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Where is Darcy? Is Australian Boxer on Way to America After Slipping Away from Sydney or Has He Joined the Colors?FDHWWHM » HBY PAUL PURMAN.can boxing world was startled by the report that Darcy had slipped away, from Australia, just a few days before he became of age and subject to a call to the colors.A few' days later a Sydney report denied this and declared Darcy was ready to join the Australian recruit corps to train for active service.Then came another report, more definite, that Darcy had slipped away fromWhere to I-cs Darcy? *Is the great Australian middleweight really on a steamer soniewhero on the west coast ul South America, bound around the Horn and due to arrive in Nw York sometime in January, or is be a member of the Australian army, preparing to leave for the front?Conflicting reports are coming out of Australia. A few days ago tlie Ameri01Australia on a steamer bound for Chile, after having made a match with George Chip to throw officials off their guard. The Jonmey was started, the report eald, a few days before Darcy ’ft -1st birthday In October.Somehow, after reading of Darcy's gnmeness in the ring, of his indomitable courage, It is hard to think of him as a slacker. It Is hard to believe he would practice duplicity and cruvcnlv sneak offrgrcha1FanitTVmiArcoarAiseesth01Utlt;*\vhen his country' needs his services.There arc slackers enough in America, fighters from olhor countries who have refused to take tlioJr places in the ranks and it Is a dues lion how Darcy would be received here, even in the face of his ability in the ling.lir:At any rale if Darcy has started for America he has .killed his popularity at homo and dimmed his prospects lu America.Darcy Is a wonderful fighter, Xhc quick decisive way ho has handled all American mlddleweights who have visited the Antipodes Is conclusive evidence of that. George Chip, Jimmie Clabby, Jeff Smith, Houck and others have felt the knockout sting of his powerful left.If he came to America he would meet better men in Gibbons, Dillon and BillyMiske and the American public probably•would be interested* enough to patronize him regardless of his record otherwise.Yet it is not likely he would be received in the same spirit—-that he would be given the same welcome. a3 though he came without the stigma o? being a slacker.
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Fort Wayne Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Tue, Dec 05, 1916
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