The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
PACKEY-GIBBONS GO
STILL HANGING FIRE
Mcfarland Is Coming Here This
Week to Talk 1t Over With
Manager Gibson.
REASON FOR HITCH SEC RET
WOlgast Appears to Have Come
Back aud Wants to Fight
Richie Again.

Although March has been nXed the
date for the widely discussed glove bat
tie between Packey Mcfarland and Mike
Gibbons in Madison Square Garden. the
match has not been clnched. a. already
stated In THE Sun Mcfarland an
nounced In Chicago yesterday that he
would he here tomorrow or Tuesday to
talk over the conditions with Manager
Gibson But until forfeits have been
posted by both Inen and articles of agree
mcnt have been signed nothing can be
regarded as certain.
1t was Impossible to learn yesterday
lust what has caused the present hitch.
Roth Mcfarland and Gibbons Insist that
therc is no trouble over the weight, liJ
pounds at T. NJ. also that they reached
AN understanding with Gibson as to tile
other details some tine ago. They say
that they were surprised TO learn tnat
the original date. February ~, hud been
abandoned and they pTofcssed ignorance
as 10 the cause. When Gibson was asked
yesterday what was the matter he re-
piled
IT'S nothing serious and the men ,,iil
box on March q. Mcfarland IL coming
here next week and then the matter Will
he settled. | cannot talk just nov be-
cllls" premature publication Of plans
might spoil the match. But | have 10
doubt that everything will be adjusted
ga tisfactorlly within tho next few dnys.'
In chicago IL II reported that Gibbons
has objected to posting $500 for weight.
Mike IL also said TO be holding out for
certain percentage of the receipts, Insist
ing that h. must receive as much a. Nc
Farland. Chicago critics declare that Me-
Fariand asked for IA postponernent In
order 10 have more time 10 train.
Gibson arranged two matches yesterday
to be decided next THURSDAY night The
PRINCIPALS in one affair viii be Tom Glib
bong, Mikes brother. and Charley Vein
ert, the Newark light heavyweight. who
disposed OF Pat Leyinsky and George
A~hr IN recent bouts al local clubs. In
tho other scrap Frankie Burns Of Jersey
city will cross arms with Young Fox.
the British bantam. whose manager,
George Mcdonald. says he has $4,000 10
go a. a side let for q ilght with c!the:
Johnny Coulon ~ Kii Williams.
Il looks as = Couiou would have 20
meet Kid Williams for the bantam cham
pionship OF the world or forfeit the title
williams some time ago, declared that he
would pay 81 .00O TO couion II the latter
would enter the ring with him for a
twenty round bout. Coulon Whc has re-
su'ncd boxing after long layon. said
recently that he had decided 10 call Will
iarls's blur. As Promoter HcCarey has
Wnllamss $1,000 bonus ready 10 I've paid
to Cou,ou I; - the opinion Of ring fol-
low ers that the champion will have to ac-
cent or crawl. II Couion and Williams
come together FOR .he title the latter VIII
receive heavy backing.
I,yvN!tn.ss-s Of the Woiga tRiy"rs
cattle N Milwaukee, say that WolgaSt as
played all Of his former strength aud
SKIN. lie Was the aggr-ssor al the way
ana with his hard hitting he subjected
IA. Mexican 70 n fierce drubbins. VOL
CAST was as fresh as the prove-bial daisy
~ the end q; the scrap, and Il was the
general opinion that II the scrap had been
longer Rivers would have been put 10
sleep.
No,Ea.t SAWS ;hat lie has one ambition
to night VIII" Richie Cor the light
weight championship Of the world. lie
states THAT whrI he lost the t!tls 20
Richie ON a iou. n. 'gas In poor health
and many ring suarps seem e. uL,rr. with
him. " olg.,st is only - years old. three
years older than Ritrhl-, 80 'hat hc can
not Ice sid"ir.ckci because of h!s age.
\. Eitch.a IL tentatively matched 10
box Tommy Murphy on me coast VOL
CAST probably viii have 20 wait. Rut
-" intends 20 corner Iatcrie. II possible,
FOR a fight In san FriurlScp at July (.
Wolgast has accepted hu Offer % box
johnny Dundee ~ a local club N tina
hear future.