The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-25

Darcy billed for tho h~adiin@
bout, and bud Ridley. North.
west bsntamw~ight champion.
lined up with George Adams for
the s~nlwipdup. seattle fans arc
In for a pretty good line OF bot
ing entertainment up at the Crys-
tai Pool smoker 10 be staged BY
Austin 4 salt tonight.
King ard Darcy. who are
slated for the big bout Of the eve
ming. arc both In the b~~t Of pos
sible shape for their ring arru.
msnt. The husky Portiand~r has
b~~u trimming hard In the Oregon
city for the mix. while King has
been going thru his PAGES here
with Dick O'Isrisn.
On the recent shows Of the two
big fellows the dope favoes Darcy
20 win, but he will enter the ring
with but a hairiin~ shadc. King
gave Darcy pip Of = licking
here two years ago. but the Ore
Eon man has improved wonder
fully since that time.
While King has not gone back e
any noticeable degree. he has not
improved his fighting much slncs
then, az he reached his full develop
ment an a ring man some time ago
Darcy. however. IL stu coming and
will show a lot Of improvement. dur
ing the next couple of years, accord
ing to ring critics. which shoult
bring him mighty close to the tor
OF the heap.
Darcy Regular Samson
Darcy IL "a strong as young lior
and will outweigh King by severa
pounds and carries n terrific right
hand punch.
King. however. will have the ad
vantage In speed and experience
which count for n great deal in q
short time bout. King does not have
a habit OF knocking men out. but
he Is on top OF his opponent all oi
the time and never gives him q
chance to get set. He Is distinctly
an infighter.
on the records this season, Darcy
has a small edge. winning over Har
ry Giilum here. and holding FRANK
Farmer 10 draw In Portland. Klhs
lost to Farmer I'm the City of Des
tiny n short time ago. Both mer
fought draws with X. o. Kruvosiy
the California crack.
IL should be IA good fight. with
speed playing against main strength
If Darcy should win there is strons
probability that he will be matched
with Frank Farmer. Coast ligh,
heavyweight champion. for a bou
here.
Title mt Stake
In the semI-windup Bud Ridley will
defend his newly won bantamweieh
title against George Adams. the Sar
Francisco crack. Adams IL consid
cred 10 be about the class of the boys
of his weight in the ring gam,
around the Golden Gate and II pres,
notices count for anything the Wis
istor should make Bud step some t.
retain his title. Adams has never
appeared In Seattle and II is impos
sible TO pick n winner. The shade
should favor Adams, however.
Ridley has been training down al
Austin e. Salts for the past week
for the mix and IL anxious TO show
the fans that his work this season
is no flash In the pan. The manner
In which he operated on Billy Mas
colt last Tuesday, when he copied
the Northwest title In his division
should be a fair warning to the San
Francisco miller. because Mascot Is
considered 10 be one OF the classiest
In his division along the
Coast.
frankie Murphy and Bob Harper
have been boxing with Ridley for The
past week and have speeded up the
local boys style. Adams has been
working out In Portland with Jimmy
Darcy.
Pete Should Win
Mike Pete, the husky miner.
should win his fight from Billy
Shade, the California boxer. Billy
looked pretty good In his bout with
IIouck last week, but Pete is much
stronger than the sailoractor boxer.