New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-11
Gibbons and Mcfarland
Ready for Big Bout at
Brighton Tonight.
ST. PAUL PHANTOM
A SLIGHT FAVORlIt
Biggest Crowd in History OF the
Sport in This State Likely to
See the Bout.

This is the night for which the box
ing enthusiasts OF this country have
vaited for two years or more. Nike
Gibbons. the St Paul Phantom. whom
,-ucs have declared one Of the clever
est boxers Of all time, and Packey Nc
Farland. the S,ocky ards Wizard, than
whom ,hcre was never a greater light
weight in his day. Will cross gloves for
ten rounds in the Brighton Beach open
air motordromc tonight
The greatest battle o. speed and
science Tor the biggest purse ever Of
fered in the history Of boxing for a
no-decision contest shoulo be seen. The
sum Of $4,000 Will be paid to the fight
ers for 'h.rty minutes OF boxing. OF
tiis Mcfarland will receive Sl7.5OO and
Gibbons SljUcO.
With the weather conditions favora-
lie the larycst crowd that ever gain
cred together 90 'sltness glove contest
IN this state. or this section OF the
country. will be on hand. Indeed. "
the advance sale Ci tickets, amounting
to scnc 500 600. /, taken as an moi
cation. the crowd will be second only
TO that which witnessed the grdlroh
strurele lctwtCn Yale and Harvard IN
tie Yale Bowl at New Haven last No
Ncmbcr.
Mayor Mitchell has accepted m IN
,i,stion while Wiliair A. Orr. Secre-
,srv TO Governor Whitman, vii be
on hand. and will have as MS guest,
Public Service Comm -sioner Hsywarf
and some other state officials.
However great the difference O.
onirior as 10 the outcome, Gibbons IS
the favoritc. The prevailing odd are
: 10 3. but oy the avidity with when
tho Chicago men and two speclal
trains arrived here yesterday are
mapping them up the men may enter
he ring abou, equal "nolces.
The Gibbons followers believe that
Nike is so much the harder hitter that
Ao uiU soon batter Packey down o
poirt where r knockout may DC
mere detail IN the sequence OF means
a bring about an cTd. Then 100
,bev declare that PaCkey cannot &C
,omplish what MANI another hSh'eI
Jailed 10 accomplish come Dack; -,
They declare that Mcfarland VIII
nav the same price that Jim zen Iles
aid In the arena on tie suh-sCOI enc
claims Of Reno on July 4, 1910. fackeY
looks we'll and has trained ialt uIly'
lot the willing brain OF mas
Sghter may not be dLle 10 loISe t
muscles 10 execute its commands d.
go y fey rounds Of b-uising WORK.
There is no real reason why MGR ar,
,ond should have retrograded beyohI
Sone Of boxing at his best. lie retiTeu
IN, tho ring while at the zenith OF MS
,.roet career. lie has never taken
ia heating, and with the exception OF
Frcddie Welsh never faced man VINO
could so much as hold him TO c4oSe
In In the opinion Of the writer, two
more perfectly conditioned a'hletes
never awaited the gong. Inc men I'M
ished their training yesterday Az
noon. and IL was a treat 10 see oo'n !"
action. Each appeared to repreSeeh. PCI
lection IN line. strength ana ue'''0P
mcnt. ...,,.o ont
r,;rb, have been made. Packey, VINO
made the weight easily and tPpeu lne
scaloe nj 1862 pounds yesterday alteI
noon. is smiling and happy ne Iauglieu
and skitted about his camp Sho"cI ny
f.cetious remarks upon the spec'"'O'' o.
lie radiated confidence ID ,.os
Milo Gibbons. on the other hand was
s,,lier 10 the point Of being churhsh.
he made the weight after a struggle
80 he a. not too fine. He. too, was sure
~ virtorv. "Ill knock him out, was
all he would say. mat was qu''e
enough. o,.o, ~.
The bout will be made or broken DIV
Mcfarland. II all depends upon ms
sbilitv TO return after two wears OF
inactivitv and cope with master VINO
~ fought the best middleweights IN
the world and demonstrated ms sup'
rioritv in most decisive style. -.
At his best against hghtWeIEhIs ny
Farland was marvel. once only IN
his career did he receive BLACK eye.
Neither Of his ears has been cauI-
lowered. lie is master OF q WONDER
ful left hand. and can land II from any
and all angles Moreover. he can 0Ioc"
with il and then whip home a punch
something which few, even the pest
have ever been able 20 do. And he
can nit az least singing pnnch WIN
II His right rs potent as well In the
gymnasium he still can evade punches
either slipping them or pcking lheH'
of almost as they start.
But Packcy has DEVELOPED new
style for this match He is depending
upon a close block. hiding behind his
arms and elbows. This may be an IN
dication that he has lost his speed or
IL may be tacit admission that ne
fears the Gibbons punch.
II Packey believes, however. that
this close block will battle Gibbons. his
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