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where tho prayers for Iho dead 'were

completed. Father O'Oorman oxtended the
THE LATE LES DARCY. sympathies of
parish the
to tho borcavod
family, and touched appropriately1 and feol
auuivali of Tin-; lioin'.
Ir.gly upon th0 dead boxor'n career aiid '-(loath.
Thebody of the late bes Darcy arrived Tho H'osnry and n LHnny woro then snid. The
in East Mnltland, his home town, by the oHu'r'eh; w'ns' sultitbly cidoi'iioil
for the occas
o'clock last evening, j'.
Dungog train at li.30 ion, iho 'decorators being Mr. i-l Ito'oney, .

-i rs
exactly eight mouths -slnco the champion Uoon'ey, t\H.SH Itoonoy
. and Miss Darcy '

of. tho '

boxer left In the prime life und best (West Mnltland)..

ot'-'
health for
:
that ill-fateti trip to America 'Mrs. Dnrcy (lies'
. mother) wns nftor'wards
which resulted so disastrously for tho par brought to tho church, and after the casket
onts. of tho boxer as woll as for his friends was opened oho nnd her relatives viewed tho
a ml the fraternity- tho .world over
boxing in body. Later In tho evening tho crowd which
?the loss of an excellent and exemplary son nail patiently waited outside the -church, des
and one of the best, struightest, and cleanest pite- the IiUoiiho cold
assurances that and
boxers who ever donned n. glove.. thoy would not be
lo view -tllowod
tho body,
.From half-past, (lyo onwards a
.crowd ?bo- wero allowed to pnss In and out, and take
gan to assemble at the railway station, which a, look nt nil that Is left of thu'Ir
champion.
was considerably swelled on. tho: -.?arrival of This morning tho remains wero on' vlow
tho train from Atorncth nt six o'clock, and from half- past six o'clock. .'Alniis wua said at
tho tram from West Maitlnnd. a few. minutes seven Uov.
later. At the time- of the arrival of the .train at eight o'clock by i'lov. Father Coady. Tho
tho assemblage was tho largest over seen in body will bo on view again to-night, and after
that vicinity, tho platforms, subway ami' cn- a 'roquloni nin.ss tor tho reposo of the de
of.
tranco being full, and largo numbers poo ceased's jioul nt !).3O to-morrow morning,
plo contented themselves by remahilnff on Will bo taken to Mrs. Darcy's -rosldonoo,
sill that It
tho outside, seeing
street cotild.be whoro will remain In stato. until
seen there
arf the cortege passed, and then tho funeral takes Sunday. place on

following in .St. Joseph's Church. Hut tho Largo ??numbers of Moral tributes woro re
big majority had little hopo of gaining 'ad colvotl, both In Aniorlcu. and In Australia. A
there, desirous of being lot
mission us numbers, wore brouglu from tho former place, but
It
present at tho -service had, foregone -n. visit to was found absolutely impossible- to bring
the station to. sec the arrival .
of tho corpse, them nil, According to Hawkins' own words,
and had gathered nt the. church fr.om an early 'thoy would have filled the ship,' included
'

In tho number
;

hour. now at Mrs. Darey'.s residence

wreaths:
A. goocl number of policy 'wero in nt.tend aro
following:
from tho-
oilluorn
ancc, but tho crowd was very orderly mid and crew of the Sonoma
(a splendid nrtlilelal
'
tit'
took very little managing. ploco work), Australian friends in ,Snn
Tlio body accompanied
wus from Sydney FrhnclsoK, Australian friends in Honolulu,
?'(
by Miss A\'inifrecl '8'SulHvan Onrcy's ilnn Mr. and Mrs. lloatherlngton (.Mayor and
ceo), Miss Pearl Daroy (ulster), Miss O' Mayoress of Urlsbnno), members
.
of Flro l.lrl
Itourko, Mr. VI. Dtirey (father), Messrs. Ce undo A District (nuothor handsonio urtlll-
cil,and John Mr. -and Airs. clnl token of osteein), .Mr. and Mrs. Johnston
John Irwln, Messrs, J. P. Fletcher, K. Cam (ox-Mayor Mayoressiind of Watson's May),
'

