Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
DARCY HAS FINE RECORD
BLACK EYE UNKNOWN TO
THIS SMILING CHAMPION
Australian Vow L. America Regarded
ns Greatest NiddlrwciEht since
t'itzsimmons.
Every Australian will admit, it.

Every Australian will admit ii. and
Les Darcy viii corcede tho point him
self If YOU put il up 10 him. What:
Why. the fac, that Les Darcy is the
greatest m!ddlcweiSht since Fob T'itz-
simmons IN the land OF tn. Bushman
and the Kangaroo they cali Les the
Ever Smiling cham Dion" ana il Is n
fact that he does smile most OF the
time. whether lighting or not.
Darcy has a great record back o.
Nun. and Vet "a This day. he has never
had black eye" lie says that none
ot his opponents were ever able TO hit
him hard enough 10 even give him a
headache
Here are some Of the fighters OPP
ponenis that he has M, finishing
touches to- or has beaten on points:
Bill Murray. lasted twenty rounds
once and later knocked out in six
Mich King. Knocked out in ten
rounds.
Frank LouGhrey was slammed around
the ring for twenty rounds.
George CHIP. the American, who gave
Darcy the worst scrap Of ALL
George Marchand. OF France, knocked
ont ~ five rounds
Dave smith knocked out in twelve
rounds.
Henri Scmlen. Belgian middleweight.
Knocked out in i've rounds
When Darcy boxed McCioorty. the
. osi!Nosii Terror swung HIS deadly lie III
hook flush on the Australians Jaw
siN times in one round: each time it
landed Darcy smiled. The entire au-
dience finally caught the smile fever"
lester Darcy * somewhat OF a spark
Ter on his sid" OF the world. Fistiana
admits il. and most of the critics are
OF the opinion that Darcy is all that
he is claimed To be.
Followers Of the game who have
seen Darcy in action are agreed that
he is one OF the most peculiar bat :
tiers who has ever come TO the front
in his division. Darcy, they say. has
a pair of hands that are abnormally
large. and when his punches land they
carry the weight of a sledge- ha MINER
behind them.
''Darcys wallop isn't as much Of a
punch as il is a nail" said one de-
voice Of the game. who has seen Darcy
in action. 'ile strikes. rather than
punches. and when ne lands the man
who stops the blow is jolted through
and through
Several hattlers OF this good old
United states Of America who have
travelled all the way 10 Australia to
meet Darcy. have come back with tales
OF his prowess. and for the most part
they arc agreed that Darcy can clean
up anything in the United states with
tho possible exception OF Jack Dillon
bombarding than any other boxer OF
his weight in tho world.
Dillon they explain. would have a
better chance with Darcy than would
Gibbons. Levinsky or Miske. \ boxer.
ii is said. is made To order for the
Australian star, and il takes rough
and ready fighter like Dillon 10 stave
him off
But il Darcy IS enjoying any day
dreams regarding the brand OF pick
ing he viii run into in this country
some one had better stick a pin into
him and end his snoozinG. The fore
most quartet OF battlers who are clsA
gible to meet Darcy are Dillon, Lee
whisky. Gibbons and Miskc. and any
one Of tho four could he figured to
give Darcy plenty 10 do in the ring.
No better hstic card could be ar
ranged than n four.corncrcd elimina-
ton series between Darcy. Carpenter.
Dillon and Miske. The last named
boxer is not finished fighter by any
manner Of means. but he is tough and
he can hit. With n few more battles
under Wis belt he should show won
dcrfr' ,',rovenent.