fmpwv" 1UV wmmmrrwtr KC'V.v ry -- v"' j ' r V A - - .M.f" J" i V ; S ' ' - . EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MABCH 5, 1917 F' LES DARCY WANTS TO FIGHT, HE CAN FIND PLENTY OF IT IN THE TRENCHES IN EURpp LES DARCY, VICTIM OF TOO MUCH I PUBLICITY, RUNS INTO SNAG ON EVE ; OF FIRST AMERICAN PERFORMANCE 'Australian Boxing Marvel, Barred From New ' York and Boston', May Find Himself "Not ; Wanted" in Other Cities srE DAllCV'S golden dream In o'er. All of the brilliant plctuies of wealth nml n. A life of ease and plenty In thin country hnvo been wiped awny, nnd nothing remains but the Brim reality that theie nro far-seeing nnd hard-heaited citizens in iv ;it t theie United State and a man must prove that ho I n MAN before ho Is accepted , at one of their lot. For more than two months the pifglllst from Australia has been praised and panned by the- members of the sporting world; has been placed i on the pedestal of advertised fume only to be shoved Into the discard when the ' time came to show tho world what he could do. Ills match with Jack Dillon scheduled for tonight Is off. Tho Governor of the State of New York took It upon himself to prevent the staging of the bout, and despite tho earnest pleadings of Promoter Hrovvno nnd others connected with the nffnlr, his mind has not chnnged. Darcy himself wants to fee Mr. Whitman and explain, but hto tltne for explana tion Is passed. The Wonder lloy from, Mnltlnnd Is miMiitcnst In tho boxing world He Is not wanted here, and unless he enlists he cannot go back home; Canada Trill have none of him and Knglnnd Is closed, lie Is a man without u country. The portals of publicity will bo barred In a short time, and tho iiinu who turned his back on his own country In time of stress probably will bo forced to lle tho life of a recluse. , The trials and tribulations of this young man would malio a good topic for a sermon, If one wished to carry It that for. There nro other things In this world besides money, If ono wishes to gain the respect of his fellow man. I'ntrlotlsm Is a far creator thing and one who Is willing to give up everything in order to help his country when his country calls Is n bigger man than ono who piles up u for tuneno matter how clever he may be. Darcy Was Ruined by Too Much Publicity rpoo much was expected of Darcy after ho landed In the United States last December. He was tendered the greatest reception ever nicorded n middle weight and strangers flocked around him eager to shake his hand nnd offer fabulous urns for his services as n boxer, actor, movie star or for advertising purposes. The boy ho Is Just past twenty-one was in a haze nnd when he tried to figure out Just how much money had been offered him he couldn't believe his eyes. Hundreds Of tho biggest sporting men In.thc country begged nnd besought to be allowed to manage his affairs. Movlng-plcture men and newspaper photographers were after him day and night and-spcclal writers tlovpted column after column In their news papers extolling his prowess In tho squared circle. Soon he was ns well known as the President of 'the United Stntes nnd tho sporting world could talk of nothing else. He was n real sensation a boxer who stood head nnd shoulders over tho others In his line and In a short time ho would ptove to tho world thnt he was monarch of all he surveyed. But that time never came. He was asked to meet nil of the leading middle weights nnd light hen vy weights, but these offers were Ignored. IIo was not yet ready, he said, but soon he would meet the best man In the land, regardless of Who he might be. A theatrical promoter whispered In his ear a tale of vast ilches with little effort attached to It and Darcy listened. Then he signed a contract to appear In eighty-four of the largest cities from tho Atlantic to the Pacific for n weekly salary of $2500, It was more' money than ho ever made before, and If he could get that much without fighting for It why not accept? Hut he was unlucky from the start. The