Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-26
M'FARLAND LAYS
DOWN U[T|MATUM
Packey Now Demands $4,000
for Bout With Mike Glib
bOns at Garden.
$4,000 HOUSE


bOns at Garden.
FIGURES $4,000 HOUSE
IT looks as IL the proposed battle
between Packey Mcfarland and Mike
Gibbons is up in the air. despite as
sertions in Chicago that the details
have been arranged. 1t is true that
several weeks ago the men reached
an agreement to box at las pounds,
scaling at o'clock, and to decide the
question of supremacy in New York.
But that is as far as negotiations
have progressed. 1t is now said that
the principals are at odds over the
division of the spoils. no
According to the latest information
Mcfarland wants $4,000 guarantee
to meet Gibbons for ten rounds.
Packey thinks that the bout will
draw $4,000, but he doesn't seem
willing to accept the usual percent
age. It is said that he also insists
upon $1,000 forfeit from Gibbons
to guarantee weight, which the lat
ter is unwilling to post. Gibbons is
satisfied to take 25 per cent. of the =
not get a $4,000 guarantee. says he
will insist upon IS per cent of the
gate, as he considers that he Is the
bigger drawing card and also should
receive more money than Gibbons for
undertaking what appears to be
dangerous task.
Gibbons's friends say that his de-
cisive victory over Bob McAllister
has made Mcfarland put on his :
thinking cap and some of them go
SO far as to predict that there will
be no fight under the weight condi-
lions named.
Pelkey Knocked Out.
Kid Kenneth knocked out Arthur
PeIky in the sixth round of a sched-
uled twenty-round fight at Taft, Cal,
Saturday night.
Levinsky Still Busy.
Battling Levinsky is still busy He
is meeting second and third-raters.
some of them unknown to fame, and
is picking up easy money LevinslSy'S
bouts with Bob McAllister, Perky
Flynn and Charley Weinert, the Or
ange marvel, proved beyond perad-
venture that he had been overrated.
whisky as easily as he put the rollers
under McAllister.
Denies RitchIe- woIgast Go.
Manager Harry Foley last night de-
MED that Willie Richie has been
matched for a ten-round bout with
Ad Wolgast in Milwaukee. Foley in
sists that Richie will not know for
a week yet whether his strained ankle
will be able to Withstand the rough
usage of a training camp. Foley says
that Tom Andrews wired him an offer
to meet Wolgast early in March in
Milwaukee, but so far he has not an
swered him and will not do 50 until
Richie gives his foot some sort of
real test.
International Boxing Show.
The international boxing show at
Madison Square Garden, New York.
tomorrow night, featuring four of the
leading lghtweights in the game to-
day, stands out as the headliner of
the coming week at New York clubs.
In one of the big events Johnny Dun
dee, of New York, will match his
skill against Sapper O'Neill. one OF
the best boxers who has come here
from England in many years. O'Neiii
has figured in several bouts since ar
irving here, and in each contest his
speed and cleverness have enabled
him to finish in front. The other ten
round bout will bring together Owen
Moran and Joe Shugrue, of Jersey
City.
Poor Old Kid Mccoy.
The twenty-round mill between
Carpenter and Kid Mccoy at Monte
Carlo is not regarded with favor in
America. Five years ago Mccoy made
an attempt to come back in a ten
round bout with Jim Stewart at
New York club. Mccoy was a pltirui
object as he shuffled about the ring.
unable to hold up his hands or to
hit a stiff blow. His failure was so
pronounced that he retired forthwith
and devoted his time to other busi-
ess. Mccoy has been spending the
last year In France on the race
courses and is said to be in need or
funds.
other Ring Gossip.
According to reports, frankie
Mahon. of Harrison, knocked out Bat
fling Ring of Staten Island, in the
second round of bout at the West
brighton A. c., Staten Island, Satur
day night. Upon his good work
Mahon was matched TO box Young
Selinger, of Elizabeth, at the some
club next Saturday night.
George Chip, of Pittsburgh, will
meet tonight Joe Borrell in the wind
up at the Olympia A. A., Philadel-
mia. In the semi-wind-up Jack
Weldon meets Jimmy Dougherty, and
the other bouts will be between Leo
Vincent and Charley Daley, joe
Belmont and Jimmy Murphy, of
wilmington, Young Sam Goldberg,
of New York, and Young Gallagher.
The New Polo A. A, New York.
will Stage it's regular show featur-
ing with two ten-round bouts Friday.
In the main event Patsy Kline. the
former amateur champion, will OPP
pose Danny Foy. and in the ten
round semi-flnal the contestants will
be Terry Martin and Mark Spencer.
On the same night the East New
York A. C. will hold show with
Eddie Wallace and Marty Allen in
the main event.
Bob McAllister, the California
middleweight, and Billy Grupp, of st.
Louis, will do the honors Saturday
night at the Falrmont A. c., New
York On the same night Frankie
Mack and Johnny Martin will figure
in the main event at the Atlantic
Garden A. c., New York. and Young
Otto will oppose Andy Cortez in the
star bout at the Greensboro A. C. Of
Long Island City. Other weekend
shows will be held at the Sharkey "A.
c. of Manhattan, the Irving, Wander
H.