The evening world. Newspaper, September 11, 1915, Page 6

‘5 ANC HE | INDICATES RECORD G FiFi of their biggest battles. (Continued trom First Page.) the study of jaw. During the past year McVariand was urged #0 often © “come back” and see what he gould do with “Marvellous Mike’ that bis determination to be only a professional and business man began te weaken, Then along came Mr. Marebail, who never had promoted ht noe. and signed up Mike hb, agreeing to him $15,000. When Mr. Marshall ingen Rica MoVarland over the ance phone, Packey i 4 - stated ovina chet Ai for a fight wit myou're va said Mr. Marshall, articles were drawn up and men both began to train at once, is doubtful that even the pro- motera realized at first what a tre- Syed interest the public would @ ten-round fight between two the vereat mon in the world— even « no-decision fight. But not many days had passed before they Pome to believe that they had a bonanza. MEN HAD LITTLE TROUB! MAKING WEIGHT. “McFarland trainod for three weeks @t bis home tn Chicago, Although of the ring for a year and a half had taken excellent care of him- welt. It wasn't hard for him to # J ‘te fairly good condition, In Chi cago the weather was very cold, Ho came East, in accorda with his contract, before Sept. 1, and began to work at Coney Island. The weather turned hot, which made the condt- ie work much McFarland began traini Mike Gibbons moved Harlem and took quarters at mn Beach, only a few blocks away from Packey. They met occa- ily, and being up-to-date boxers no grudge to settle nodded ‘tly and passed by. Which mean that they will fail to do wren they can to each other in ne. Well, that's just what McFarland and Gibbons will do when it is all over. This page—Monday. aren’ Mike?” asked Thi kiddin, ia ao little too ary to spit, eh? hat's a bad sign.’ deliberately expectorated on the floor of the dressing room. stepped on the socal without his coat bu’ other cloth “Light enough to suit you down to 140 pounds.” Mike grinned, camp. Mike Gibbons's grouch went away when he fgpnd th ing right again, about what Packey can do to me ax am about missing the openi the duck shooting. wen ek hones he told a spectator, “They've been shooting for two da terrible hurry to get back to my place, Gee! I can tmaginoe I hear thone ducks whirring overhead now!" » AT BIG FIGHT TO-NIGHT McFarland and Gibbons to Tell Readers of The Evening World How Battle Was Won and Lost. Monday The Evening World will print stories of the fight by the fighters themselves. Both Gibbons ‘and McFarland have arranged to prepare stories exclu- y for The Evening World when the fight is all over. will be the first time in years that fighters of such have agreed to tell the public all about it, win or lose. will describe just how the battle looked to him, will tell how and why he won or lost, and will describe his sensations at the time. These genuine stories, unique in the literature of the ring, will be well worth reading. Imagine General Joffre, Lord Kitchener, the Kaiser, the Czar, the King of Italy and the Sultan sitting down at their typewriters and telling us the real ‘‘inside-in’’ McFarland, five days ago, had five pounds to take off. He did it grad- ually, Gibbo: down & Jean and ai “had to work land to get all the M way down to 147-—the required weight upon which the forfeits hang. Fi man has up $2.00 in real money, Mike Gibbons inn’t like #omo fight- ers, He has no objection to letting any one see him on the scales, Yos- fw, afternoon Emil Thiry, MeFar- ‘a manager, mot Mike at the door oh Mike's quarters, Mike was just complaining about some new scales that had been sent down to weigh the men for the fight. He had tried them and foundthat th Ue, making the weight variable. Mi) Kicked th ne upon the beam eased up and balanced nicely. Thiry came in when Mike was about to weigh himself again, Mike, who looked rather drawn, spit out the end of a toothpick that he had been chewing. beam atuck @ lit- scales in disgust, where- "You're pretty dry, Gibbons looked at Thiry and then “Oh, not no dry, Ho. weighed “How's that, Thiry?” ried Mike, “Huh,” id Thiry, ‘a like to see There's no sign of worry in either ales work- “I'm not worrying half as much back home,” and I'm in a — neaegpennt THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK “nicixc {LAST DAYS OF D AND GIBBONS READY TO BATTLE FOR $32,500 PU RSE HOW RIVAL BOXERS LOOK WHEN READY FOR ACTION — — Mine GIBBONS, : * “THE ST.PAUL PHANTOM , NEVEK figured