McFARLANE AGAIN.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XVII, Issue 1647, 11 March 1922, Page 7

McFARLANE AGAIN.

POINTS WIN OVER McBRIDE

LOSER’S FINE DISPLAY. (By R. IYI. Stephens.) Despite the fact that he was hopelessly beaten at in-fighting by Packey McFarlane at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, and lost the contest on points, Stanley Mcßride, the Chicago featherweight, who made his first appearance in actual contest in Australia, gave an excellent exhibition of out-fighting, and his straight hitting with both hands created a fine impression. Of course, there were loud cheers for the winner, but Mcßride also came in for applause as he left the ring and made his way to his dressing room. The contest had been looked upon as one likely to be tame, but, on the other hand, it was a most desperately fought bout. McFarlane had a tough task to beat the Chicago battler, but he possesses more fightinginstinct and aggressiveness than the visitor. It was McFarlane’s fight nearly all the time they were mixingmatters at close quarters, and this was for the greater part the style of milling brought about by McFarlane, who wisely kept wading into his man.

Boxers Staggering.

As for the willingness of the encounter, there was hardly a moment when the two boxers were face to face that they were not battling'like two tiger cats. More staggering from the effects of blows was seen in the bout than in any match for years. Punches on the jaw were taken, and for a second or two it would appear that the recipient would be certain to be beaten quickly. McFarlane did not use his straight left to d;he face as often as in some of his previous bouts, lout he slogged away with both hands from all directions, and, finding that the body was the Chicago fighter’s weak spot, he played for it often, and gave him a bad time.

The Chicago fighter made good. He is not so aggressive as McFarlane, but he is a fine straight hitter. His lefts to the face and body, and rights to the jaw were marked by fine precision when he was standing off his man, but when rushed he apparently forgot, or did not know,, what to do, and had to resort to holding his opponent’s left under his right arm. He stands more side on than most boxers of the present day, is upright, points his left toe correctly, and with the right a nice distance away, was usually well balanced on his feet. He hits with plenty of force, but he failed at close quarters.