El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-02

AN FRANCISCO, Calf, NOV L.
Packey Mcfarland and Mike
- Gibbons at 145 pounds.
Here's match that will appeal to
such as have grown weary OF tIe
observation-disclosures and fierce bud
geOning of latter day puSll1Sm II Ine
lads are in proper condition, which
means of course that they VIII De az
their best in every way, the DOuI
should be a rare treat for those VINO
witness it.
Of Gibbons we of the Far West know
nothing apart from what We Nav Q
read of his performances; one t nus
that stands out from all that mas Deeh
written and said about him IS the sen
satiOn he caused on the occasion Oh
his first appearance IN New AorA-
The critics back there to man pro-
nounced him the most talented glove
Wielder that had put in an appearance
in the city in many a year ana II
seems to me that after unanimous IN
dorsement like that from Big Gotham
there is nothing further for ring man
to crave in the way of praise
PacACey a Postmaster in the Art.
With Packey we are acquainted we
have seen him in action more than
once and have learned to regard him as
a postmaster Of his craft Tnere
have been times when the rlSofS OF
matchmaking have affected MS daSn'
but his knowledge of technique of the
game has enabled him to handle
sturdier opponents in Workmanlke
manner and hold himself safe where
less gifted boxers would have encoun-
tered trouble.
Probably the greatest tribute paid to
Mcfarland was that voiced by FRED
die Welsh, Packey's old time rival
Let him come in at a WenghC that
suits him, and he is the most danger
Gus man that ever put on glove, IS
what Freddie Welch said, and 1t came
from the bottom Of his heart
Now that Packey has decided to BIOS
ont nfn
woke him to think Jf all the years ne
wasted trying to pose as Dgnt-
weight There is good reason for Be
lieving that if Mcfarland could have
conformed to lightweight requirements,
he would have been the king OF the
lightWeights years ago
Nelson's Tribute.
When Packey was a STRIPPING OF IL,
Battling Nelson said to the writer:
There is yOungster growing up
back in Chicago who will lick US all one
of these days. The only danger IS
that he will grow too fast
Incidentally there was no sorrow
among the rising young lightweishts
at that time of PackevS rapid ia king
on of weight They insisted on holding
him down to the last ounce and Tor
this reason poor Packey could merely
pout and insisted that he could do
133 if given the sufficient time
It wasn't in him, however, to bring
himself so low and retain strength
enough to put up a decent fight re-
member once in Chicago when he re-
duced very close to 133-maybe below
it-while training for 4 bout with VOL
Sast that did not take Plaza Bu- re
was a sorry looking Packcy aud to 10y
way Of thinking il was we'll for him
that the sheriff Of Milwaukee placed
the seal OF his disarprcval on rhe
match. Had 1aclS"y entered the ring
that time, he would have looked as
scraWny as Frank Erne did the night
ne boxed Terry McCiOvern at Madison
Square Garden.
Now that Packey is tbOut TO move up
to the next weight division he may ad-
nit all these things He was always at
least a few pounds too heavy for the
1ightweights. Had it not been that
way, the chances are neither Battling
Nelson nor Ad WOlgast would have
achieved distinction as a worlds
lightweight champion
So many matches have been called
in the recent past this McFarland-Gib-
bons bout may fail of contamination
in the interests of high class sport
but it is to be hoped that no stumbl
bling block will appear.
Would Require = Knockout.
The promoters will no doubt bill Il as
q welterWeight championship event. but
a. it will be a ten round affair it is not
easy to see how any title can hinge on
the result A Knockout would Of