The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-29
BROKEN HEART MAY
HAVE FASTENED THE
DEATH OF LES DARCY
Being Branded as a Stacker and
Failing to Get a Match in This
Country Preyed on His Mind
Died Far from Home.

by Associated pf-ss
san Francisco. Cal. May ga boy,
- years old died. practically alone. iH
Memphis. Tennessee, % few days ago,
ten thousand miles away from his
home. \ few men here who had
Known the hoy. and knew him as biz
hearted and generous, sent hin O
message OF cheer 1H he lay on his sick
bed. They nope DO reached lin.
James Lc-it, Darcy. known To- the
sporting world a. Les Darcy. said 20
have been among the greatest fight
,rs OF his inches BOB the history ot puTi-
l-m. and declared uy q urpcoh in the
American Aviation corps. as the finest
specimen OF physical manhood h" h"d
ever seem. dicd from % complication "t
Diseases Those who knew him b"st
say that foremost among thes" was o.
broken heart
siN years uBu Darcy fought his first
urufr-s ION UEht Tor 81. For the pls'
few months, promoter in an parts
ug the country have been bidding for
has services aud 1s high ue &3O.u"u has
been offered him 90 step into the riur
The spectre Of irueody came with tn
CLINT OFF gold
For -N years Durg, was the idol OF
the Australian ring. Born n West
Maitland NoW south Wales, october
->. 1895. he began life iu a blacksmith
bop and 30 "a to this severe form
Ut manual labor be- 1s,rihcd much ~
his superb strength and physique
During 1879 %, entered the prafo-
-iou3l arena after haflur met and dis
posed ,f an amateur competition He
engaged during the following four
wears uu 90 prominent bouts or
tN. a.. I.f .Hfr f.HfF lU Fu.tNfN. of
his 1913 victories hc won Dos kuu,ku-
out his opponent Tho news ~ his
prowoss spread To- every part of the
world American promoters hcsos"d
him with offers To- come 90 this c"uu-
try.
with the outbreak ut he great war.
aud the young men of England aud hcr
colonies answering the umntuu 20
thu Dulur-. IL was inevitable that q
wide curiosity should attach to the ac-
lions Of the young Australian athl"i"
IN the face of the crisis. II was the
beginning Of the BOYS tragedy.
Not yet Of age. with aTcd parents
and Younger sisters and brothers de-
pendent ON him, with the easy pros
poet Of making q lot of money IN tn"
ring on the one hand. and the example
81 other young men Of his age offcrtng
themselves to their country, Darcy was
torn between two conflicting emotions
His mother o. said Ia have opposed
hi. enl.sting AS ho was under age.
Promoter anxious for his services.
threw the weight of their arguments
in the same direction. but, To the
mon who were going 20 the front. ana
to tho M who were giving of thci;
men To the cause of the allies Darcy no
longer was the popular tavorite " yes
tcrday
News that Darcy had secretly ship.
ped out of the country was confirmed
with the arrival in New York on De
ccmber % Inst ~ tho standard oil
tanker Gushing from chilean ports.
with Darcy on board under IN assumed
name and in the puisc of "A stoker \
delegation of fighters, promoters and
newspnpcrmcn who had hecn Informed
Of his coming. met the ship in uf-
ma no was received with nli TIE pomp
and ceremony accorded q prima donu.
Darcy immediately was ovorwholm-
cd with attention. Promoters srrnm-
BLEED FOR his services, wpuld-ho mana
gcrs fought for tho opportunity To- look
after his Interests. theatrical mcr
urged him To exhibit himself uu thu
stage. Dlzcd ana confused. without
ans helpful hand to guide him in q
strange country, the boy hecam" TN
football Of tho men VIZ sought to "N.
plot him ITO ac.cpIcd % thcDtrion.
contract r. proved q failure. Tn
public wanted To SOC him fight, not act
several prospective matches %ogains.
JACK Dillon for him fell through
FINALLY he was matched against Jacl
Dillon to meet in Madison SQUARE
Garden New York. 90 the night o.
March r.
Then it was hat ou March q Govor
nor Whitman 81 New YORK first off
cinllv designated Darcy NJ q Stacker.
WHOM he directed the state Athleti'
Commission 90 prohibit the bout u