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Packey McFarland and Johnny Thompson Fight — — -IBy Edward W. Smith.)CMrafto. Tun*1 II,- Than* In going to . be a fl* »t (m twlt;-«ti t Ackilt; MU-Pariand ttf thin city and Johnnv Thompson. tit Hyranx.ro “cyclone it th.- tatter filing that cropped out yesterday and i . • - .ntng in mf indication of what I will happen.Thumpfeaf” remarked nilmcrt. I I'ackay'a manager, to l.arn‘ ateln. Thompsons guide. 'Thninpnon i going to fight Nelson. eh? Tall me wh»r« do*-* TMunpvn ‘*me In. anyimp*He comet In to till* tgtent, was l the *Ok*k retort rrom the Thompson camp, that If he cror m*ot» your atnf . in a long fight he'll knock hi* head off Yea. and for a aide bet. too.Tbla rapid lira conversation look piaro In the Chicago American office, where th«* two man.*-meet both hiking |«*r aotae nrw» from ,Han Francisco regarding a fight thero July 6 or September S# with Battling .Nelson Oilmen had b**n cipectlng Word f.-r •Tvrai 'ia\(. Unit ITorncKer kgd mmedd in getting Nal **» ft* algn up. sind Uebteast.dn looking for the new* that Nelson had ked Park** and would take onthe cyclone tnatcud-fher knee what the other was after- of course not but th* f.-. ling wju* a trine strain. lt;1 and the opening conversation a bit labor cd •If a surprising how all these light weight* bar Tb»mpwoi • »»•gee they lean*,- mured Uchten-tHnms th«’ ic trimmed !up Mirkey Gannon down east and put |i him owl of iMMblMH deUly that nobody will ha\T anything to do with Johnny. Wetah was offered a me cling In New York, but nugfiMcd that s..n».-body elm* t*at Thorapno# first Wo offered to glop Tommy Murph or Leach Crons. hut they were a« 4®*f ** po*ta.“WelL I ham gram ears, and If I .r,t a holar Ilk.- n go.-I p would find me right on the Job/* Oil moro remarked **It wouldn't matter much whether It waa Thompson or Nelana or anybolt;l clue, a* long aa we were assured of a nice bit for winning.1 tminpimn. .-hf Tell me. where doe*, be rimtm In T■ That started firework* a plenty, and the mrn w*ro In n aharp wrangle when the offer of the bet waa nude, The manager* were apllt out When on tbo verge of ;t er«u naUtUa and aald that they would *li* the very flru» opportunity to clinch up a match betweentheir fighter*,Th«r* seems to • • hat- would result In oOo of th* beat lightweight enconntora we have bud in many a long day* and If It wore d** tided within a roaxonabJe jrtijgl of Chicago the local fan* would fairly a warm to sen the meeting.With both of the men hot on the trail of Bat (Hog Nekton tor a fight tor th* till*. Irat on* and then th* other ; scenting to bar* the bettor of toe rhaar, there la HtHo wonder that fuel Ing ha* developed between the men and that It should crop ovt In thla tip meeting of the manager*Packey I* tied up with Phil Knight at Kan*a* C»y at tha prosvnf time, but them la go chance of that match standing to the way of a meeting with Thump*.n If a purse la offered aocuo-whoro.The Old argument qv»r weighing in time Htili »und* In the way of a Pack-|*j Nelson match.
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Ogden Standard
Ogden, Utah, US
Tue, Jun 15, 1909
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