The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-29

could do with something "real
tough" would be Interesting
to know.
Tuesday night he hci0 off
that little whirlwind, jimmy
Darcy. and got the decision
after n fierce and fast sik
rounds.
The opening round, especially,
brought a serious look o. rran 5
face, and perhaps he was thiIf-
ing of the woods way back In
Kapowsin" when Darcy slammed
his jaw two times in quick SUI
cession.
From then on, Farmer wdi
awake. lie took no chances WA
the stocky lttle Portland nan.
who, besides being quick aud clov-
er, carries an ugly and vicious hay
maker carefully concealed in each
hand.
The first round went easily &
Darcy but that was the only on4.
The Rose City fighter was never
very much in the way when FRANK
let go with that right. Tna seCoi!
and third rounds were a series OF
exchange slams, Farmer landing
one or two nice ones with the re-
suit tn ia little purple fluid
began to flom from jimmy
mouth and nose.
Farmers long reach is no torbt
his savior. But for it, he wou d
doubtless have been aaicea at CUTE
an early hour Tuesday nisht.
Darcy is quick, fast, and real
fighter and doesn't stop when he
gets in one, but follows V up.
In the Marty FDley-Bll's Wright
go, Marty, the Peerless" Gas
George Shanklin introduced him
was completely outclassed b. the
man from Rockford, Ill. Wright is
a wonder at infighting, and fur
ther, he had probably heard ABOUT
Marty's haymaking right because
Vt certainly didn't make any hay
last night.
Marty knows now what ii feels
like to be jabbed on the jaw four
times in quick succession, as tlis
Is what Wright did to him last
night In the third round. This
woke Marty up some to the Sc
robustness of the situation and he
did better in the finishing par;
OF the round. 1t was very
poular decision when Artie Schoca
held up Wright's hand and pro
.I.t lit ha xx,;
When Toughey Wing and Frank
Pete entered the ring for their H.
tie party, the contrast in the AZ.
pearance Of the two fighters was
striking feature. Wing, the Pot
land lad. looked slim as he stood
up beside Pete who, tho shorter.
is much huskier. He proved to
be this. The go was declared a
draw by Referee Schock. 1t was
generally hailed as a point to the
credit Of the Rose City scrapper
He was quicker by far than
Pete and has a curious glance
as he steps up to his man, his
eyes appearing to be fixed on
anything but the man who Is n
the ring to worry him. But he's
very much around when there's
any slamming to be done and Il
the last two rounds he had Pete
looking very anxious to go home,
and tho he did his durndest 70
slam Pete into oblivion, the game
ness of Pete rebelled and he stucf
II out for the fun four rounds
Those who hadn't seen young
Harold Jones, the Shelter lad,
and knew that little Joe Hill was
a clever little fighter. mad to aj-
init that Joe is not the fisnti,. u
lad Jones Is. Cleverness, quick
ness and fast-hitting is Harold
forte, and he just dazzled TIC sci
der with his quick movements
and his clever boxing. The deris-
ion went to the Smelter lad, To,
as usual, the fans gather I'd :ouL1
did not forget to give The same
little soldier a big cheer.
When Jack Hartford and Kid
Peterson heard the gong In tho
opening bout. fans witnessed some
IdEt anu tiCftf anu kDC
kid" was obliged to take two
swift jaw-isbs by way ~ intro
duct,on to the Tacoma 10. who
seems to have improved wonder
fully. In tie third round the
kid" began to see that IL vas
necessary for him to get busy So
he tore In and led the iisht.
smashing Hartford an ugly right
on the jaw just before the gong
echoed" at the third round. In
the fourth and last round both
lads went to II fast and furious
and II Hartford had ever stopped
one Of the swings that the kid"
was trying to put over, IL is quite
possible the Tacoma lad might
have felt temporarily sleep Art
6chock declared this bout draw.
The whole card constituted one
Of the best programs fans have
seen In many long day, and as