The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-03

That rackey NcFarland-Mike Glib
hons thing again. This time 1t is an
offer Of 100000 for III, pair to meet at
the Brighton u ach Motordrome within
six weeks time. According to reports
from Chicago. Mcfarland has been Of
fered fl1.50O ard Gibbons sl2,5o0. Mike.
So the latest yarn goes. Is holding out
for $4,000. W. e. Marshall, who runs
the Brighton Beach Baths, il the mis-
guided angel this time,
Thirty thousand dollars. \ lot OF
money. n~elghbor, a lot of money to Of
fer for a ten round. no decision con-
test. cut Of the ter rounds the chances
are that two sucn ring foxes would in
dulg IN less than four minutes real
lighting
The continued haggling over this bout
has killed whatever interest there may
have been in II. Mcfarland has been
out OF the ring too long to MAKE half
n tight of 1t, ard of a consequence ned
play 1t safe absolutely,
As for Mike, caution Is his middle
name. one has but to think OF the
much heralded observation-disclosures bout
at the Garden. Both dangerous hitters,
they wouldn't and didn't take a single
cha re during ten rounds. The re-
suit was that the fans had to sit there
and see them waltz through ten rounds
and III II walk OF with the latest guar
antecs of their lives.
The Mcfarland fight would he a
repeater sure. thirty thousand dollars
Sweet spirits OF nitre! How ,he weather
does affect some people
What n pr'g fame is anyway. The
mlgntiest man alive Wake along
Gotham's highways and byways sun
day night and even the ncwspoys failed
To note that a famous athlete was
mingling with the throng. Jess Will
lard, the worlds heavy weight cham
pion, dropped in on us and about the
only persons to recognize him were
George Monroe and the clerH at the
Hotel Hermitage. where the Kansas
cowboy bunked for the night.
Jess crossed broadway and mean
dered along Fort second street. OF
course his size was noted by the newsies,
but they glanced once and mentally
noted that some Kentucky drummer
had left his hall room for an airing,
The barber OF Kewanee wasn't along.
He had remained at bridgeport, Conn,
where Jess showed yesterday.
"In our widest moment could YOU
picture JOnl L. SulilNaH, pob u
simmons. Jim Corbett or Jim Jenries
footing It along Broadway without be-
ing recognized" asked George. They
were never without n brass band. those
boys. Jess needs IA drum major. fur
rood and all. for a manager, That
what's the matter with Hannah" said
Monroe thoughtfully, "Think what even
| could do with n m~egaphonc,"
Joe Humphries said yesterday that
John the Barber had applied to the
Public Service Commission for a per-
mi. to allow his eleven fighters to train
down in the subway during the reign
of Battling Humidity.
Soldier Fairfield was bitten on the
hand 10y some strange bug. says Dan
McKetrick. Instead OF a hand he Is
CARRYING around a Trims than looks
like a balloon. Kid Lewis has been
substituted for the Soldier at Boston
against Mike Glover Tuesday night,
McKetrick Is hot under the collar over
the threatened MISUNDERSTANDING bout
"Diggins up a lead one, eh'" snorted
ban Yesterday, "Plenty of live ones
around here, and he has 10 eXhume that
Irish brewer. h beat him with
Denning and Rartfeld, and I'll guar
antee TO knock him out with Jake
.Ahearn. He refused one-third OF the
gross, 10 meet Ahearn or Fairfield al
} Madison Square Garden, the largesI