Evening journal., 1915-03-04
BOXING CAME A
Good One when IT'S
played RIGHT
BY BILL MCGOWAN.

With possibility of the proposed
boxing bill coming through, much
comment has been going the rounds.
Thousands of levers of the manly
art of self defense are eagerly await
ing the outcome of the bill. now be-
fore the state Senate. Should the
bill be passed. there is no doubt but
what the city of Wilmington VIII De
benefited in many respects.
Say, for instance, that a corking
good ten round bout, has been ar
ranged for one of the local clubs. It
is almost a certainty that many out
of town fight people, especially from
Philadelphia, will be found in the
gatherings. With a few hundred vis-
itors in our midst, some of our mer-
chants will surely take in few
dollars. Then again with good
show on the bills the attraction may
serve as a home coming TO Whining
tonians who are now interested in
other cities business affairs. Scores
of Wilmingtonians go to Philadelphia
to see bouts.
When the boxing bill was first in
troduced to legalize fifteen round
bouts, the news Immediately spread
throughout the eastern States that
Wilmington might become one of the
few cities of the east now holding
bouts of this duration.
Now that the amendment to the bill
| has been cut to 10 round bouts, and
the bill having passed the House,
| Wilmington's sporting fraternity is
anxious to learn of the final decision.
| The claim is made that the bill IS now
| free from Objectionable features and
means clean sport.
Some people are of the opinion that
the boxing game is a brutal sport.
Then let us bring into the limelight
the name of one of the best ring gen.
erals that the American ring can
boast of TO this day, "Packey" Nc
Farland, the Chicago stockyards boy
Although he was never given the OPP
portunity of exchanging blows with
a champion he is often heralded as
the fleverest man who ever donned
a mitt
Mcfarland could not make the re-
quired lightweight limit, by TWO OF
three pounds, but champion after
champion has sidestepped him be-
cause of his wonderful ability with
the gloves. Mcfarland is one of tho
best liked boxers in the game. He
is a genteel fellow both in tn,
squared arena and out in the walk.
of life. He has no wonderful strins
of knockouts, he being contented L
simply outpoint his opponent. During
his entire career as a fighter he hal
carried a black eye on but one oc
casion. Since entering the game H.
earned enough money to be hal
owner of Chicago brewery.
PaCkey states that the game is al
uplift TO those who have had but lit
tie school education The better
boxer becomes, the more the bette
class of people shake his hand, and h.
becomes more refined.
There are several instances tha
boxers, well known TO Wilmington
fandom, have in the past had repu
tatiOns not up 10 the standard. Sine
several of these referred to boys hav
made good at the ring craft. the.
have rounded into good mixers"
Condition is the first essential 4
the fighter. He must be fit to worl
every muscle in his body for a certail
, period of time. Every boxer VIII
has the ambition to make nam
for himself will train hard and ear
d nestly, and although he may find
rather hard work at the beginning h
will soon become accustomed TO thi
+ toll. For example we will mention
the name of Jimmy Murphy. Of VIII
{ mingtOn, who has a reputation of be
ing a very hard and clean trainer.
Murphy is now training daily a
= West Philadelphia. He, first Of al
] does not make use of tobacco in an
e manner. nor has he any habits tina
= would iniure his physique. For break
fast he eats toast and beef tea. The
; he wraps up with yards Of wool.
( jersey and a sweater and hits tn
( road" for ten miles, up hill an
= gcross fields he always picks th
- hardest and longest way around. Upo
S his return to the gym he is rubbe
{ down, then for little rest Shado'
= ~oxing. jumping rope, bag punching
o wrestling, and various physical cul
n mre exercises are INDUCED in. Fc
e the wind-up of a days training II
G boxes six hard rounds. early {
= bed and early TO rise is his motto
r Murphy's stomach when trained [
the minute is a close resemblance I
. a wash board. The muscles all owe
his body arc surprising. Murphy ha
a pleasing personality which has wo
for him hundreds of friends in Oh