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Show ! IFAlfll QUTPOiWTS I ENEMY, JACK BRIHON i No Decision Given, but 1 Packey Has Better of 1 Five Rounds. I CROWD DISAPPOINTED I Winner Outweighs His Op- 1 ponent by More Than 1 Ten Pounds. I MILAVAUKEE, Doc. S. Packey McFar- l lard outpointed his old enemy, Jack. Brlt- 9 ton, In an unsatisfactory ten-round no 1 decision boxing contest before 6500 speo- I tators hero tonight. Both men are from jj M.cFarland hnd the better of five m rounds, whilo four were even and one m was Brltton's. Both in tho eighth, and M ninth Packey had Jack groggy but was w unable to put his man ouU M Erltton at times fought McFarland to 9 a standstill and even outboxed him, but ffl this was only In flashes. 9 Throughout the battle McFarland M smiled at tho audience and seemed to be content with a lead over Ills lighter op- I The'crowd Jeered the boxers much of the time and there wero numerous cries of "Put 'em out," and "Stop tho bout." I Few Heavy Blows. Comparatively few heavy blows were struck and the crowd left ,tho ringside disappointed. Brltton was cheered when it was nn- nounced that he weighed In at 3 o'clock at 135 pounds. Packey's wolght was not announced, but It was reported he weighed 116 pounds and he looked It. B The receipts were reported to bo well m over $10,000. Harry Stout of Milwaukee was referee. McFarland's stiff lefts to the Jaw, his clever hlocldng, and Brltton's wilnness gave Packey the lead at the end of the second round. The first round was even, neither man doing any damage In the M second Packer opened up and clearly had the better of his lighter opponent. Both men wero Jeered as they went to fl their corners at the end of the third round Neither man seemed to be anx- H lous to fight, although McFarland reached Brltton several times with lefts to the jaw. It was McFarland's round. I Britton Takes Lead. Brltton took the lead in the ' fourth I round after botn men had been warned by the referee for hitting low. Brltton did all the leading, and although Packey blocked most of his opponent's blows, yet I a few stiff ones reached his jaw. The ; crowd was far from pleased with McFarland's McFar-land's showing at this stage of the battle. In the fifth round McFarland showed cleverness. He blocked most of Brltton's Jabs and sent right and lefts to the head in return. The men clinched frequently. It 'was Packey's round. In the sixth round McFarland clearly outpointed his opponent, landing hard left swings to the Jaw without a return. Packey had the best of his opponent in every respect. Packey had the hotter of tho seventh round. Brltton was Eont reeling to the ropes with a hard left to the botlv and a right to the Jaw. Packey seemed to bewilder his opponent with his clever blocking and quick Jabs. Fighters Are Jeered. The eighth round was even and the lighters were hissed repeatedly for their slow and uninteresting work. No hard blows were struck. The crowd continued to Jeer the men In the ninth round. Near the close, however, how-ever, they exchanged heavy blows to the body and Jaw. After a hard exchange In tho center of the ring, McFarland cut Brltton's noso and lips, drawing blood freely- McFarland shot his left to Brltton's Brlt-ton's jaw and Jack was In a bad way at the end of the round. Early in the tenth Brltton sent hard lofts and rights to McFarland's Jaw. Ifo had Packey worried for a time, but McFarland Mc-Farland wound up the battle with his usual left and right wallops to the jaw and head, and hard rights to tho bodv. The last round was even. |