LES DARCY; Newspaper Reports And LINKS

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Incidentally...... McGoorty changed his mind....... or rather Les changed it for him.

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Incidentally Christie beat Mike Gibbons, as he says in this article,.... a classic from the horses mouth, fighter recollection. Maybe Darcy is better than Mike 1942 ??

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Incidentally Christie beat Mike Gibbons, as he says in this article,.... a classic from the horses mouth, fighter recollection. Maybe Darcy is better than Mike 1942 ??

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The FIRST Les Darcy Vs K.O. Brown fight by the rounds

DARCY THE WINNER.
NZ Truth , Issue 554, 29 January 1916, Page 11 DARCY THE WINNER.
How He Fought K.O. Brown. American Not Knocked Off His Feet. The Fight by Rounds. (From "Truth's" Ringside Rep.) There was a capacity house at the Ruahcutter Bay Stadium on Saturday night, January 16, which means that there was between 15,000 and 16,000 people present; and the enthusiasm was Intense. The attraction was the meeting, In a twenty-round contest between that truly great performer, Les Darcy, champion middleweight of the world — fighting at catch-weight — and the stalwart Americanised native of Sparta, Greece, George "Knock-out" Brown.
The latter had been specially chosen In America by the representative of Stadiums, Ltd., as a man likely to give Les Darcy a severe tost, on account of his punch and his notorious hardness and Spartan endurance of punishment. He certainly bore out his reputation, on Saturday night, but
HIS PUNCH FAILEP*HIM, chiefly because of Darcy*s cleverness, but partly because the champion appears to be absolutely impervious to a wallop, even when one does land. His capability for withstanding a heavy bombardment- of bitter blows, was, however,
very much m evidence; for, though Darcy landed scores of punches calculated to out a camel, and Brown was terribly used up, and at times on the very threshold of slumberland, he was never knocked off his feet, and was able, at the finish of the twentieth round, to be the first to congratulate his conqueror.
In this regard there was a rather funny incident. Brown was watching the clock, beaten to a frazzle, with swollen features and crushed -tomato mouth, and the moment the hand reached the third minute mark and the bell rang, he threw his arms round Darcy, patted his shoulder and appeared- to be warmly congratulating the champion on his form. But the referee, Arthur Scott, failed to hear the bell owing to the tremendous noise of a wildly-excited crowd; and, after a glance at the clock, turned and asked the timekeeper why the bell did not ring. During the pause, the two brawny gladiators stood, embracing and mutually handing out the good man dope, till Scott, assured that the round and the fight was over, walked up behind Darcy and placed his hand on his head,
PROCLAIMING HIM THE WINNER. Even when assured by several that the bell had rung, Arthur disputed the statement. Lord knows he was excusable, for the roar of the voices and the clapping of hands Were simply deafening.
Brown Is a beautifully-proportioned man of 26, standing 6ft. B%in. high, or two inches taller than Darcy. He is just as brown as a Maori, and has much the same fierce, warlike expression which marks all well-bred Maoris. His big-boned frame Is bound together with criss-cross layers of mighty muscle, till he looks as if he were "diagonally built," as the boat-builders say... He expressed perfect confidence in' himself all through a most searching preparation at Chiddy Ryan's gymnasium, Coogee; and his exhibition on the previous Wednesday showed that he wa's just jumping out of his skin with condition.
Darcy also showed great form, and fairly glowed with rude "health as he went through three fast rounds with Mick King, who, with all his cleverness, was actually of little use to the champion, as far as hard boxing went. People who saw the pair do their stunts, and some four or five thousand were present — went away satisfied that Darcy- Brown was going to be some fight.
The amount of punishment that the Chicago man assimilated was simply amazing. ,