public did not take kindly to this move nnd showed It In such a way that in Philadelphia, tho greatest boxing city In the world, fewer than 100 persons went to see him. It was the same In other towns nnd the tour finally vvnH abandoned. Darcy's popularity was on the wane, but he did not realize it. Ho returned to New York, eager nnd anxious to do what he should have done when he first arrived In the city meet a boxer of recognized ability and prove that ho Is a leader In his profession. Hut again something intervened. He was asked to meet Al McCoy, hut at the last moment Al was sidetracked nnd Dillon substituted. Then Governor Whitman took a hand nnd now I.es Is In worse position thnn If he never had left his native land. H W yd 4 r; says that as this country Is on tho verge of war it would be both unpatriotic nnd unseemly to place upon n pedestal a man who virtually has deserted the military service of a nation that will bn our ally In the event of hostilities. He further made it plain that his order wns directed against James Leslie Darcy, and not against the boxing game. Boxer's Departure From Home Was A'of Thrilling JES DARCY Is In "In bad." He left Australia under cover of darkness, went Jto a neutral country because, It wa9 said, he feared the life of a soldier and the rigors of trench life somewhere In France. These thoughts crept Into the minds of those who first had cheered him after the first wave of hysteria had passed. The public began to wonder why an nble bodied athlete, 11 physical marvel, nn Idot of the younger generation In Australia, should turn tall and run at the first sign of trouble. It wns a bad example to set, especially when soldiers were needed, nnd It ;ould be a bad example In the United States to shower praise upon him nt this ime, when we nre seeking able-bodied men to shoulder n musket to protect our lmes from the Invader. There was nothing about Darcy's departure from Australia that could be pointed to with pride or bring a thrill to the ndvetiturous youth. He crept Into Hiding for weeks while the authorities foug.ni him, ana one uark night ho went I own to tho river front, silently stepped Into n rowboat nnd stealthily wns taken o a nondescript vessel nbout to leave for n foreign shore. For days he hid under tarpaulin In a lifeboat waiting to get out of reach of any possible Interference Fy Australian authorities. For weeks he kept under cover In the hold, fearing discovery. He seemed to like the shroud of darkness; he dared not come out Into the light where he could be seen even by members of the crew. He was running away from his duty and shame kept him In his hole. He landed In Chill. There, still fearing that ho would lie discoveied und taken back to Australia, he changed his name and under an nllas, aided by good fortune, secured passage on a tank steamer bound for New York. He did not reveal his whereabouts until It was safe, and when he stepped nshoie In New York he figured that his troubles of the- past were Just u vaguo memory. He was In the land of plenty nnd on the road to fame, so why worry about the sordid details of that sneaking Journey, across the sea? He would bear the stigma of "slacker' because he soon would be rolling In wealth nnd then they would forget, Let the other Australians go to war, lose their lives or return home maimed and crippled. He wanted no Victorian Crosses for bravery on tho battlefield. Ho wanted MONEY, and he would get H. Is that an example for the youth of America to follow? The Australian Boxer May Have Been Badly Advised PERSONALLY, Les Darcy Is one of the nicest young men one would meet In many a day. There Is nothing of the braggart about him. Instead, he is pleasant, retiring, constantly wears a smile and looks like a youth bubbling over with that healthy spirit which makes friends. He looks you straight In the eye E f and there Is nothing about him thnt even suggests cowardice. He has no bad .habits. He does not use tobacco In any form nor does he touch liquor. He Is a ' teleanllvlng and clean-thinking boy, and after one has conversed with him for a y, ;v.nr ilmt nnn wonders how, a person like him could sneak nway like a thief in the night Instead of coming out in the open nnd declaring himself ono way or k,vihe other. Trhn Tinrcv was badly advised by friends, who saw nothing but larce t' , , . - I a .IU tr t,A TTnltari Htntpn Pnrtiflntf ha flirt nnt rAalUa .l,n nnanciuj mm no m a. won " w.... .. . .