Packey Mc tc ‘arland an eu: y tainly expect to beat him the fight lasts, ..6 feet 9 inches He won't have many idle morn jong that may be. I was delighted when I got the match, not entirely because it was McFarland I was going to fight, but because it looked like a nice piece of ch I've been perfectly willing to meet Packey ever since the match was He's one of the cleverest fellows in the world, but I'll admit I'll be surprised if he gives me anything like the trouble I've had with McGoorty, Clabby, McAllister and other big fellows. He's a man of my own weight, and I don’t often get a chance to fight that Chomt (expanded). first talked about, T'm in good shape at 147 pounds, and could make 146 if I had to. I have a grouch—sure—from working in this hot weather and drying out when {t would be a lot more fun to be out home duck shooting; but I always feel a little grouchy when I'm fit for a fight. I've been at weight—147 pounds—for two days, and haven't had to take anything Watch my speed. MIKE GIBBONS. MAJOR LEAGUE RECORDS Compiled by Moreland News Bureau. are compiled from official scores published in the different citi The following reo nd include games layed Wednesday, Sept. off at the last moment. pla: jv ‘ye The ARENA at BRIGHTON PREACH Packey Is Not an Easy Mark, But I'll Win, ‘Says Gibbons mork at apy weight, but ts ige for me National League Batting Averages. | American League Batting Averag % 52: B8e.3 ¢ aes rae +s id Mike, and 4 E2>: ce ‘ , Just 163% pounds, That would make him about 147 stripped, Seo NSS SELES: SEESD ERBESS= Class Sport Will Be Contin- i ‘ar. ued in the South, Beginning With Havre De Grace. SeScsey_see oy) a1 i vane Baltimore jney. Little 3 j@ big scason in SEGete By Vincent Treanor. ACING js drawing to a close for the season of 1915 on the | more days of it at Belmont Park, the Followers of Women’s Tournament Think Mrs. Vanderbeck Will Win'': Mrs. Gavin Meets Quaker Star in Final for National Golf Title To-Day. CHICAGO, Sept. 11,—Mre. W, A. Qavin of Shiney Park, Engiand, and ‘Mrs. Clarence H. Vanderbeck of Phil- adelphia, holder of the Eastern cham- pionship, fought it out over the links of Onwenteia Club to-day for the women's championship of the United States, Mxperts who have followed the tournament play throughout the week wore of the opinion that the Philadeiphia player had more than a Agbting chance for the title, although the British star has performed in ehampionship style. The match was * the fourth of international character, the last being the meeting of Miss | gy. Gladys Ravencroft of England and| Miss Marion Hollins of New York. <5 far Amerion hae failed to score but followers of the tournament were | eonfident of Mrs, Vanderbeck's ability to be returned the winner, ‘These two players reached the final ne Found through matches diffe @reatly in their character, Mrs, Van * derbeck defeated Miss Alexa Stirling » of Atlanta, Ga,, the southern cham © plon, in a stubbornly tought gar which went twenty-two holes, whil . the English player gained a b—3 vic tery over Miss Ernestine Pearce of Mr, Vanderbeck and the seven t betwoen| * hole match. play started, GREENWICH, Conn, t. A Yule scored first blood athe yeaterday, F, R, Blossom winning the 1 D. Clarke Corkran of Baltimore led the fleld at the end of the first elght- een holes with a score of 75, but he fell down in the afternoon and took might have nad a chance to win the morning, 80 that his 76 In the after- hoon was unavailing mateh ay was as follows Canan Bredin, Corkran vs. Mudge, Badham Baloh, Marshall vs, De- pionsh\p: Fae to, PIR Kole "y jaaeon, 04 i tai coe. Pes Davidse wo | Herron: Prince: te i Pheer a 1 a. Ce Re mo T00! AS Lowrie, Weltice a TENNIS STARS IN TOURNEY try Hat that includes National Cha: Willian M, Johns nd his part bles, Clarence Gri wenia, ax well aa th Miss Molla Bjurstedt, I-State tennis tournament’ op “ay on the courts of the Ch her out+c who will et during th old Atlanta girl set a new mi fying Weighs of Bostou wron frm |fall meeting ending on Tuesday next. Wednesday sees Southern circuit at Havre de Grace. the entries stakes at the various Southern meet- ings the sport should be on a par! with that of the Metropolitan circuit, for most of the big stables will cam- paign through Havre de Grace, Lau- rel and Pimijco, at least. The windup here next jj |doesn't mean that New York wilt not #ee any more racing for the year, Piping Rock has fall dates scheduled and so has the sport at these courses will be