The sun., 1916-12-28
TEMPTED TO
FIGHT IN HAVANA
Grant Brown Offers Him $780,.
900 to Box Dillon In
Cuban Capital.
CHIP HERE SEEKING BOUT

Grant Brown, who Is preparing to pro.
mote baseball. boxing and other SPORT
In the vicinity Of Havana, Cuba, called
on Les Darcy yesterday and offered hin,
a purse of $40, 900 to box Dillon. Mccoy,
Gibbons or some other middlcwcight In
the Cuban capital In the near future.
Mr.. Brown was accompanied by Mike
Donlin. who IL to be matchmaker OF the
boxing club, and the former ball player
assured the Australian champion that II
was a grand opportunity for him "a
dazzle the inhabitants Of the Pearl OF the
Antilles.
Darcy listened politely. and when the
promoter had finished his eloquent APP
peal the champion said he would take II
under consideration.
Among the offers thus far received by
Darcy are the following:
'Dominick Totorich, New Orleans. 49,
900 to meet Mike Gibbons in the Crcs-
cent City.
Edward waldron Of the Manhattan a.
c. $4,000 for three bouts.
Dan McKetrick. $4,000 for three
bouts. this practically being the Wal
dron-Pol,ok- McKctrick-Curley offer. as
they are In the anne combination.
Matt Hinkei of Cleveland is on the
way to make an offer to the Australian.
Tex Richard Is supposed to have Of
ItTeu ssJ,UUU TOT N DOut, Out us tHe
Texan refuses to affirm or deny this is
not authentic.
Manager r. T. O'suliivan declared
yesterday that before Darcy put his
name to a contract the entire amount
guaranteed to the champion would have
to be put in bank.
The report that Battling Kcefe had
organized a syndicate and would offer a
purse Of $4,000 to Darcy for two
fights could not be verified, as the FSt-
tier is Aaid TO be at his Palm Beach
villa.
chip Claims Right t. Beut.
George Chip. tho Pennsylvania miner.
who wac stopped in nine rounds by
Darcy In Australia a few months ago.
arrived In this city yesterday from New
/ Castle. Pa. and bearded the Australian
champion in his den. Chip SAID that
IL view OF the fact that he had been
matched with Darcy for a return bout
AT Melbourne on November s. which
match was cancelled by the sudden de-
parture of the champion. he felt he was
entitled TO the first chance at the Aus
ITALIAN in this country.
Darcy said he regretted that his leav-
Ing Australia had Inconvenience Chip
and that II any OF the promoters offered
hun a fair amount for "A meeting with
chip he would gladly accept ii.
No Color Line for jackson.
Willie Jackson. a lightweight of this
city. is in a terrible rage because he has
been accused OF drawing the color line.
Just TO prove II IL not SO Willie will
joust with Leo Johnson at the Harlem
:. &. tomorrow night.
IL A.. III 49,. g. - .-aat
not get his customary humping from
Jimmy Duify az the Harlem =. c. to-
morrow night. Duny is slightly indis-
posed. and Packcy Hommey will try Ia
make Il interesting for the Colorado
farmer.
The Village sporting Club viii stage a
bout between Red Mcdonald and Jimmy
Powers tomorrow night.
Harry Pollok has accepted an offer of
. $4,000 for Welsh to box Johnny kn-
hane at Toledo In a few weeks. and de-
Clares tina kilbane has consented 10
permit Welsh 10 scale 1856 pounds at .
l.. NJ
With the uncertainty that surrounds
the future of Madison Square Garden
the managers OF the lirooklyn Ice Pal
acc. at bedford and atlantic avenues,
Intimate that they might permit the use
of this big structure 'nr boxing after the
close of the ice skating season. The
condition is imposed that Tex Richard
b. the promoter OF the bouts. The Pal.
ace Will hold 5000 persons.
\ telegram from indianapolis an
nounces that Jack Dillon has accepted
the OFFER of a Brooklyn club for "A match
with Les Darcy. And as soon as Darcy
accepts the offer the match will be on.