eron, M.' Htapldton.' (mil Mick Hawkins, Farrlors' Club, '.Sydney (or which L,es wan' a
the Into champion's faithful conmulo and member), Athletic- Club, 'Wnvorloy, Iluntor
trainer, who wa.s. with, Dnrcy from tho be Uivor Boys at the front, Htatllumit, Ltd,, Syd
ginning of his meteoric career anil romninod ney, Mr. Keg. Hakor and .Stadium Ktaff,
with him to the lust. He .was nt his.deat'li .Sydney, Mr. Colin Boll nnd
?'

family, Alias
bed and accompanied Darcy's ljoily to A'tis Kniiny IJurnok, nlinmplun
'
swimmer, and
Irallti, and tho strain of those weary days scores of others from i,es'
iidmlrorH In many
.sticking up for Los against accusations mndo pnrts of thn Stnto nud Quoonslnnd and Ain
in America and remaining untiringly by his qrlc,,, nnd the ship's port of call on tho wnv '

beduiuo as woll as the weary days 'on

?

the it,

Mick Hawkins said Dnrcy novor complnln

looks anything but his former genial self.. ed rlurlngtho wholo
'

of hlu lllnosH. llo iwa'H

As; tho cotlln was convoyed from the train nlwnys ohncrfiil, {iiul won
:
Jhn i-U-om ami
to tho hearso pmyors woro recited by the love of any doctor or. nurse who aimo
'
In.'can
?'???
Very Jlev. Father O'Ciorman, P. T'..- and. tho liict. wltlrhliiv.' ...
'.;?
.;., .'..
Ho vs. J. J Coady and .J'iavoren wero also
present, Tho carried collln
by Messrs. was
Con Irwlu, .!.; Knighl, aiiek
Ferry.
Haw G.
I'.
kins, Alex. ISourluv Hnyos, P. O'ltourko,
11. Tobln andJ. l)uggnn.
A proccj-'aiiMi vis formo'd and crowds of
poople, four abreast, tho hcarso (ind
niiuiriilnt* coach
vehicles, wended and
tholr
Way via Molbournc
High .streets to .St. and
Joseph's Churclv. throo priests recited Tho
tho' 'Miserere' from tho gates Dito the
church,' where tho prayers for Iho dead 'were

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , Monday 21 August 1916, page 3
DARC'( IN NEWCASTLE.
to
too Darcy expected to roach Nowcwstlo
from Brtahaoe to-day, nod to tho ovoatog ho
Ic to taho to to bo flenn
cart aaoaotcrtaia200t
to the Broadwany Piotaro Ptatoc, Broadmoadaw~.
to old at tho R.C. Chnreh. Lamhtao. Book
Croalso. Leo O'Doonoll. Jim Tracy, Eddle
ame as
B~oy, nod Fred h'llanimmaoo bitted
of
to
cotr. t
The pragrammo wilt coasiat parriag
tlouts. trailolag etuato, vatat nod lastra
and
aeotat Items.
'
optelat 0000 tram wltl ru
tram Wattooend to Woof Wattotad altar tho
oatortatomool

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , Monday 21 August 1916, page 3
DARC'( IN NEWCASTLE.
to
too Darcy expected to roach Nowcwstlo
from Brtahaoe to-day, nod to tho ovoatog ho
Ic to taho to to bo flenn
cart aaoaotcrtaia200t
to the Broadwany Piotaro Ptatoc, Broadmoadaw~.
to old at tho R.C. Chnreh. Lamhtao. Book
Croalso. Leo O'Doonoll. Jim Tracy, Eddle
ame as
B~oy, nod Fred h'llanimmaoo bitted
of
to
cotr. t
The pragrammo wilt coasiat parriag
tlouts. trailolag etuato, vatat nod lastra
and
aeotat Items.
'
optelat 0000 tram wltl ru
tram Wattooend to Woof Wattotad altar tho
oatortatomool

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , Wednesday 11 April 1917, page 4

DARCY IN NEW YORKX.

