New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-05
M'FARLAND IS
SURE HE CAN
BEAT GIBBONS
VIII Be Ready for Any
thing ST. Paul Man Tries,
He Declares.
RELIEVES HE HAS
ADDED TO PUNCH
Carries a World of Power in His
Left Hand and Is in Best
of Condition.

Confidence spurs men on 70 the
heights. but the wages Of overconil-
dence is defeat Paekey Mcfarland,
who will meet Nike Gibbons at the
Brighton Beach Motordrome next Sat
urday night, is confident OF victory. In
deed. the stock yards wizard is so
confident that his friends have warned
him against becoming too sure Of him
self.
ing when l made this match. realize
that Mike Gibbons is one Of the great
est fighters in the ring. | know he is
the best man ever met, but feel
sure I can defeat him. am almost
ready for the gong now. Saturday
night ! will step into the ring, trained
70 the minute, and ready for anything
that comes"
PAckey Mcfarland made that state
ment Yesterday and said Il in q way
that carried conviction. Down deep in
his heart the blsckhaired Chicago boy
believes he will win. He believes he
will carry every last degree Of his
once marvellous boxing skill into the
ring With him, and added 10 that won
derlul skill will be that first necessl-
ty 20 success-real punching aoility'
Increased poundage has added muzzle
velocity 20 Packey's leads until now
ne can hit like a real middleweight
should hit This, at any rate, is the
testimony Of his sparring partners.
What chance does Mcfarland stand
with Gibbons :" is the question boxing
enthusiasts are asking. Can he return
from a protracted retirement and cope
with such a wizard in boxing skill as
Gibbons1 II the answer is to be found
in a training camp, where most hghters
show TO best advantage, one might be
justified in believing that Packey has
good chance not only to hold of Glib
bons but to actually outpoint him.
And Packey at his best could well
give Gibbons a terrific battle. He may
not be the equal Of the St. Paul man
in hitting, but there are other ele-
ments 10 be considered in judging
fighter, and Mcfarland owns no peer in
them.
To begin with, Packey has one Of the
greatest left hands ever seen in the
ring He can hit with il from any
angle and can put q world OF power
behind il when so inclined. McFar-
land, however, is prone 20 hit with an
open glove, or. in any event, ne was.
MANY times he has dealt blows that
landed resonsntly. They were stagger-
ing punches, it seemed 70 the Boys IN
the gallery, but in reality they dld NJ
tie harm. But the same skill which
landed the open glove will land the
clenched fist, and Packey Will ask no
odds in left-hAnded fighting.
Mcfarland, moreover, is increasingly
aggressive. 1t has always been his
policy to pile in after man, shooting
his punches so that his rival needs OF
necessity to fight on the defensive.
And Packey works with both hands. It
is lust this type Of fighter who has al
WAYS shown well against Gibbons.
Mike, with his nose-rubbing, shoulder
feint,ng style, wastes lot Of time nd
ding for an opening. and while he Is
adding his chances may disappear I'M
der rain of hooks and Iabs.
Should Gibbons refuse 10 assume the
defensive, but force Packey 70 change
his style. a still greater fight may en-
sue. The writer has yet TO sec Packey
take a backward step in TIE ring, no
matter how furious the pace. When
hit he does what every other game
fighter does He stands his ground
and fights harder than ever:
In such a contingency Mctarlands
greatest asset, mis- marvellous ability
1T blocking. will come 10 his aid. when
so inclined, Packey can block with ms
elhows and shoulders with q degree OF
perfection that renders him practically
Immune from punishment. He IS adept
al picking a punch off almost as soon
as II starts. and has way OF tipping
a mans arm so that he DESTROYS all
aim. That creates the openings for
counters which PackeY rarely misses.
Moreover. Mcfarland has an uncanny
judgment Of distance, and he can roll
his head out Of the way or step INSIDE
and make an opponent miss. SO Tar
rs one may judge from exterior appear
AnceS Packey is right now. On Satur-
day he will be even better.
The Quartet Of "black destroyers"
has been disbanded by the memorable
Father Time. Following upon the heels
OF Jack Jaekson's defeat comes the an
nouncement Of Joe Jeannette's retire
rnent from the ring. Joe realizes tn
since Jess Willard has drawn the color
line a battle for the heavyweight title
As not TO be considered. Jeanette is
running a line Of iitney buses IN Ho-
boken and is doing nicely.
KID Lewis established himself with
the Boston boxing enthusiasts wher he
deeisivoly defeated Jack Britton the
other night. Britton has not lost a
referees decision since he fought vii
lie Richie out in California almost
four years ago. he did lose on foul
20 Jimmy Duffy az Buffalo two years
ago. Lewis boxed rings around Nor
CANS warrior throughout.
The star Of Charley Welncrt is in
che ascendant The Newark youngSter
g. forginv q the 'front.' rapidly, and
he can discover the secret Of real hard
hitting will undoubtedly make his
mark
Ralph CrunSn. the San Francisco
lightweight. Is about 20 return to his
home. lie has been here for several
months and has not been defeated. He
has beaten some Of the pest Of the
young ish.weights and in the fall IN
tends 20 20 after the bigger game.
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