New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-15
M'FARLAND Sad
TOBEPREPARFn
FOR RING TRIAL
May Surprise Fight Fol.
lowers When He Meet,
Gibbons Next Month.
PROBABLE OUTCOME
CAUSES DISCUSSJ0y
Pugilistic World Comedies H.,
Men Are Equally CIeye,
Though Their Styles Diff,

In less than month the questi,, =,
whether Packey Mcfarland SAX.
man, pugilistically speaking. tha, w.
Gibbons. will be settled. Th.v -
cross gloves in a ten-round bon, =, .
Ocean A. c., at the Brighton p...]
track, IN ten-round bout. 49,
the boxing world awaits ~. IL
suit with interest The fans ~
delved into the records Of ~ :.
compared their various auali.is,
have arrived at no uniform conei,.'s-
Mcfarland is still the only Packsy -,
his followers, and Nike Glbbons ~
his seat among the mighty witt III
partisans. d
What will decide this match j.
fans ask. With both men a, tbs;, -.
there can be little difference In -
although both are students Of dis.,..
schools. In reviewing the perforr,,..
Of both, the writer cannot recall .a
bout in which Mcfarland has evs,
hurt. Nor has Gibbons ever Ia.
serious trouble, although he admit, =.
several men have hurt him -
punches. II must be considered -
ever, that Mcfarland has seldom tog,..
men who had any physical sdvas,s,
over him. This does not hold with Az
bons.
If all other things be equal wh.r u.
men enter the ring, hitting power n
tell the tale. IL is the opinion OF ms,
keen judges that Gibbons mas a DECD.
advantage as a puncher. Mike H.
short, straight hitter. lie is lighni,1
in starting his leads, and when he 80
an opening he hurls his whole boSl
into his punch. This not only AL
force, but also adds 70 his reach. AL
makes it harder for an opponen. n
counter effectively. Hitting stra;s.
as Mike invariably does, he is adj. n
beat his man 70 punches which min]
prove damaging did they find their tpl
get.
Gibbons, moreover. is ear..,
puncher. He will fiddle and feint f,l
seconds at time until he finally 1,|
ates the opening he seeks. He /. Id
steel spring as he leaps into action.
Mcfarland is not such a dsnsgi,J
puncher. He is lightning on the al
tack, TO be sure, but does not ran|
such effective use Of his shoulders ri
driving a lead. Moreover, Packer ii
prone, or was, at any rate, 10 hit vii.
going away from a man, losing ~.
force thereby.
1t is claimed that when McFsiri
enters the ring 20 fight an impora..
match he will display hitting ability
which his most ardent admirers nsYg
dreamed he possessed jim Bg.klty.
manager of "Gunboat" Smith, Is o.,
who believes that Packey can hi. wi.
the best of them.
~ saw Psckey before he fought J,;s
Goodman" said jim, the other nig.;
and | said to him, 'Packey, can y,i|
knock Goodman out" In any rou,:|
you say, JIM answered Paekey. We
you know what happened. he stoppe
Goodman in five rounds, and could han
done it sooner. | said the same thi,l
TO him when he fought Ahearn, and b
beat Ahearn in seven rounds. I'm ts.
ing YOU 10 watch Gibbons closely
Packey may stop him, too
Whatever the opinion Of the ge,A
James, Mcfarland cannot be considers
as dangerous a puncher as the msn N
is about TO face. When he fought NT'|
Wells in Madison Square Garden 81
tried with might and main 70 stop q
plucky British champion. He batten:
him from pillar 20 post, and swung ~
on the Jaw with his right hand, III
Wells refused 70 60 down. Indeed, '''
must believe that swinging is neeesss7
for Mcfarland to get all his poT.'
into a lead, and this Anticipated 'v.
will doubtless prove inadequate sgsiis
such a wonder on defence as Gibbons
II has been learned that MctaIal'
is not unprepared for this matcL. LFs
since he retired from the ring he %,
been working in the gymnaslums arouI.
his home, and Jim Buckley, VINO oas
recently returned from Chicago, n'
that Packey is ready 20 perform u I.
old-time form. II this be tue, Wv
fans are assured of wonderful os'I.
But the question naturally pFessa. ~
self: "Will the Comparatively ns
work of the gymnasium prove sgn.....
TO keep Packey's Judgment OF ols''"''
I'd TO the required notch%
Gibbons fights in a style that !. :.
his own. He has almost IS MAJ.
imitators as Charley Chaplin. ana 'l'
are about as successful. Nike NJ" =.
in front of his opponent his o.. .,.
buried behind his left shoulder 50 -
he is practically immune 10 at'seA ~.
a right hand. He is master OF ielI a.,
with his body, and he can roii na .s
out Of the way OF punch ana n ses.', :.
vary his position ar inch: poe
opponent swing a right, NIKE ~ y,
away, pulling his lett foot BACK .srii,,
riches, bending his body ana pun
his shoulder up. .,.L.
hand can give Mike a lot OF 'r To-,
But this holds true with every OS,
More fights are won with the lei' .
than with the right. for the , one -
the way for the other. But MAG -.
his wonderful eye, can stahd W
swap lefts with any one. .-,
Mcfarland has a style "nieh -.
ingly more aggressive than .,E.,
Gibbons. He is the straight $50, .,ssa
fighter Of the old school. ne H"
forward, hitting as he advances
To date there has been no VIC ~: ~
on the part of our best mlddleN'ts "a
N 6cb. Frank Farmer. Farmer =,