The evening world. Newspaper, May 25, 1917, Page 18

‘ | ) i \ j an ee ee j é 3 $ a : | i SS PEASE. So Es = ) “Les Darcy’s Death One of the Saddest Things Ever Known in Connection With Boxing. mre Ma WTR Me 1 death of Les Darcy In a Memphis hospital yesterday is one of the saddest things ever known fn connection with boxing. Darcy was only a boy when he left Australia, He lad just finished a eerles of exhibitions all over the country in which he gave his services to raise funds for the Australlan wounded, raising about $75,000. He was extremely patriotic. ‘The only thing that kept him from going to war was that he had a family of ten to support, His father was bedridden He was the oldest son. Only one! Younger brother was old enough to work, and he earned a few abilling: week in a bakery, Darcy's ambition was to go to Aimerica, fight three or four ring bouts for the big purses offered him by various promoters here, send the money home. and then enlist for the war in Canada, “IL must take care of my family first—then I can go to the war be killed,” Darcey told me esis “You don’t expect to be killed!” 1 ae and he was given the roughest O'Dowd 150 ‘ h deal that any man ever had. Re. |!t looked it O'Dowd's supe ceived with enthusiasm by all who| strength would wear Lewis down met him, offered bouts in several! States by promoters whe were cager| he grim visuge ; a to have his services, he planned a/™ade him simile, O'Dowd's smile short campaign and a quick consum-|!9n't beautiful. It js a wry, upeurl- mation of his hopes, Then every-|in@ crack in a face that looks as If as thing turned against him. A “friend’) !t @ been ham 1 and case from Australia tried to exploit him| hardened In scores of battles, | But} and take @ part of the money Da it is an exp « fhows | was to earn, and when he failed de-|# disdainful sort of amusemen Mberately tried to ruin Darcy's career Smile, with the close-cropped hair in this country. soverncr of New and the e-hardened face, was t of Mike | Mike's Gxghting equipment something of a boxer him York ordered th neells first bout, for which he lon of his | was to have $30,000, and referred to him| self. ‘Through in rounds he | hea “slacker.” ‘Other Governors fol- | smeared ‘Ted-Kid's face with sift lowed sult. ‘Two Western bouts were | left jabs, He couldn't catch ‘Ted with | called off and poor Darcy enlisted in| the right-handers, Which was lucky the United States army aviation corps | Ax it was, the lefly made ‘Ted's wavy to prove there was no truth in the|;hair flop whenever they landed. “slacker” charge. He had one bout|There was a moment, in the third, scheduled for Memphis, but was|when ‘Ted-Kid looked ‘very weary taken sick, ‘The long weries of dis-| But after that ‘Ted-Kid simply appointments, worry over unfounded leaped ut O'Dowd for seven rounds aceusations made against him and jin the eighth he shook M perhaps homesickness, brougiit on by |hard with a clip on. the finding himself among enemies wi Michael lost « lot of pep he had expected to find only friends, | his arms around feebly wh broke him down, The cause of Darey's | to counter. ‘Ted-Kid was f death stands on the official reyisteras|for a knockout, but O'Dowd wa “pneumonia.” But if the doctors went |punch-proof. He still smiled. more into detall they would have Minden iecueas ike ch vats added, “Real cause—a broken heart ab with hia Mats ed Kid - nds were praying that Mi ends in Austra those rights GN THE WEIGHT exclaimed. aie Ah Bans KID WILLIAMS Wo een. thourahay of our] MOUS Tremr POR Ze TN hoy Xone, ever come buck —_— put @ few hopeless cripples—the blind “and the men with broken hacky ua | When 1 say, from tho bottom of my| arms or legs shot off. None of the| e4rt. God reat the memory of the | young fellows in Australia go to the| ™iityred pugilist, Les Darcy.” | war now because they want fone tee ho martyred pugillst!” Every & duty to xo. I'l go and do my pit,| man Understood and if T never come back it will be ee