BARRED FROM BOXING FOR ALL

TIME.
A cable message published last mouth

announced that the Australian boxer Les

Darcy, who evaded military service by
leaving Australia for New York, hld been
debarred from fulfilling.a boxing engage

ment there. An Albany (N.Y.) message

New York "World," dated Mrich 2,
to the
particulars of this
gives some interesting
matter. It snays:-
Lesa

of Australia, a
"Branding Darcy,
slacker who left his native land because
be was afraid to fight in the cause for

which his fellow-countrymen are sacrificing

their lives, ~Governor Whitman summarily
the State Athletic Commission to
ordered
to thoeDa'rcy-Dillon bout in Madi
day stop
Garden Im
son Square on Monday night .

Fred chairman of the

modiately Wenek,
cemmission, announced that D)arcy would
be barred for all time-from boxing in New
York State. Ho said :'It war should
England and Austra
come with Germany,
hia probably would be our Allies, and we

could not stand for a man like Darcy pro

State.'
Sting unlder the laws of our
"The Governor outlined his position in
:
the following statement
"I have directed the Boxing Commission
forbld the holding of the so.called 'box
to
ing
exhibition'
at Madlson Squnre Gaorden

on Monday night. I am credibly informned

that one Les Darcy has planned, or that
ils managers have planned, that the fight

contemplated shall be what is commonly

known as a 'fight to a finlsh,! or 'knock
oat.'

"Les I am informed, is a run

Darcy, so

from his country. In

disguise,
away own

and under an alias, he left his native land

(Australia) because he was afraid to fight
his fellow-country-*
In the cause for which
men are sacrificing their lives. Hie pro
fers to give a brutal exhibition, at some
personal risk, for a purse of 30,000dol.
"I believe that the citizens of this State
will support the Governor In his Insis
tence that t thi thing shall not be permit
tod in New York.
"When it was [pointed out to Mr. Whit
with the boxai.rf
man during his conference
dollars' worth of
commissioners that 70,000
seats had beern'disposed of, and that some
fight fans had paid as high as 50 dollars
fur no disposi
ringside places, hIe showed
Llon to change his mind. 'Tell the promo
ters,' 'to
he said to the commissioners,
redeem the tickets. You might tell Darcy
to to Australia and his
go back serve
like any other patriot. If he
country
wants to enlist quickly, he can get to Ca
nada overnight.'
"Persons in the confidence of Governor
Wihifman have felt certain for several days
that he would not permit Darcy to box
provided it could be shown that he was a
slacker under the provisions of the Aus
tralian Defence Act.
"Frank B. Lord, tin Governor's counsel,
obtained a copy of the Defence Act trom
the State after it
Library, and studying
reported that
Darcy was in effect and ab
sconder from service. Memo
military
rauda laid before the Governor set uII the
claim that Darcy, should he return to Aus
tralta, could be sentenced to gaol for six
months for having evaded military duty.
Whitmana
It was furthei reported to Mr.

that Darcy's flight from Australia had had

tihe effect of decrcasing .-the number of
From a responsible
voluntary enllsiments.
said he had learned
source, the Governor
that Darcy hIad made more than 100,000
dollars in the ring beflore he came to

America. Thie Governor cmphasised the

fact that he believed in tn'se times a mis
take would be mnde, not
only from a
standpoint of -boxing, brt from a patriotic
box."
If to
sense, )arcy were permitted,

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , Saturday 10 February 1917, page 10

bottles, and other meritorious achlove

LES DARCY. ments, adorn hlls breast,* and he enjoys

the popularity and admiration of Ifis
countrymen for having
AMERICAN PRESd VIEW. vigorously doone
his duty. It is said on good authority
" SHIRKER OF HITS DUTY." that if the French war ofllelals permit
The Gazette," him to come to America to fight Willard
"National Police one of
or two-thirds of the mones
the leading sporting journals of New anybody else,
he recolves will be dlstributod
York, in its issue' of December 30th among war'
reference to charities and his suffering brothers in
made
intereesting the ex

pected arrival of Les Darcy, the Malt arms. What a difference betwoen Carpesn
Darcy!"?
land whose departure tier and
boxer, clandestine
It w'e recently intimated through the
from this country'has recently been the
subject of much publicity. medium of a cable message that Carpcn
The "National Police Gazette"
says: tier would refuse to meet Darcy on ac

