer of $4,000 to box
the winner of the Jimmy Clabby-Mike
Gibbons tilt to be held at Vernon Jan.
~. This. according to the stockyards
man. is positive proof that other states
are not taking any stock in the action
o. the Badger body.
Whether or not Mcfarland Will &C
cept the offer remains with the pro-
moters making the bid for his services.
Packey says he is not adverse to fight
ing welterweights II there is enough
money in il, and he considers $4,000
an attractive sum. Both Gibbons and
Clabby have signified their willingness
10 meet Mcfarland AZ 145 pounds ring
side. and two matchmakers. McCarey
of Vernon ana Coffroth Of Frisco, are
angling for the mill.
coffroth Makes Big Offer.
The first big offer 70 enter the well
terweight division came from Jim COT
froth. the San Francisco promoter,
about ten days ago. He asked Packey's
terms. saying that such bout would
draw $4,000 Packey. through his
manager. Emil Thir.. wired back that
II Coifroth was so sure that the mill
would go big" it would not be out OF
reason TO ask $4,000 for his services.
Mcfarland says New York match
makers are willing to give him $4,000
- Il nd ha
sees no reason why he should not get
$4,000 more for going 20 rounds.
In case of a hitch Packey intends
opening his 1914 campaign in Philadel-
phia along about Jan. - with Tommy
Howell as his opponent lie has re-
ceived two offers from the Quaker
town. and just now he is playing one
promoter against the other. in the
hope of increasing his ante. After this
Packey may go into vaudeville as the
feature Of a seven-act show, which
Emil Thirty is trying TO arrange. For
going on the stage the South Side
speeder has been promised $1,000 a
week.
Last Chance for Mccue.
II Matty McCue fails to show cham
pionship class against Tommy Bres-
nahan Eat Racine Thursday afteroon
Promoter John Wagner is going to
make an effort to develop another local
fighter. Wagner says Racine fans de-
mand a local boy of some standing on
their cards. and another setback for
NCCue will mean his downfall. Wag
ner also waxed busy via the telegraph .
wires, sending a challenge to the win
ner of the Leach Cross-Bud Anderson
90 and also to the winner of the Crit /
clash held in Milwaukee /
last night.
Ike Bernstein, who conditions Pack /
ey Mcfarland for all of his battles, +
received an offer from Charley White
yesterday to act as his rubber. Bern ,
stein says he has not accepted as yet, .
for he has several offers from eastern .
colleges 10 take charge OF their ath-
Ietic teams. White started training
yesterday for his ten round bout with
Harry Donahue at Peoria next Mon
day night. /
Brown May Box Gibbons.
Knock EN- Dead Brown. whose fight
With George Chip Il Pittsburgh has
been called of. has an offer TO box
Tcm Gibbons. Mixes brother, at Su-
oerior some time next month. Curley
Lrlrick the Superior matchmaker. was
T. town yesterday arranging details
or the match.
Joe Mandot will finish up his train
ng today for his set-to with Earl Den
ling at Cincinnati Thursday afternoon
md will leave for the battle ground
onight.