The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-09
A NEAT HOLD UP
Mccoy Insisted on $4,000 Be-
fore Agreeing to Meet Darcy.
Heretofore Al Has Always Been
Just a Nickel Grabber-
RY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, Feb. al Mccoy
hasn't the most enviable reputation
in the world as a fighter. His Prov
ess in the ring isn't dazzling. enough
to hurt anyone's eyesight. But Al mas
cut quite a figure in the financial RING
In fact. he is somewhat of a pear
when il comes to enticing the eiuS S
coin of the realm into the McOoS
Golfers ~ -
prior to the arrival of Les Darcy IN
America Mccoy would have faIeh
over himself to accept anything from
$1,000 upward for a "champlohsiilp
battle He would have grasped olIeIs
with reckless abandon. But When ne
was asked to meet Darcy he pacR 6eo
on the oars. He demanded Slo,ovo
for his end and he held out until ne
got it.
Grant Hugh Browne, the promoter
first offered Mccoy $1,000 for the
match That was a big sum OF money
for Mccoy. Browne thought that ms
original offer was quite liberal. so
did the fistic public.
Didn't Touch Him.
But Al up and hollered, Quit yer
kiddin'. Wadda yuh think I 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 mlttens on
Darcy for one red sou less than SlV'-
600 When it comes to persistency
the McCoys, or Rudolphs, are 300
hitters. We've simply got to hand
them credit, but the fact remains that
Darcy and his manager, Tim O'Su!ll-
van, were instrumental in helping NC
Coy get what he demanded.
Darcy figured that Mccoy, beng
the American champion, was the log
ical man for him to meet in his first
bout here. He thought so for two
reasons.
In the first place, Darcy was told
that Mccoy would be soft picking Tor
him. In the second place, Les felt
that if he could knock off the cham
pion he would have a strong claim to
the worlds title and would pave his
way to wealth in jiffy.
1t made no difference to the Aus
traIian how the public might look On
such a match. And. for that matter,
the fight fans will fall, just because
they want to see Darcy. Mccoy so 10
speak, is merely film. in.
Brown Kicks In.
There was much wranglinG and fig
uring before Darcy and Mccoy were
fl. ally matched Tim O'Sullivan, who
is managing Darcy. was so eager 70
get McCoy's name to contract that
he offered $2,500 out OF Darcys end
if Browne would ante up like
amount to raise the original 5000
TO Mccoy 5 IlSure Oh $1U-VUU- SllAl
Browne refused and O'Sullivan was
on the verge OF making up the
amount himself when Browne finally
Capitulated.
Perhaps Darcy.is correct in his be-
lief that he will eventually get more
prestige out of meeting Mccoy first,
but unless he shows Mccoy up in their
ten-round bout on March he will not
he considered a 100000 attraction by
other promoters.
That Darcy can defeat Mccoy is
reasonably certain. But whether or
not he can do it decisively in ten
rounds is the question. The twenty
round route is Darcy's distance, and
he may find it a bit difficult to get
warmed up to his real speed in ter
rounds.
The fistic public will watch, the out
come with a great amount of interest
not because Mccoy will be Darcy's up
ponent, but because the public wants
to see for itself just how good the
widely heralded Australian is with his
maulers.