Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-12
HUGE CROWD SEES SCRAP
GIBBONS AND MCFARLAND
GO TEN ROUNDS TO DRAW
Probably $4,000 Witnessed Mil. which
Was Tame ATnir-Thousnnds
of Women Present.

RINGsIDE. BRIGHTON BEACH. y
4 T., September li.-Bcfore the largest
crowd that ever witnessed q boxing
match In this country Mike Gibbons
&of st. Paul. outpointcd Packoy McFsr-
land, of Chicago. III ien-round. no
decision contest here tonight. The
& bout, which brought together two of
the clevcrest boxers in tho riNE to-
day. was hard fought from start to
Z finish, but Gibbons scored the more fire.
quently and moro effective blows. Nc
NFarland showed that mis- long absence
from the r!nE had dulled his speed
and power TO snap punches I" Nui,
nerabie points OF his opponents hcaa
md body. He showed flashes of his
old rapid-iirc left. hut tho leads did not
Scheck Gibbons in his more effective
i assaults.
was always In the lend
81 In tho nth Mcfarland took tho ag-
Eressive. Gibbons met him half way,
however. and the best the Chicago box
ger could get was an even break IN this
round Mike increased his speed in
the sixth. Packcy cut loose IN The
seventh and raincd a snower OF blows
Ito Gibbons face
s. Mcfarland tried TO outsluS ms OPP
lDonent In the next period but al
though the latter was beginning 10
weaken. he still maintained his lead.
Mcfarland In tho eighth fought with
his old confidence. lie outboXed and
outpunchcd Gibbons and continued his
advantage in the rnn, round. being
strong at the finish and master OF his
opponent. The long lead that Gibbons
had gained earlier. however. was too
sus Of opinion was strongly in favor
OF the st. Paul boxer as the winner
on points of the largest purse ever
offered for so short and decision
less bout,
4 thronE estimated Mt $4,000 wit
messed the contest
GOOD PICTURE SIow.
HUT NOT PRIZE FIGHT
Along about the sixth round OF the
exhibition Il loud voiced man rose from
n ringsidc seat and let forth roar
that revcrheratcd up and back and far
out over the biggest crowd that ever
saw a tis'ic even, in Amerira, ,,.
this is n grand picture show, but
came here TO see a fight
And from the murmur that respond
many others present echoed this SEN
timent.
The McFarla nd Gibbons affair may
have been Il fair boxing exhibition. and
could offend the finer feelings Of any
of the thousands OF women present,
but as fight II was not much.
They were both on their feet and
fighting at the finish There had been
no damage inflicted on either side. and
neither man had any distinct advan-
draw would have been unfair to either.
1t was clearly no decision affair.
Perhaps Mcfarland should have tho
decision for the shoNiu,, thai Nlito
Gibbons made as compar"d To his nrc
vious form. especially when II is con
sidercd that the Chicaronu was doing
a comeback after two vcars' retire.
ment. was boxing n man rcputcd to he
one of the greatest boxers in the world.
and for tho reason that Mike should
have done better. but all things con
sidcred II was an cvcn proposition 1t
was in many ways a big disappoint-
mcnt.
AS long as il is remembered in sport
ing circles there will be many who
will undoubtedly claim II was zone Of
those things" But there is no way.
of proving 1t
CROWD EXCEEDED ALL
GUESSES AND CONJECTIHlS
The crowd exceeded all ,,ucsscs TIN.
gate receipts wcro above conjecture
Most snoring mc, ,bn,rh, ~, 10
they paid 500 TO the hNxnrs hc.