New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
M'FARLAND A DAY LATE
Boxes with illinois Assembly.
man on Invitation.
BRITT0N HARD AT WORK
Cross Cancels Bout with Lough-
rey, and Browns Jinx
Appears Again.

Packey Mcfarland who will meet Jack
Brltton in a ten-round bout in Madison
Square Garden on Friday night. tele-
graphed yesterday to Billy Gibson. man
aser OF the Garden Athletic Club. thai
he would arrive in town to-day. lie was.
delayed a day through the invitation ex-
tended TO him by Assemblyman George
G. Hilton, an expert amateur boxer and
the author Of bill to legalize boxing in
the State OF Illinois. TO give an exhibit
ton before the Legislature to demon
strate that 1t was not brutal smuggling.
but clean. scientific sport &
Hilton said he wanted Mcfarland to
box with him because he considered
Packey the most scientific boxer In the
country. Mcfarland, therefore. delayed
his coming to New York day to show
the lawmakers something about his art.
Arriving here, Packey will 60 at once 10
Dal HawiSinss roadhouse. in westches-
ter. 70 finish training for his bout with
Britton.
Up az Rye Beach Britton Is travelling
at fast clip. He is on the road every.
day. and his boxing and bag punching
indicate that he lie about the fastest
thing Mcfarland ever has faced for ten
rounds. Gibson has reserved seats fcrs
parties from Chicago. St Louis. Pitts
burgh. Buffalo. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Cleveland and Boston.
There will be no boxing at the Empire
Athletic Club on Wednesday night. Leach
Cross. who was to have boxed Frank
Loughrey IN the star bout lett the city
for New Orleans. where he will soon
meot Joe Mandot. the Southern light
weight. Cross felt that boxing two
strenuous bouts IN a short tims would be
a little too much for him and, since much
depends on the outcome OF the bout with
Mandot. cancelled the lesser Of the two
engagements When Cross decided to
leave for tho South he communicated
with Jesse Mcmahon. manager OF the
Empire Athletic Club. who decided to
call the entire show of.
II would seem that the green eyed ink
that trails Young Brown is still a.
large and operating freely Brown was
matched 70 box Matty Baldwin in the
same show. bit, OF course. he will be
obliged 10 look elsewhere for an on
gagement. This IS. IL would seem, the
climax of a long string Of misfortunei
that have befallen Brown in his efforii
TO reach the top OF the heap in the licit-
weight class. He has been matched with
many capable boxers. but for one reason
or another they cancelled the matcH
Now il is the club which postponcs his
attempt TO climb
Joe Allen. a bantamweght. OF Harlem
who has been out OF the ring for SOW
eral months. plans to re-enter the arena
Allen has boxed many of the best little
men in the ring, and has always made a
good showing.
F. D. A-Luther McCarty is no cham.
pion OF the world. There is only one le-
sitmate champion. and that Is Jack
Johnson. There are many who believe
that McCarty is the best heavyweight OF
the white men. Certain IL is that no sss
waded right through the ranks OF thoss
whom no raced, WIN tne eACepUou OF
Jesse Willard
Willie Adams. OF Brooklyn. and
Young Hickey. OF Yorkvillc, will meet
In the main bout OF ten rounds at tho
Olympic Athletic Club OF Harlem to-
night. There will also be two other ten
round contests.
II the boxing profession would listen
to the cries Of a protesting public they
might put an end TO these so-called
heavyweight tournaments" between a
lot OF numbering. clumsy persons who
admit they are boxers. In most In
stances il is well that they admit It,
for that is about all they amount TO-
The slim crowds OF bored spectators at
the clubs these nights may be read by
those who run, and in the opinion %
those who have the interest OF the spot
at heart il is about time to put on bouts
between men whose ability has been
proved and not grope around for untrfed
men from the backwoods