Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-06
ANTIPODEANS ARE REJOICING
Whole Australian Population En-.
thusiastic Over Boxing Game.
DEVELOPING SOME GOOD MEN
Island Contingent is Experiencang
Success I'm Bringing Forth
promising Material for
Him R0norss 81

sAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dec. Bs--There
IN great Joy in boxing circles in Austria
/ lia- This may be Steamed from o letter
received in this country from Snowy"
Baker. the prominent sports promoter.
"down underneath"
'"rhe boxing boom spread to all parts
Of tho island continent" writes Mr.,
Baker, ''and although there are not $780,
miles Of country. It has boxing stadiums
unequaled anywhere"
Melbourne and Brisbane have been pro-
yided with boxing palaces even moro up
to-date than tho Sydney building. which
Baker bought when he took charge OF
Australian boxing.
Brisbane IL q city OF less than 10000
persons. but Il supports the boxing game
In way that would DO credit to popu-
lation OF $4,000 As result It is pro-
ducing some fine boxers and Is already
yeArning to discover q worlds champion
OF liz own.
Conditions Are Changed.
On the subject Of BOXERS this Is what
Mr.. Baker has TO cay:
For years past we have been without
any champions in the heavy and middle
divisions who were able to hold their
own with the topnotehers imported from
abroad. Now We have changed all that
A few months ago the people OF Maitland
and Newcastle, two big coal mining dis
tricts. got vastly excited over the prowesi
Of a young man named Les Darcy. He
wes blacksmiths apprentice in Easi
Maitland. lsa pounds in weight. n years
old and possessed Of wonderful nAtaral
fighting ability.
''The local enthusiasts saw him fight
half dozen boys Of no great importance
ana thu easy way in which he finished
, them all off convineed the miners thai
Darcy was world heated. They urged me
) to give Darcy a match At the big stadium
} in sydney. They wanted him put NJ
, against Eddie McGoorty. but as secons
choice they selected JEFF Smith or 9imm,
, clabby
II did not want to see Darcy put gu
Of sight in his first big fight. so matche,
him with Fritz Holland. The pair tough
Z before the largest house seen In Australil
E since Jack Johnson beat Burns In tn
= end the referee gave the decision to Hol
: land. Fritz had fought clean fight an
a outboxed the young blacksmith. tn
; crowd was greatly disappointed an
e ciamored for return contest
!, Darcy Getn Excited.
1T was arranged and In the meantim
J; Darcy had been instructed by Dave Smith
{; He improved a lot and Outpointed Ho
J. land all the way up to the fifteent
!. round. Finding himself winning I
easily. the boy got excited. rushed Ho
land madly. fouled him half a doze
times In succession and was disquaiifie,
More instructions from Dave Smith 10
lowed. and Darcy was matched with !
l. o. Marchand. the French middlewelgh
ID The latter never had a chance; Dare
~ outboxed him. banged him nightly an
ID knocked him out In the fifth refund. Al
other new middleweight r. Mike Kin
N He holds the Australian title, but Ia
a. not yet boxed Darcy. He has done
N great deal Of fighting and holds a b
AZ record OF successes against every opp
TO nent who could be found for him. Il
is was matched against Gus Christie. al
most people expected to see King put o.
early In the fight They were surprise
re The Australian never lost a round.
d. "Australia's boxing stock Il looking
most assuredly" continued Baker. ~