Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-09
''PEANUTS"WINS
OVER JACK DOYLE
IN MILWAUKEE co
Local Bantamweight Takes
Seven Rounds of Bout in
Milwaukee.
PACKEY J0LTS BRITT0N
Stockyards Boy outpoints His Foe In
Seven Of Ten Rounds-Refuses
to Weigh in.


er. proved an aggressive little scrap
per when in the semi-windup of the
decentralization bout before the
Queensbury Athletic club In Milwau-
kee last night the Rock Island pug
took seven rounds of ali eight session
fuss.
Although Chicago newspapers in ac-
counts of the battle stated that the
local pug fought Doyle to a draw, T.
S. Ender, famous sport writer of
Milwaukee and president OF the
Queensbury Athletic club. thought
differently.
Wires Brother.
He sent the following wire to e. A,
Scheiberl, OF Rock Island. brother OF
Peanuts:
I'm a great eight-round semi-windup
Peanuts Scheiberl, the Rock Island
boy, had comfortable shade on Jack
Doyle, Packey Netherlands protege.
peanuts had practically every
round except the last, in which Doyle
made his best showing but he came a
long way from getting even as good rs
a draw. Peanuts almost put Doyle
away in the first when he caught him
with a hard right 10 tne jaw.
Doyle held himself onto the ropes
and by some great sparring lasted ouh'
the round. T. S. ENDER,
pres. Queensbury Athletic Club"
Mcfarland Wild.
In a ten round bout, featured by the
absence of clean, solid hitting, Packey
the pride of Chicagos
south side, won the popular verdict
over Jack Britton, the idol of the north
side fans of Chicago, before the
A. G. in the Auditorium.
In striking contrast to his usual ex-
additions, Mcfarland was wild and his
Judgment of distance was poor at
times He hit with his open glove
most of the time and inflicted little
on his willing and worthy OPP
Packey did not follow up
seeming advantages in his usual man.
Ter and his showing on the whole was
| disappointment to the fans, some of
whom left the building as early as the
eighth round.
Britton put up a good fight against
lis heavier and more clever opponent.
lie landed several clean punches. but
he blows lacked force to even stagger
he south side Irishman. Jack tried
lard to land wild haymakers, but Pack
" had little difficulty in stepping out
If range.
Trouble Over Weight.
For time during the afternoon 1t
ooked as If the two battlers might not
wap punches. Considerable i'll feel
ng cropped out when Britton stepped
IN the scales and tipped the beam at
So Mcfarland also was expected to
Weigh in, but refused when ordered to
10 so by the boxing commission repre-
entative.
The commission was simply exer-
Using it's rights in demanding that
'ackey weigh in, as the rules plainly
tate that no fighter other than In the
class must be 10 pounds
eavier than his opponent. McFar-
and's uncertain weight naturally
aused the commission to act.
Several arguments followed, In
hitch Danny Morgan. manager OF
triton, took part, and Mcfarland
to call off the fight. Nor
an insisted on taking Packey's
eight, although the principals had
cen matched to box at catchweights.
he more Morgan insisted on knowing
'aCKey exact DOunudBe tIe lhOlS
tubborn Mcfarland acted. Packey
nally left the building in a hun and
eclared the bout off
Walter Leginger, chairman or the
Oxing commission, and some OF Pack
Us friends acted as peacemakers and
IcFarIand stepped on the scales at
o'clock after he had eaten two meals.
q removed his outer coat and topped
10 beam at 141. Britton weighted 1876
1unds at 3 O'Clock.
What They Said.
The principals in the Mcfarland
ritton glove fight had the following
say after the contest:
BY Packey Mcfarland: / knew |
ould beat him and | did II fairly. l
, not think | was treated right by
q crowd 1t was my own business
hat | weighed, as the match was
ade at catch weights.
BY Jack Britton: Packey must have
sighed close to $50 pounds. II he
axes any kind OF weight | can stop
m. He ought to be fi=htinG Clabby
ID Chip.
BY Emil Thirty manager for McFar-
nd: Packey only weighed 141 when
got on the scales for Mr.. Liginger.
lew. There are rumors that I am
be ousted from the Mcfarland camp
ter this fight / don't anticipate any
ch treatment