The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-27
Business Men Of Milwaukee
Want Ban Lifted on McFar.
IandNBoston Would Like TO
Get Gibson as Boxing Com.
missioner.

ccpgnshs, 1914. Nv TN IRE. Publishing Go.
Tile New York Evening NOhdl \
A COMMITTEE OF Milwaukee |
"a business men is trying to per-
suade the Wisconsin Boxing
Commission to remove the ban on
Packey Mcfarland. They believe
that Mcfarland. Gibbons match
held in Milwaukee would draw as
great a crowd as the recent bout he
tween Richie and Wolgast. Three
thousand came from Chicago to s-e
that night. and the three thousand no
6oubt distributed a good many thou
sand dollars among Mlwaukce's
hotels and restaurants.
Mcfarland was barred from com
petition In Wisconsin ON an absurd
charge. II was said that he didn't
try" In his bout with Jack Britton.
principally because he failed TO knock
Britton out. Mcfarland makes no
secret Of his desire 10 win his bouts
BY outboxins the other man. rs he
did Britton. lie has often said that
when II becomes necessary for him
- knock out opponents To satisfy the
public he will retire from the ring.
Tho boxing law IN Wisconsin, whcvc
they have nO-dec.sion bouts just as
Ne have In New York State. docsn't
recognise the knockout a. part, Of the
Rme. Only q few weeks ago ! Wis
oonain sheriR compelled IA boxer who
Vas knocked out by Freddy Hicks tn
% on and hnish the ten rounds as
ooon IN he was able to stand up.
People who 10 10 nee Mcfarland
pay their money for the privilege Of
ceeing the cleverest boxer In the
world. and know when they buy tho
tickets that Netherlands intention ~
simply 20 outlook his rival far enough
TO show decided superiority.
a NUMBER Of Boston business
"A and sporting men. according
- to Joe Woodman, have held n
meeting to select some man to be
recommended for boxing commits
sloner. They unanimously decided
upon Billy Gibson of New York. The
boxing bill IN the Massac husetts Leg
tslature provides for single COM
missioner instead Of three az In New
York.
It's a curious thing that a man from
another state should he indorsed-a
very excellent testimonial to Biiiy
0ibson's reputation among sporting
men.
4 MET Martin Sheridan In Nassau
street Martin, being nov n first
grade detective. wears an air OF
haste and mystery, Also he In much
thinner than a few months ago.
Training. Martin" I asked.
mot u bit." said sheridan. "Bu,
I'm working out OF doors again In
stead OF sitting In an Office and I've
taken OF "a lot OF weight. The spring
has all come back into me. ! went ou'
. few days ago and high jumped five
feet six inches In my clothes. and
hadn't done any jumping for u lonI
time. When ! get chance I'm goint
out TO SEQ what / can do with tn,
old discus. I'm out OF athletics an,
haven't any Intention Of competing
again. but just want to 60 int
training for the exercise. Too bus!
for athletics these days" And Mar
tin went up Nassau street like a maj
chasing trolley car,
THE recent Levinsky- Moh'
match, in which Moha on.
classed the larger man an
gave him IA severe beating. puts
damper on the coming Levinsky Gun
boat Smith bout. Moha is "a pygm
compared with Gunboat Smith,
Smith Moha fight would be- consid
cred one sided. Yet one cannot al
ways base judgment upon wha
different combination Of fighters ma
produce In the way of a contcs
Ievinsky will probably night niue
better against Smith than agains
Mona. He IL accustomed to nghtin
big men, and little Mocha handle
him just the way Joe Walcott ono
handled Joe Choynski diving in un
der the larger mans blows and slug
ginE with the effect Of "a submarin
torpedo getting below battleship
armor line.
A Baltimore International pifohs
mamed Ruth cleaned up the Athletic
a cospIe Of days ago. WhdfH hdI
pen to the ,corIds champiors whs
the su6rdgeftes get IN and all n
batteries haze names Ike that
<.THE Superbas Will be IN II
running for the champion
ship from the day Il
Brooklyn ball park opens" sa!
Charles Ebbets.
That statement has famili
sound. Wonder where we heard
before.
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