ee tes all right as long as my little brothers| 66 FQ 1D" TED LEWIS defeated and sisters have thelr chance to get Mike O'Dowd last night, along on what I've earned.” | In everything but skill he| AT was Les Darcy, He camo|¥®d the odds against him, His} to America, the land of the froe,|Welwbt was M3 pounds; that of} Vor two or three rounds | ‘Ted's hardest punches bounced from | of O'Dowd and only | 3EST SPOR pneumonia, THE VENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MAY 26,°1917. ; A 415,000: PURSe woud JUST ABOUT Pay FoR THE Morris-WILLARD~, ATTRACTION , BY THE POUND - THe PROMOTERS BY BARON ROTHSCHILD TO BE SOLD HERE AUG. 4 this country will © the opportunity of buy- » of the most cholcely bred yearlings of France. Charley Hill, who once tralned Banastar for Clarence Mackay, announced at Jamaica that Baron thschild Will ship twenty-seven yearlings to this country, and that they will be sold at auction at Saratoga Springs on Aug. 4 by the Fasig- Tipton Company. These yearlings are by Sardnaple and Verdun Sardnaple, a six-year-old stallion, won 1,000,000 franca in half a s the opening y war, in 1914, ‘Tom Welsh says he is the best horse he ever saw. Verdun ts ten-year-old stallion, which won ‘and Prix t three Horsem again ha Ing son of the was ranked as sold of his year yeu |Gilmore Sends Darcy ’s Mother MEMPHIS, ‘Tenn, May Le avey, the Australian Mumplon, died in a local hospital of M*™: 4, in-| would continue missit He had been M1 less than ; " Up to the last second of the iy | a month cluding some Government of. i ' ficials, alvised bim to slip){t Nar A Rauners en Tee fen 3 reddy ¢ his manager, and away to Americu and follow his plans. | Kiq MePartland, if he been al- | Mick Hawk rainer, were at the Perhaps it was bad advice, Perhaps |iowed to render decision, would | bedside when Darey expired Darey made « mistake But he was| have held Kid's hand up th The end came easily. Billy Haack only a boy, without a grown man’s | finish boxing manager and promoter, visited judgment And if it was a mistake >. -— he has paid for it in full UBT how the followers of sport in America regard the memory of STANDING OF THE CLUBS Les Darcy was shown last night | Chaba. wark W.L. PC) Clube |W. L. .0, at the St. Nicholas, Before th 7 ,682|Rochester.18 13 .500 matin | pout, between Lewis and O'Dowd, an- |] Raltimere.t® 9 .667|Montreal,.11 17 .393 houncer Joe Humphreys stood in the || Ter 16 11 G07 Buffel... + 18 a8 niddle of the ring and asked that | trovd'ce 1601 607 Webmeat » 21 09 every man in the house stand In ¥ SULTS YESTERDAY, erent memory of a boxer who had 6; Bufaly, 4 come to us and had never been ¢ Ar ogy Hi a a \ chance st y hat came off, and eee a every man jn that crowded arena stood up. There was such silence Mom: Roches throughout the great hall that you GAMES TO-DAY, could have heard a pin drop. There || Balumere at New Bullalo ai Montreal, Kichmond at Providence. Rochester at Tor ent asn't even a scuffle of a shoe as Humphreys went on “I believe that every man here to night will understand what I mean Decoration Day Special $22.50 Join the grand army of well dressed men. The en trance fee is low if you take advantage of this special sale. We have set aside thirty styles--blue, black and gray serges and plain and fancy finished and unfinished worsteds—all astonishing value Suits to Measure, $22.50 Every suit cut to your individual measure and fitted, finished and styled to your taste and satisfaction Arnheitnt Two STORES BROADWAY 4 NINTH STREET ANO 90 €, 420 ST., BET. FIFTH & MADISON AVES, + S.--The more personal patriotic effort cach o P. S.