The Washington herald., 1915-11-05
Les Darcy Has Shown
Championship Ability
Six American Mdde-weghts Have Gone Down to Defeat
= Before Singing Tactics Of Antipodean Mauler.
Fight McGoorty Again.

c.yrsk 1918

When the referee hoisted aloft the
gore-spattered glove of Les Darcy
and proclaimed him winner over Jim
my Clabby. after twenty spirited
rounds of fighting. the spotlight of
fame conferred once more on the SEN
podes.
Six American middle-weights now
have gone down to defeat under the
sturdy maulers Of Darcy.
Will he be a replica Of his famous
predecessor. Bob Fitzsimmons?
The American fighters who have
lost to Darcy say no.
Naturally.
But boxing Critics who have closely
studied the performances of the An
tipodean see in him the physical
equipment that makes for champion
ship material, and the majority YER
dict now holds that Darcy is the
nearest approach to the lighting skill
of the late lamented S0nley Ketchel
that has flashed across the middle
weight horizon since the day an as
sassin's bullet plowed through the
broad back OF the mighty Wolverine.
A Knockout registered over Eddie
McGoorty in fifteen rounds; a twenty
round point decision over Jimmy
a
Smith; a Knockout Of Fritz Holland:
and decisions over Gus Christie and
Frank Loughrey make up the sum
total OF Darcys impressive record
against fighters from this country.
When he hung the dreamland punch
on the chin of McGoorty. the feat
electrified the entire sporting world.
and when he outfought and outslug-
gsd Clabby even the most rabid Of
the doubling Thomases were forced
to admit that the Antipodean pos
sessed real ring class
But the real acid test Of Darcy-s
ability. you say. is stin - come.
Even so.
There is Mike Gibbons. Young
,Akearn, Soldier Bartheld and Jack
Dillon appraising, Darcy with specu-
lative eyes. but on this quartet. only
two-Gibbons and Dillon-merit con-
sideration.
OF Dillon there is doubt as he prob
ably could not make the accepted
middle-weight poundage.
This leaves only Gibbons then to
dispute with Darcy for the worlds
championship.
Stick a pin in this fact. too. II every
thing goes well don't be surprised to
hear some fine morning about Gibbons
packing a steamer trunk and setting sail
for the Antipodes-
His mission You've guessed it.
That would be a real championship
fight and the winner would have unQues-
toned claim to the worlds title?
This statement goes as 1t lays. even
though there Is the possibility OF Dillon
throwing a wrench into the whole works
by Offering to make the weight for
tilt. Then there Is the fur
Their possibility that McGoorty will smear
up the young Mr.. Darcy when they meet
again a month hence. but this Is merely
speculation at this time.
Naturally before Gibbons decides to 60
to Australia he will wait the outcome
of the return engagement between Darcy
and McGoorty. II the Antipodean should
beat the Wisconsin batuer again then
the prospective match between Gibbons
and Darcy will be the biggest event re-
maining in the middle-weight division.
and when IL is staged 1t is certain to
draw at least $4,000. That would mean
a pretty piece of change for Mr.. Gibbons.
Michael knows how to whipsaw the pro-
motors and get all that is coming to
him. He probably would exact at least
a third of the house for his bit. which
would mean that his share would be In
the neighborhood OF 10000. They say
that Mike is waiting for one more clean
I'D In the ring before announcing his
The opportunity seems be-
fore him now.
The complete ring record of Darcy
probably is not familiar to boxing follow
ers. For the benefit Of those who may
be interested, the following data on the
is submitted herewith:
Born at West Maitland, N. s. W., Oct