"Les D rcy's arrival here and the re count of his" actioh in getting away from
ceipt of Georges Carpentier's Australia to,evade That
acceptance military servico.
of Toe Rickards'
for him invitation
to the decision of lthe French champion was

come here
over and fight Jess Villard, onticipatrd in America is proved by the
are the
two impending matters of impor following extract, which is taken from
Yorkf
tance to followers of ring happenings. the boxing pages of the New journal
Darcy, who left Australia surreptitiously above quoted.
to avoid being called to the colours, was "In the event of a match betweon Wl
last reported to have left Chile, where lard and Carpentlcr being arranged, it is
lhe that' he
thle vessel on which was first hidden suggested Darcy would a suitable
and American
on a fast match for the gallant Frenchman under
touched, steam

ship is nearing New York. Just how conditions which do not reflect unfavour
followers of boxing in 'tiis country will able on theo' Australian. But how Car
in face his in pentler regards in the light
accept Darey of action Darcy of an
running away from his country to dodge acceptable opponent remains to be seed:
1is
military.service at a time when Great Tthre a certain quality of esprit do
Britain needs -every man sine can get, Is corps lin every brave man's makle up.
one of the problems that will confront Whether Carp'entiers's loyalty to his
himr when he males. his bid here for hrothsrs in arms, his love for his fellowa
public approval. He is a great fighter, who are fighting for a righteous cause,

pand judged from that standpoint, is a and his tears for the dead comrades who
desirable acquisition to America's fight have gone down In the will In
struggle,
but a shirker of his to fluence him in his estimation
ing coterie, duty of Darcy, not
his will hardly measure up to a pugisllst, but as a man, remains to
country as

our patriotic ideals, and this fact is be. seen. From the Frenchman's stand
bound to militate against his popularity point. Darcy's action in evading his duty
his initial bid for publiu
when he makes was one of cowardice, and when he learns
favour., - of tfle Australian's treachery in the face
"A foqllng of resentment has already of danger, he may regard him as unworthy
sprung up'against him in his own coun' of the distinction of him an
meeting as
Baker,' the Aus
try, and 'Snowy famous equal."

tralian fight promoter makes no effort to

conceal his
disappointment in Darcy foi

running from his

away duty. The lustre
of Darcy'sring achievements had been
ti
dimmed by this unwarranted, and not
act,. and this sentiment is
say cowardly
bound to be reflected In the attitude of
our sportsmen to him wherever he ap
pears.

"piend evinced
Darcy a desire to do his

duty with his countrymcn, there is every

likelihood that suiftolent Influence would
have begn exerted to keep him in Au0
tralia. H-is manyappearances for war
chest functions had filled the coffers of
the various relief drgaulsations, and in
this he was aiding in the relief of his
wounded brothers, who 'had borne
tihe burden of the battle on
the "-front. It Is hinted that
efforts to get him a passport to
come to this to fill contemplated
country,

engagements with Mike Gibbons and Jack

Dillon had progressed sufficiently to
justify .the belief that this unusual privi
lege would be extended to him in the near
future, and :to thoec interested in the
youig fightoi', his running away from duty
and danger was a fact that It was hard to
realise and justify.
proper,'
"Had he come here.'right and

so to speakuithere is no somblance of
doubt that his reception would have been
an ovation, and the fight. club managers
would have offered him opportuntties that
would, besides ensuring him a continuous
succession of victories, enabled him to
gather a fortune in figures beyond' his
comprelhension. No such success awalts
hI
him although will get matche?s
now,
and some money, but hiis popularity is
problematical in view of the unfortunate
cloud which envelopes'his action in run

nlng away from' danger.

