I found this and found it interesting. Tad’s Tid bits The Washington times., July 26, 1918, FINAL EDITION, SPORTING PAGE, Image 10 How D’ye Get That Way, Joe? Joe Humphreys sure does run the gantlet of superlatives in his Introductions, of boxers these war days. The other night at that bloomer show In the Garden Joe Introduced Packey McFarland. Yes, the same McFarland who did that "THING" with Mike Gibbons at Brighton Beach. Joe, pointing to McFarland, introduced him as the cleanest, fastest, most patriotic, most popular, most wonderful, etc., lightweight that ever lived. Of course, Joe meant well, but where does he think Joe Gans and Bat Nelson come In? McFarland very cleverly avoided REALLY GOOD men when he was REALLY FIGHTING. You could hardly get him In the same town with Joe Gans He would turn green and get a chill If ever you mentioned boxing the Old Master to him. As for Bat Nelson, this really happened in this office: McFarland was kidding Nelson one day when they happened to meet here, and Nelson, pulling out a record book, offered to bet McFarland that twenty or twenty-five of the knockouts Packey had down to his credit were fakes. Bat declared that no such persons ever lived. A bit later he offered to put up $5000 cash as a side bet, take McFarland up on the roof of our building and fight It out without gloves or watch. Did Mr. McFarland, the "GREATEST, GRANDEST, etc.," take him up? No, sir! The "greatest, grandest, etc," TOOK THE GATE.
