The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-09

T
 The talk about Packey-s weight bar
 ring him from future competition for Il Lightweight honors is likely to come
 a cropper if the Chicagoan is, as re- l port. has it, in training, and has ex- l pressed the desire to box the cham
 pion on the latter's terms. Person l ally I doubt whether Mcfarland can
 make 1S3 pounds ringside, and I also
 question Ritchie's ability to do that figure. But a match calling for 133 1 pounds several hours before ring time
 would permit the boys to come into
 the ring prepared to do their very
 best.
 There are no set rules demanding that championship matches shall be decided at 133 ringside. I believe it was battling Nelson who fixed the maximum weight at that~ffgure and Ad Wolgast- Champions of former days such as Lavigne, Erne and Cans did not draw the lines so tightly, and in the absence of fixed rules covering the matter of poundage it has been left to the discretion of the holder of the title. Therefore the argument ad- vanced by certain critics that a match between Willie and Packey at 8 high CT scale than 133 would not involve the championship is out of order.
 Mcfarland would be the most for nidable opponent that could be se
  represents the highest what is, in boxing science and a bout between this clever pair would be a great ex- hfbition of boxing skill and ring gen. eralship- Packey had Willie in his camp for a while. and recent ring his tory shows that the latter profted by the experience, but it is doubtful if he absorbed sufficient knowledge Of ring craft to enable him to hold his own with the master boxer.
 Ritchfe told the reporters recently that he would leave the selection of his next opponent to the public. If he is sincere in this matter there should be no barriers in the way of a match with Mcfarland. If left to a vote of fight fans it is a cinch Pack ey would tbe chosen by an overwhelm- Ing majority, as the politicians would New fork a few months ago that he regarded Mcfarland as his '1ogica1's opponent. The champion has gonei on record that Packey Is entitled 1o a match for the title, and there's no getting back of that.
 Looks like it's up to Willie to make good.
 If that ten round bout between i Sam Langford and Joe Jeannette goes throlz--- -zscheduled it will prove g | regular, hum -dinger. sam and Joe are ancient enemies and have had half a dozen or more jousts with the gloves, with honors about even on the l whole series. Once, I believe, Sam bo had the ''shade'' but it was not so 1 pronounced that it showed a decided | superiority.
 The fight will mean q lot to Sam and Joe. On it's result hangs t11ei chance to box Jack Johnson in Europe1 this Fall. So it is needless to say | that the men will be trying Jean nette has long been waiting this op- portunity and believes he will prove | his class when he clashes with the tar baby at the St. Nicholas club i next month. Joe has not performed often of late owing to lack of suitable but in a recent bout with a | colored brother named John Lester ohnson he made a miserable show was not anything like the Jeannette of old, and there are a mum Doken coon has gone back He will have to be at his very best to stand E the smashing Langford off for ten rounds.
 I am told that Mike Gibbons will run out on New Workers this Fall and journey instead to California. to tryI his hand at the twenty round game Jim Cofroth and other Western pro- motors have long been trying to land the St Paul man for some coast bouts, and I understand that Mike has fin ally consented to take the trip and show the native sons what he can 7o.
 Word comes to me from San Fran cisco that Gibbons will make his twenty round debut at Conroth's club some time in September, and 1t is likely that Bob McA1lister, the OIyrn- pic Club graduate will be his oppon- snt- I saw McAl1ister box a few ex-i 1ibition rounds while out there last winter and he looks like a youth of much promise. T doubt however if 1e can make 15s pounds and if the match is arranged Gibbons will be breed to give away considerable weight.
 JAS. J. coRBETT.