The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
Rattles Themselves Are Easy
for Mcfarland Compared to
the Preparation
5 GETS SORE WHEN HE
HEARS PRETTY SOFT"
Fans Fail to Realize the Hard
Work Required to Attain
Skill and Condition
eY PUG.

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When thousands OF ringsiders gaze
ON the clean-cut features OF fighter
Is be climbs through the ropes for
hattie and later see him emerge from
mat battle without q mark to show
that be has been In a mill, as ala
Packey Mcfarland. at Windsor. Wed
nesday, after his bout with Brewer, II
- almost q cinch that many Of those
present are saying or thinking that II
was pretty soft for him.
Every one who knows anything
shout pugihsm knows that Packey has
eained the greatest Of success as
ring man, and besides the glory that
noes with the mastery he has shown.
ne has accumulated pretty close 10
o260, 900 from his ring efforts.
sa Mcfarland takes pugilism seriously.
He considers 1t business pure ana
simple, and by paying strict attention
20 al the details Of that business, ne
H. gained greater wealth than he
could have acquired in any other pro-
feoeion or business. He. more than
any other, realizes that fact. for had
Ne not entered the fighting ranks ne
believes that today he would be WORK.
9lng It some trade for which he would
have drawn only ordinary pay
The Chicago fghter went into box
Mr. because he discovered early In lie
that he possessed seHae OF the points
indicating that he might develop into
~ first-class pugilist His deduction
swne correct, as events have proved,
4 nut II that time Packey didn't know
~ the hardships In the life Of pugii-
fls<. But he knows now. and every
time he leaves the ring after battle
Ind hears someone say how soft 1t IS
4 f2r Packey Mcfarland 1t surely stirs
him up to the point Of Ire.
Mcfarland may be willing to agree
With any OF the fighting bugs that
some Of his battles are soft for nim,
!. q far as the damage inflicted was
<61mcerned. but the Chicago boxer has
yEiund, just like many another success
I'LL miller. that the actual hghting tor
NE purses is only . part Of the game.
ssz9 can be said for Packey that the ac-
B f3nl 6ghting Is really less trying and
A6&nishing than the training that ne
his to undergo to get set" for his
lfIng encounters.
III II unfortunate for Mcfarland that
~ Il what may be termed q heavy
$1lEhtweight, and II Is pretty tough
Mnkrt Of q Job for him to scale In at
116 pounds for bout. Packey might
~ lightweight champion Of the world
Aould he make 1873 pounds, the legiti-
ate limit for the class, with any
Mind OF ease. But he can't, and so he
q forced to train down to the lowest
pbundage he can reach for his battles
\ what the training means is more
1Hnn sufIlcient to make the life of the
Mater anything but soft" 1t means
N strict and light diet, It means daily
11ad work and gymnasium toll. and,
sy1orse than all that. 1t means that he
1uust absolutely abstain from drinking
ovon the smallest portion OF water
Not hong ago Packey was training
~ bout which never did take place,
But which was probably the most I'M
4 nortant he ever had scheduled. He
rs TO tackle Ad Wolgast. then light
veiRht champion Of the world. In 10
round contest at Milwaukee. He want
"a that bout so badly, for he figured
\ that he could best the Michigan
stsbearcat" out Of the title. and he
agreed to make 1873 pounds four hours
bSfore crawling through the ropes.
Packey met friend just after one
u his daily workouts in a Chicago
4 gymnasium, and, noticing the tank OF
water ON one side OF the gymnasium.
~ said: I'D give anything in the
world for good slassful Of that wa
ter."
Packey Is strong for the aqua pura.
1cr he never drinks anything else, but
ho knew what water would do to fell
low making weight for fight. II he
had drunk one glass Of the stun he
would have taken on good many
sounces OF weight, and he knew that
~ had to leave II absolutely alone TO
Z make the notch required for the VOL
'sEnst bout.
n For days Mcfarland had been ham
*foring for a drink OF water and a
\ square meal. but he could not have IT.
\ and. more than that, he knew Of an.
s0ther hardship even worse, which still
Nd to come before the actual fight
S(nokr place. That was the drying out
which comes right at the end of the
\ oentning. when the final ounces are
% be taken OF.
~ Put In three weeks or a month OF
that kind Of training and the life Of a
lnrhter isn't the "sostest" thing In the
world BY any means. Many boxers OF
lthe most even disposition have been
I kaown to grow grouchy and peevish
!. 6nd even ugly during the strenuous
4 1rnaninG sessions, and Mcfarland for
one Will tell you that IL hurts"
u Tnke . boxer with less gray matter
80 Mcfarland, or one who lacks the
4 800 control Of the Chicaso boy. and
ne q two things Ia certain to happen
6So duioken his finish as a ring man
n 70 ~ Slights his training diet In the
- Nc Il likely to spoil HIS condition
1G - unflt 70 put up good battle
4 a. other hand. X he sticks close
~ tr1fning rules he may In time
~ injury to his physique. which
~ ~ only end HIS fighting career
anger his life.
81 f1nonnooo Deoaue Popular.
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