New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Nv W. q. MCCLELLAN

Les Darcy. the Australian Ilsn'hea'!
weight boxing chsm@on. who hed from
If. own country 20 avoid any chance
Of 6ghtinc for the Kings shilling when
$4,000 purses are being distributed I'D
+be United States. will arrive IN Ne"
York to-day.
Darcy shipped from Colon as FIRE
-. or the Standard oil tanker Cush-
ing which is due in Quarantine TINS
r,o-rinr. As tho Gushing is an Amer
ican ship. and as Dsrcy's evasion OF the
Defence Of the Realm act Is not an
cr,radictable offence. there probably
will be no objection offered to his land
ing.
According TO Tex Richard, the pro
-noter. who claims 10 have Darcy S ser
vices for several bouts in this country
the Australian boxer is travelling
alone. Richard viii put forth from the
Battery at sunrise in tug 70 welcome
tlo visitor and to make arrangements
for his discharge and his immediate
landing.
But Richard will not be alone in inc
task Of welcoming the stranger 10 tne
bospitable shores Of the l. ). A. FAR
f,om IL. Every promoter and boxing
manager OF Greater New York shares
with Richard the desire TO be the hrst
20 extend the glad hand o. ieHoNSNat
e. les Darcy. If the Australian IS a.
. hound 20 ne
embarrassed by the greeting when VIII
be given him.
War Over Les Darcy
According 10 Standard Oil Officials,
SIC cushing will not be docsed >ntil
after Christmas. but VII be held out
I'm The stream. where the war Tor the
nossession Of Les Darcy will se waged
bv the pirates Of Madison Sqaare Gar
den and other fight clubs. NO oDlecc
ton will be offered 70 the discnarge OF
Foreman Pro TEN. Darcy. he nd!
leave the vessel as soon as he pleases'
provided that il is not shown tha' ne
Is an undesirable immigrant;
The race to welcome Darcy was
,cbedu'ed 10 start before dawn. De-
spite the stiff northwest wind, hun
ored or more intrepid fight promoters
and managers were due 20 put OF from
the Battery ia various types OF craft
Rickard. with his usual frankness, an
nounced that he would leave IN tug
shortly after o'clock.
The others were more or less reu-
cent James J. Johnston, the boy pan
dit Of Madison Square. said little, but
lntirnated much Il used 20 be coxswaln
Of my crew at college" said James. "A
rowboat costs less than tug, when
there is real work to be done. ! Will
have Les Darcy. Remember
Harry Pollok and Chevalier Daniel
McKetrick disappeared the mUment II
wac definitely known when the Cushing
would appear with Darcy. They are
believed 20 have come into possession
Of submarine. Such craft was seen
lying of the Battery at a late hour
last night, according 10 report
To Use Aeroplane
Jack Curley. of the syndicate that
controls Jess Willard, was seen read
ing a book on aviation. His friends
report that he viii 90 out 70 meet the
Cushing IN a military aeroplane, and
that ne viii bring the Australian boxer
back with him before the other pro-
moters can get d start.
John VeismaItle and John p. Dunn,
the Brooklyn fight managers, have
chartered canal boat. This will be
towCd 10 the Cushing as soon as the
oil tanker comes 10 anchor. John Dunn
viii stand upon the prov Of the canal
boat making an address of welcome
while John Weismantle rattles a canful
Of iitneys 10 attract -ho practical at
tention OF the visitor. The Cushing
viii not dock until after Christmas,
aud hume upTarh mill l.,
until that time.
The boxers who are anxious 10 meet
Darcy for some merely nominal sum
ike $4,000 or $4,000 have chartered
four or five Coney Island ferryboats.
md their little hotlla will get an
early start in oider 10 convoy the yes
tol bearing Darcy.
Despite the claims Of various pro
uoters 10 would seem that Darcy is
coming direct TO Tex Richard Quar-
tiers have been engaged for him al
Broadway hotel by Richard and his
sparring partners have been selected.
Not only that. but Richard has prac-
tcally tied Mte Gibbons TO an agree
mcnt 90 meet Darcy IN his first bout
Richard Claims Darcy
Darcy is not under any manager As
"ttttNt-t+NNN ANt'hHiW last night.
Gle Will come 10 New York in the tug
with me IS soon as arrangements can
b. made. OF course a lot OF the bows
VAL be out TO meet him and 70 make
him some offers. They are at liberty
20 do that, Of course. The more OF
them the merrier. Darcy will think
that We have gone mad with hospi-
talty'
The landing Of Darcy IL not in the
least like that % Bob Fitzsimmons.
that other Australian, whom Darcy is
said to resemble. Ruby Robert landed
~ San Francisco in overalls unheralded
and begging for a fight. They thought
that he was Joke. but quickly found
that he was not. Despite the press
Hgenung given Darcy, there are many
Who feel that the younger Australian
may prove joke.
Dsrcy's getaway from Australia is
stlll shrouded m mystery. Shortly be
fore he disappeared he made IL known
through local agents that he was ready
q accept fat offer OF $4,000 for
three bouts in this country He fire.
ouenuy tried 10 obtain permission TO
leave Australia. but this was withheld
By the government under the Defence
a. the Realm act
Finally Dsrcy's Australian friends
woke up 20 find that he had sailed
without permission and that he was on
the way 10 The United States 20 get
some OF tho big purses Richards