, 1923-03-11

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TO scale the summit can be traced to
some misfortune-such as Joe Shu.
grue. whose defective eyes stopped
his career. or Luther Mccarthy.
whose death changed the map Of the
heavyweight division.
Where the Lads Fell Down.
And in retrospect It will be noted
that, with n exception. each of the
men included in this series fell short
of the goal because Of a different rea-
son. Thus:
Aurelio Herrera and Joe Rivers
lacked that prime requisite in every
crisis-the heart.
Percy Cove. unbelievabiy wise IN
his art. scorned the services Of any
manager.
Knockout Brown, New York
lightweight, fought too often while
too young. and when opportunity
Rnuckled his door was too spent to
open It.
Johnny O'Leary, satisfied merely TO
Outlook his opponents. never became
the drawing card a knockout king be-
comes.
Perry's Mind Too Slow.
Perry oueenan thought OF doing
things after his foes had done them
and watched inferior but more alert
rivals pass him on the road.
Bud" Anderson rang down the
curtain on himself by reducing to a
weight nat sapped his powers.
Harlem Tommy" Murphy gag
in so many short no decision bouts
that he was helpless in the long bat
ties where titles change hands.
Bobby Waugh. unwisely guided.
never met the lightweight monarchs
OF his day.
Sam Langford gazed across the
color barrier at many title holders he
could have whipped with a punch.
Young Critic preferred the flesh.
pots TO the rigors OF the sceptered
realm.
Now for Famous Paclsey.
And now. to bring his series to n
close 1 tell Of Packey Mcfarland
II of the greatest boxers of all time.
Too recent and too spectacular to re-
quire extended analysis. Packey's
record carries its own story of extra
ordinary merit in the ring.
Probably the ~handsomest ontrv IN
modern pugilism was born in Chicago
on Nov. 1. 1883. In the stockyards
district. where he lived. he had to
fight to exist, and he certainly existed
and hourished- In 1904 we find him
launched on his career with six
knockouts and one defeat. Thence
forth his is a story of almost in
variable victory.
Including his last no decision con
test (which he won) with Mike Glib.
bons In 1915. Packey fought ITO bat.
ties, won 4S of them with knockouts.
is by decisions, INDUCED in IS no
decision matches, drew 8 times, and
lost only that one early battle.
Possessed Of Everything"
In those t~hirty-e'ght no verdict
essays the newspapers almost unani.
mously gave him the decision. Among
the men he stopped were Billy FInu-
cane. Fred Gilmore. Benny Ynager,
Steve Kenney. Jimmy Britt, Phil
Brock. Jack Goodman. Morris Bloom,
n Tommy Devlin.
He won decisions over such boxers
rs Maurice Sayers, Charley Neary,
Bert Keyes. Freddy Welsh, Harry
Trendall. Cyclone Johnny Thomp-
son. Harlem Tommy Murphy, and
Tommy Kilbane.
Mcfarland vertically had every
thing" If his opponents wished to
box, he outboxed them; IL they cared
to slug, he siugged them dizzy: II
they preferred to rough It, the
"Stockyards Pride" recalled his early
environment and made them sick of
the toughest going imaginable.
Why He Never Won Title.
But this lightweight star never be
came a champion for a very curious
r~eason-he had too much sensei
Too heavy 10 make tho poundage
without a terrific strain. he was too
intelligent TO sacrifice his health and
earning capacity. Since no title
holder, except in the present era OF
mammoth purses. ever made as much
money as a first string challenger.
Packey declined to step from his own
profitable status into the champion
ship with its in%frequent matches and
incredible sk~uIlduggery.
Consequently he frolicked along,
whipping favorite sons in many
towns and gathering bounteous har.
vests Of coin while 20 amusing him
self.
One OF the best behaved and most
Eentiemanly OF all the scrappers, Nc
Farland saved his money. and his
health. and HIS good looks, and when
he was ready 20 quit the strenuous
pastime he married a beautiful and
wealthy girl in Joliet. Ill. where he
now lives in a splendid residence. He
wholly contented with life and the
s. quite stout. quite affluent. and
four fine children who have come to
bless his home.