The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-26
HOW new RING STAR
WASNEARLY HOOKED
Les Darcy Accepted Match But
Found Could Not Leave
Australia f..

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o light says Harry B. Smith in a
racy ring story he tells in the San
Francisco Chronicle of January 10.
Hicks was mentioned, following the
arrival in Gotham of Darcy on Stand.
lrd Oil tanker, as a possible manager
| Tor the Australian, but the dispatches
aid nothing az all Of the months Of
work Hicks and Richie devoted to the
ask of persuading Darcy to come to
J America.
Indeed, it, was the hope that Darcy
intended to line himself up with the
Hicks-Ritchie combination that caused
Willie to remain i n San Francisco long
after he ordinarily would have left for
the East. ...s s, Il. II
As far back as year ago, Hicks
,0ok the initiative In a movement to
BRING Darcy to the United States.
Ritchie was then in New York CITY,
but Hicks got in touch with him, ex.
planned the proposition and offered
Ritchie a half'interest in the manager
| ial end. a." ..' r.. n ~ T..
sure, I'm come in,',, said Ritcbie,
md the deal was closed. -
At first they offered Darcy round.
rip tickets for two and $4,000 for
hree fights.
Darcy Proposition Accepted
Les replied that he thought he should
ave $1,000 ($35,000l for the work in
located, and the Americans, after con.
'ultation, agreed, with the provision
hat Darcy arrive not later than No.
Sember y. '..' .. a.v't. ID
Letters and cables passed between
hem, and twice tickets for Darcy to
lse were deposited in Sydney. At last,
just as il was figured the deal was as
good as closed, came letter from Les,
knocking their plans on the head.
darcy was expected to be able to
leave for six months by making a de-
posit of $4,000, |" explained Richie.
= He was also TO give small percent.
Ige of his receipts to the war relief
fund. The reason we wanted him to
,ome in November, as we stipulated,
was to have him in the United States
the best part of the year All our
correspondence was carried on in the
name of Hicks, but had a half.inter-
sst. We cabled him as well, asking
him to get leave Of absence that
would permit his remaining here
full six months ,r,. - cir
''Then came a letter, saying that ne
could not leave. Darcy said he was
satisfied with the offer that had been
made, but that they were voting on
CONSUMPTION and he was afraid he
couldn't get away at all. In my own
opinion, Snowy Baker had lot to do
with forcing Darcy to remain and his
secret leaving of his own country. ~
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from Darcy personally, and nothing at
Ill until the story came out that he had
departed overnight. Naturally, we
thought he would come by way of San
Francisco, and the reason | tarried in
san francisco was TO be able to 60 to
Honolulu to meet Les and talk business
with him. tI
"When DArcy's arrival in New York
was heralded, Hicks talked with me
Iver the long distance telephone from
Chicago and wanted to know If he
should 90 to New York. | advised him
20 do so, and he had chat with Les.
me latter proved fine fellow, appre-
native of what we had done, and prom.
'sed Hicks that we would be given a
full opportunity TO bid for his services.
dicks wanted me to rush East ut once,
ana IN couple of weeks II be on my
way.
"Of course, it's doubtful now
whether we shall be able to land Darcy,
out want to take on some fights there
md there's always the off chance that
Darcy might consider himself under
some Obligations to us 4
Ritchie bad great scheme, provided
Darcy had come this way. 1t was his
intention to stage an exhibition at the
Civic Auditorium, Darcy boxing Willie,
and the entire proceeds to be turned
over to the war relief fund Of the AL
lies. This, Richie be;.cves. would
have gone far towards uverting the
criticism against Darcy for leaving
Australia when his country needed him
Richie Now Has Fighter
| When Richie does leave for New
York, which will be about the first Of
February, he will not only take his
departure with the intention Of boxing
himself, but as manager of George
Thompson, the San Diego bantam
weight. 4
Thompson has asked to be- taken up
der the managerial wing of Willie. and
Richie has agreed. n
''Georgie worked with me when.I
was training for Dundee, " said Richie,
'and know he is II CLEVER boy. /
think can groom him for match with
Pete Herman, who recently defeated
Kid Williams for the bantamweipht
title. Thompson, first Of all, would
like a fourrOund match in San Fran.
cisco, and if we can land it, it NAV de
lay our departure.
"S So far as am concerned. | haven't
made any matches. have never
agreed to box Jack Britton claimant Of
the weltcrwcight title, but that would
probably be the logical card, and if the
terms are satisfactory ! am willing to
take him on and see if emit win nm.
other championship. =,
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