—-Th i] l patriot ffort h of us displays today the less reason will there be for the com- tng generation to carry flowers to the graveyard, Arubeint Art | Darey at about 1 o'clock, and was eted with @ cheery “Hello, k man, chatted for a while and then od Bill,” by si you feeling, Les hed Darey with a smile think Lever felt better here Those were practically his last erds, Hale an hour rhe was ad, Dut & flicker of Lhe ley whieh had been his most characteristic ex i jon in life, still remained upon 8 face Gilmore immediately sent @ cable- gram to Darcy's mother in Australia, d the body will be held here pend Ing instructions from her At the time of his enlistment in the on Reserve Corps Les Darey was ed by oun Capt. Christie, off charge the corps, ax the most rieet specimen of manhood that had plied for enl the corps Tigers i DETROIT, May r men sof the Detroit An rar seball Club who are to the nscription Law have registered here edt t ty bb 1 on ers who Were — RACING SELECTIONS. JAMAICA. tace—Neabbard, U. LOUISVILLE st Rauce-Safely & ssie, Jes Quartette, TL 27 YEARLINGS OWNED | A Cablegram to : TING PAGE IN NE $75,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY, BUT— Copyright, 1917, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World). Wovuud HAve To PAY For. WiLLARO'S FoopeR DURING TRAINING - “Although the Track Was Very Muddy in the Na‘ ra —“‘The Giants Broke the Cubs’ Losing Streak” —“Brooklyn Now Has a Lil’ Winning Streak, Which Isn’t Chronic ered BE A Let oF EXPANSe WITH A WILARD-MORRIS BouT - MORRIS MIGHT BMASH UP A PERPECTLY Goop RING WITH JESS- § Wins 4 vt T courpn'r HELP iT, MISTER CORLEY... WITH LEATHER, SO. HIGH LiKe ITHS Youre LUCKY You Can BUY FNS Grove Senet’ BASEBALL RECORD BROKEN +: League, All Four Games Were Run Off’ by Any Means.” AND Jess MIGHT “THROUGH THE Roor W YORK FEEL PEEVISA AND Throw Care EXTENSIVE REPAIRS OTE TATING COSTLY AND Son of 17 | rado Stake Like a Good One —Frank Regan’s Tip, By Vincent Treanor. UCULLITR, owned by August Belmont and winner of the $2,600 Colorado Stakes, run at | Jamaica yesterday, may prove to be one of the two-year-old stars of the season, Beaten in his first start on opening day, partially through green- ness and @ ‘bud atart, he more than redeemed himseif in the Colorado, winning all the way after shaking off Bounto Broom in the first sf teenth, The time of the race, 1.07 was excellent considering ‘the fact that the track was not fast. Of course the wind was behind Lucullite on the back stretch, but it blew hard against him in the run down to the finish, Lucuillite hasn't the smoothest kind of action, but he “lays it down” and digs into the ground deeply, in- dicating that he possesses great driv- ing pow Mr, Belmont thinks Lucullite one of the best two-year- olds he ever owned. Recentiy he showed a wonderful trial at Belmont Wark of three-elghths in 84 sec flat Knapp, on Belmont’s Colt Lucullite May Prove One of Stars Ot the Juvenile Division prock Wins Colo-| o to work on the Madden Miy. Then she came like a whirlwind, but had Uttle to spare in getting up to beat out Wetona, As the short price indl- | cated, a lot of people know about he Madden tilly '@ ability Blumenhal 1s still fond o h, the heavyweight fighter time botween races te wbout hin, Maxey insists that Isn't yellow. “Ile Is as game heavyweights come,” says “only he has a I would say that, ra as Maxey, pecullar disposition. ther than lacking anything in gameness, he is just too easily discouraged. J. B. White was fined $10 by the stewards for running Biilie Baker in colors not properly registered with the Jockey Club. Clematus If, the imported fil ich ran in Oscar Lewissohn's ors in the Friars Handicap, has the distinction of having beaten Star Hawk as a two-year-old abroad She won several good races for Mr. Lewissohn in Europe before being shipped to this country “Tiffany,” known as a bookmaker in the “high stool” days, was ar- rested by Sheriff Mitchel! at the track for an alleged violation of the antl- betting law RESUME SPOTS, SENTIMENT Nw OF COLLEGE DEANS Majority of Them Agree That Athletic Exercise Is: Helpful to Military Training. | Following the discontinuance of athletics in nearly every college and | university of prominence in the coun- try, heads of representative schools to-day Indicated a change of aentl- ment and favor resumption