DARCY IS A GREAT PUNCHER, as every man who has ever faced him can affirm, and on Brown, an easy mark because of his head-strong, wide-open mode of attack, he ianded the heaviest wallops m his kit. Twenty times, at least, he met him coming m with fearful right uppercuts and crosses. A hundred times he drove a stiff-arm left into the face with a force that nearly knocked the head off Brown's shoulders; and yet he not only did not knock him out, but did not even put him down. The man is aa tough as the notorious Joe Grim, and five times as dangerous; for there was always a possibility, even up to the last moment, 'that one of his devastating swings might hit the point and end the Btrife. That is what kept the excitement at fever heat right up to the last bell.
But Darcy is not the sort of fighterto take chances, though, after the halfjourney had been passed, he most certainly did take his task pretty lightly and laughed cheerily m Brown's face, or over his shoulder at his friends around the ring, m every round. X very few. times one of Brown's wallops did land fair and square and made Les sit up and take notice; but this wad bad for Brown. Darcy neither quaiied nor recked when one hit him. He simply looked supremely indignant and tore into the delinquent all the harder. Indeed, it is thie «- FIERCELY RETALIATORY ATTITUDE of the champion that takes the heart out of his opponents more than anything else. Once, for an Instance, when Les failed to come m quite far enough, and an awesome right swing landed just behind his left ear, instead of going round his neck, as he meant that it should, Brown suddenly flushed with rosy hope, tore a terrific left to the ribs, and went at his man with a tornadic two-handed assault. Did Darcy wilt, stagger, or show, fear? Not any, thanks!- Instead he met that dangerous rush with a veritable hail of hard punches, and it was Brown who went into holds to protect himself. To be successful, the Spartan Is essentially a long-range fighter, but, finding how terribly 'Darcy punched him m the open, particularly with spine-Jarring straight lefts, he went m for the billy-goat stuff, only to find himself playing a very poor second fiddle m that duet. Very soon he found thac his only asset was his toughness, and it was that, and that only, that enabled him to see the weary journey out. The following is the story of THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS: Whim Brown entered the ring ho had a splendid reception, but the ovation accorded Darcy was magnificent, the cheering being almost deafening. In Brown's corner were Jack Warner, Jimmy Clabby, Walter Coffey, and Fred Gilmore. Darcy was attended l>y Harry and Sid Peurce, Mick Hawkins and Harry Sullivan. The weights were: Dtircy. 11.11; Brown ll.Si. Mr. Arthur Scoit was referee. Round One. — Brown rushed In, swinging like :t madman, Darcy met him and put repeated Hi Vie jolts lo the fac-e while m holds. Brown held Darcy's left arm ;ind put a heavy right to the jaw several times. Les was thoroughly aroused by Brown's attack, and weni after him furiously. Les repeatedly made Brawn mffw mad Ktvi.'iff«. and smashed his face aa he came m, and the crowd cheered him deafeniiigly. Darcy kept putting SNAPPY JOLTS TO THE FACE, and Brown swung madly, but was badly beaten In the in-tightlng. K.O got heavily to the body at close quarters with both hands, but the boy nearly j jolted the head off him with a let' l uppcreut. U was v terrific struggle from bell to bell. Round Two. — Brown came over and swung « frightful right half a foot j short. Darcy missed what Bhouki have j been a good 'un at the bent head. The j Yankee took hold of Darcy by the left arm, and went xlmply mad trying to land v heavy swing. AH his efforts wero unavulllng. and the boy met his punches with both hnmlu. However, the Yunk seemed impervious to blown. They went round the ring locked together, Brown making dospjrato efforts to lund puniahltiK blows, and Darcy blocking him repeatedly. The visitor's face wus ALHF.ADY PUFFKO AND FLUSH Kt>; bill It w:»h noticeable that Darcy could ' not keep ft» busy with this man us he ; did with others, becnuw* of hLa eontUuiH j uttnc.k*. Tho h«l »i.-nt round ihv ting, till '-trown pulled oui ami »wunjf two tr«jinetitiou?« ' pujuche*, but they wcr« bloektil. As

