Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE,. January 2s.-Since
Mike Gibbons knocked out Young
recently he is more than ever anxious
to get on another match with Packey
Mcfarland, in order tc demonstrate. as
he says, that he was not physically ft
when he fought the Chicago boy in
New York last September. In order to
make it worth while, Gibbons has Of
fered to bet 'Packey $4,000 on the
side that he can stop him inside Of ten
rounds. If the weight is made at 155
This side bet is to go in addition to the
gate money or any way that Mcfarland
might desire. If Mcfarland thinks he
can win the money, he has a chance to
pull down at least $4,000 for the con-
test. because he can easily get $4,000
for a return match with Gibbons.
There are many boxing fans through
out the country who would like to see
the two come together again. only on a
more even basis. There is no doubt
that Gibbons was drawn down SO hne
in making LAT pounds that he was abb
1t was his own fault making a match
under those weight conditions. and he
has no one to blame but himself. How
ever. If Packey wants to get gack in
the game he might find easier money
by taking on Ted Lewis the British
welterweight, who is willing to meet
him at 145 pounds or thereabouts.
Stanley Yoakum. the Denver light
weight. might well be termed the iron
ma NJ hA rin he vuh n
has been fighting since 1910. has had
more than seventy battles, and sixteen
of them have been over the marathon
routes. while about twenty have been
mainder ten and twelve. In all his bat
ties he has been knocked out but once.
and that was by Charlie White in 1914,
when Charlie put him down in the
nineteenth round Of a scheduled TWEEN
ty-round tight. Yoakum has never
been accused of being clever, and
therefore has depended upon his ability
to take punishment and beat his man
down. Only recently he put up great
battles against Gilbert Gallant and
Johnny Dundee at Denver. losing the
decisions after battling twenty rounds.
but both boys knew they had been in
a fight. Battling Nelson was tough
and could stand any amount of pun
ishment. but it seems to be a toss-up
between them on that score.
At various times there have been re-
ports coming from Australia, mostly by
American boxers and managers, to the
effect that the Australian referees were
very much prejudiced in their work
and always would favor the home boys.
Capt. Cushman Rice, the well-known
sporting man of Cuba. who also is
well known throughout the United
States and who recently returned from
a trip to Australia, takes exception to
these statements. Capt. Rice put in
time at Sydney and at
tended all the big boxing bouts at the
Stadium as the guest of Snowy Baker.
while l was there" said Capt. Rice.
had occasion to attend numerous con-
tests while Harold Baker. a brother of
Snowy, was the referee. After witness
ing these contests and knowing how
WINGED of the absolute sQuareness of
the referees in that country and also
the people connected with the boxing
game. In the fght between Billy Muir
ray of San Francisco and Mick King,
the ex-champion middleweight Of Aus
tralia, the decision was given to King
on points. i saw Mr.. Baker after the
contest and asked him how he figured
in giving the decision and he told me
that he worked on the point system
to King And hfty-six to Murray.
In America a case of that kind would
have been considered very close. and
the result would have been a draw de-
cision. However, the fact that Mr..
Baker gave hair-line decision in this
case was proof positive to me that he
was absolutely honest in bis work ri: The
oision it cost his brother. Snowy Baker.
at least $4,000. Had Murray been given
even q draw he would Immediately
have been q much stronger card for a
contest with Darcy or any OF the other
there at the time. and,
taken altogether, It would have meant
a great deal moro money for Snowy
Baker 1t would not have hurt King
in the least to have been given draw
d ecision. and every one would have
been just as we'll satisfied, but it proved
to me that the referee there simply
gave the decision on points as he saw
II. / witnessed other contests in Aus.
tralia and found that they all worked
along the same lines. but when you
read Of Americans getting the worst Of
II YOU can make up your mind that II
is not on account of the referee. for
they have their system t. follow and
lhey do not deviate from t.
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