-...,. .. , ..... ..,.. v he was doing when he followed their advice. Perhaps he allowed himself to be '. sonvlnced against hU better Judgment and then blindly followed instructions. It -'must be remembered that Les went to work In a blacksmith shop when he i ty thirteen years old and remained there lor tnree years. He learned quite a tHtle about horses, but nothing else- At the age of sixteen, when he took up boxing:, he was taken into a new world, and when he was successful he was petted ad flattered until' his idea of tly) world was confined to a twenty-four-foot ring bounded by, four ropes. Ii) other words, he suddenly found himself In the public y where others thought for him and allowed him to devote his time to boxing. '.'Perhaps he heard something of the Great War, but he gave It no serlods ikt. Perhaps he saw some of the maimed ana crippled soldiers carried on : transports, battered and useless until the end of their days. Perhaps he shud- I when he gnxed upon those pathetic sights, ana wnen the tipie came tor mm i smHst rtr run -away, those pictures returned and his nerve failed Jilm. ,'.' ' Y-yiltCY still has a chance to make good as a fighter. The boxing game is jarjjnssJtn him. He cannot perform in Boston and the chances are that e)tMsr ante will take the same action. Let him forget his dream of srigi and either go home qr go to Canada, where he dan Join the colors. Dmnrf akeuld enlist at bnoe. ' j , I , OsjaHlsn baseball team did Its spring training at Jersey Jbt Lw Darcy oaiaUsMMrte' to . tt-il l, i. . a , fc '. I k- IV i"t If) v3i ' Ht. CARBONDALEWARY State Leaguers Not Anxious to Clash With Down town Eastern Five GREYS ARE GOING STRONG Statistics of Intercollegiate and Eastern Cage Leagues Cmmlm. JnMf r i:vn.it uiAoi i vt. i r.v. II) A .fill! Trrlilntl S J ,1131 ItnMlliiK M H ,300 Ir nrl Vt . I.. I' S 8 .1110 X K ,MXt , ft II .311 s( iii. 111 i.i; i oh yw:i:k TmiIeM TiiiiiiIimi nt Treiilmi. VVrlnriliH (irnMcMU ill Ciinlilrli. lliurnt.K Itt- iilliie nt .1 iMirr. Frlil it Hi" .Nrrl lit t.riisto k. Trrntiui lit ( Hiiulrii. , , itliinlnt Jiinprr nt !' "rl. (.rrtok nt ItiMilJnff. ivri.in nu.t.i.iM i: i. i:tii h.i i. v.i.;r.'. Wp . . 1 I .'" Diitiuiiiitli :i ." .Si.T I'rlmrlon. . I Ml r.itiiiiiMii .:n IVnnn. ... ft I ..V.1 Cornell . I S .III It looks as If tlie fnrbomlnlc tram, nf the I'riitisjlvaiil.i State League. I" afraid to meet lie Nerl, of the Unslerii Lenguo, In a snips of games A ncli ago at Mu sical Fund ll.ill Manager Mjcrs offeietl to piny the State Leaguers a series with n s.ile bet nf JfiOO. nml John MeLane. vice lireslilen' nf the Ser.inlon (He, immediately accepted tlie ilrll provided I'arbonilale would lie willing to play After willing a vvrck Mers has received tho following communication, which speaks for Itself Mr V. H M.cih. .Manager. Philadel phia IHnr Sit Yoiiih (luted Filiruary '.'I recvelved It would bn out ot'tlie ques tion to play a series with oiir club and mike any money The position our e uli occupies In the Ilnslcrn League docs not win rant serious consideration from mi attendance stnndpnlnt VIh to tlmiik vou for the vvnv ou acknowledged inv letters and ttlegrnms In refereiire to games on our court He spectfully, ANDY .SULK Looks Like Cold Feet It Is nppnient tint nn iceberg has stiuck the rnrbondnle bunch ns It Is only a few weeks ago that Soils was writing and wiring Mvns In an endiavor to MM'ine De Neil to play In ('nrbond.ile He offcleil a good guarantee for tho locals to perform there, which can bo easily seen by tho rcf eieiico In