South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-29
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"KnOckouts''
BY I'd. W. smith.

Few men have had a more varied
experience in the knockout line than
that old Chicago favorite. Patrick
Mcfarland. known always as Packey.
Though never actually counted out in
the ring he was so close to it on a
couple OF occasions that he never
ceased 10 wonder how it was that he
escaped.
one Sunday afternoon in New or
leans Ray Bronson landed right
handed back slap on Packey's jaw
and the Chicagoan fell so heavily that
the New Orleans fans started for the
exits believing il was all over. That
was in the very first round, yet
Packey weathered the storm anc
fought so well for the remaining l9
rounds that he was given a draw.
Yet from the middle of the first TO
the opening of the 14th round Packey
didn't know what he had received
until they told him about it after
ward.
Another night in a ring down in In
diana, back in 1909 Joe Calligan mt
Packey such a fierce clip right at the
close of the eighth round that it look
ed like curtains for the curly headed
from the ring that night 10 be near
telephone operator who was sending
the story of the battle into Chicago Tor
me. and wasn't able to judge of dis
pute that followed the battle.
The Mcfarland people insisted that
Calligan's punch was landed after the
bell sounded, but there was such
tumult in the hall at the time that no.
body could tell exactly and the time
keeper was too excited TO ever decide
the question.
At any rate it didn't make much
difference because Packey, his Irish
thoroughly aroused, went out in the
early part of the ninth round and
knocked the Italian boy a-kicking with
a sledge hammer right 20 the jaw. But
had the Calligan punch at the end OF
the eighth put Packey down and out
il would probably have precipitated
riot because Packey's seconds insisted
they heard the bell before Calligan
started his swing. Calligan said he
never heard it at all--and there you
are.
The funniest thing that ever hap
pened 10 Packey, and by the way it
was one Of the funniest things that
ever happened TO anybody, came up
one night in Fall River, Mass, where
Packey was boxing "A young fellow
named Johnny Connolly 1t was in
May. 1912.
They had gone along for four rounds
and the speed was pretty nigh with
Packey maintaining a nice lead. Near
the end of the fourth round they came
to "A clinCh and Packey said TO his OPP
pOnent:
We'll. my boy. I'm going TO knock
YOU out in the next round"
Just then the bell sounded for the
end of the round and Connolly, in
stead of sitting down I'm his corner,
crawIed through the ropes, jumped
off the stage on the floor and dashed
madly down the aisle toward his
dressing room.
Everybody gasped in establishment
and Packey yelled:
stop him; bring him back here"
But Emil Thirty jumped into the
ring and hushed the angry fighter
Let him 60" he ordered "NO on
can't win a fight any easier than that
way" whereupon Packey saw the
force of the argument and subsidized,
Joining in the big laugh that followed
when the crowd realized what had hap
pened.
One night in Dayton. O.. Packey was
boxing Battling Terry. a hardy italian
boy. Somebody had been kidding
Terry before the fight with the state
ment that Emil Thirty, Packey's man
ager. had an hypnotic eve and under
no circumstances must Terry look at
Thirty when they stepped TO the center
Of the ring to get their Instructions be-
fore starting the battle.
Hell throw YOU into n trance with
one glance" the kidder said, and
you'll he easy then for Mcfarland"
Terry believed it and studiously
avoided glancinP even in Thiry's direc-
ton But during the early stage Of
the fight Terry plainly was nervous
and i'll at ease. and seemed to have
the greatest difficulty In keeping his
eve out Of Netherlands corner, where
Thiry's head just showed over the
edge of the rinE.
Suddenly in the fifth round Packev
swung over the old haymaker and il
was all off with Terry He dropped
like a log. peacefully sleeping for the
full count. They dragged him TO his
corner and brought him around all
right The first thing he did was to
lock around for Mcfarland and then
said:
THAT fellow was right. I can lick
Mcfarland hut that manager Of his
got my eve when I was clinched with
Packey and mesmerized me-"
And he really believed it. too.