The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12

IN SEVEN OF THE TEN ROUNDS.
AND is GIVEN THE DECISION

.PAckEY INSULTS MIKE
And Both Fighters Try TO Make
1t a Finish
|. Fight.
RlNGsIDE. BRIGHTON BEACH,
Sept 1d.-Refore the largest crowd
that ever witnessed a boxing match in
this country, Nike Gibbons, OF st. Paul,
outpoln;ed Packey Mcfarland. Of CHI
+cago. In a ten round. no decision con
test here tonight. The bout, winch
brought together two Of the cleversst
boxers in the ring today. was hard
fought from start to finish. Mcfarland
showed that his long absence from
the ring had dulled his speed and
power to snap punces to vulnerable
points Of his opponents head and body.
Mcfarland showed flashes OF mis- old
rapid fire, but the leads were little
more than snaps and did not cheek
Gibbons in his more effective assau Is.
mcfarland appeared nervous when
The entered the ring and was not as
finely conditioned as his opponent.
The st. Paul phantom Immediately
took the aggressive and showed that
he intended to make fight Of it in
stead Of sparring exhibition. There
was power behind almost every Blow
that he landed and ne found little
difficulty in beating the Stock Yards
boxer in the punch. For the first
four rounds Gibbons was always in,
the lead, playing alternately for the
head and body. In the fifth McFar-
land took the aggressive and. being
thoroughly warmed up, fought desper-
ately to stem the tide OF defeat. Glib
bons met him half way, however, and
the best the Chicago boxer could get
was an even break in this round. Mike
increased his speed in the sixth and
scored the majority of effective blows.
Mcfarland made q striking play for
GibDons's body. but the latter covered
so we'll that few of the blows reached
their objective.
Packey let loose in the seventh and
rained a shower Of blows to Gibbons's
face. one OF which split the st. Paul
boxers left eye brow.
Mcfarland tried to outslug his OPP
ponent in the next period, but although
the latter was beginning to weaken
he staggered Packey with several
blows to the head and still maintained
his lead.
Mcfarland came up with a smile In
the eighth and fought with his old
confidence. He outboxed and OUT
punched Gibbons and continued his
advantage in the final round, being
strong at the finish and master of his
opponent. The long lead that Gibbons
had gained In the earlier rounds. how
ever, was too great to be overcome
and the consensus of opinion was
strongly in favor Of the st. Paul
boxer as the winner on points Of the
largest purse ever offered for SO short
and undecisive bout.
A throng which was estimated at
$4,000 witnessed the contest, almost
entirely filling the immense arena
which originally enclosed a third Of
a mile motorcycle track. Several
thousand women were scattered
among the spectators, which included
large delegations of boxing enthusi-
asts from as far west as Chicago AMI
cleveland and below Washington into
the South. Gibbons was the favor
tie IN the wagering at odds ranging
from 3 to 8 to 2 to 4, and while no
large sums were staked there were
hundreds OF bets so great was the
interest In and differences of opinion
regarding the outcome Of the bout.
The off1cial announcer introduced
an innovation when he fred several
shots from pistol In order to silence
the vast throng before attempting to-
make announcements regarding the
weight and conditions OF the bout. A
purse OF $a2,500 was divided, SIT 500
to Mcfarland and $4,000 to Gibbons,
neither OF whom was damaged to any
great extent or in serious danger Of
a knockout during the ten round en-
gagement.
Mcfarland was first to reach the
ringstde. He climbed through the
ropes at 1910. Gibbons followed two
minutes later. The ringside weights