El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-30

~YDNEY. y. S. W, Oct. SO.-The
Australian school boys whom
~ Snowy Baker las been teaching to
box-or his instructors have been
teaching them-are travelling hundreds
Of miles over the states Of New South
Wales and Victoria TO give exhibitions
at patriotic carnivals- The state rail-
ways are carrying them at reduced
rates and they are very much IN the
patriotic boom. Baker has now extend
ed his scheme and has started classes
among she australian boy scouts, OF
vi HON there are about 10000 me
classes are being formed TO take 1vU
bows at a time. and they are getting
free lessons. The head class in sgd
brothers, Fred and Frank. In the last
six months more boys have been learn
ing boxing in Australia than ever
knew the game before, the reason be
ing the free classes which Baker
started
MeheEan Defeated Mccoy.
It was while Hughie Michigan was
away in England fighting Matt Wells
and Freddie Welsh that the Victorian
lightweight. Herb Mccoy, came into
prominence in Australia, coming out as
the next best, after duels with JACK
Read and a lot of visiting Frenchmen-
At that time Mccoy looked like tax
ing the Australian title away from
Michigan. but when they at last met
in Sydney stadium last month, the old
champion proved too good and ne
knocked Mccoy out in the 18th round
Kay Is in Limelight.
The limelight OF the moment Is on
the Australian lightweight Fred Kay
who gained two verdlcts over Mllburn
Saylor and one over Joe Shugrue- The
s. @
stadium. Kay is purely boxer, not a
fighter, and is a proof that they nSht
in all shapes" for his physique IS
mostly legs and wings He is eEIraOr-
dinarily fast and clever and though he
doesn't carry a knockout anywhere IN
his repertoire il will have to be a spe-
cially good man who can outpoint him.
This defeat was Shugrue's last ugnl
in Australia He goes away by the
same vessel which carries this mail, &C
companied by Tommy Lee and the
fighters, Bobbie Moore and Fritz Hol-
land.
blacksmith Is Learning Fast.
Fritz Holland must have got a
nice little hankrou from his two fights
with the Australian middleWeight, Les
Darcy. Darcy is a blacksmith's appren-
tfce with the talent Of q natural fight
er. and did so well against the rough
stuff he was first called on TO flght
that he looked like coming cham
pion. There are still hopes Of him in
this country, as he IS learning last
Holland gained a verdict on points the
first time before a house like that
which watched Burns fight Johnson six
years ago. The second fight was IN
sydney and Darcy lost it in the 18th
round on a foul Otherwise Darcy was
leading on points. Either il was mex
perience that made him swing the llle-
gal blows, or else his sight was aslray
through a very heavy blow he got on
one eye early in the engagement Darcy
is next to fight the French fighter
Knockout Narchand, and Dave Smith
is coaching him for this ordeal.
Frenchmen Making Good.
The big bunch OF Frenchmen whom
Snowy Baker imported TO australia
have so far made good They include
Louis DeP0nthieu. Marcel Dennis. Mar
eel Volaire, Jules LepreuN, Knockout
Marchand and Fernand QuendreuX. The
last named came out on his own &C
count. In their engagements so far
they have all won. Voltaire beat the