"Carpentier comes here with all the
tlheo Decor
canoply., of grgat hero.
war
tions for .bravcry, illustrious gallantrs In

bottles, and other meritorious achlove

ments, adorn hlls breast,* and he enjoys

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Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Friday 18 June 1915, page 7

PRESENTATION TO LES.
DARCY.
A number admirers
of of the
friends and
champion boxer, Les.
middleweight Darcy,
met nt the residence of Mr. J. P. Fletcher,
Lorn, last evening, for the purpose of; male-'
ing a presentation to the
.

champion and
congratulating him on Ills victory on Satur
day evening at the Sydney Stadium.
Mr. Win. McLaucJilin, .who presided, con
gratulated champion tho
on attaining the
title of champion middleweight boxer of
the world. Ever sinco ho (Darcy)! had en
tered the flstlc arena as a boy he had made
a name for himself, of which his friends
wero very proud. In nil of his contests lie
had conducted himself in a manly way,
which was evidenced by. the good things
said of him by all who witnessed those con
tests and also by his opponents. He could
assure Mr. Darcy that ho also had many
admirers among those who never witnessed
a contest, which was tho strongest evidence
of his popularity, and they were always ..

pleased to hear of his victories. He trusted

he would keep on adding fresh laurels,
and that ho would retire as an unbeaten
champion.
Mr. W. J.
also complimented
Howe Mr.
.Darcy on
the attaining
championship,
which- ho did not' expect him to' gain over
King on Saturday last in such decisive
fashion, if at all. When ho read the tele
gram on Saturday night last that Darcy
had beaten King in the tenth round, ho was
satisfied that Australia had produced the
world's champion, for ho had regarded
King as a
superior man to Darcy. However,
ho had gained the coveted title, and he hop
ed when he rotired from tho ring ho would
havo-un unbeaten
champion record.'
Msesrs. J, P. Fletcher, 13.
Cameron, M.
I.
Tobin, M'Lootl, M. Stapleton and others
paid tribute to Darcy's good qualities and
prowess as a boxer, after which the cham
pion was, handed a beautiful sot of gold
sloovo-llnks, designed in the letters 'L.D.'
Mr. Darcy, who hnd a
great reception
on rising, thanked his friends for their
nice present. Ho- said he had from (lie be
ginning of his contests up till last Satur
day night endeavoured to be a winner and
to act fairly towards his opponents, and he
wns pleased to hold tho title of champion
because ho wns a resident of Maitland. He
would wear their present and think of the
kind friends who had given them.
During the proceedings the toast of 'The
King was drunk with musical honours.
Sonic splendid selections -wore rendered bv
Messrs. Con. lrwln. W. Gilllgan, and Lea'.
MeGlinm and a pleasant tlmo spent In
'??moke, song, and story.

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Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Wednesday 25 August 1915, page 7

BOXINGi.
LHS, .OAUOV AS AN AOTOU.

Unllko muiiy ahnmplonfl Loh Btircy has

not h'ono.to tho.'Mtnffo, but ln n moiihoi tho
?Htago hna oomo to him, for. arrnuKomontH
hnvo ;boon miulu to aoroon n plulitro Hlory of
hlH llfo ut Platorln. tn-nlKlit. Tho ploturo
umbrnaoH mnny nnd varied Inoliionln of IiIh
onrooi'i and of aourao tlioro Will Uo tho usual
lovo minimal', nnd It will not bo mirprlslnif It
?Iho 'pninco' Ih paolcod to ovornowlnff.

ovorybody will wnnt to hoo who iho ohnrmor

Ih ?thnt ciaptlvntoH Low.

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Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Monday 11 October 1915, page 7

'

-
'

BOXING. .K
' ?'',

MAIIOY HTIIjli CHAMPION. ,

,
Fit ED DYKU U1JATEN.