of sports In to queries from the tn Press, deans of colloges and universities in every aection of the country have repliled, with only a few exceptions, that they belleve aban- | donment of athletics 1s a mistake, | ‘These questions are asked of the | deans “Do you believe athletics In universities and colleges in thie | country should be resumed after the first draft for troops is com- pleted? “Do you believe athletic train- ing is helpful to military train- ing?” The fir of “ayes. The second question received even more replies in the affirmative, Arthur Hobson Quinn, dean of the University of Pennsylvania, wrote a strong recommendation for sports. At Pennsylvania efforts are being made as at no other schools to keep athletics alive, It is the only Eastern response ed at ques on received a chorus\ college of prominence where prep- arations are being made to play a | football schedule next fall “I believe sincerely,” wrote Prof. Quinn, “that not only athletic tivity but also other forms of student etivity should be continued. If we ) continue to train a generation at will have to meet the great prob a t lems that are sure to arise after this war is over, We need good minds in | good bodies among our undergrad uates, It would not only be a mis take to train the student body of ou es for the early units for the selective draft, but it would also bé 4 great mistake to deprive those who are in college of their legitimate di versions and activities, They wil make better students, better citizen: and even better soldiers when the time comes. Craven Laylock, dean of Dartmouth College, replied yes to ail questions. ‘The commerctal feature of intereo! legiate athletics did not appeal to S. H. Goodnight, Dean of Men at the University of Wisconsin, but he Was atrongly in favor of athletics, Thomas Blanchard Stowell, Dean of the University of Southern Cali fornia, was in favor of the continu ance of spor By Arthur (‘Bugs’) Baer. m Of five Yours ago has been rein pyr tight by the Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World) , Stated after having been on LTHOUGH the track was very muddy in the National League, all ground about three years. Me will four games were run off. No entries: were scratched, which is @ Jaye a mount to-dis. probably on record for the track. for a traine in Canada and) The Ha: will re- Was granted one, This automatically Open to-night atner, the : . the umbled put him tn good nding, so that /er Bronx boxing The Giants broke the Cubs’ losing streak. Incidentally tus 1 z. ; “ obust opportunity to sneak into first place by allowing the Chicago When he applied to the Jockey Club Yo Jack O'Brien of ta in rdw t rt change th lt was the first time the Cubs have guessed a ee Ama? Msg favor- |one ten, and Mike McTig who'll enter 4 POLE CHAR RO RHO, (ab. ei ’ haw “the Ci yay y acted upon, Knupp has never |ihe Navy to-n ils punches ix Bustern attempts, On t seaboard showing, the Cubs have gen ‘out of ‘hamnesa since he was |'he, Nev, to-morrow, will swap punches much license to claim the pennant as a hobo has to make a I set down, He worked for Willie |“! Pap Pe Tht ca mnlale testament. ‘The Glants stepped off to an early lead, but were Miagely, trainer of. the Cochran [286 Week from to-night the complet to consolidate thelr gains. The Cubs came up from the rear like stable, for two years and was out on /¢a!d will be: H Wiis va. Battling cow's tail going after a fly and flickered the Giants off In the ninth. the track exercising hours ny Juhngon and Benny McCoy va, Ter smebody should go over the weather with a monkey wrench, The morning | throughout each tral Martin of Providence inosphere has been very loose lately. In apite of the lame weather, the season. Ho will ride for James MUt= | Atiep gererat dasa of ras Pollok : MIBEETRA MUR DRTE ASaRICAC RURAL ReaTE Seat but not gaudy, Phy, wha last year trained for Fox- | q, Pye} a ene ’ - ni ia , with the Glants furnishing the alibis, srasians = rr ad