New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Stage All Set
For Big Boxing
Meet Tuesday
Star Bouts Expected to Draw
Record Crowd to
Garden

The stage is all set for the biggest
boxing carnival New York has seen in
years, to be held in Madison Square
Garden Tuesday night. All of the
principals in the star bouts. as we'll as
those in contests of slightly less i'm
portance, are in town, putting on the
finishing touches to their training.
With the arrival of Packey McFar-
land from Chicago yesterday, the per
sonnel for the entire programme is en-
camped here, and all are awaiting the
word that will send them into the arena
of the historic amphitheatre to "do
their bit" for the New York soldiers
The mammoth boxing show is under the
auspices of the War Department Com
mission on Training Camp Activities,
and the entire proceeds will purchase
much needed athletic equipment for
the soldiers from this district who arc
stationed ct Camp Upton and at Camp
Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. c.
The feature bouts. as arranged by
Private Bill Wellman, the famous sport
promoter, who is here on furlough
from Spartanburg, will bring together
Jack Dempsey VS.. Billy Miske, Eenny
Leonard VS. Willie jackson and Packey
Mcfarland VS.. Jack Britton. Another
bout that comes in the category Of
headliners is that between Joe Lynch
and Dick Loadman. the two leading con-
tenders for the bantamweight cham
pionship.
Record Crowd Expected
Any one of these contests is attrac-
tive enough to draw record breaking
crowd to the Garden. The fact that
popular prices will prevail. despite the
championship calibre of each contest,
assures record gate" Tuesday night
and every penny goes to a worthy
cause
Dempsey stands out to-day as the
probable next heavyweight champion
of the world. He is one of the most
sensational fighters the game has pro-
duced in a generation. In his last six
teen fights Dempsey has scored four
teen knockouts, and one of the two
men to stay the limit with him was
Billy Miske, whom he meets Tuesday !
night.
Dempsey and Miske fought furious
draw in st. Paul several weeks ago and
each is out to score a decisive victory
this time In their recent meeting
both were in danger of being knocked
out at different stages, Dempsey being
nearly undone in the third and Miske
was almost stopped in the sixth. Miske ,
Is the only heavyweight IN the world
who has never been sent to his knees,
but Dempsey says he will shatter this
record when he mixes wallops with
Billy in the Garden this week. And
Miske has defeated every other heavy
of note, excepting Willard. He holds
decision over Fred Fulton.
Willie Jackson After Title
Kenny Leonard will be defending his
lightweight championship against Will
lie Jackson, the hardest hitter of his
weight, for the challenger is we'll with
In the limit of 1873 pounds, and the
title will change hands should jackson
be fortunate enough to knock out
Leonard. This is not beyond the realm
ef possibility, for jackson knocked out
~ohnny Dundee in round and is likely
to stop any man he hits with his deadly
right
The appearance of Packey Mcfarland
IN local ring will be watched intently
Tor Packey threatens to return to the
game actively should he make a good
showing against Britton, former weltel
champion. This will be grudge fight,
for Britton is anxious to reverse the
decision Packey gained over him in
the Garden several years ago.