Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-19
HAS
VICTORY OVER
HEAVYWElGHIS
MiddIeweight Champion Keeps
Rowling Them Over at Sgd
ney; McGOOrty Takes Rest

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Les Darcy, niddleweight champion,
recognized in Australia as the holder
OF the worlds title. keeps on beating
the Australian heayyweights. The
first he disposed of was Harold Hard
wick. former amateur champion of
the British Empire, who was claiming
the Australian heavy title. On Sat
urday, March %, in Sydney, Darcy
took on Les O'Donnell. 170pound
man, who can box very cleverly,, hit
pretty hard and swallow great am
cunt of Cruel O'Donnell was, two or.
three years ago, great rival to Dave
Smith, a clipping fine boxer, in front
of any man but Eddie McGoorty, who
had the Indian sign on him. and made
a hobby OF knocking him out. Darcy
caused O'DonnelPs towel to fly, in
the seventh round. scoring technical
Knockout. 1t was a very fierce ex-
change of fighting; and though the
betting odds on the raceeourses show
ed that nobody expected O'Donnell to
win, there was good house. There
were some rounds in which O'Donnell
fairly held his own with the cham
pion, but when his towel flew up he
was all IN, and that round (the sew
enth), would have seen the finish of
him. All the same he demonstrated
fiercely with his seconds, being the
sort of man who would soonest fight
on until knocked cold.
X. o. Browns Fancy Bets Declined.
George X. o. Brown has been put.
ting up some fancy bets for return
match with Darcy. He proposed a
level $3.50 that the champion could not
knock him down inside the 90 rounds;
and another even $3.50 that Darcy
could not stop him in the same dis.
lance. The bets were not covered by
Darcy, who said that Brown was a
mighty tough bit of flesh: and that
the boxer who goes into the ring with
theobligation to knock out the.other
fellow in a specified time, puts himself
to big risk. He offered, however, a
side wager up to any amount that he
would beat Brown. A square bet like
that would pay the Greek, even If he
lost the fight; for his cut of the gate
against Darcy would be at least $500
more than against any other oppo-
nent
Browns drawing value, if opposed
to Darcy, would not be seriously les
sened by the. fact that Fritz Holland
has just out-peinted him. In pre-.
vious fight, Brown got the verdict,
though without the concurrence OF
some of the newspaper men at the
ring SIDE When they met again a
fortnight ago. Holland changed radi-
cally his style of fighting; he kept
away from Brown, and made him miss,
while he himself was busy with sting
ing hits, which left their impression
on Browns face. Bill Corbett of Sgd
ney Sun, who had given his decision
for Brown in the first engagement
said of the second fight, that Holland,
through his change Of tactics, won by
miles
The Knockout visitor has lately
been occupied in knocking out the
bookmakers on Sydney racecourses
In this kind Of investment Eddie Me-
Goorty has landed many thousands of
dollars, and Browns luck now keeps
company with Eddie's.
McGoorty Not Looking For Fight.
Eddie McGoorty's life Is one of com.
fort The race tracks are kind to-
him, and this is an easier way Of pill
ing up a bank balance than going into
the ring. The public would like to see
Eddie in action again, whether against
Darcy or Holland or George Brown.
but he says no 20 the, Holland and
Brown propositions. Brown vs.. Nc
Goorty would be a great draw. but
Eddie won't take ii on. He has had
his address in Easy street little toe
long, probably.
jeff. Smith Trading in Hot Air.
The talk Of Jeff Smith coming to
Australia again is hot air Nobody
here wants to see him fight. He
twice fouled Les Darcy. and on the
second occasion the foul, coming very
early in the fight, was about the
dearest case of quit that could be re-
corded. No. says Snowy Baker, II
don't even consider Jeff Smith. The
only use he would be to me here is to
pay matter of $500 of law costs
awarded against him to the Stadium.
AS fighter he is worth nothing to
an Australian promoter
The story was cabled to Australian
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Gibbons over every round of 10.
What Australians want to know is,
did Jeff's manager get to the wires
first? Some American files. limiting
that Mike would find it would pay him
to lose the first battle out of three.
have been read with interest here. If
jeff were really better than Mike,
then Darcy is without question the
champion of the world, for jeff isn't
even second fiddle; he is lucky to
be in the band at all.
A plaintiye tale comes that Smith
has parted from Al Lippe, gent not
wanted here. But with OF without
Lipre, Australia hasn't got spot
where jeff could sit down and Be
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