Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27

rangements with the Newark pro-
moters for permission to conduct a
twelve-hour six-day bike race in cni-
cago, paid visit to the Evening Star
office this morning. Mcfarland said
he expected to secure the desired
sanction before he returned home. but
he declared that he would run the
race in any event if the riders would
agree to go out West and race.
Packey looks big and strong and
healthy. but he said he was through
with the fighting game. He said he
has become interested in cycling, and
that he and several other Chicago
men had formed a company and would
put on six-day race. He would
guarantee the riders more money than
they had ever received before for a
similar contest. and he would make
good every promise made.
c.
81 am to meet Inglis NJ. Uppercu,
one of the promoters, in New York
today" Mcfarland said. land from
what l have heard about Mr.. Up
percu he is a good sport and will
grant us permission to race in Chi
cago. We want to run the race and
we would like to get a sanction
believe Mr.. Uppercu, after we have
talk with him, will see his way clear
to grant our request"
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Mcfarland was accompanied by
Thomas p. Convey, Michael Boyle
and 1ver Lawson, the bicycle rider.
Lawson comes to assure the riders
that Chicago wants tho race and that
the people there will support it. Iver
is not in very good standing with the
powers that be around here, and he
is naturally very sweet on the Chi
cago proposition. II the race is run,
Lawson will be among the starters.
He did not accompany the Mcfarland
party to New York. He went inn
mediately to the Vailsburg section of
the city to get the riders in line for
the Chicago race.
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Threats that the riders will be sus-
pended if they compete in the Chicago
race are not soaring the boys any.
Who is going to suspend them, the
riders want to know. and for what are
they to be suspended? Everybody
knows the N. C. A. is joke, and the
riders do not care a rap for any ae-
ton taken by that cold-footed or
ganization. In the last war the riders
handled the situation and divided the
blood money" of the OUTLAWS" at $57
duck on the part of the N. c. A..
and the riders have always felt sure
since then that the N. c. A. doesn't
amount to much.
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Though particularly interested in
cycling, Mcfarland discussed the
fight set for tomorrow night between
Willie Ritchie and Ted Lewis. He
said he thought Lewis would outpoint
Ritchie. Asked If he intended to go
back in the ring again, Packey said:
mo. not on your life. I'll tell you"
Mcfarland continued, 81 know I am
not as young as / used to be, and
some of those comers might put over
the haymaker, and where would poor
Packey be7"
Mcfarland will witness the Lewis
Ritchie bout, but he doesn't intend to
fight again. He said his name was
used to boost the show, but there was
nothing in the stories published that
he expected to re-enter the ring. He
agreed that his fight with Mike Glib
bons was punk, but he said it was
on the level, and that clever fellows
always put up poor contest. He
will be in New York for a few days,
and will visit Newark again, he said.
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Ritchie is very confident of win
ming, but the best judges of boxing,
among them Mcfarland, favor Lewis.
Yes, 1 know it's up to me-" said
Ritchie after he finished his training
stunts yesterday in Grupp's symna-
sium. 1--WE about made up my mind
to quit the ring for good il l don't
stop Lewis. That would make me
welterweight champion and 1 would
go on defending my title. But have
given up all hope of getting Welsh
into a decision bout where 1 could
win back the lightweight title, al
though all the world knows 1 can
beat him. Pretty tough to have my
laurels stolen away by one referee in
London, when close to ten thousand,
not qualified to give decisions under
the law, saw me beat Welsh later in
the Garden. Still the ring has been
pretty good to mo in a money way,
and / ought not to kick. I've made
money and saved it. Got a ranch
out in California and have been inn
proving my time here this winter TAX
ing q college course in agriculture.
Guess I've proved to New Yorkers
that I'm fighter. not fancy side
stopper. Now unless I put Lewis
away I'm going to finish my studies
and hike out to my life's work on the
coast"
g
Ed Kinley. of Harrison, who, by
the way. is a soldier boy, won a
Place in high pugilistic ranks Satur-
day when he knocked Bob Wolf, Of
Jersey City, out in the first round.
kinley displayed a lot of class. He
is fast and clever and he can hit like
the kick of mule. He is a middle