the above letter thanking M.vers for bis promptness In answering his com munications Sutlfl offeied lie Nerl a giiiit.inteo of 5100 but the locals held out for $125 If they J were n card enough to play n single ex hibition game, how does Andy Sulls ac count for bis statement thnt they "do not warrant serious consideration from an at tendance standpoint"' An one knows a series could be more attractive than n single game especially, with a side In t of 11000. and all we can cay is that "Carbon dale Is afraid of tho 1 Nerl team." State papers please copy. Minors Hold Attention Tho big leaguers are not tho only one! meeting with attention this week. Tin minor league iltv championship series It scheduled for declilon and tho Quaker City A. C. will he taxed to Its capacity nn Tues. day nnd Fliday evenings, tho nights on which the American League champions Hancock, meet J & J Pobson, champions of the InduMrlal League It Is real Interesting to listen to the "dope" handed out by the followers of these leagues Hancock will win sure. It can play even better on n big floor than at the "Nat" Haslett and all tho other plaveis are well acquainted w'th tho hall and as Woodlo can get the fouls Hancock is a sure winner. Industrial looteis say Pobson Is far classier than Hancock. They maintain the Kast Falls boys nre the best in town Woodie won't get a chance to get many fouls, as Pobson plays too clean a game nnd Is fa.'.t So there JOH aie. The whole matter Is that the i iub are verv evenlv matched and one is about ns good as the other It stirelv Ionic a If the fiiexstock team has the second half Jlag of the Fastem League nailed dowii.Naud II will meet Jasper III the play-off (-c-iie Tin re nre but two more weeks of the seanm to iuii. Tlie Jewels are slowly lounding Into form, and It will be likely that when the p'a.v-off series is staged Japer's old team of Hough and Sedran, forwaids; Kerr, center: Friedman and Fox, guanls, will face the starter. It is olso announced that tho Camden club-is now folely owned by Doctor Hehn, the other owners, Mr. Heinian uiul Doctor Lmpey, having dli-pnsed of their interests to him. De Neri Is Sustained At n fpeelal meeting of the llastern League, held esterday nfternooii nt the Dlnghain, tlie protest of tlie De Nerl Club against Camden playing on Katurdaj night was sustained and arrangements weio made with tlreystock whereby the Skectcrn will play Trenton on Friday, providing arrange ments can ho mado to becuro tho armory, which Is expected to bo arranged without any trouble." A number of other questions also camo up for consideration, one of which was the referees It was decided to go along with the same staff, ns the season was so near a conclusion. The subject of tho cham pionship play-off wns left for another meet ing. While I'cnn Is out of the 'ntci collegiate race, the lied and Hlue w'll have a ray as to whether Yale "or Princeton will win, as the Quakers meet tha Llls lit VS'elghtmari Hall next Saturday night. - p Keystone regained the lead In the Hroth erhood League when It defeated Oreystock Iteserves on the former's lloor, 2D to 21 The work of 1 Miller was the feature of tho battle. Stretch Harvey was away off In Satur day's game, and tho fans wondered what was the trouble. It was learned later that he was very sick all during the game. He has promised to "let loose" In the game against tho Greys nt Cooper Hall next Frb day night. Vale easily defeated Cornell by a total of 34-16, and took the lead in the Intercol legiate race. Kinney nnd Clarfleld starred for the Ells. PRINCETON DECLINES RACE WITH HARVARD FOUR HERE Unless the Princeton track management changes Its decision. Harvard and the Tiger short-distance relay teams will not meet at the Meadowbrook Field Club games here next Saturday, Frlnceton recently vanquished the hith erto undefeated Harvard four, and Captain Teschner and his cohorts have been eager for revenge ever since. The Meadowbrook Club la willing to stage the race, and Har vard la willing, but