Les Durey, mklillowulglit champion' of Iho

world, suoceaHfully defended hla tlllo agaJiiHt
Frod, Dyer, the 'Wolah singing boxer,' at
Sydney Stadium on Katurday night. After the
It
first round hud been boxed wuh apparont
that Darcy would win. Ho otilboxod, oiit
foughl, and (lutcliisseil hlH niiixment ln overy
the and when one inln
Uto of tho
Hlxth round had clupHod Dyer's]
townl wan thrown In, to be imunlit coolly by
Carey. The weight.1! of the men were: Pnrey
U.5.1, Dyer 10.10. In the llrnl round tho
j

Welshman dln|iln.ved wonderful milencn In

ducking nnd backinovlntr, but. In tho Hocoud
the. champion got more In IiIh Htrldo and gave
The latter, howuvcr, Htnod
Dyer u bad doing.
up nuinfully throngliout.
.laok Colo kunckcl out Loh OIciohou In Iho
third round of tho Ih'Ht. pi'dllnilnury, and ln
die Kocorul Fred Ilrolt dpfeatod .Tim Barry In
II
vo roundH,

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Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Thursday 11 November 1915, page 7

?Ijl'is '

DAROY'S CLAIM TO WOULD \S

DISPUTED Jjy LONDON AUT11O1UTY.

Tho ,odiloi- '

o London 'lloNing' disputes

tlio
LoUjDarcy's claim to middlowoi^ht cluun
plonsliip o(f t'lio thai,
world. Ho says wo uldim

Jk-Goorty, iiiuj 'wlmls uji tliu.s:

'But tlioro \h ono lly in tho ointment. A V ill

America or LCuyland rooojruiHo tho 'Austra
lian's right to wear tho middleweight uiawn?
In the first. ])laoe, where and at whoso e\
PJ-.
ptMiso did JlcGoorty yet his tltlo
Our old i'riend of 'Boxing1 ' is hoinmvhnl
iihtrav ('?uys 'Solar Plexus'1 in Iho 'Bofo-
loo,' ) At a- time when theio avoio so many
allogcd champions in America not ono

of
whom had any eiuthly light to Nign lilmsolf
champion niiddlenvoiy;ht of tho world Mr.

11. L. Haker, tho leading pioinoter in tho

world, had under contract two hitch gieat
cl-
boxois as Jininiy Olabby, at U10 time regui
od by ICnglaiid and Ameiica m champion of
America, and Jed Smith. Tho latter is the
man who- defeated at Paris Tom Loary,
Harry Mansfield, Hoi mud (champion of
Franco), Adi inn llognu (uho dofcated Put
O'Keefo, chani]iion middles eight ol Kng
land), and lough t a Uonty-iounds' bnttlu
with Curpontier, tho present (?hainpion
heavyweight ol Kuiopo. This fnui lecoid
proved Jell'. Smith to lie tho best middle
Weight in Kngtund 01 Khiih'i* Though tho
tofeioo 111 K'd othenviso.
.loll also clearly out
pointed Kddio McGonily in Aus-tialm, and
thi!
Stadium recognised
it to bo tlio ciiho.
?Houco wo hnd undoubtwlly tho best pair of
middlowoiglits in tho game. No matter what
is supposed to have 'donii sinci'
Miko Gibbons
in opposition to Clubby, thn latter up to
'that date had .proved eoiieluNivoly. that Jio
was' Gibbons'
boss-. Vy ill. uiiy ..reasonable per,
that Mr. H. L. liakur,
son, therefore;, way .

right to stn-gci them in ii.woi'ld.s mid

had no
diowoight uhampionship. ovent.p'1. claim that
tlio winner ol' that con tost Jirennw the real
title-holder, .loll',
Smith lost to, Mick Ivmg,
tint title, and lout, it. to Oaro.v,
but regained
it,
aaiiisf lifl-iioiiiors. includ
who defended
ing MoGoorty and Olabby.,..'
Miku Gibbons received a .ijcwspaper decis
.lefl'.
ion ovir Clubby, alter Smith had dn
releri'iVhi ..division, which
fen ted Olabby --n a

must give i'jurcy prel'ei-fnco over CiibhoiiH

ami otluMS, 110 matter -what
all Kngland or
vNinericii might think.,; 'ZZ!
It has been stated tjiat;-;nn-.account of our
.

lio -

limit being II. .0 Oivrcy h claim cannot

cood It it becautie-.pui-t .ut America held ..

