Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-24
TED LEWIS VICTIM
OF UNFEELING FATE
English Battler Goes to Buenos
Ayres and Runs Into q
Fine Fhvver.
WANTS TO FIGHT DARCY
By RINGSIpE.


BY that name working himself into
such a belligcrent mood; so we'll
modify. the opening sentence by say
ing that Ted-Kid Lewis is on the
verge OF desperation. That sounds
better.
Ted-Kid has every reason to be
sour at the world in general and
South American III particular. The
fighting Englishman has spent the
last three months travelling to and
from Buenos Ayres for the purpose
OF establishing firmer claim to the
welterweight championship by defeat
ing Albert Badoud, the French cham
pion, there. He was to engage in
one other fight below the equator,
before returning TO good old New
York.
The supposed fistic carnival in
Buenos Ayres fizzled out; Lewis
didn't fight at all; he practically
wasted three, months and lost over
$4,000 in ring engagements there He
is now nearing this port; is due in
few days. is it any wonder Tcd-Kid
Lewis is sour at the world in general
and South America in particular?
Something was said about Lewis
being on the verge OF desperation.
You surely will consider him so after
perusing the gist Of his letter to the
writer from Buenos Ayres.
Wants to Fight Darcy.
Briefly it is this: He wants to fight
Les Darcy, the Australian marvel, for
the middleweight championship OF the
world. Lewis says he has already
disposed OF Darcy's other formidable
rival-Mike Gibbons--and so he has.
Also, that he is entitled to next whack
at the antipodean by virtue Of his vic
tory over Gibbons Lewis is willing
to waive all weight stipulations so
long as Darcy is anywhere near the
lo0-pound mark the day of the battle.
Lewis surely must be desperate
after travelling so many thousands OF
miles for chance at one title-and
miss it--hc is ready to travel many
more thousand miles for champion
ship bout in another class. Lewis
does not invite Darcy to this coun-
try, but Is willing to beard the lion in
his den, as it were, by going to Aus.
tralia and battling Darcy on his home
heath.
Compare this to the stand of the |
other American pugilists who arc
eligible to. fight Darcy. Gibbons ap-
parently does not want to fight the |
Australian under any circumstances,
while Jack Dillon says he NAV fight
Darcy, If the latter were to come 10
this country.
Like Old School.
The latest proposal Of Lewis
clinches the contention OF his man
ager, Jimmy Johnston, that Ted-Kid
Is the only fighter in the game today
that bears any resemblance to any
of the old regime Of the ring when
fighter fought. We can supplement
that statement by saying that Lewis
Is the first since the days OF Joe VOL
colt and Charley Mitchell who, though
legitimate welterweights, were ever
ready to battle middleweight and
light heavyweights.
Can you imagine Freddy Welsh.
weighing lbs pounds, taking chance
with any one scaling five or six
pounds moref II this were the case.
the same Ted-Kid Lewis, who is now
shooting at the light heavyweights.
would be willing to come down 10
this poundage and take on the clever
MI. Welsh for twenty-round soiree.
Lewis weight will ever remain one
Of the rings greatest mysteries. One
day ne is ready to battle lightweights
At their own poundage; the next he
Is prepared to engage welters; the day
following he, consents to divide the
time with rniddleweights, and again,
when he gets on the verge OF des- I
pcrAtion, as he now is, he wants to
fight any lightweight in the world.
surely ne isl ring-anomoly.
/. Second Invasion.
Should Darcy accept Lewis chal.
lenke It would not be the first time
Lewis has fought in Australia; as a
matter Of fact, Ted-Kid first com
r1arided attention from that part Of
the globe. AS. featherweight. cham
pion OF England he invaded the anti
podes and cleaned up whatever light
weights and welterweights he could
inxeiSle UNTO the ring with him.
Lewis Is not unfamiliar with
Dareys style, and for that reason is
confident he can defeat the Australia
blacksmith. Lewis does not enter
tain hopes of knocking out Darcy, for
this feat could not be accomplished
BY such sturdy hitter as Eddie Nc
Goorty, jeff Smith, X. o. Brown, the
Greek, and other reputed American
sluggers. Darcy has flattened Nc
Goorty twice for the full count. and ,
has whipped Smith, Brown and I'm
my Clabby (twice), in addition to TAX
ing the measure of every other
American to face him. ~
But Ted.kid is daring youth and
Will go miles out OF his way to i'm ,
press a point After his experience
in Buenos Ayres he evidently cares
little what happens to him.
However, before embarking for :
Australia Should that, come to pass. !
Lewis would like to have Jack Brit ,
ton engage him in ltwenty-round !
joust, Ted-Kid has an old score 10
settle with the Chicago dancing
master and he will not rest easy until ,
he has wiped out the stigma Of losing I
point decision 70 Britton. Prior
70 that occurrence, last spring, Lewis ,
had gained numerous undisputed YER |
diets over Britton. But he is still IN
convinced as to the decision rendered
IN their last meeting, and is willing |
70 .forego any matches if Britton will
only consent TO meet him in ring com