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PAGKY M’FARLAND WON FROM GROSSDEFEAT OF EASTERNER GIVES HIM A CHANCE TO FIG^T BAT-TUNG NELSON. 'By Associated Press.New York, Oct. 21.—Out of the westtbnight came “Packey” McFarland, a light weight fighter, and for fiveronuds he hammered Leach Cross, the“pride of the Ghetto/' with such precision as to earn a decided victory. At the same time he set in the back ground Cross’s aspirations and enhanced his own chances for a gtill with Battling Nelson for the lightweight championship of the world.The fight tonight, a regulation sixround affair, was the feature of theprogram of the Fairmount Athleticclub. Both boys weighed in at 133 pounds.Mr. Farland at the sound of the gong was fighting madly for an early victory. Cross punched back fiercely and during the first two minutes it was hard to tell upon whom the greater number of blows landed. Then both boys settled down to more scientific methods. At this kind of fighting McFarland was easily the better and held his advantage cleverly. In the third round McFarland stepped inside a left swing and sent a crushing right to Cross’s jaw. The eastern went down for the count of six. When he arose he was weak and held on to the end of the round. In the fourth, McFarland again went after his man, but Cross here met him with a great show of resistence, and in this round alone managed to have a shade the better of the argument. In the fifth Cross with left and right drew blood in a stream from McFarland’s nose, but the westerner would not be denied, and kept\plugging away in quest of the victory. In the final round Cross took a lot of punishment and was staggering groggiiy around the ring when the bell rang.
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Logansport Daily Tribune
Logansport, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 22, 1908
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