The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
PACKEY TO MEET
MIKE GIBBONS
Welter- Weight Title VIII Be
Decided by These Two
Fighters.
M'FARLAND DANGEROUS
First Appearance Of Chicago Lad In
This Class-Batlins Nelson Pays
Boy High Tribute.
BY W. w. NAuGHToN.

j San Francisco. Nov. 1.-Packey McFar-
land and Mike Gibbons at 1s5 pounds.
Here's a match that viii appeal to such
as have grown weary OF the head-op
collisions and fierce bludgeoning Of iatts
day pugilism. II the lads are in proper
condition, which means, OF course, that
they will be at their best in every way.
the bout should be a rare treat for those
who are fortunate to witness it.
OF Gibbons we of the Far West know
nothing apart from what We have heard
4 of his performances.-On thing that
stands out from all that has been writ
ten and said about him is the sensation
| he caused on the occasion of his first
| appearance in New York. The critics
i back there to a man pronounce him the
most talented glove wielder that had put
| in an appearance in the city in many
year, and it seems 70 me that after
unanimous Endorsement like from Big
| Gotham, there is nothing further for \
| ring man TO crave In the way of praise
With PacksY we are better acquainted.
We have seen him in action more than
once, and have learned TO regard him as
| a past master of his craft There have
been times when the rigors OF weight
making have affected his dash, but his
4
| enabled him to handle sturdier opponents
| in a worhmanlike manner, and hold him
self safe where less gifted boxers would
have encountered trouble.
Paid High Tribute.
Probably the greatest tribute paid to
Mcfarland was that voiced by Freddte1
Welsh, Packey's old time rival.
Let him come in at a weight that suits |
him, and he Is the most dangerous man |
that ever put on glove, is what Fred
die Welsh said, and it came from the
bottom Of his heart
Now that Packey has decided to bios
som out as welter-weight it must provoke |
him 10 think of all the years he wasted |
trying to pose as a lightweight There |
is good reason for believing that IL Nc |
Farland could have conformed to light |
weight requirements he would have been
the king of the light-weights years ago. |
When Pacxey was STRIPPING OF seven |
teen Battling Nelson said to the writer:
There Is a youngster growing up back |
in Chicago who wiD lick US all one Of
these days. The only danger is that ne |
Will grow too fast
incidentally there was no sorrow among |
the rising young hght-weights at that
time of Packey's rapid taking on of
weight They insisted on holding him |
down to the last ounce, and for thus |
reason poor Paclxey could merely pout |
and insist that he could do 1Ss IL given
the sufficient time
1t wasn't in him, however, TO hiring him.
self so low and retain strength enough |
to put up a decent fight. 1 remember |
once in Chicago when he reduced very /
close to ISs-maybe below it-while train |
ing for bout with wolgast that d'd not
take place. But he was sorry looking 4
Packey. and to my way OF unnStng II
was well for him that the Shefin OF Mil /
waukee placed the seal OF his Stsapproval !
on the match. Had Packey entsrei the
ring that time. he would have looked as
scrawny as Frank Erne did the night
he boxed Terry McGovern at Madison
Square Garden.
Always Too Heavy.
Now that Packey is about to move up
to the next weight division he may admit |
all these things. He was always at least |
a few pounds too heavy for the Light
weights. Had It not been that way, the !
chances are neither Battling Nelson nor /
Ad wolgast would have achieved distinc-
ton as a worlds light-weight champion.
So many matches have been called In /
the recent past this Mcfarland Gibbons |
bout may fail Of consummation in the 4
interests of high class sport, but II Is /
to be hoped that no stumbling block win !
appear.
The promoters, no doubt, bill it as q 4
welter-weight championship event. but as 1
II will be a ten-round affair II is not /
easy to see how any title can hinge on /
the result A knockout would. OF course,
entitle the man who scores it to the
title.
In a match OF this Importance IL Is a
pity the boxing commissioners do not un-
bend sufficiently TO allow the contestants /
to avail themselves of a referee vested |
with all a referees powers. With such 4
thorough workmen as Mcfarland ana /
Gibbons ten-round bout IL ample TO /
determine the question of superiority. I
especially when the rivals know that the /
man who shows TO the better advantage
win receive the official award
As an accommodation to comiskey,
who sails with his worlds tourists from
Vancouver about November 10. the an-i
nuaI meeting OF the American League
Will be held in Chicago the FIRST week in
November. The exact date has not yeti
been set A feature OF the session win II
be a banquet given by the Athletic ciubl
IN honor OF American League worlds Sc. II
ries successes in the last four years
A4asf There, Heardesi
Ths sachtine sezscn's oser.
And bcarhcd each gallant prov.
But many tzrs san DER the hsrs
WITH Gallant echoounn nor. III