Bay had « chance { pron Matty’'s entreaties to the Reds to put a new record on the grapho- ba ot how! A ‘teat Lagos ey honest Mondey ‘i down the stretch In the secon’ ight pol phone resulted in all the Government seismographs registering violent 0, Ne SUNT Oh a A araly | wal eae shocks in the vicinity of Philadelphia, The Reds were swinging from plodding Sam MeMecekin. Ed Roche In the their hip pockets and scored enough points to win a game of pinoch! (ian Pa ny Foeeas pat “hoy” 3 They hung up a new bogie for the course by ankling around the ba’ sually aboard, Right sow Ei tion that will win any baseball game. Score, 19 to 9, with the Phils ay an owner of Wagcond, horses.” Jog |Heran, the entuaneight clamios, apd Kid ing will so has been second with ‘Transit twice to box ix roun bu a putting an eyster en their @ye and: honing the ewelling will'eeon ge) Sah OO rants. Senteniay, Bam) Moe sige City on Merial Day aitereo sown Meekin ran in the place hole, too. | may accent the offer if he in given $3,500 specs The Italian sportsman has been try- | © $4,000 for hie « The Robi ‘ 5 Joo ro heir caps in a co t ing to win a race ever since opening | for the next boxing sliow of the Harlem 8, ©. The Robins knocked the Pirates loose from their caps in a cont ng to sein p race ever shee, GRSRINE | Mar the next doxin the Maram 8. that was no contest, Brooklyn now has @ lil’ winning streak, which isn't | SL HbMMaN, Rockets Bosak on Teemtay- lg, chronic by any means. But if they can prevent the spiders from spinning Frank Regan can truthfully Say | Carll, te heare f Calenin’ to ae " “LT told you so" to all his friends to- | gutus Camer Dinca arated fhavice af tae webs on their batting eyes they should pop of the gncond division an at S00 toe Oe AUD? eters the | con a cc re re ne suddenly as a century plant pops into bloom, That's about as sudden as Friars Handicap at Jamaica yester- | " the age limit for recrutts in the Kaiser's army, which is ninety-nine years,, day Regan was around telling every- a for bis te @hgnae te Se w for nineteen runs. The Phils’ pitcher balls and the Reds hit ‘em back like qu’ threw ‘em up like medicine ne pills. Which is a prescrip- : hole, with the Pirates finisthing second in a field of two. The rain adjourned sufficiently in Cleveland to allow the Yanks and Indians to partake of a little baseball chowder. There was only one spoon in it and that was i the Indians’ mitts, which wasn't much toche looks a very useful plat Joe Marrone is piling up a record | oitered a vune of $4,000 + body to have a wager on his Whimsy. jously and others e the tip with a were sorry when over, for Whimsy Some took him si were inclined to xvain of salt. was the race chased Top o' the Morning all the way, lengths out out in front of the the latter curled on’ . Pep 1 othe d when rutrition for Bill Donovan, Bill won't lose any sleep, as a beating ath iy RBG imeteh. went'on to Win ain't any novelty. The Yanks have won a lot of games in the West, UD stig. “The memory brokers quoted but that's behind the towelrack with the other buuk, A life preserver anything from # to ¢ to 1 againat doesn't help a drowning man if it ts locked ina safe. Incidentally ee oe their score was the same shape as a life preserver, while the Indians John Madden uncevered what ts srOree: HIE supposed to be a good n Post % Mane a Star Shoot filly, in the open The Delaware pe crop and the Braves both got their ly blighting | jng scram! ie Went to post wi ’ \ » Boston bunch easil hi ves| odds on, Gar rode the most con erday The Cards ghied the Boston bunch eas! The B Sa OR a A rage on ber, allowing en't talking as good baseball 9s they have in past seasons. iemna, and Brocatelle to run off gome distance in five Not until The Reds’ score ix a reminder of the baseball games of 1870, when they | we stretch did Garner go J to make « run for every spectator ay with Chicage, 3.30 P. M, THE YANKS! BATTING WAS ON A FURLOUGH YESTERDAY. If the Cubs hadn't knocked