Mike Gibbons vs. Packey McFarland

Mike Gibbons 152 lbs drew with Packey McFarland 153 lbs by NWS in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1915-09-11
• Location: Brighton Beach Motordrome, Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Referee: Billy Joh

Attendance: 26,072. Gate receipts: $58,069.

• Newspaper decision for Gibbons from Grantland Rice (New York Tribune), Walter St. Denis (New York Globe), Jack Curley (New York American), Robert Edgren (New York Evening World), Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Standard Union, Newark Sunday Call, Jack Malaney (Boston Journal), Associated Press (7-3 by rounds).
• Newspaper decision for McFarland from J.G. Vreeland (New York Morning World), Charley White (New York World), New York Herald, Eddy Carter (New York Sun), Mal Doyle (New York Press), Damon Runyon (New York American), New York Call, Abe Attell (New York Evening Telegram), Ring W. Lardner (Chicago Tribune), Bill Foreman (Chicago Herald), Nate Lewis (Chicago Examiner), Ed W. Smith (Chicago American), William H. Rocap (Philadelphia Public Ledger), Philadelphia Inquirer, George R. Holmes (United Press; 4-1-5 by rounds), Joe O’Neil (Los Angeles Times), Jimmy De Forest (Asbury Park Evening Press), Jack Lait (Minneapolis Tribune), Morning Oregonian (Portland), Allentown Democrat, United Press (another round-by-round report in Los Angeles Times).
• A draw from P.T. Knox (New York Evening Telegram), Bat Masterson (New York Morning Telegraph), New York Times, Tom Andrews (Milwaukee Leader), J.H. Ritchie (Minneapolis Journal).
• Billy Joh, the referee, expressed his private opinion that it should have been a draw. Willie Ritchie said it was "about a draw, with the shade, if any, to McFarland."
• New York Press report was not signed, but a secondary source mentioned that Mal Doyle (previously a boxing manager in St. Louis, MO) reported for that newspaper. The same secondary source listed Eddy Carter as the author of the New York Sun report, which was also unsigned. Boston Journal had its boxing writer Jack Malaney at ringside. Philadelphia Inquirer had its sporting editor at ringside. Los Angeles Times had its own reporter, Joe O'Neill, at ringside, and also printed a United Press round-by-round report that was completely different from more common United Press round-by-round report. (That one was identical to round-by-round printed in the Brooklyn Standard Union, so either it was written by the Standard-Union reporter, or the Standard-Union borrowed the United Press's round-by-round report in addition to its main report--which was probably written by Bill Rafter, sporting editor.) The Portland (OR) Morning Oregonian 's report was unsigned, but was different from other reports listed and explicitly stated that its author was at "front row seat" at ringside. Newark (NJ) Sunday Call had their staff correspondent at ringside. Abe Attell had a long write-up in the New York Evening Telegram, describing his impressions of the bout, so it's listed among the above newspaper decisions. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 's report was unsigned, but was probably penned by sporting editor Abe Yager. Allentown Democrat and Allentown Leader (Pennsylvania) had their reporters at the bout, but only the Democrat printed it's own version, the Leader just quoting several New York newspapers. Boxing trainer Jimmy De Forest reported for a New Jersey newspaper Asbury Park Evening Press. Minneapolis Morning Tribune on Monday carried two reports - by W. S. Forman and Chicago playright Jack Lait.