Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-03
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. November WIN
Pssckey Mcfarland. the pride of Chicago
rpr several years. return 10 the ring and
meet Freddy Welsh. Che champion light
wei Git of the world. in a title ma tch al
The British limit. or will he decide 10
utset Mike Gibbons Of ST. Paul at 14J
pounds ringside and class ii as being
ur the worlds welterweight title? Re
ports have been made from time 70 time
trat Fackey had made Up his mind to go
after Welsh. win the title back for Amer
lea and then retire. Such a plan would
not meet with the approval Of American
ii2H; fans as was pointed out recently
nN San Francisco writer IL would
only put the lightweight title in 1ans!e.
the same as the middleweiSht and wei
terw eight championships have been mixed
up for the past few years. What we
want is an American champion vino will
Try and defend the title against all COM
-!s as long as he can do so successfully
and add to the fame Of This country in
tie boxing world. Whether Pacliey can
tGaGe f3l pounds at :: O'Clock and be
strong is question that the Chicago
lad only can answer, for there are few
VIC really know his correct weight. y
match between Mcfarland ANA Gibbons
WouIG be even more interesting /" the
fans. as it would bring together TWO If
The rleVereSt and era test ring generals
before the public today. Both are past
masters at the game and il would be Il
treat To watch them without a doubt. A
rlui at Denver is reported TO have Of
.cred q purse OF $50 Doe for Welsh and
Packey and SO 900 for Packey and Glib
bonS The QueenSberry A c. of MilWau-
kee has offered To do even better Than
hat ON either match, So il the boys are
really in earnest about getting together
they need NOT hesitate on account of not
having good offers The QueenSberry pro-
motors have authorized a raise in the bid
Of 5000 for the Gibbc MS Mcfarland
match and the distance would he only
hall Of what would be expected in Den
YER
Why is it that when a fatality of any
Kind occurs in the ring a great hubbub
is made about it in the papers and by
others, but with fatalities in other
lines of sport very little attention is
given to it" Last week one of the
occasional barn fights was held near
chicago and in this instance there was
:, fatal ending. Two boys, unframed,
met and one was hurt by Il fall, re-
suiting fatally to the youth. The one
hoy who had been declared the winner
Jack Lundgren-had gone into the
bout TO get money TO pay his wife's
expenses for AN operation at the hos
pltal He was greatly tickled to hand
over to his wife the $50 he got. but
was almost paralyzcd with fear after
ward when he learned that his young
OPPONENT had died. 1t was the old
story of a barn night. There were no
precautions taken 10 guard against
such things in the ring. and il only
tends TO prove that boxing would be
better off ii placed under the care of
A commission OF the proper authorities.
However, within a few days of the
time the ring fatality occurred there
were seven deaths of young men on
the foot ball field most of them in the
middle west. but very little mention
was made of the same. All the foot
ball players were young men at high
schools or colleges. In addition there
were many others badly hurt, some
being crippled for life. Why should
one sport be made the goat and the
other passed by almost unnoticed? Ac-
cidents are bound to occur in any line
of sport. even in tennis matches, but
because they do happen once in Il great
while is no good argument that the