New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-02
st. Paul Slugger Slow to
Start, but Easily Beats
Chicago Greek
BY W. o. MCCLELLAN

Les Darcy, the Australian cham
pion, yesterday saw Billy Miske, Of st.
Paul, defeat Knockout Brown, the
Chicagnopolis Greek, at the Broadway
Sporting Club. The entertainment
furnished Darcy with considerable food
for thought Darcy fought Brown
twice in Australia both times for
twenty rounds and he was unable to
bring the smuggling pantryman to his
knees.
Miske. though he started slowly and
uncertainty, had Brown all but out in
the sixth and again in the tenth round.
A right to the jaw. the crunch OF
which could be heard for a block, sent
Brown reeling about the ring in the
sixth. In the tenth right uppercut
caused the Greek TO sag at the knees
Just as the bell rang
The St. Paul lad was baffled for the
first two rounds by Browns rugged,
ness and awkwardness. Mlske missed
punch after punch with his night At
the start, while Brown pressed in close
and shot some Furnishing blows 10 ihe
body. After that Miske began 70 solVe
Browns style, or rather lack OF style
After the sixth round the Greek was
forced to do a lot Of holding 10 save
himself from being cut down.
Darcy Sees Bout
Darcy watched the performance with
considerable interest: lie sat WIN lex
Richard in a ringside box AFTER me
bout he was quoted as having sald
ar these are two of your second rate
light 'eavies, I shall Jolly well remain
a middleweight.'
Later he said. "Miske is a very good
fobter, know how tough Brown IL
after fighting him twice in Australia
NAV he matched with Miske. | should
like TO box him. II must be very
dificult 70 do any good work In TINS
smoke. il almost chokes one.
BEFORE the main event Darcy was IN
troduced TO John p. Dunn, who IN
PRODUCED Sullivan and Corbett; In
answer to calls for speech, Darcy
said. 81 cannot make a speech. MY
muscles are in my body, not IN my
This sage anatomical observation. was
rbeered vociferously. Dsrcy's trainer
Z. T. O'sullivan, was introduced as the
man who was responsible for bringing
/ Darcy 10 the United States. O'Sulllvah
also was cheered as public oenel factor
On the dope as presented via Knock
ont Brown Mske might be considered
greater boxer than Darcy The Aus
Itrslian boxed Knockout Brown twice
and the Greek lasted for twenty ROUNDS
each time. Miske all but knocked out
Rro,Vn in the ten rounds Yesterday.
/ Brown could not possibly nave stayed
another minute.
n YOU want TO accept this dope there
are SIX or seven American middle,
weights or light heavies who would
have little trouble with Darcy IN ten
rounds. The dope is not always IN
fallible. but on the Knockout Brown
showing the boxing fans are JUSTIFIED
/ in maintaining a certain amount Of
skepticism in regard to the visitor
Miske Misses Many Blows
/ lIske. who has been picking Of Tor
Of the good ones, looked rather foolish
in the first two rounds. Browns oule.
head was bobbing out OF range and
rolling with every punch SO that Mlshe
began 20 miss and he missed badly
hers IS nOlnlUE lHaN lVVhS ~ .NN'''
as usually clever fighter missing an
awkward one by foot or more.
But soon Miske began 20 get the
range At first his punches only
strung the Greek into blind hgnuuc
Jury. But as the accuracy Of Miske'S
battering increased Brown began TO
show signs OF punishment. BY the
sixth round he was pretty badly
shaken up. but he continued 10 put up
a stubborn resistance until the tenth,
when he seemed 70 have reached the
/ limit of his endurance.
/ Only a tough boxer could have taken
the fral uppereut that Miske shot to
/ his law. II jolted the Greek from his
feet and IL seemed that he was about
10 drop. But he pulled himself
together and was making feeble show
Of roeisfsnce when the bell ended it.