Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-14
TWO BIC FIGHTS
MAY Be PLANNED
Packey Mcfarland Ready to
Meet Welsh in New York
Ring at 1876 Pounds.
JOHNSTON is MATCHMAKER
Pollok Stassers Windy City Fans by
Giving Champ Permission to
Meet White in Long Bout.

Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. 14.-Packey Nc
Farland will fight Worlds Champion
Freddie Welsh in the Madison square
garden arena in New York If the title
holder will agree to a weight OF 1876
pounds at o'clock. This much was
settled yesterday when Jimmy John
ston, matchmaker of the Golden club.
who came here for the express pur-
pose of arranging the match, conferred
with the stockyarQs battler.
Just when the boys will get together
hasn't been decided upon by Johnston,
but before his return east late yester-
day he said that he believed he had
clinched the match and that it would
take place within the next two
months.
Packey in Cheerful Mood.
That Mcfarland was in a receptive
mood Mas indicated when he dis
cussed terms with the New York
matchmaker. Johnston, before talk
ing to Welsh, wanted to see what
weight Mcfarland would agree to.
When he had this information he got
in touch with Harry Pollok, manager
OF Welsh. Pollok wasn't sweet on the
weight if made at o'clock, but de-
clared his Willingness to agree on a
ringside figure even if the weight was
a couple of pounds more than stipu-
lated by Mcfarland.
That this match is on the fire and
will not fail to materialize unless
something unforeseen crops up was
made evident by the fact that the
stockyards battler made an engage
ment with Johnston in New York for
next Thursday. At that time Packey
intends to close the match, according
to Johnston.
Sees Match CIinched.
The Gotham matchmaker was in
joyous mood on his departure, which
indicated that he is more than hope
full of staging a bout between the
champion and Mcfarland.
You see, Packey never has held
the title of champion" said Johnston,
and he wants the crown more than
anything else to round out his fight
ing career. He has made a lot of mon
ey at boxing, but the fact that he has
fought Welsh and outpointed him
feel sure that he can capture the
title if they meet again. It's a matter ,
of pride, not money, with him and he's
not going to overlook a chance to
tackle Freddie
\ real fight for the lightweight
championship of the world became a
possibility last night when Harry Pol |
lok gave out a typewriter statement !
granting Freddie Welsh permission to
rematch with Charlie White for 20
rounds at 1873 pounds. Business OF |
taking your hat off to Pollok.
The statement hit the boxing fans !
right between the eyes. Nobody i'm
agined Pollok would allow Welsh to
get within a mile of White again until i
after the champion had picked up !
some easy money by meeting a mis- !
cellaneous collection of lightweights |
in 10-round exhibitions.
This Is the Statement.
Here's Harry's announcement, ad- |
dressed to the sporting editors of the !
local newspapers:
Charlie White can have a match |
with Freddie Welsh, over the cham |
pionship distance at 1913 pounds, for |
the lightweight championship any time !
a promoter comes to the front with |
suitable inducements. l made an an
before the Milwaukee !
contest to the above effect and, of |
course, it still goes. Welsh, as worlds
champion, does not bar
anyone who can make the weight. If
White can make it he looks just the
same to Welsh as any other boxer"