The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18
Les Dacey Won't Come to United States for $4,000;
Saws He Can Get More From Home Folks in Australia
Prefers to Reap Golden
Harvest Where Glib
bOnS Isn't


American tight deyotees will have
10 defer their anticipation OF get
ting ringside view OF Les Darcy,
the Australian middleweight cham
pion. Not that Darcy would not
like 70 meet us folks, but he has a
decided aversion against deserving
the home heath while there is stu
stray farthing in the antipodes.
Australians have set Darcy up
as a demigod, and they worship
him as such. And Darcy fairly
basks in the idolatry.
Darcy does not plan to come 20
America for over a year, II then.
He has bookings that will carry him
along till next summer. then be
will get more bookings Whether
he is TO continue as the idol OF
Australia will be determined In
week or so. when he takes on Ed
die McGoorty in return engage
menI.
The American who was knocked
out in IL rounds by Darcy quite
recently, virtually bounded the
young blacksmith into the match.
as he is OF the opinion that he can
turn the well known tables on Oar
cy.
Should the latter repeat his frs;
triumph his standing in the fight
community will have been estao-
lished beyond a peradyenture. re
needs but another knockout victory
over the tough MoGoorSy 70 show
that he has been tested and found
not wanting. Such a victory would
entitle him TO an equal claim with
Mike Gibbons on the worlds mid
dleweight championship.
And then a match between Oar
cy and Gibbons for the undisput-
Cd possession Of The Faiddle~eight
crown, II is TOO much 70 cou'em-
plate. for it would be too good 10
be true
Darcys feat in outpointing jim
my Clabby in a 20-round bout a
fortnight ago strengthens the i'm
preston that Darcy possesses the
goods. He showed his punching
power in his fight with McGoorty:
and in the Clabby match he showed
his skill by outboxing a past mas
ter IN the science of the game.
Truly. Darcy must be a wonderful
fighter to possess such essentials as
hitting power and boxing skill. Up
to this time We had doubted Oar.
cy's prowess: but here is convinc-
ing evidence OF his ability. More
credit 20 him.
Americans would like TO see this
Darcy person in action. They
would pay well for his services, too
II has been impaired TO the writer
that Darcy has been offered $50
0oO to come to this country and
participate in five bouts. Darcy
did not even dignity the prefer by
answering via cable. He was cour-
teous enough, however. to write the
promoter his views OF the matter.
and here IS the gist OF his note
In the first place. Darcy has an
established reputation in Australia,
" lille in America tif ne came herel
he would have to build up one. And
he does not think he can do this in
few fights.
Then, again. he Is not so sure that
he would become acclimated, and
his work might suffer in conse-
quence. Darcy docs not feel con-
strained 20 take the risk Of the fong
and tedious journey TO show his
wares and then not make good He
breads even the thought OF II.
Darcy probably can make more
money for HIS performances in Aus
tralia than he would In America
unless he showed startling ability
in his very first fight. Anyhow, he
does not feel quite ready 20 visit
us--and that's all there Is 20 II.
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