The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-23
Lee Darcy Wants IL Understood That
He 10 Not Sinking Mill
tary Service for
Country.
WANT MONEY FOR FOLKS
As Soon as He Has Secured Some OF
Americas Cash, He Will En-
list With English
Armies.

Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Dec 23.-Les Darcy
has arrived The Australian middle
weight and heavy weight champion.
landed at the Battery early today and
went Immediately to the Brozten no.
tel, where he retired from the sight
of sport writer's and fight managers,
completely.
AS Lester Dawson" stoker, Darcy
came to New York on the Standard
Oil tank steamer Gushing. Tim OSul-
Ivan accompanied him. acting as his
manager and will arrange for the
fighters affairs until an American
manager Is secured.
Tex Richard had the right OF way
today and he alone was allowed
aboard the steamer to welcome the
champion. Orders had gone out from
the Standard Oil headquarters that
no one save Richard should get on
board, but movie and newspaper men
swarmed about the tug w. L. Balzell.
which brought Darcy ashore when II
reached the Battery.
immigration authorities waived the
customary examinations.
Is No Shirker.
1.-THE first thing l want to make
clear to the American public" SAID
Darcy. "is that I am going to fight
! for Great Britain. I do not want any
one to consider me a shirker for
! leaving Australia. Just as soon as
have met several good American box
! ers and have earned what j consider
a sufficient sum to support my fath.
err. mother and sisters in comfort,
| 40 Il m oil a
| list
There isn't lot of money to be
made In the boxing game in Aus
tralia. I have had lots of fights, but
haven't made much money. My par
ents are not rich. They need money.
| am a good enough boxer to earn
| money for them and ! wanted to be
sure they would have enough If any
thing happened to me in the war.
/ viii Join Army.
/ 81 want to join the army and III
do It within a few months
; Darcy and o'Sulliyan, his compan-
ion who has trained Darcy ever since
he began fighting as featherweight,
were reticent regarding the methods
| they used to leave Australia, but II
was learned they shipped as stow
aways on the steamship Hattie Luck
enbach, October q. at New Castle.
They were aboard the vessel until
/ it reached Chile, when they left 1t
and became members Of the crew OF
the tanker Cushing. Although they
were listed as helpers. neither OF
them did any work. They were as
well taken care OF as II they had been
passengers on a big ocean liner
! Darcy is particularly eager to meet
| Mike Gibbons. His wishes may be
| respected in this, Tex Richard init
mated, but nothing has been done to-
ward getting matches so far. Rickard
will not be his manager.
| Tex has been having much trouble
! in getting a lease on Madison Square
! for bouts he has in mind, but he be
! lieyes he will have the lease and the
necessary boxing club license within
I few days. II necessary he told
Darcy today he will build an arena
He does not intend to allow Darcy &c
he exhibited in bout by anyone but
himself.
Kept Plans Secret.
Rtckard has been In communication
with Darcy ever since December IA
when the Australian champion sent a
cablegram from Panama telling KICK