The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29

airy 20 Of this McGoorty was con-
sidered unbeatable in Australia and
England. ireland claimed him as her
own. Now Il is all changed. Darcy's
name is on every lip. Snowy Baker. the
Australian promoter, who uncovered
Darcy. says Of him in an enthusiastic
letter:
"Unspoiled by his Srea, success, un-
affected by wide and big popularity, Les
Darcy is to-day the same cheerful and
high spirited boy that he was three wears
ago when he put on the gloves To enter
the ring for the first time in his life.
The reason why he is the idol of the
fighting fans to-day is not that he is an
Australian. but because he Is all that
the Australian public demands in its
representation IN the ring.
Gray eyed. brown haired. clear
skinned. beautifully built and square
chinned. Les. with his 10 years and nine
nom, :, not only is a fighter. but he
looks one from top tn toe. Always in
fine physical trim. he is we'll liked and
admired by friend and opponent. He is
a born fighter, On his fathers farm in
West Maitland he was never without q
set uf gloves.
Governor Balsar. a railway gauger
was the then siNteei- ycar-old boys first
opponent. Balssr. who was rather good
with his fists, and in the prime OF life,
got a mighty surprise when he was outed
By a boy OF such tender years n such
bender skill. And it was Ealsar who
~ ..N
amateur tournaments both Of which he
won. At the tournaments Les met Mick
Hawkins, who from that day 10 this has
looked after him with motherly care.
And 1t WAS at this tournament that
the boys quick gated mind told rim
that there was money in rapid thinkiu"
brain. fine stamina and two good ists.
With the advice of Trainer Hawkins the
crude boy began TO shape IN the right
manner. His really first important on
counter ook place AT sydney ON January
:. 1871. when he knocked out Jac.'
Clarke in nine rounds 50 YOU see III
really the short space OF eighteen months
this Maitland hoy as lifted himself
from obscurity to chH mpionshir
through mis- coolness and confidence.
He is undoubtedly the sensation oi
the ring Il meteoric progress counts ror
anything. His years and his perform
ance make him the finest middleweight
Of all times
According to Eugene CORR, the great
English referee, IL has always been u
close thing between Packey Mcfarland
and Eddie McGoorty wren 1t anne to
counting noses Of the friends Of each IN
Ireland.
Both are immensely popular say
CORR. I'm and about Dublin McGoortv
was reckoned pretty we'll unbeatable.
Many sportsmen in the dear. dirty, dis
tressful city on the Liffey-Boss Croker
among them--with very good reason rec
garded the ~sprightly young Irish Ameri-
can as the Alpha and omega OF his
class. know that a little more than
twelve months ago, when McGoorty was
fulfilling engagements In Australia, they
would have given anything and laid any
money OH McGoorty II they could have
land and let him take mis- chances against
Bombardier Wells or Carpenter, the
F%renchman, for preference
"Thev went.oVer 10 Paris and ctually
saw the hubbling Descamps with the
idea OF arranging a match W Car
pentier and McGotrty, Carpenter had
his price. which was n small f-rtune,
but that did not matter to the syndicate
Of Irish spor.smen, who. without any
bartering at all agreed 10 practically
any conditions, and more than that they
were prepared to bet a thousand or so
on the result, and didn't mind whether
the contest was a semi-private nc or
rpt. Then one idea was TO bring the
two together and see whether McGoorty
could not scotch the wheel OF the
Frenchman.
Had the match come of It would
nave been a rare sp ring AFFAIR. II
didn't, There were i~nsurmOuntable difn-
culties In the way, And now. in sgd
ney, Eddie McGolrty has been knocked
out by a nineteen-y ear-old blacksmith
named Darcy! I wonder what the good
people OF Dublin think about il all?
Personally | must confess to being not.
a little surprised at the result. though
had hca-d from Su Wy Baker. the
king ~ promotes. Down Under
that this Darcy was q terrible fellow
and one hound to heat everybody Ac-
counts Of him were so glowing that /,
after the manner 81 tn" old campaigner.
thought that Baker. the d,scovcrcr (
Darcy. was just a wee bit too cnthusl-
astic. Rut--hats on TO Snow Truly
he has uncarthed a tarter, for the man
capable Of Knocking McGoorty out must
he a fighter II high degree"
1t seems that Jimmy has been hand
ing out Lewis AZ y soft one all along
the line. The night Lewis boxed Mike
Glover at Boston, Mike weighed I5O
pounds. Lewis gave Glover a fearful
hiding despite the great difference in
weight. Lewis knocked Mike down. As
the doleful count was going on Alsck
Mclean rushed over To Jimmy Johnston
in Lcwis's corner and said rs THIS
the soft one YOU had for Gallant"
Aleck got a baby stare by way of
reply from Johnston.