New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-22
Willard VS.. Carpenter and
Darcy VS.. Gibbons Are
Bouts Planned
By ". O. McGEEHAN

Within a few days Tex Richard Will
be proceeding with the business OF
matching Jess Willard and Georges
Carpenter, and Les Darcy and Nike
Gibbons, or some other logical con-
tender. Also the fate of Madison
Square Garden as Temple of Fistiana
will be definitely and finally decided.
Richard was just "simply busting
to spill an earful Of chatter last night
regarding his plans to elevate the burg
with few international knockouts.
But he decided 10 let the DEVELOPMENTS
do their own conversation as they ma
terialize.
Tex knows almost TO the hour when
Les Darcy will arrive in New York, but
he refrains from making the announce
ment, 10 prevent the Australian cham
MON from being overwhelmed with hos
pitality by members OF the local CO.
terie of boxing promoters, VINO are
popularity known as the Forty Thieves:
il will be recalled that Richard had
a certain amount of trouble bringing
about the willard Moran bout. His ex-
perience at that time taught him the
golden value Of reticence. and he Is
practising Il. The premature an
nouncement of the Willard Moran bout
probably cost Richard something like
$50 900, leaving him mere pittance OF
$50 900 for promoting that spectacle.
With the Willard Carpenter bout and
the Darcy-Gibbons affair Richard will
take no chances Of losing real money
By premature conversation.
Richard Has Darcy
Richard has been in close touch with
Darcy and friends of Darcy long before
the Australian champion decided that
fighting, as it was handled in the
United States, was decidedly safer and
more lucrative than the fighting in
Flanders. 1t will be recalled that The
Tribune announced some time ago that
the cautious Australian champion was
ready to come TO the United States and
box three opponents for fiat sum OF
s25, 900 Richard started his negotia-
tions then and there.
When it became known that Darcy
had left Australia for the United
States other promoters began to see
the value Of the Australian az ian
other Fitzsimmons," and began to make
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members Of the syndicate that controls
Willard, advanced the claim that they
had Darcy signed. roped and hog tiled.
The moment Richard announced his
plans for the willard Carpenter match
Pollok and McKetrick began to claim
the French champion, and exhibited
more or less authentic cablegrams from
the crowned heads and mailed fists of
Europe 10 support their claims. Stimuli
taneously Jack Curley, of the Willard
syndicate, announced that Willard's
terms for match with Carpenter
would make war bride stock blush
a vivid salmon pink.
These things made Richard lapse into
the silences. He has continued his ne
gotiations for Carpenter and Darcy,
but he has decided that il would not
pay 10 announce the developments.
Waiting for Darcy
Darcy. when he does land, will get a
real touch Of American hospitality. II
the time and place Of the landing were
only definitely known there would be
such flock OF promoters and man
ayers at the dock that the reserves
would have hard time keeping the
visitor from being strangled to death
by afeetionate boxing magnates
BY the same token il might be well
for the United States Government. in
the interests Of peace, 20 send the A.
lantic feet 20 convoy the vessel which
will bear Georges Carpenter to our
shores Some Of the local promoters
are so anxious 20 greet him before Rick
ard gets the chance that they may hire
few submarines and sink the liner 20
get at him.
Richard is so certain that he will be
able 20 introduce Les Darcy 10 New
York within day or so that he has
already started 70 negotiate with Mike
Gibbons. At the same time some of
the local promoters are trying 20 tie
Michael up before Tex can hand him
the papers.