New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
Thousands viii Storm Garden
10 See Mcfarland and
BrittOn Do Battle.
CHICAGO BOY THE CHOICE
pillv job 10 Referee Under
direction of State Athletic
Commission-Morgan
on the Carpet.

srJ JaCk hiltlNl, ldte OF thc w ludN CITY.
IT,, now OF New York. will cross gloves
/, thai keculy uanticipated tcn-round
hort at Madison Square Garden tonight.
Ton thousand persons. II that number can
" s1ueezed into the historic old Garden.
viii b. or hand to see the battle. for Nc
Farland and Britton represent the highest
,rpe OF boxer IN this country. il not In
the world.
RUv Gibson. manager of the Garden
Athletic Club SAID last night that he
would advise those who had not secured
tickets for reserved seats TO be on hand
early. for be expects record breaking
attendance. Incidentally the gate re-
celpts are likely TO total more than s9SoC0
Al details have been arranged. and
since the state Athletic Commission. with
rs customarv foresight, refused 20 listen
n the attacks on Billy job by Dan Nor
gan. tho popular referee of the Garden
Athletic Club Will be at his post Of duty
when the gong rincs. The presence OF
Job will insure cleanly fought contest.
for there are few more capable officials
in the rinS
Unless al signs fail. the bout will be
one o, the greatest ever witnessed be
tween little men. Two years ago-ou
January -. 1911. To be eXact-Britton and
Mcfarland met i'm an eight-round bout
at Memphis. but although the referee
declared it draw. both sides claimed
victory. Mcfarland. never talkative,
lapsed into silence after the bout. but
Br,tton never stopped bowling for a re-
turn match. His demands became more
and more insistent. and since he placed
himself under the management of Danny
Morgan he has even gone so far as to
charge Packcy with cowardicc. Several
matches have been made. broken. TO-
made and broken again. but tonight the
men will box and the question Of SUI
perior!ty may be settled for all time.
While few are bold enough TO declare
which IS the better man, there IS strong
well defined preference for Mcfarland
and when the gong rings Packey Will be
the popular choice To the minds OF the
majority Mcfarland lepres .nts the ideal
TIRE If tighter He is not bruisinG hit
or. and i'm his record. creditahle though it
20 and betting a man of his ability, he
M. eowcr knockouts 10 his credit than
many another man less formidable. That
is PERHAPS because-he seeks not TO punish
rs opponents but merely to win on
points
After a careful comparison Of the men,
ope vho has followed boxing for some
,in,e is inclined 70 believe that Mcfarland
viii vim Packcy has shown good form
and high grade a5ility more consistently
mar Br,tton. although no credit Is 10 be
skeu away from the latter. Mel arlano
,ss q GOOD defence and the ability 70
.tart his blows quickly. lie hits straight
or and shorter than Britton or the attack
ard his right hand counter VIII De con-
slant source Of worriment 10 his oppo-
nent. I'm footwork there is little 10 choose
fu, OF the two Mcfarland has shown that
ne can move more swiftly and with less
Effort than Morgan's protege
II must be conceded that Britton Is ooth
strong and dangerous; cool and clever no
matter how stiff the pace. W heh at MS
tes, he Is match for the best, but ne
bas tendency 20 be an in and outer.
Against Leach Cross al the 1t. Nlcho'as
4. c. ne boxed like real CHAMPION
Faced by Young" AheaTn al the hoyd'e
A. e. some time later he made poor
showing and was lucky 10 get draw
soros critics IN fact declared Ahearn
winner on points.
One thing is sure. Britton cares mol
Uhi, for Packev. and in fact is anxious 10
get him within the ropes ana set''e 'iIe
matter. Tie s confident that ne can WIN
as he declares he old in Memphis ana u
will require more than mental suggestion
10 make him stop.
= Brit,on courageously allowed Mcf ar
land to weigh in al l37 pouncs se'e"
hours before the battle, when means
close TO lil pounds in the ring. Al th@'
weight the latter viii have the better 81 II
by rive or SIX pounds There Is an au1ee
which says that 2 good big man can "''Ip
a good Nttle man. and # may DC proven
once more IN this instance TO the sor'o"
I o, Britton. Morgan. Toby ct a..
, Mcfarland is twenty-four years ola ana
. MS ring career represents continuous
series OF successes. having outpoih'e"
both Freddy Welsh and Matt Wells 'he
present and former lightweight champions
Of Great Britain, among others II -
also A boast Of the Chicago boxer that ne
mas never been Knocked down, and aDouI
the worst that mas happened 70 him was
a black eye received in Buffalo more IMAM
q year ago.
Bri,ton is twenty-eight years oid' anu
MS record Is not nearly so Impressive
Early IN lis career he was knocked Out
IN a round by Steve Kinney. and ne also
iost on three other occasions. lie IS creo-
ted glth a twenty-round decision over
Pal Moor and easily had the better Oh
Leach Cross IN this city some moh'hs
ago Probably his most impressive per
ioFmance came last year. when ne
Knocked OFT Eddie Murphy at Boston IN
eleven rounds
rhere will be three preliminary bouts
Prior to the main battle, which Will begin
promptly az 10 o'clock
The boys will weigh in at the GARDEN
mis- afternoon, the time being 3 o'clock
Incidentally the referee and both mana
GERS viii meet ~ tho suggestion of the
state Athletic Commission 10 go over
me rules. 80 that all may have clear
understanding
nanny Morgan, who has Britton under
N's wing. was on the carpet. 50 20 speak
oeiore the commission yesterday for too
much talking lie fatty replidiated an
interview published yesterday. and under
oatn denied that he had cast any refiec-
"ons Oh the commission In naming Jon
as referee Of the big bout tonight against
BIS protest