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Show PACKEY PREPARES FOR GO WITH WELLS Now York, April 23. Flanked on one side by Billy Gibson nnd on tho other by Mnnagcr Emll Thlry, and trailed by a retinue of the faithful, Packoy McFarland. the demon bruiser of the Chicago stockyards, wns escorted es-corted Into this ham'let this morning. morn-ing. McFarland lost no time In hastening has-tening to training quarters, and tho Mott Haven Athletic club was chosen as the place whore the lsltlng boxer will completo his active preparation for his battle with Matt Wells, the English lightweight champion, at tho garden Friday night That McFarland is no laggard is Indicated In-dicated by the manner In which tho little boxer abruptly left tho party. Ho pointed In a northerly direction soon aftor his arrival, leaving Manager Man-ager Thlry to arrange the details of the International contest Forfeits for weight and appearance were' posted and tho $10,000 guarantee McFarland McFar-land Is to receive as his compensation for tho thirty-minute exhibition wan put In the hands of a caretaker. All that remains now to make tho match a sure thing is the selection oJ a roforee ngreeable to both of tho contesting parties and that end of the controversy will probably come to a head nt a meeting of all parties concerned at 1 o'clock tomorrow Animosity in appointing tho arbitc appears to have cropped out, but It Is extremely likely that everything will bo arranged satisfactorily at tomorrow's tomor-row's confab Charlie White, James J. Corbett, John Pollock and Jack McGuIgan hao been mentioned as the third man In the ring when McFarland and Wells meet on Friday night |