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PACKEY IS A WELTERWEIGHTPhiladelphia fight critic** declare Packey McFarland is a full fledged welterweight and that he has no right to post? as a lightweight boxer anv longer. This assertion is the result of Peckey’s refusal to make reasonable weight figures for .lack O'Brien’s brother, who is known in the ring as “Young Jack O'Brien. The content was scheduled to take place this week but it will not be held on account of McFarland’s demands regarding theIwtftafefc • 'Young Jack O'Brien is not a le-gitimate boxer, but fighta his beat at 1136 and 138 pounds. He had negotiated for a bout with McFarland and expect*;! to train to make the figures mentioned. Terms were practically agreed upon and the fight was slated to come off thi* week before Jack Me-Ciulgaft’s club in the Quaker City.McFarland wired east that he would not do less than 145 pounds for O’Brtta, apparently with the desire of avoiding the match, Philadelphia critic* think. The message was received as a joke by the Quaier City peoplt, wH»n the recalled that the Chicago fighter calls himself a lightweight and file seeking a match with Ad Wolgast for the championship. They wonder how McFarland can ask O'Brien to meet him at 145 pounds, when th • brother of the ex* middleweight is ' loner to being a 183 pounder than the * PKp, boxer. , *Critics in the east say McFarland ought to be barred from feeing ree-■ uni ized or spoken of as a iightwe They declare ht» has not made weigh! for years and is unable 1-1, make It now, therefore he ourht ♦© e barred from the division They add he is a full fledged welterweight and abnuli remain In that class.It Is reported from the east that lightweight' in that section of ths country will not consent to matches with McFarland uni Hake* 1 r, rounds.|also mean to step in and insist that the Kouth side lad train down to legit1 mate notih. In most jM matches McFarland tips theClo*d to m or Ho^ petinis and 1« strong. In tha» w ay git ia asserted, heelt;l»* (»n his o‘-onent and con-tly has no difficulty in ting him. Lightweight bOXe sire to get McFarland 4 down to :* weight at which they will have a‘ chance to shade him in the no decisionHHh£ %McFarland probable is discreet inor t$S poundsis *aid to posslt;s* more clevo ness and »peelt;l than his broth*r| when he was at his beM.^^liidftl' Phi a and New York experts who have] *cen iioth men in action O Brien could outpo'nt the Chicago man In s\ or ten rounds. They be-lieve iu thi* east that McFarland re utlse# »hi* and docs nor want to h^ve eputatloe marred l*»fore retirine from tb* boxing same Followers of the sport in the Quaker City are disappointed over McFarland* stsnd. as they hoped on apeing the men meet and expected it to be one at the b*sr, matches held there. ;____-___.
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Ogden Evening Standard
Ogden, Utah, US
Thu, Nov 14, 1912
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