Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
N COY To GET BIC
sUMFORDARCYBOUT
BOXER NOT FEARED BY AMERl-
CAN FIGHTERS DEMANDS a BIG
OFFER FOR BOUT WITH AUS.
ITALIAN CHAMPION.

New York, Feb AL Mccoy hasn't
the most enyabe reputation in the
world as fighter His prowes3 in
the ring isA't dazzling enough to hurt
anyones eyc5ight But Al has cut
quite a figure in the financial ring.
In fact he is somewhat OF bear
when it comes to enticing the elusive
coin OF the realm into the Mccoy cot.
fers.
Prior to the arrival of Les Das.o j.,
America Mccoy would hka ,,n',
OYER himself to accept az ,h,no +,.',,
ST. sI.., upward 9 for championship
with reckless abeefaye grasped offers
WAS asked to fAndon. But when he
a, ~, oars.sh meet Darcy he backed
u. IN os1a. He demanded $780, for
his end and he held out until he got it.
Grant Hugh Brown, the promoter
first offered Mccoy 5000 for the
match That was a big sum of money
for Mccoy Browne thought that his
original offer was quite liberal. SO
did the tistic public.
But AL up and hollered Quit yer
kiddin Wadda va think | am?'
And Pop Rudolph-which is the real
family name--echoed the words of his
illustrious son. He vowed that his
boy should not soil his mittens on
Carey for one red sou less than So,
cor, When it comes to persistency
the McCoys, or Rudolphs, are 500 hit
ters. We've simply got to hand them
credit. but the fact remains that arcy
and his manager, Tim OSullivan,
were instrumental i'll helping Mccoy
get what he demanded
Darcy figured that Mccoy, being
the American champion, was the logi.
cal man for him to meet in his first
bout here He thought so for two rca-
sons.
In the first place, Darcy was told
that Mccoy would be soft picking for
him In the second place, Les felt
that II he could knock of the cham.
ponship he would have strong claim
to the world title and would pave
his way to wealth In a jiffy.
II made no difference to the Aus
tralian how the public might look on
such match And, for that matter,
the fight fans will fall, just because
they want to see Darcy. Mccoy SO to
speak, is merely filing in,
There was much wrangling and fig
uring before Darcy and Mccoy were
finally matched Tim O'Sulliyal, who
Is managing Darcy, was so eager TO
get McCoy's name to contract that
he offered $3.50 out Of Darcys end if
Browne would ante UP a like amount
to raise the original $1,000 to McCoy's
figure Of $le,0 0. Still Browne refused
and O'Suliyan was on the verge OF
making up the amount himself when
Browne finally capitulated,
Perhaps Darcy is correct in his be-
lief that he viii eventually get more
prestige out Of meeting Mccoy first,
but unless lie shows Mccoy UP In Their
ten-round bout on March ) he will not
be considered a S31,e09 attraction ~
other promoters.
Tha. Carey can defeat Mccoy is
reasonably certain. Rut whether or
not he can d, it decisvely in ten
rounds Is the question. The twenty.
round route is rarcy's distance, and
he may find it a bit difficult to get
warmed up to his real speed in ten
rounds.
The Astic public will watch the out.
come with great amount Of interest,
not because Mccoy will be Darcy's
opponent, but because the public
wants to sec for itself just how good
the widely heraldcd Australian Is with
his maulcrs.