Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-30

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were there no other reason than
thet they are guaranteed $32.500 for
hali an hours boxing the coming
pout between Packey Mcfarland and
Mike Gibbons would be sporting
topic OF more than usual interest
But the brilliant ring career of the
men, their points of marked similar.
NY and dissimilarity, their we'll
known shrewdness as matcbmokers ali
atlord material for those fans who like
10 settle boxing events in advance of
their occurrence
Ihere is just one feature Of the
match about which there seems TO be
something resembling agreement.
namely that William G. Marshall of
the Ocean A. G., at which il ia 70
take place ON September II. stands n
good chance to lose on his S32. 500
venture. But Mr.. Marshall is not
disturbed by predictions; in fact he
Is wen content to have arranged a
meeting that club managers ali over
America for two years have tried in
vain to bring about
Chief among the uncertainties is
Mcfarland s present condition in its
bearing ON the condition he will show
when he enters the ring to gace Glib
Dons' The weight-ll7 pounds at 3
. clock on the afternoon of the fight
- should not give the stock yards
champion any great difficulty. On his
last public appearance he was max
ing around l40 pounds, and it is i'm
probable that he weighs much over
100 at the preseat moment,
Is He the Packey of Old?
But his two years of abstention
from boxing they are what score
most heavily against the getting
back of his superb footwork and his
equally superb Judgment OF hitting
distance. Many will argue that these
faculties are innate with Mcfarland.
but history in all branches Of sport
teaches that supreme excellence isl
not only attained, nut more particu
Iarly maintained, by hard and con
tnuous work, win less than six
weeks of training be enough to send
him back to the riug the peerless
Packey of old And he must be that
TO cope successfully with tho st. Paul
wizard, who has the telling advan.
Iages of reach and height.
Paekey 3 clean manner of living
makes It reasonably sure his stamina
mas not suffered during this long
leriod of rest As to his wind-that
$ another matter, Those two wears
figure there again; in fact they may
lgure vitality, Mcfarland has becn
aNlng life easy exercising not Al
IT, from the standpoint of the boxer.
nd active only from the atandpoint
" the ordinary man of business
'ucb activity will count adversely if
" au IN the present crisis. Tho
weight question should bother Alc |,
'Nrlatd lcss than Gibbons. but this
til leaves condition, lack of rirr
Vctee aud Mikes superior roach
eight und probably hitting power as
'ell to reskou with. Quite reckon.
ng
The length of the bout-lO rounds
: should suit both equally. They
Ike their ring business over and done
uickly
aiooons Has Kept Hand In (
coming to particular consideration
Nihhons Now, Mike himself b,s
't been SO very busy pugiRsticolly
nee he had that un,nspiring bont
ith Eddie McGoorty at Nlad,rnl
iuare Garden in December. 1910 L
nd 10y the way, that is considerably
ore than the two ycgrs so persi,. |
ntY cited by sceptics in MeFar.
MT $ case Gibbons, however. has y
me enough fighting in that time IA
ol MS hand in. hs habits. Ihcl
tfariand :, are ot the kind .ahtl
lp, not hurt, u boxer. As 10 their
9, similarity exists there too, for 8
hnons Us twentyscven aud packey a
y three months younger. "
And their ring style has its simi 81
titles, Both men are wonderfully Al
y ON their feet; both straight. ac. 10
rate punehcrs, ana both are rims.
rs ot such consummate skill as Ia
We made each In his class stand
ey himself. Which is the fns,er
his fecti which the more skillful on
| harder hltter are questions tha, N
lain for dccision next month, Va
" MefSrlands courage and deter Ss 1'