the Nassau management cannot quite see the benefits of another race with the Crimson, WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND . p K rh r - fr"& S out 'Greatest Hitter of All," Is a Tribute to Lajoic III nunw, tlirj nn. U I.iijole, ItifHich other folk ricflnrr II U I hJoIp to r.iim with hoi. Tlire wrunx. hut ilWt rre, IV r If wp cum- to nixnik liln nnmr Wo hlimihl, with fMttil content. Iit m. "Tho hltiuiter of them nils inl mmi'cI know uho mp ineiint. To oiiIkIiir Cohh U unite n Jolt, Vml nr.ikpr'i hut U Mmiti Hunt Wimirr ntlll inn am at the lull. tiil JurkNon turn 'em out. Ittit If the etmit Mn mention' Xnt. Iimt m with noiil wrene. Th- KreiiteMt hitter of nil time." And ue'll know uho ou mean. Walter TriimhuU. HALL HAS A BIG LEAD FOR BILLIARD LAURELS Boston Entry Probably Successor to Gardner ns National Amateur Champion vr.vMUNfi or tiik PLVVKim High Itlih Won. l.ni,l iitrntEe. run. IhII S (I IB 1 HI, If, 2 O 10 1I)-W (IK tlnrkMiii ...... .. a ' H14-4.1 87 !..nlr."r . . - SO-SS IW IIIHIKl r n ,(. an vuiiiur " 'Si? ?2 l!,.,l O 4 II J ItOSTO.V, Match 5 The continuation today of the national amateur Class A billiard tourney finds Nathan Hall, of this city, nt the top and In a good position to capture the amateur crown now held by i: W. dardner, of New York. He has won all three of his games and has a high aver age of sixteen for the three contests, and Is tied for the high run with Kllnger with a sevcf.ty-nlne Hlake Is In second place, (.'laikson third, and Gardner, defending his laurels. Is In a triple tlo for foutth place, having won only one out of the three games IMuuid lteln, of (.'hicago, Is last, losing all three games. OREGON AGGIES PLAN RELAYS LIKE PENN'S Coach l'lpal. of the Oiegon Aggies' track team, has formulated plans for nn Indoor tela meet for Apt II 7 Invitations will be extended to the college, high school nnd athletic club teams of tho Northwest. This carnival Is being planned along lines sim ilar to tho annual outdoor 1'enn relays, and will Include eight lelay events, tho high and broad jump, shot-put. short dashes and hurdle races. These events will be con tested in different classes for tho colleges and high schools of different slues, An unusual relay event will be a lace for eight-man, instead of four-man, teams. Tho distance will bj one mllo and each runner will negotiate 220 yards. PUBLIC OFFERED SHARES IN ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ST LOL IS March 6. James C Jones, attorney for tho St Lofills National League baseball club, announced that $25,000 had been raised to be paid Mrs. Helen Hatha way I.rltton. owner of the chlb, today, and that he would place the stock on sale to the public to raise J500.000 t'nder tho agreement Jones has with Mrs Brltton. tho lntter will sell the club and Its holdings for $350,000. Jones plans to use the extra $150 000, If received, for Im provements and players HOBLITZELL NOT SURE ABOUT PLAYING BALL PAKKWItSHUIUJ. AV. Va March 6. De fore leaving his home here for Cincinnati Richard C. HobllUell, Boston Ked Sox first baseman, said that he had not decided to sign a 1917 contract et, and that he did not know whether he would sign a contract at all. Hoblltzell was one of the officers of the Players' Fraternity. SIMPSON BREAKS HURDLE RECORD HUNG UP IN Ui.04 i i - -w KANSAS CITY, Mo., March K ttobert, Slrnhson, of the University of Missouri, yon s j. eeampion nign nuraier, ran. the MUM Msjto bursites la I J-5 sseoada. Suits or Overcoats onnEB $"fl 4 iSU 5 Out 7 nmord rron Bit Wlndouit mMm JMm f so, its sss PETER MORAN & CO. SE&W B. X. COB. STB AND ABCH STS, COOPER DRIVES RECORD TIME TO WIN AUTO RACE LOS ANUIJUCS, March 5. Kail Cooper won the (Jeorge Washington sweepstakes automobile rare at Acot Speedway here, covering the 100 miles In 1 hour 2" minutes 46 seconds, an average speed of C8.35 miles nn hour, a record for the course, which Is a Class It (.peedwa Lddie 1'ullen was sec ond, Omar Toft third It C Durant fourth nnd A A Mclcher