Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-19
GIBBONS McFARLAND BATTLE
A DRAW, SAYS TOM ANDREWS
Western Writer and Promoter Believes Bout
Was on the Level and Great
Scientific Boxing Match.
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

BY T. S. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE,, September 1S.-Llke
most contests between near-champioHs
or champions of a scientific degree, the
battle of ten rounds at Brighton
Beach. New York, between Packey NC
Farland of Chicago and Mike Gibbons
Of st. Paul has created great deal
of discussion, not only among boxers
and critics, but the general pubic as
we'll. Charges have been made that
the contest was fixed" etc, and some
of the New York critics have suggested
that all of those interested. including
the referee. be barred from further
participation in boxing affairs in that
state II is pretty broad statement
RI CIV that the bout was faxed" with
out absolute proof, and no one mas
been. able to produce such evidence.
or course, actions speak louder than
words sometimes. but in this case :,
though it may have appeared hshy
tn snYne. there were many who thought
il was :. clever, honest contest. ~
was the same case over again-."
clever men meeting. and the result d
great scientific boxing match ou. NJ
mind the old saying-when you want
good fight match a clever Jaooer
and rough and ready mixer OF
sHinger. r,.hhv
boxed in Milwaukee nearly year ago
II nroyed a wonderfully clever battie,
but not great fight. However, every
one was satisfied and no one sueges.eo
1t was fake. 1t has been the SAINT
where many other clever men me-
that there was an understanding ne
tween Gibbons and Mcfarland, Tor tfe
reason that at o'clock the afternoon
OF the fight ! met Mike at the Brigh ,
ton Beach resort. having iuncn' anu
al ter asking about his condition, etc,
Mike said:
The weight has been terribly hard
on me- l thought ] could make IA at
3 O'Clock and retain my strength out
And now it cannot be done. ! made the
weight and saved $500 forfeit. but at
sacrifice to myself. I thought my
insides would burn up You may resi-
assured l will never do such thing
again, not for $4,000. AS to the result
II cannot say, but / will give my WORD
o. honor as a man that l intend to win
If ] can and if possible stop Mcfar-
land.
in his room when Bob Edgren. stake
holder, paid over $4,000 in cash 10
him. Gibbons said: ut was poor
fight. but feel that had all the pest
of It. as Paekey never hit me , 6ut one ne
the body. / did not have my strength.
for if l had some of the right crosses
] sent over would have stopped MN.
He did nothing but slap me with the
push me sideways by placing his open
gloved hand on my neck and shoulder
and pushing. None Of them was
a straight blow. nothing but mere
pounds. At $50 ] would have stopped
him sure, but / will gamble that
Packey could not be dragged into the
ring with me at $50 at O'clock
of that kind, with a purse of $32,500-
an exo-bitant sum for ten roundsE
with the biggest crowd attending IN
the history of the game In the states,
weather, could not have been more OF
a success from Il fighting standpoint.
There is no doubt that Packey outgen-
eraled Mike when he got him to make
he showed excellent judgment. Tor 1t
brought Gibbons into the ring unfit for
a hard battle. 1t also showed poor
Judgment on the part of the promoters,
ing the men physically At, considering
that they were putting up record
purse for such an event. FOR man
who had been out of active work Tor
q
boxing form, and his judgment of dis
lance was not so bad as many expect
ed 1t would. be. Packey made Mike miss
many times. and that is where great
many thought he was doing 1t purpose
Nv. They did not give Mcfarland credit
for being able to make Mike miss SO
much. Had Packey boxed more with
closed glove and not with the open
hand it would have been better for
himself and would have looked better.
too. On clean hitting Gibbons had the
hest Of it, but in the final three rounds
Packey was more of the aggressor and
eyened I'D matters enough to earn
draw. II these boys want to meet
again let 1t be over the twenty-round
route at New Orleans or Denver, SO
that a decision may be reached. but
not in another ten-round bout.
The receipts for the Gibbons McFar>
land bout amounted to $5S.066. and 1t
was given out that the attendance
numbered over $4,000 persons This is
the largest crowd that ever attended
a boxing match in the states. but in
England more than 100000 persons at
tended one of the championship con-
tests at Tophall Commons.
Jack Curley and Tom Jones. who are
guiding Jess willard in all his move
merts, are going to send the big fellow
after all the white hopes and others
this winter. Jess says he likes to be
kept busy, and he will in all probable
ity take on three Of the best heavies in