The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-12
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
ROUND ONE.

They clinched without blow. Mike
i noked light left to the face. He dart
ed in and out, but Packey blocked all
his leads. Mike landed left high on
the forehead. They spared and came
to a clinch without blow. In a
clinch Mike got in two good let's.
Packey swung good right to the Jaw
and when they clinched Packey pep
Ipered the ribs with left and right.
/ Mike missed long, raking right
I Head down, Packey landed right and
j left to the body Mike missed twice,
and then tried right loop, connect
! ing with Packey's ear. Mike landed
stiff left to the Jaw. They boxed fast
and cleverly, honors being about even.
Both evidently were sizing up. Even
/, Referee job was constantly on top OF
| clfnches.
ROUND TWO.
| Gibbons ducked wicked left and
countered sharply with right to the
jaw. Packey came in again with an
other good left and repeated. ducking
Mikes counter. Packey backed Glib
bons into neutral corner. but failed
to land. Gibbons darted in and out.
In a mfd-ring mix, Gibbons got in a
good left to the ear and another left
to the face Packey put in good left
to the face, but similar blow was
blocked. Packey was smiling, while
Gibbons scowled. They clinched again
and again Packey uppercut with
right and left to the head. He held
Gibbons OF and blocked his leads
Packey got in good back-hand right
at the bell. 1t was another even
round, with slight shade possibly in
McFarland's favor.
ROUND THREE.
They came to harmless clinch.
Breaking, Gibbons swung left. but
Packey blocked cleverly. Gibbons
came in with right and left swings,
but was met with stir right to the
face. Packey kept plugging away at
Mikes stomach. Gibbons tented and
then led straight left to the jaw and
landed solidly. They clinched. Nc
Farland got in good right and blocked
a volley OF uppercuts. Mcfarland put
left to the stomach and took stin
left to the ear in return. Both boxed
with great speed. Mcfarland got in
wicked left to the Jaw which
Strengthened Mike up. Gibbons came
back with left and right to ear, but
Packey's gloves were partly in the
way. Gibbons put up strong rally
at the bell, having a slight shade on
the round.
ROUND FOUR.
Mike bounced out Of his corner and
| led right and left. Packey gave him
as good as he sent, however, backing
Gibbons against. the ropes. Suddenly
opening up Gibbons cut loose with a
yolley of all kinds of blows, but Nc
Farland's superb blocking prevented
much damage. Mcfarland got in
| close and pounded the body, but got
a stiff right to the nose and another
| in the same spot in return. McFar-
I! land landed heavy right to the jaw
/ and the crowd yelled for him to go on.
Mcfarland led left to the jaw and
! landed right as Gibbons lodged along
| the ropes. One clinch followed an
other. Breaking away, Mcfarland got
in another good back-hand swipe to
1 the face. They were sparring at the
bell. Even round.
ROUND FIVE.
| After sparring a minute, Packey
stepped in with left to the nose and
| ducked Mikes counter. Packey put
| his open glove to Mikes face. Glib.
bons danced in and landed left and
right to the face without return. Glib
bons tented like lightning, but
| Packey> paid no attention to his fancy
stuff and kept plugging away. Mike
got in a very hard left to the nose
and moment later right and left jabs
to the face which made Packey look
serious. Mike shot straight left tc
face without return. Suddenly cut
ting loose, Packey forced Mike to the
ropes with a stiff left to the face
Mike slid along the hemp out of dan
ger. and danced in onto the other side
with left and right to face. He paid
little attention to the body. 1t was
an almost even round, Mcfarland hav
ing slight shade, IL anything, or
his forcing.
ROUND SIX.
Gibbons landed three hard 1efts to
|. the stomach. In long clinch Glib
bons beat a tattoo on Packey's ribs
Packey put in stiff left and then came
across with a lightning right to
Mikes ear. Packey forced Gibbons
into a corner and landed left and
right. Gibbons got in heavy right
!. to the face. Packey forced Gibbons
to the ropes and made him vince from
series of body blows. Packey was
right on top of Gibbons but failed to
land before the clinch. Gibbons land
, ed stiff left to the face, bringing first
blood from Packey's right cheek. Glib
: bons' left eye was puffeG. They were
!. fighting fiercely at the bell, both ap
2 parently trying for one good finishing
l Even round.
e ROUND SEVEN.
8 Neither man appeared at all dis