The evening world., 1913-03-07
The Mcfarland. Britton Bout To.
Night Should Be a Splendid
Exhibition OF Skill on the Part
Of Both Boys.
co,vnS',. 1919. BY Tic rr~s Publishing Co.
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tThe " No'k WORLDLY
"IiE CROWD az IN, Mcf'arinndBr
ton bout In Madlscn square Gar
den Tonight vii probably he the
LARGEST since thr Frivlcy law went mo
effect The gate receipts may establish
n new rccosd. Tho advance s1lc has
topped everything known in the Garden
before.
Spectators have been making frantic
efforts, TO corner the tickets. Because
OF this the officials decided to hold back
the sale OF the ~ mn tho 81 tickets for
the galleries until O'Clock this evening.
when they viii be sold only to people
who enter Immediately.
Order after order has been sent IN
from outside cities. Yesterday afternoon
$500 was sent down from Boston 10 pap
for 100 five-doilar tickets for the Boston
sports. Another 100 will arrive from
Chicago to-day by special train. In this
Chicago crowd will b. n number or tie
hist known and most Influential poll
t.cians and business men OF the Windy
City. And they'll be there with loud
nolssi In favor Of Mcfarland. also large
hunks OF coin that they'll endcavoT to
wager, orally, with New York sports.
Mcfarland is their favorite. for McFar-
land Is a genuine Chicagoan. Jack bri'.
ton (reai name Billy Brcsin, was born
In New York and merely resided In CHI
4 caxo for few years. The Chicago
color wore OF some time ~ &c. ana he
row classes himself As again New
Yorker.
IL may be the expert publicity WORK
Of the managers OF the two scrap
pers, or Il may be the energetic man
ner IN which Britton has fought hi
way up to Mcfarland during the past
I'VE months, knocking out Murphy ,of
Boston,. sayior and other good light
weights who had caused Mcfarland
more or less trouble. but whatever the
cause Gotham In more excited over to-
nights fight than over anything else
scheduied In the past year. On dope
4, should be 4 splendid exhibition OF
skill on the part " both boys. II looks
almost too vood to be true. Skepical
ring followers saay: Hope Il won't bs
another Mcaoorts -oibbons affair.
~ the word Of the box@~ Is to he
taken. It won't. Brltton AYERS that
. this is THE chance Of Ills !Ife--a
fortune or medlocri,y In tho balance
anl only few punches to turn st either
way. 1t means q lot TO Bf!tton. who
hasn't yet been classcd among the
champions and near champions. Il
means less TO Mcfarland. whose sell
confidence has been earned by a Ions
string Of easy victories brought abou
by his unsurpassed skill. McFarlant
looks on II as Just ono more. with unu
sually good money attached.
Yet !Packey must take Brit,on ser.
ously. for he says he has trained harder
than for any other engagement IN
years. lie came here In the pink %
condition. already on edge, And Brit
ton too says that he II IN the finest pos
sbbie shape-absolutely ut HIS bes
notch.
On form, Mcfarland should win. III
IL the cleverest II the clever-llke NJ
old-time champion. Ho knows every
thing that q boxer can know about tn
spert. lie Is ring general without
peer. and his fiery courage has bee
shown in many a close contest. No
body has yet taken his measure. Ma
body. that ] renemD.s. has ever fore"
Mcfarland TO cover u to rln. Stur'
he has always Shown a lash o! IN
fighting lrla.nah. and mas mixed
Tlpperry style. ! Eo,a his parents.
believe. are from Tippcrary. Brtton
are from Ilpperaiy and Mayo.
Mcfarland Ii extremely assross,Ne, III
plunges In all the time. yet vita a pei
feet defense. lie ~ perpetual actor
lie never stops hitting OF iails into u ii,
fsnsive cove. Biiiton is u sira.Sh
standing lighter not given TO .oEer!n
up. a good puncher and a good pIn
erer. lie 10 fast. Ike Ncfar!and. al
when stung he frequently mikes fur
ousiy. Sometimes. though. when stun
he uses his nimble legs to keep out
trouble. That's something McFarlan
docs differ, NY. It's al "A matter
judgment when he Is dagei little NJ
Farland likes to fight close In ana kee
the other fellow too busy to 'ullow b