I'm- limit (it.

-I
liow niiiveisullv is,
mil 'the II.
if*'
Hi'c
1
imnnHiigo lor'
all
agrceil Unit lMf
cluimpionships) against tliti-other portion o
well as Knylniul,; France and
America., as
Australia, whom Mm limit was set at \1.M
'.rctll try to m
ThoHo whf- iii'K'' that way
fnrni their readoi'H that -frank; -

Klaus won

the ehampionttliir. from Billy .1'njiko at runs

im March
'1,
1!)i:t, when, as a iiiallor of fact,
.1.1
the men did 11 at midday, .

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Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Monday 22 November 1915, page 7

DAIICY GOING TO AMERICA.

Los Daroy, tho middleweight champiou

of tho world, is
going- to America. Ho
will bo under tlio nianagoment of Jack
Kcarns, who brought Billy Murray and
Rod Watson lo Australia. Mr. Kearna
says that ,Jio and Darcy will laavo Sydney
of Docombor. Tho Austra
lian will opon at tho PantagoB Thoatro, San
Francisco, for u season of H12 weeks In
vaudovllle. Mr. Konrns hns, rocolvod sev

oral cablo moBsnges from Now York boxing

promoters for Daroy to box thoro. Darcy'H
first
nppoaranco In tho ring Will bo at
Philadelphia against Lop Hpuok im.n six
rounds no-doclolon contest. ,! Tho Maltland
boy hns been guaranteed 1200 for bin
sharo. 'Wo oxpoot to box Mlko Glbbona
while there,' snyfl Mr. Koarns; Vas Pro
motor J. E. Coffroth wishes to' stage a 45
rounds contest, at Twooawona, which la
right out of Los AngolnH on tho Mexican
border, A contest o Hint kind would
draw' In the neighbourhood of 20,000.'

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Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Friday 25 May 1917, page 4

and he had defeated

as all the best Ameri-

LES DARCY'S DEATH

can boxers
tralia, it was
that had
considered
been sent
with some
to Aus-
justi-
fication that he would also defeat the best

Les Darcy Maitland, was a native of

CHAMPION BOXER. and was In early
only 21 years of age.
life he evinced a strong liking for boxing,
and an apprenticeship to the blacksmithing
helped to develop his muscles. He had
TO BLOOD his first fights in Maitland, where he de-
 

SUCCUMBS POISONING.
feated all comers, and although his friends
 

contended that he was a budding champion,

Reuter's Cable. it time he could
was some before get a
match on at the Sydney Stadium. After
VANCOUVER, Thursday. his first fight there success was achieved

Les Darcy, the Australian boxer, is dead. his popularity was in the ascendant, and
he went on beating man after man until
It will be learned with the
greatest

re-   he had cleared them all up, and there was
no one in the country good enough to meet
gret that the illness of Les Darcy, the
has him He . was indeed a popular idol,
resulted
Australian champion boxer,   whom the crowds delighted to see, and great

fatally. News of his death, following on easily filled the Sydney Stadium  
whenever he had an engagement on there.
the serious illness from which he was
Last week Mrs. Darcy received a letter

suffering, reached us by cable this morning. from

her son in
which

he
stated
that he and  

We immediately informed the Rev. Father Mick his trainer, both sick  
Maitland,
Hawkins, were

O'Gorman, P.P., of who

East
 
of the way things were going in America.
broke the news to his parents, and He spoke of making arrangements to return
immediately

the heartfelt sympathy of all will go out to Australia and Enlist on    

to them and to their family in the sad loss landing.