the Giants out from betwect ew York would be in first place The Reds were swinging so hard yesterday that even when they missed the ball it was good for a two dagger THE CRUDE WHATHER IS REFORMING A TRIFLE Whey Boston baseball isn't postponed by rain it 1s postponed by the ay the Braves pla We wonder if Alexander's contract calls for tite Phils play him to also wateh We wonder if Walter Johnson is allowed to w blinders when sitting on the bench. If not, they both earn their salaries twice, Once in the box and once on the bench. W giun compelled the White Box to crawl twelve innings to b » ou stretea a frubber band th «t F nen it * 506 ‘dm, Word that day from Philalelphia man of that city bas Use managers of Pe With several bo the next fe Marty Crows, the local J the misfurmne to fujure as compelled his manager, f coutesta with Sain Rob rt Badoud and Ted Lewis. eon, Al | Jim Flynn i put in an appearance at t Clermont Rink Jast night for bia bout with boat Smith, a0 match was called off however, resumed training to-day for mateh with Bob Mea next ‘Tuesday night vert} won, wlio boxes Johuay Mesley Lightwe a at A. of ext Monda: ed atest by b 6 againat ily of T a for tea rounds ai we Palace 8, Broux on June 7, doe Bteor tackle Young Fulton for ten roucda a Bay Madden, the ile henry welg: who knocked out Joe Cox san bores Sallor Jack Car California at National League. Et Lomls,.16 14 633 Pte |] Chicago, 4; New York, 9 Piusbureh, 0 19; Philadelphia 9. Mt, Lowe, 9; Boron, 7 1 RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY. | MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS American League. W.L, PLC, Claba, w. .. 20 10 .667/t, Louis,.15 24 13 649! Wash'ton, 13 607 | Dewolt,. 18 ‘Phile,.,,. 10 Cleveland, 2; New York, 0. Philadelphia, 3; Detrott, 2. Howton, 4; St. Louis, 3, (hiengo, 1; Washington, 0.12 inn’ gs GAMES TO-DAY. (bicage st New Tork. eu | New York at Cievsiand | Wanhington at Chicago, Phitadelphin at Detroit Boston a: Mt, Louis Pioneer Sporting Club to.marrow nitht, dae bers |eignet up for another match by his’ manage Willie Reilly, He will meet Ba Lertuaky a: | Brown's Far Tockaway Club on June 13, Tom MecArdie, who erranges the touts for the boring show of the Fairmont A, C. of the Broor today completed his programme for the olubs show on next Saturday night, Rattling Levinesy meeta Wild Burt Kenny in the main bout, while im two alx-round contesta Bll Curley and Georg» and Abe Attell Goldstein, will be offered by t In tho two ten-rounder Sailor George Volk meets {Kid Baker and Kis Sullivan of Chicago tackiee Joluny Russell of Yorkville, Polo Club tonight Sallor Wolk iron unan of the east side, and Kiddie Baker, from | the same section, clash, “In the semi-final ef tea nie Russell, Lani hitting and ag eremive bantam, will try conehuions with Kid } Sullivan, « » 1 from Chicago, Benny Coster the epeedy east aide bantam, for meriy known a Young Henny, has been signed ui by his manager, Jim Mab, to bot Dutch Brandt the Military 4. C. of Brooklyn June 11, with Fravkie Barna te the goal sought A mat wm Jon Burman and Dutch Brandt, who mingle | to.morrow the Clermont Sporting Clu on the same cani with Allie Neck and Youug Lastig. ‘The forwner, King emovg banta: usher on the Jers | | Freddie Reese of Willlamsbureh and Ray Wat of Flatbush were matched to meet in the eam. ' foal ten-round contest between Had Tommy Tuohey of Paterson, which ought at the Broadway 8, ©, of Beeokiga fuemiay nigit | wit be f Bil Brown's Far it | for the sme | of tea meot kaway Club opens tte doors To the feature eve: 0 went side wi A second ten-tound bou: d between Young 3 Beach aod Bobby Hause of this evening Hed MeDonal Hooks SPORTING. RACING TO-MORROW JAMAICA LONG ISLAND $2,000 LONG BEACH HANDICAP CALIFORMA HANDICAP and Four other Good Races MEGINNING AT 4 and tty + Brooklyn. 4 Up to 1.08 NEW VOLO A He) ® iid Sullivan HARLEM S.C, 4) £\% Jaime: duck O'teien \ Mipinue tama ce weak: duenight, Adm, 006." “To-atght. Adin, 6Oec et ”