The Washington herald., 1917-01-14
Australian Middle-weight I
Champion Anxious to Meet
American Opponent.
By JOHN DUGAN.

Baltimore Nd. Jan 1z-Bsltimore may
be major league town as far as thu
grand old game Of baseball is concerned.
but Il sure demonstrated yesterday that
] it is a minor league burg when II comes
I TO playing the hero STUFF to a pusilistie
champion
Exastly seventy-three fight fans OF Bal
timore and Washington and, Of course
| the nearby suburbs, greeted Les Darcy.
the famous Australian midole-weight at
his matinee performance here at the New
Academy Theater with an sll-star sth-
lctic carnival
9 More than half Of the spectators. so Il
is claimed, were what is termed in the
ring game paper seaters," so II Ia
left to the judgment Of the sporting fol-
lowers II Baltimore is a major league
town In this line OF athletics.
. In Darcy's carnival the Burnstein
agency were presenting one OF the high
( est class athletic attractions obtsinsble,
I but ;hcse so-claimed-to-be major league
fans OF that great Chesapeake Bay city,
I failed to show their sporting spirit BY
leaving this middle-weight battler to per
form before an audience scattered here
and there in an auditorium which would
easily seat leo.
! The specs" who had taken a chance OF
gathering in a few sheclleis from the
sporting public Of the Monumental City,
3 were a disappointed lot today, as seat
for this s. attraction went begging and %
cents would have been high price 10
offer them even at as early an hour a.
O'Clock.
This athletic carnival with Darcy act
ing as the hesdliner, Is about good
attraction as any sporting fan would de-
sire to witness. but the wise fstic fol-
lowers of Baltimore could not see laying
down the hard cash for this extraordinary
attraction.
Although performing before this very
shallow audience Darcy gave all that
was promised. In his training stunts
and three rounds set-to with Freddy
Gilmore, the welter-weight bsttler from
Chicago. he showed enough for fstic
Mccoy, Dillon, Levinsd Mske and
Gibson clang
Darcy has a wonderful right pun-h and
although this three-round entertainment
with Gilmore was intended to be a tame
affair the Chicago welter-weight came
within a. edge OF taking the count in
the second session when Les planted his
straight right drive on Gilmore's jaw,
rocEng him and forcing Les 20 clinch
him for fully thirty seconds before the
Western battler could recover his eouili-
brium.
1t could be seen that Darcy was not
forced the least bit in this gentle hstic
part of the entertainment he showed the
1stic followers a few new stunts about
shadow boxing and II was while he was
so engaged that the few critics present
picked out his deadly straight right IL
this Australian middle-weiEht Is famed
for left jab, left hook, or any kind OF an
upper cut. he must have left them in the
old Kernsns Hotel before arriving at
the theater as he was not compelled to
use any Of this assortment on young
Gilmore
In an interview. Darcy was very frank
in his statement and made clear that
he was ready and more than anxious TO
get in action as soon as possible regard
less Of his theatrical contracts.
Jackie" O'Sullivsn who made the
journey to this country with the Aus
tralian middle-weight and who is termed
as Darcy's manager. left the champion
this morning for a hurried trip 70 New
York to settle some business In eI-
planning this hurried call OF O'sullivsn's
Darcy made plain his anxiety to get
down TO real business.
Jackie" left me this morning 10 80 to
New York and asked Mr.. Tex Kicker
to release me from my obligations with
him TO fight either George Carpenter or
Jess Willard. would prefer to meet
either OF these two men. but want To
show the American boxing public that
l am not a Stacker and would immedi-
ately sign for any length bout with Hny
middle-weight the promoters may name
IL o'Sullivsn is successful in this ven
ture.
would like 70 be mstched with Al No
Co. George Chip, Battling Levinski. Jack
Dillon, Billy Miske or Mike Gibson. and
would willingly fight these men in turn
If the promoters will make the matches
l intend to clean up the American middle
weight class. and ] do not want YOU 90
think I am overrating my ability with
=. this assertion. but from what have seen
] am sure that l can get away with this
class.
! I'm no Stacker. as I've been accused
OF being, and I have explained that after
my trip here ! intend TO Join the coIors
In the meanwhile, those who feel like
abusing me are privileged to do SO said
i Darcy. Il came 70 this country with Tn.
hope OF getting certain matches but when
this vaudeville tour was offered me was
advised by good friends TO accept the trir
l will - some real scrsppinE when the
thEe comes and those who face me viii
know it. After this trip I'll be ready tu
enter the ring and 1t will be Up to the
promoters"
The big fellow is a genial sort OF chan
and decidedly retiring. What he did say
was practically pulled out Of him with
the aid Of several fellows connecfe6 with
the tour. His part Of the Performance
consists OF several round, OF boxing an
an exhibition OF the training methods IN
vogue in Australia
| Darcy was losth to speak Of conditions
In America and OF the unfsvorsble com
ments which were made when he l.fr
for this country.
| It's pretty nasty mess and I'd rather
not discuss IT," he said. There va ne
criticism from fair-rnfnded person. over
there. The only howl came from boxing
promoters, who were Iosth to lose a man