Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
C[AbbY AFTER FIGHT
In Australia to Get Matches
With Best Boxers.
McGOORTY IN GOOD SHAPE
His Last Three Fights Won by
Knockouts-Other Ring
Gossip.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc SldI-
SYDNEY, Australia, September 25.-
Jimmy Clabby arrived in Australia from
the United States last Tuesday, Septem-
her 21. announcing that he wanted par
ticularly to meet Eddie McGoorty. Billy
Murray and Les Darcy, the latter being
the Australian boxer. not yet twenty-one
wears old, who claims the middieweight
title of the world, having verdict on a
foul over Jeff Smith, and an official knock
out (police stopped fight) over McGoorty.
Jimmy will be accommodated with all
these matches.
The American who now is paying his
fourth visit to Australia, stepped on the
Ventura a strong man. but a little over
weight for true condition. He said that
he was heavier than he had ever been
before when out of training. as he
weighed ISL pounds. This is no weight
to count in Australia, where the midoie
limit is $50 pounds. and Clabby Will sheo
more than the margin of one pound when
he gets to work.
He will fight Les Darcy October 20 IN
the sydney Stadium. His pals on TINS
side have warned Jimmy that he will find
in Darcy a tough proposition TO taSe--
hard fighter and one OF WonderIul Ell
durance. Clabby gave to the Austran Is
pressmen his regular explanation OF .ne
where the referee disqualified both men
for not trying. Here is the explanation
as committed to print by w. F. Corpett
of sydney Sun: "Clabby explained snat
he and Chip had fought too often emp
had got to know every move of Caabbys-
chin was a fighter pure and simple. with
nerhaps the most effective punch in all
America. Consequently. he had to be
carefully watched and warily handied.
The most charitable thing l can say re-
is that he did not understand the posi-
ton. He did not know how clever
boxer should treat one of Chips caliber:
Because we did not rush in and mill all
to do that and 1 outwitted him l boxed
as you people nave always seeii hie IVA
No matter how the results go, it Is
probable that the three star exponents
of the game will supply the Sydney
fans with three fights-Clabby-Darc
Clabby -McGoorty and Darcy-McGoorty
with Billy Murray and the ex-cham-
MON of Australia Mick King, waiting
on the side to furnish extra contests
n depends on the first fight whether
Darcy or Clabby will be the next to
meet McGoorty one OF our srch
bishops of sport, Bill Corbett OF the
Sun, MAINTAINS That Int in,ouiS
title isn't fixed till both Mike. Gibbons
ana Young Ahearn have been beaten
nv some other aspirant. but. the gem
eral Australian view (and the olhclal
view of Bakers stadium) is that the
campaign revolving around Les Darcy
will reveal a world champion whose
claims should be acknowledged every
where.
McGoorty's Punch.
After that startling defeat he suf-
fered from Les Darcy. Eddie McGoorty
sat still for time, but now he comes
back into the front rank with a series
of explosions. he appears To-Day the
best lighting, machine among all the
white men of the world. Three fights
in three successive Saturdays have
been allotted to him.
In Brisbane fortnight ago he met
Joe Bonds (Canada) and knocked the
big fellow cold in the first round. He
500 miles back to Sydney, and
last Saturday laid Billy Murray imp on
the floor in the fourth round. Ionight
he fights Harry Reeve. the English
CHATS what we call
heavyweights under IFS pounds in this
country), and the popular tip Is that
Reeve is going to travel the same ROAD
(McGorty knocked out ReeveD
Les Darcy from America. don't tempt |
him to run away from the good money |
which he is accommodating in his own |
But in the pride of his young |
ambition he is looking across the Pa
cific ocean. If he should prove the |
goods to beat both Clabby and Nc
Goorty. he will certainly visit the !
states to look for purses.
Should the coming campaign see |
Darcy triumphant and readyf to cross |
The ocean, it is quite probable that he /
will carry with him an American ad-
wiser in the person of Jack kearns, |
who Is in Sydney. as manager OF Billy |
Red Watson and Joe Bonds.
The Australian ring certainly boasts