New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-31
Conversation Lays When
Pair Come Together in
Promoters Office.
TICKETS BEGINNING
TO SELL FASTER
Popular Interest In Brighton
Beach Match Mounting as
Date Draws Near.

Packey Mcfarland and Mike Glib
bons, who will box ten rounds at
Brighton Beach on September IL, ar
rived IN this city yesterday morning.
According to the terms Of their con-
tr. cts, the boys were 10 finish their
training here, arriving az least week
before the contest. Both have taken
time by the forelock. Mike HE'D him
self TO the New Polo A. A., where he
ha done all his training and where he
fought his first fight In this city. Nc
Farland began TO put on the finishing
touches down AZ Brighton Beach, where
a special gymnasium has been fitted up
for him.
Immediately upon arriving the men
went 70 the Offices of the promoters In
the Fitzgerald Building, at Broadway
and Forty-second Street. Packey was
first 10 arrive, and was comfortably
ensconced in an easy chair when Mike
walked In, beaming greeting 20 all.
The boxers looked at each other for
fe moments, both a triie uneasy.
Mike walked over and extended rather
limp hand to Packey. Packey's greet
ing was quite as lukewarm.
HELLO, Packey," said Mike. II hope
you're feeling WELL
Packey admitted he never felt bet
ter. "You ought to see me boxing" he
breathed insinuatingly. "Pm fast"
Some friends Of mine saw you and
had no trouble In following your leads"
countered Mike. And Packey laughed
easily. 1t was fairly even.
Mcfarland said that he was pretty
close TO weight, and 70 prove just how
much weight he had taken of he
opened his coat and showed where he
had cut a new eyelet In his belt, some
three inches back Of the last buckle
marked one. Packey looked his con-
dition. His skin was clear and his face
trihe drawn, and his eyes fairly
snapped as he spoke. II confidence may
be reekoned as factor in this match
Packey is sure to score.
Gibbons, taciturn 10 the point of
bashfulness, said that he was pretty
close to weight and expected to be right
in the centre of the ring when the
gong sounded. Mike was asked how
much he weighed, but the only reply
he ventured was; Sure, l couldn't
give the scales away"
Interest in the bouts grows. There
was a steady stream Of purchasers
flowing into the Office yesterday after
noon, and most o. them bought the best
seats.
The heavyweight championship OF
New Jersey will be decided at Madison
Square Garden tonight. Charley
Weinert, the youngster from Newark,
and Jim Savage, Of Orange, will box
ten rounds or less. II is more than
likely that it will be less. Weinelt is
not impervious to the knockout shock,
while Savage has often reclined on the
canvas while the referee tolled of the
doleful decimal.
There is an intense rivalry between
these men. Weinert was once a spar
ring partner Of Savage's, and the story
runs that Jim was none too gentle. To-
night Weinert declares that he will pay
it all back and add little interest as
well.
Battling Levinsky is going to pick
on his old pal Jack Heating again.
They will box ten rounds az Scranton
on Labor Day.
Tommy Murphy has abandoned the
idea of returning TO the ring. He has
called off his match with Matt Wells.
Jack Mack announces the return Of
Bob Moha. Battling Socrates and Maui
ing Plutarch have not been heard from.
Jack Britton and Kid Lewis are to go
twelve rounds at the Atlas A. A., OF
Boston, tonight.