they have sustained in the death of a good The opinion generally held of Les Darcy as

son, whose name as a wonderful boxer was a boxer was that, there was never a greater
known from one end of the world to the fighter or boxer in the world of his
age and

other. Les Darcy was not only a world's weight. He beat such, noted boxers as Har-
champion boxer, but he set an example in old Hardwick, Les O'Donnell, Buck Crouse,
the manner of his living, which was clean Fritz Dave Fred Cos-
in sense. He always Mc
every kept aloof tica, Mick King, Billy Murray, Eddie
from the many snares and temptations, with Goorty, Jimmy Clabby, Jeff Smith, Knock-
which professional pugilism is surrounded, out Brown and George Chip, and had estab-
and during his whole public career as a lished his right to the world's middleweight
young boxer, endowed by nature with championship. He was a
wonderfully devel-
marvellous powers, he always commanded oped athlete, and gifted with great powers feet inches

the greatest confidence and So of endurance. He

was 5 7 in  
 

that the death of one so good and gifted height, had a reach of 74 inches, was 16
 

will be generally deplored. From what inches round the neck, had chest mea-
a
has been learned from the cable messages surement of 39 inches,, and 14
inches

round  
published during the past week, death was the biceps.
due to blood poisoning, and evidently oc-
His record in the boxing ring includes the fol
curred at Memphis, Tennessee. In his last
lowing :

hours he was
...........................1913

attended by his old and faith- ....

...Where

ful chum and trainer, Mick Hawkins, from ..Opponent. Result......

Fought. ........Rds.

....
whom during the week cables were re- Dave Depena ...
....
W ... Newcastle
... ... 9

ceived by Darcy's mother in East Mait- Jimmie Burns ...

...
K ... Newcastle
... ... 11

land, where the family reside. On Mon- Reg. Delaney ... .... K ....W.
Maitland ... .. 7
 
 
   

         

critical condition, but the doctors had Joe Shakespeare ... K ...
W. Maitland ... 6
...W.
hopes that his wonderful vitality would W. McNabb ....
....
W. Maitland ... 20
...
him.
... ... 20

save But it was not to be, and the Bob Whitelaw ... L ... Newcastle

fatal termination to a young life full of 1914

Jack ... Sydney ... ... ... 9

hope and promise is very sad indeed. Clarke ..

.... K
.....
...
...  

Les Darcy went to the United States with Young Handley ...

K
Sydney...

... 5

... 5

...
the hope of meeting some of the boxing Bob Whitelaw ... K
... W. Maitland

.. 4

of the world, and had circum- Billy McNabb ... ... W.

champions ...
...
K Maitland

Sydney ... .... 20

FritzHolland
stances permitted of his meeting the best .. .
L ...
... 5

men in America, there is only one opinion K.O. Marehand ... K ... Sydney ... ....

... Sydney

held by his admirers in Australia, who Gus Christie ... W... ...
... ... 20
Brisbane ... .... 20

have watched his meteoric career in the Fred. Dyer ... .. .. W ...

boxing arena, and that is he would have 1915

beaten them all. It is doubtful if he was
Frank Loughrey ... W ... Sydney .... ...
20
... .... 18

over really tried out in any of his matches, Fritz Holland ... .. W
... Sydney
.... .... 5

all the best Ameri- Henri Demlin ... .. ...

and as he had defeated K Sydney

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.... .... 5

... K Sydney
.... 13
...
Fritz Holland ... K
... Melbourne

Jeff Smith L (foul) 2.

...

...
... Sydney

... ... Sydney ... .... 10

Mick King ... ... K

...
.... 15
Eddie McGoorty .. K ... Sydney ...
..... 7

Eddie McGoorty ... K ...

Sydney ...
... .. 20

Billy Murray ...

....
K .... Sydney
Sydney ... ... 4

...
Fred Dyer .... ...
K ...

Jimmy Clabby ... ... W ...

Sydney ... 20 ... 6

Billy ...
Murray ... K ... Melbourne

1916.
Clabby... W
Jimmy ... ... Sydney .... 20
Knockout Brown ... W ...
Sydney ... 20
Knockout Brown ... W ...
Sydney ... 20 Sydney ... 7
...
George Chip ... ..
K ...

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