fifth There were eleven starters Threo failed to finish ' YOUR UNCLE WILBERT HUMAN NEf ! Who catches 'em as they pal AND MAKES WINNERS OF HAS-BEENS Hy GKAXTLAND KICK Beyond the Barrier Upon our shield the stamina rust Has gathered deeper than we knew; Upon our blade the drifting dust t Has dimmed and dulled the ancient hue; And uc have floundered through the pall As children, who have lost their way, But somewhere, underneath it all, The Vital Spark still waits the day. The ruggedness of ancient mould Is hidden now by softer dreams; The braver line we used to hold May ivaver where the red flash gleams; Hut when the showdown comes at last Beyond control of word or pen, Remembrance of a braver past Shall come to wake us up again. The ancient spii'it of the clan Map shrink, at times, before the call, Bewildered, in the waiting span, Before the rousing lash shall fall; But when the light flares down the field Beyond doubt's final barricade, The rust shall come from off the shield The dust shall flutter from the blade. The Human Net YOL'R Uncle Wllhert Iloblnson, of Brook lyn. Is the, Human Net who catches them as they start to fall. When Hobble slipped the net under Jack Coombs, Itutjo Marquard and Larry Cheney, all held as Impending has-beens, few took his pitching staff with any great seriousness. Hut your Undo Wllhcrt man aged to salvage no less than forty-five per fectly good ball games with these threo last year, and he expects the trio this season to bag him fifty. . Also, if any other managers desire to push any veteran talent overboard. Your Undo will bo In tho Immedlato vicinity with tho old net still working. Itohble Is especially optimistic upon tho 1917 show ing of ltubo Mnrquard, as he believes tho Itube will win ns many games for him this season ns ho over won with the Giants. Saved Brooklyn It was Marnuard who saved Brooklyn last fall. Tho Phillies had Just beaten tho Dodgers five straight In Philadelphia. Com ing over to Brookin, they had added two more, thereby taking the lead. With Alex ander on tho Job, nnother victory was In hi tht. nnd threo straight In Brooklyn would have broken up tho race it was at this point that Mnrouard tossed his loft arm In front of the Phllly chargo and hoisted his mates out of certain trouble. He was at his best In the most critical game of the year, full proof that his old confldJ2 had returned. " I Forced Marches Tho entry who Isn't willing to stsrl ih thing until the exits are greased has a tZ hunch ns lo whero ho is going to flnlik . Howsoever, thero Is more fun i -, " mlng n hard loser' than there Is In bI ting a good one. """I It Isn't hard for even a quitter tnKl cr.imn with hl hnv !.. A.'"".10 I00t I " """ "hninai. Clio wan. Sonjf of the Off-Trail So Ibng as thce'3 a dream to dream So loMf as there's a song to sing; ' So long as coming dawns shall glean Upon our boundless eandering; So long as there's a road that UnA. Out and afar through mile on m(l. So long shall life be worth the ichiu'. cnristy -viamewson has startod a,l with his Beds over tho trail blazed by JM Hanlon, Buck Hwing, Joe Kehey, John Oil. r.el, Clark Griffith, Joo Tinker and Back Herzog. This Red lane has been low enough to know no turning off the hlihwu of defeat for forty years, so Matty's 111! assault upon an nndent fate will be onttf the season's features, whatever hppt' This fate will have to smile with gruto kindness on Matty than It has smiled upoi some of the others Matty has all the quilt ficatlons for success, but a citadel wltlij forty-year tradition of failure nedi m thero Is for the blaetlng-out process to wort ROLLER NEW TIOGA RINK IVATINP. Proud and Tlsis Hti. Ills ,3rvA 1 IPltj , Tods. Two StMlon. niwe Jil.t. Kn. lilS. I'A miirw RINK. SBth t Market Ntrt Two Rtulona Dslljr. J. U CUrk. Hit. 4 V'"' Opn . Aft. CK OLYMPIA A. A. RS-J ttHHlUX TO-NIOIIT AT SlSO 8IIAKI- Jimmy uorls ri l.aa Flynn Dtrt Hptnrcr ts. Dtnnr Siianno nn non Mir. Jimmy t'oiUr . 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