El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-28

X YDNEY, y. 6. W. Sept. 4-CBy
MaiL)-Jimmy Dime and his bunch
OF American fighters arrived here
and were given a fine reception by the
boxing fans and newspapermen- In
the party were George and Joe Chip.
Patsy Branigan. Tom Mcmahon. Babe
Picat1 and Jimmy Dime. Joe Chip Will
fight Mick King and Mcmahon may
wait for a meeting with Darcy Bran
nigan is TO meet Jimmy Hill for the
championship.
CIabby'S Hat in the Ring.
Jimmy Clabby. L. s A. race morse
owner. bookmaker and glove fighter IS
definitely about TO resume the tnlIG %
these professions and if present flNa-
ton OF dates holds good, he viii nave
fought Les Darcy lust before this mail
reaches American shores darcy won
in 20 rOunds-l
Eddie McGoorty is also in training,
but his round face and figure reveal
that il will take him some time 10 get
ready. His prospective opponent IS the
Australian heavyweight, Colin Bell
Americans Want To stop.
The ring failures who leave Austria
LA for their home in the l. > A, anu
proceed TO knock this country by the
most unreliable statements are more
than fully answered by those who pre-
fer to stop over McGOOrty and CldDDy
partly for ring chances, and partly Tor
the general prosperity Of the place.
Harry Stone is back again; and now
Eddie MOy and Buck Grouse. who have
finished the fights stipulated in their
contracts. want 10 renew for a further
series OF Australian engagements
Palmer and Tanning.
Benny Palmer, received in Melbourne,
the other day. a most severe trimming
at the hands of the Australian light
weight. Herb Mccoy It was real
drubbing. vet Palmer came out Of II
with a glory, being voted one Of the
most gallant fighters ever seen in the
Melbourne ring
As a balance. Arlos Tanning upheld
the American reputation. in second
contest with the Australian feather
weight. Bert Spargo. whom he beat on
a decision. after 20 rounds Their first
fight had seen Tanning disqualified for
holding and hitting. but his defence
was that he had not got wise to Aus
tralian rules in this regard His clever
win in the subsequent encounter proved
him a brilliant little performer once
he became acclimatiZed to our customs
Buck Grouse Reverses.
No ringsider was quite satisfied with
the second fight between Buck Grouse
O.. :. A. and Dave Smith australia
The first match was won by Grouse on
a technical knockout-fight stopped by
police, when smith had been badly pun
ished- In the second match things
went Just the other way Once more
Smith tried the tornado method. as
saulting Grouse with pace and fury
from the opening moment Buck left
himself glarinsly open to the assault.
accepting blow after blow with an
amazing feebleuess in defence He lost
in -FOUR rounds
4 match with Les Darcy in Brisbane.
awaited the winner Of this fight Smith
took it, and after suffering much Sc
we're punishment he surrendered in the
18th round.
Darcy Very Busy.
You will look a long way through
the records before you find a worlds
champion accepting all Corners in his
division as freely as Darcy does. One
by one the Americans and Australians
have come against him-Jeff Smith.
McGOorty- Clabby, Knockout Brown.
the comic Costica. Dave Smith. George
Chip. Billy Murray-and he has been
willing 10 give them one fight or two
as they pleased Darcy offered himself
for enlistment this week. but his moth
er refused her consent; and as the
champion is not yet p years old. that
refusal operated Nevertheless Darcy
has begun 10 learn aviation. in the hope
OF being a flier when he does go 10 the
war
\. ntSOn Lacks Fights
Red Watson is training. but the aver
age weller weight is shy Of meeting