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Brown crouched to land one of his dreadnought punches, Darcy banged him m the face twice. Brown was hooted for putting his arm across the Australian's throat and pushing. As Brown tried . another swing, Darcy punched the head off him, but the man would neither go back nor down. A straight punch, which nearly knocked his head off, didn't send him back. He was certainly giving Darcy; the trial of his life.
Round Four. — They rushed together like charging bulls, and for half a minute they were locked In a firm embrace, with neither able to land much of a blow. Darcy uppercut Brown most beautifully to the mouth with the right. Brown swung, and swung, and swung, and swung again with FEARFUL PUNCHES AT DARCY'S BODY, but the boy evaded them each time, and delivered a chopping right on the ear. Excitement was irttense as Brown tried frantically to land a devastating 1 wallop. Darcy's punches m close were very heavy to* both body and face, and Brown began, to wilt distinctly, and attack much less fiercely. Body punishment served out by Darcy was very heavy. Darcy just got inside a swing that landed behind the left" ear, but took a terrific left rip to the body. Brown rushed to improve his advan- s tage, but was fought off with a rain of heavy punches. It was a desperate round, and both showed signs of exhaustion. Round Five. — As Brown came m Parcy jabbed him heavily on. the nose. Brown clinched. Breaking clear, he swung a frightful right to the body, and, thinking he had Darcy, drove m with terrific force, but the boy did not wilt, though certainly the blows were very heavy. Another right from Brown just grazed Darcy's chin. It was A TERRIBLY EXCITING FIGHT, and it was evident that Darcy's little jolts were not having much effect on this man of iron, for his swings were always dangerous. Les retreated to the American corner, where he took two swings beautifully on his guard. Unlike McGoorty and Co., Brown seemed impervious to Darcy's jolts, and for the first time m his career, Les had a worried look. * ■■•,-.. Round Six. — Brown rushed m full of confidence, but with a badly-swollen mouth, and for fully half a minute they locked horns without a blow being struck. Brown swung a mighty right which Darcy inmoved, and uppercut him about half a hozen times with a right to the face. Drawing off at the referee's order, Brown came m shoulder first like a charging footballer. Darcy stood the shock. As Brown came m with a right, Darcy smashed a punch to the head, knocking it round. In * close, Brown hit distinctly low with the left, and the referee cautioned him. Darcy had a great deal the better of this round, punishing the Brown man teriribly and beautifully ducking and | blocking his swings. As Brown danced m, DARCY UPPERCUT HIM three times to the face. Round Seven. — Brown rushed to close quarters, and Darcy proceeded to jolt the head off him, and the man-eater now appeared distinctly fatigued and a bit depressed at his failure to land his mighty swings. Going away from a clinch, Brown landed a heavy left on the Jaw, but instantly the boy was on him with a shower of blows. It was a desperate fight, and both were streaming with perspiration. Again Brown was cautioned by the referee for holding; arid hitting, but Darcy immediately^ proceeded to pound the head off him. Before the round closed, however, he was himself the recipient of two nasty jolts, to the jaw. But it only made him fight the harder, and Brown's head danced about like a shuttlecock. The fight was going distinctly Darcy's way now.
Round Ei£ht. — Brown came out with both eyes considerably swollen and there wus much. less venom m his rush, though his punch was still doing business. In close, Darcy banged him both sides of the face, 'and when he drew off gave him a straight left and smashed his right to the heart with fearful force.
BROWN WENT ON THE RETREAT. Darcy followed m with a tremendous swing to the jaw. Les charged m again with a shower of blows and a left hook knocked Brown's head completely round. Brown put a straight left to the nose, but Les was instantly on him uppercutting with both hands, one landing cm the tip of the nose, almost tearing layoff. After a spell m holds Brown pufc a left to the nose and tried another, but was beaten by Darcy's cleverness. Just as the bell rang Darcy knocked Brown's head up with a nasty uppercut.
Round Nine. — They came together m a clinch, both hammering away at the ribs. Brown went mad, but Darcy Blmply slammed the head off. him, landing; some very heavy blows both m the paddock and m close. Brown was now spitting blood all round the ring, and Les was laughing all through. They went round and round m the centre m holds, and when broken Darcy made Brown miss heavy swings, while he pasted the face repeatedly. When thf Greek stood oft and tried a smash, Lfcß banged him with both hands and tried a rally; but Brown would not accept,! and went into clinches. It was another bad round for Brown, who nevertheless went to his corner at full tilt.
Hound Ton. — Brown rushed m nnd ran his face against Darcy's left fist. The Greek was very anxious to hold on. consequently things were less exciting: for a tlmt FJrown spoke to the referoe and was hooted. The way Lcs ducked the
MIGHTY SWINGS OF THE INVADER made the latter very wild. At iMiljjhting the Australian hud a tremendms advantage, und vh<«n Brown stood off and tried to .smash him, his hands wre never out *>f his face. Lt*s back -moved n tremendous right, and brought an uppereut llusli In the fae<-. Brown hud a strangle-hold on when the bell rang.