of the two-day variety. it Pitre A ules + ey Phtavureh Previous mark being a twenty-one|k j w The weather was threatening when | St! collegiate jndividual championship & gualitying medal with a acore of 78, Fy ‘The season on the big tracks has been the most successful since the lid was clamped down on open betting Without owners’ funds and the like to financially assist, all the nasociations which conducted ings did so at a profit, The sport has been high class, al equal of that two-year-old crop been surprisingly good and from the present outlook a wonderful lot of three-year-olds should sport silk next The three-year-old division $1, Dudley H. Mudge of Yale, who|\ medal, required 8$ strokes in the The draw for the first > day was an follower National League Pitchers’ Resorde, e, Liyer vs, Lawyer, Witt, Simpson vs. Herron and Lowrie | liter, New york Peacock. The following quali- BE ee OF THE CLUBS, startling performers outside of gret, and she only etarted twice, w ‘ int Pirocklon « NATIONAL LEAGUE, We ke BOLL Chub, His, | os or stood out, but he tasted QPEP BILAL Ait te gee Yon: Jonn Aarsbail dr, Willams, 83, 484 Jeraey Cig F "RESULTS OF vt AMEHAC SY UEAGUE, that past master of trainers, Jimmy IN CINCINNATI TO-DAY, CINCINNATI, Sept, 11,.—With an en- pion rab both of Call- |p the jockeys Tommy Mc- the sensation of Joming back after a year a idl ‘Tommy has shown skill In the saddle which at times Was uncanny, always hold among the leading riders aa long as Cinctinatl Ts Bt, Laon 1 FRDE >) FOR TO-DAY, :|Horses Saddled by Rowe Biggest Winners of Season Which Closes Here Tuesday Seas #3/On Wednesday Next. High {it.7h0 family now beare the dis n of riding for the two most} ushionable bles in racing this oting August is mont’s: ‘under contract spring and summer was quite the rage at his biggest successe: Tom Healey finally broke his hard luck streak when Sarsenet galloped home In the opening event. Sarsenet looked a good thing, but the Wilson trainer bas seen so many of bis good things go wrong that he was afraid to place ‘much confidence in this one. . but are before him, Maxey Hirsch is winding up the New York ‘season croditably, He was the luckiest of all trainers early in the year, up to the time his Nors King was killed in the Suburban, His hoodoo didn't shake him until very near the end of the meeting at the Spa. The victory of Fairweather yesterday seems to indicate that the popular Maxey is rgain in bis stride, Little Buck, the Mayor of Four- enth Street, has been an absentes Co from the track since Tuesday. Buck may be regarded as one of the village cut-ups, but there are few who ob- serve their religious teachings more faithfully than he docs, It was Top Hat's turn to astride as the finish line was reached in the third race yesterday, and this caused him to nod to victory. A stride be- fore the finish Sandman J, was in front, and a stride after the ginish he Was also a nod to the good. It was a close call, but Sandman would probably have been disqualified if he had won for unayoldably bumping Puts and Calls twice In the stretch. But for this Puts and Calls might have won the race Jap Han ‘a Player Wins, Koji Yamada defeated W, Thompson in a handicap match at Daly's bifliard room last night, 250 to 70, Yamada playing 141 balkline against 14.2, ran for an average of 25 stted him 75, 4 paon averaged 7, with ‘his GIBBONS AMERICAN LEAGUE, Ne ‘ork, y but Joo has grown socheavy that his mounts are few and far be- Tommy, has been uniformly, success- Office of Ocean A. Bway Office of Oo Tel. a Bo Boney falas Muti ordi by, cash, N_ Money Ord: tified check, oF a EASON | N Ring Records of the Two Boxers. number of fights, 16; ncluding referees" and knockouts) 67 (including referees’ decisions and knockouts); knockouts, 61; 5 McFarland’s with Soldier Brooklyn, ten rounds, Williams Loses Title on Foul te Johnny Ertle PAUL, Minr | Paul is wow the pion bantam- welght boxer of the e title from Kid Williams of Balt when in the fifth round of a scheduir lous right upperc reeling to his kn he had been fouled. with @ ery that . A. Plankers to the ned Ertle and gave it as his opinion that the Kewpie hud Barton then announced winner on a foul, summoned Dr. that Ertle was the and his decision carried with it th championship. = ae NG, RACING) BELMONT PARK LADIES’ monk aecompanied by $1,000 Manhati Ronkonkoma Hale 2-Mile Steeplechase and 3 other good races GINNING AT hg Pr. Ly? 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