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WINTER SPORTING DOPE FROM EVERYWHERE McFarland Is Going to Seek Redress Willie Hoppe Beats Sutton. Behan Deal for Cubs Is Off Matty Not a Fed. 0 Though Packey McFarland says he will probably retire from active ring competition following his marriage this spring, he wants to be reinstated in good grace by the Wisconsin box ing commission, and will appear be fore that body next week and attempt to explain away the charges that he stalled in his Milwaukee fight with Jack Britton. For his tactics in that battle Packey was set down by the commis sion for six months. He announced immediately that he would make a battle to have his name cleared, but nothing came of the matter until the secretary of the commission came to Chicago yesterday, talked to the stockyards man and arranged for a hearing. There was little doubt in that Mil waukee fight that Packey did not ex tend himself enough to founder. He has made better showings against Britton in the past and did not live up to expectations. Britton escaped punishment, both from Packey and the commission. While not attempting to whitewash McFarland, this seemed distinctly un fair. The consensus of opinion among ringsiders was that both men were equally guilty of. working under a pull and did not mix matters as they should have done. Disciplining Packey and allowing Britton to get off scot free was only half solving the question. Both should have been dealt with or both allowed to go unpunished. Willie Hoppe retained his title as 18.2 billiard champion by winning the third and final block of his match with George Sutton, 500 to 160. The total score of the contest was 1,500 to 734. Hoppe's average for the meet ing was 55 15-27, establishing a new world's record. This being a free country with am ple telegraph and newspaper facilities no one will be prevented from mak ing an offer for the Chicago Cubs or receiving a telegram from President Gilmore of the Federal League. In fact, these dreary days between the Murphy muss and the first game may be considered the open season for the grand old four-flush. The time is approaching when the Federal League will have to play ball on the field instead of on paper. To bridge the gap, telegrams to Christy Mathewson mean at least a couple of days during which the fan will still be drawn from the tales of woe and suffering in the training camps and the thoughts of real baseball. One deal for the Chicago Cubs is said to have fallen through and Louis J, Behan, an attorney, is on his way back home after seeing Charles P. Taft. -Truly Warner, a New York hatter, announced today, however, that he wanted to buy the club, so there is still some hope. All that is necessary to get into this great lit scramble is the price of a telegram or to have a voice. Of course your offer maynot be accepted, but you will be among those mentoined at least. The Federal League telegram to Mathewson was the result of a joke. A reporter suggested to Gilmore that he had made offers to about every body in organized baseball except Matty. It was then believed Bix Six was under contract, but investiga tion disclosed President Hempstead had merely mailed Matty a blank contract with instructions to fill it in at his own figures. The contract has not yet been returned. Gilmore is not overlooking any bets and he wired Matty. Before leaving here last night the president of the Federals said he