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Hound Eleven.-— Urown came ])lun«- Inj? m to be. rnei by v shuwer of blow*, and Darcy «iw now treaiinK him with the cooleHt poKsible indlfl'erenc—. one Htruiyht - left to the mouth sent the ruby flylns:. Brown In turn drove a stntlKht left to the mouth, but there, was no power m it. He tfot m and tried to hold on. but Los's? i-tft u-us never out of his fac •. making: his 1h:u1 bob like A CORK IN A WHIiILPOOL. The Au.strallan dodwed mrrlrlc «v.!nK« and smashed his left to the lire iifruln and atrain. and jilho br*>u«:at hi« ri«)it to the jaw. Urown was now wobbly on hi* lefc> it Ikjlhk: Hlmply v ****- uf endurance with him. Round Twelve. -Urown dam: -d round looking for a chance till Purcy drt.ve n fearful sira'.Kht left to the tno.it. While Brown rlunj,' on to hl« nrm Darcy ji-k--ed
the head off him, and while he-stood off Darcy's left to the face was simply slaughtering him.. The visitor's eyes now had a faraway look, and he appeared to be pretty well all m; his futility was something terrible and must have been very dishaartening to him. Darcy was boxing with deadly coolness and meeting every attack with a brilliant guard of foot and headwork, while he himself inflicted heavy punishment. In close. Brown 'anded a right to the jaw, but immediately Les lambasted him all over the place.
Round Thirteen. — Brown rushed out as madly as ever, but only ran into a rain of punches. He reached the mouth with one hard straight left, and clinched. Breaking away he swung a surprise left and right to both jaws, pretty hard, but they only made Darcy's eyes flash fire and he jabbed and jolted George snappily. Just before the bell
BROWN MADE A MAD RUSH, but Darcy coolly slipped him, but missed a chance to uppercut him as his head hung low m a lovely position to stop a left uppercut.
Round Fourteen. — The Spartan's rush and swooping swing aroused wild shrieks of laughter, and Darcy smiled broadly as he back-moved it. Angered, by failure and derision, Brown made, a ferocious attack and executed a harmless shift that again moved the crowd to yells of laughter! Getting into position again, George got a douDle to the armored midship section. He also found the face with a straight left; but Darcy met every rush with cruel right uppercuts to the face.
Round Fifteen. — Rushing to close quarters, Brown endeavored to claim Darcy's brawny arms; but the boy. wrenched loose and battered the face fearfully. In the open again, Darcy back-moved and ducked terrible swings and brought the right up to the face with force enough to have dropped a horse; but it didn't drop Brown, who was very rocky, however. It was matter for amazement that the man could keep erect under such heavy wallops. Round Sixteen. — Brown's crazy right swings again created merriment, and Darcy smiled indulgently while ABSOLUTELY LOAFING IN THE CLINCHES invited by George, who was looking very quisby, and hanging on for rest, fully half of the three minutes. Round Seventeen. — The Greek's mad dance of death was stopped before he was halt' wound up, by a ringing straight left to the bulbous nose. Then Les drove the left into the mark, twice, with tremendous force, and Brown doubled up like a jack-knife and fairly tore his way into a clinch. These blows seemed to hurt him more than any during the fight. Round Eighteen. — For several rounds past Brown's left ribs were not only raw, but actually showed the marks of Darcy's knuckles, In seperate, well-denned ridges; for the champion's right hand, hammerlike whacks to that section had been more than usually frequent and hard; the smack and thud being Incessant all the time Brown hugged m. The Greek tried desperately for a knock-out m each break-away. Round Nineteen. — Again Brown rushed and shifted, with no other effect than to arouse screams of laughter. Darcy jolted hia head back with a straight left to the ruddy nose and mouth, and again George tried a shift, but missed so wildly that JIMMY CLABBY ROARED LAUGHING. In spite of his failure and distress, the hardy fellow turned and fairly raced to his corner when the bell rang. Round Twenty. — Brown opened with a mad whirl of both sinewy brown arms, but ran slap Into a left drive that was hard enough to stop the town-clock. "Who called you a knockout?" yelled a terracite; and just then a fearsome right at the chin was only just heudmoved by Darcy, as he executed a masterly retreat before the whirlwind. Then Les took a hand and hit him into subjection with straight drives to the face and a smashing right to the jaw; while he smiled around seraphically. The rest has been told.