Evening star., 1922-03-12

Danny was transferred from the
Great Lakes station to Boiling Field
about year ago and made his pro-
fessional debut against Kid Bowen
before the Silver Spring Club last
April. The battle was scheduled to
go ten rounds. but Danny drove home
a haymaker in the seventh.
Has Made Good Record.
Since that time the young sailor
has participated in ten professional
mills and triumphed in seven of them.
Sharp of Baltimore have felt his
Knockout blows, and the latter has
twice lost to Duarte. on points.
Charley Baum of Baltimore. Young
Bowen, a Washingtonian. and Pat
McNulty of Lancaster also have been
outboxed by Danny.
Duarte has not been knocked out,
but he has lost two encounters by the
decision method. Joe McCabe, Ian
caster husky. took one Of these
matches, and Joe CLANCY. brother of
George Baltimore's. speedy scrapper.
has fought a draw with Joe since that
loss.
Quite some professional record for
the sailor, but one to be expected
when his amateur career is constd-
cred. Danny never had done any box
1919. but he took to the sport like a
duck to water, and the following year
won the Central A. A. U. lightweight
championship and followed with vic
tories in titular engagements at the
Camp Grant and Great Lakes cham
pionships
Member Of Olympic Team.
His impressive work gained him a
place with the Olympic squad of box
NJ In t1a
New York preliminaries Danny got
to the final. but was outpointed by an
Atlantic fleet fighter. He made the
trip to Belgium as an alternate, how
ever, and won several bouts abroad.
Much Of Duarte's success may be
Washington trainer of fng men.
Bateman first was attracted to Danny
while engaged in boxing instruction
at the Great Lakes station and tutored
the sailor for his bouts that brought
amateur titles. Since his transfer to
Boiling field Duarte has been under
Bateman's management in profess
sional circles, and the Washington
trainer hopes to send his protege into
more important matches after the lat
ter leaves the Navy.
Duarte. unlike most professional
ring men, is a wen educated boy and
is Interested in other sports besides
his speciality. He attended st. VIM
cents College in Los Angeles and
played on the foot ball and basket
ball teams there. Danny would like
to indulge in tho gridiron pastime
now, but does not want to chance an
injury that might harm his boxing
ability.
Not Yet q Years Ola.
Danny is we'll advanced in the ring
game for boy of mis- years-he will
not be twenty-three until December
81. He has an abundance of speed
good, hard punch. hnd can use both
hands effectively He is five feet
seven inches tall, and his normal
weight is about 1876 pounds. but he
can easily make the 133-pound re-
quirement on an afternoon before an
engagement. That he is not lacking
in courage Is shown by the fact that
he chose the aviation service above
others when he enlisted.
Duarte is a full-bred American. He
was born in Los Angeles and has
spent the greater part Of his life on
the west coast. He is Of French
Spanish origin, but his family long
has been in California. His great
grandfather, one of the early set
tiers of the far west, was a founder
Of the town Of Duarte. And Danny's
fighting spirit apparently Is as sturdy
as that with which his pioneer an
cestors were imbued.