Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
PACKEY MAY YET Be CHAMP
Mcfarland Should Be Able to Win
Welterweight Championship
Under New Scale.
WOULD BE HIS BEST WEIGHT

ny RINGsTDE.
NEW YORK. Sept. B.-Packey Nc
Farland, Chicago's native son" ring
representative, may yet retire from the
ring with a title. This IL something
Packey has been in pursuit of since his
debut in the game back in 1904; and which
he has never had a chance TO attain, as
various champions have artfully lodged
the Chicago gamecock.
Packey's "comeback"-it was virtually
that-against Mike Gibbons. has made
Mcfarland deviate from the course out
lined by him before the Gibbons affair
When Packey signed mp for Mike, II was
his avowed intention never to enter the
ring again after that fight. But his
to alter his plans
While we do. not think Packey won
that fight-a draw would have been our
verdict had we been empowered to
render an official decision--ths chicagoan
showed enough that evening 70 warrant
him to return to the ring for an indie
terminate period.
Many ugly rumors have been spread
anent that battle, but not one allegation
has been proved true. II, as limited, tho
bout was pre-arranged. why would Glib
bons have trained himself almost sick
to make an impossible weight? Yet Mike
scaled in at 145lA pounds on the after
noon OF the fight, after drying" out
for two days, and passing up food for
twenty hours before Weighing time.
That one feature alone should be suf-
ficient to dispel any talk Of a ''cook-up. -
But We are meandering from our
original story. We intimated that Nc
Farland may yet win a worlds cham
pionship before he sinks into pugilistic
oblivion. Here are facts to bear out the
contention.
| Welterweight Limit Raised.
The welterweight limit of 142 pounds
has been raised to 1f pounds by the
American Boxing association. Once more
we harp on the American Boxing associ.
alton; but 1t cannot be avoided So. we
repeat, if 1H pounds Is recognized as tbs
legitimate poundage for welterweights
then. say we. Packey Mcfarland will be.
come the possessor of that title and
quicker than some folks suspect.
Mcfarland weighed In at 147 pounds TO,
Gibbons. It was an unnatural weight 10,
/ NSu POunub over MS normal
poundage, at which he is unbeatable
Asainst Gibbons. Paclkey showed all Of
his Wanted cleverness. At, times Id
made Mike appear like the veriest novice
making the st. Paul Flash miss punohe,
by many feet. OF course, Packey wa,
not lightning fast in his movements: blu,
that was not to be expected of Packe,
Mcfarland after a two-year iayoff. and
ten superfluous pounds on his person.
| What impressed us most. however. wa,
Packey's willingness to force the fight
toward the close. He showed a stout
heart when he plunged headlong at Glib.
bons. even after the st. Paul wonder had
penetrated his guard with stiff punches
It was just Packey's Irisfi plscis and bull
dog consciousness that impelled him 70
Keep after Gibbons even when the tide
was turning against him.
Faokey was weary lad at the END OF
the ten rounds, but II he could endure
ten bristlins rounds against Gibbons 1.
Is sinecure that he could show up In
much better form against fighters In
fertor to this Gibbons person. And they
are In the majority.