Evening journal., 1915-08-09

Wn6D Lester OditNt tut Ntuthlui
niddleweight boxer Of Australia. put
Eddie MoGoorty. the great American
dghter. to sleep in sixten rounds af-
ter beating him from the start the
victor served notice on the world Of
pugilism that Kangarooland had de-
veloped a glove fighter well worthy to
stand in the same rank with the gal
aXy of famous ringsters who had
sprung from the soil of that country.
Peter Jackson, Bob Fitzsimmons,
Frank Slavin, Joe Goddard, Jim
Hail Dan Creedon, Young Griffo Bill
v Murphy all cut a wide swath in the
histnry Of pugilism and all were
born in that country except Jackson
and Fit7. Hcwever as these two great
)ugilists began their boxing careers
n Australia and we're developed there
heir fame belongs to that country.
AS TO Darcy, who Is but 20 years
Of age. he is just at the threshold Of
! brilliant career in the ring While
Darcy has been beating Australians
with great regularity and finally
Knocked out the holder of the middle
weight title. Mick King in ten rounds,
yet not until he had disposed of the
formidable McGoorty did the American
public get a true line on the ability
Df the new middleweight meteor. II
was the first time in the history
Of the Oshkosh battler that he had
been on the floor for a count of ten.
and when McGoorty's strength and
rugedness are considered, II can be
readily understood that Darcy Is one
Of the most effective punchers in the
game
No American middleweight ever put
McGoorty down for the count and
The Oshkosh man has met all the
leading boxers in the division. includ-
ing the marvellous Mike Gibbons. clev-
er Jim Clabby, lusty FRANK Klaus. and
In fact every man with any stand
Ing in the class. McGoorty was some
what noted for his punch and has 10
his credit twenty-seven lmockouts.
Included in his list Of victims being
Dave Smith, at the time middleweight
champion of Australia. in one round:
Jack Harrison, middleweight cham
pion of England, in one round and
recently Harold Hardwick, the light
heavyweight champion of Australia.
in a few rounds.
Only three times during his career
did McGoorty hear the referee de- |
clare his opponent the winner. and |
Clabby was the victor twice. The first /
decision against McGoorty was award |
ed TO Tom Lancaster in Dublin. Ire !
land, in 1909. at the end Of twenty /
rounds. However, McGoorty reversed |
lhe decision the following year in a
iwenty-round bout.
Clabhy got a decision over McGoor-
" at Butte in 1913. at the end of a
twelve-round bout. and at Sydney in
1914 Clabby won on a foul from Nc
ioorty in the eighth round.
Therefore Il can be seen that Darcy
In disposing Of McGoorty, beat a ton
notcher in the middleweight division.
and one of the hardest punchers and
gamest men in the ring.
Those who have seen Mick King in /
action declare that the former little |
holder was a wonderful boxer. and |
Darcy's conquest in ten rounds was |
q remarkable performance.
Adding TO these conquests the deci- |
eive manner in which the new cham
pion was beating Jem Smith at the
time the Bayonne middleweight com |
mittcd a palpabla foul. gives the i'm
preston that Darcy is not only o ter
rife hitter, but a clever sparrer to
penetrate the guard of shifty fellows
Ike King and Smith.
Darcy has been boxing but year
but If he keeps up the pace he mas
set he should make history.
The Australian promoter. Snowy
Baker, is cabling industriously to this
country for middleweight TO go over
there and meet Darcy. but after the
McGoorty disaster II Is questionable
II there will be much Of a rush. Clab-
by has received an offer, but there
is small question that Darcy would
make short work of the Hoosfer.
Gibbons with HIS remarkable de-
iensive skill, would be- the fttest op-
ponent for the new star. but Michael
Is not eager to tackle unknown auan-
titles If not Gibbons. then perhaps AL
Mccoy. incidentally, II Darcy requires
an American manager there are sew
eral here who would undertake the
task.
Louehrey Met Darcy.
An American boxer who met Les
Darcy in the ring in Australia is
Frank Loughrey. the rugger Mana
yunk lighter. who has returned home
after eight months absence in Aus
tralia, where he had a successful trip
Leaving this country as welterweisht.