COSTICA CASTIGATED.

NZ Truth, Issue 570, 20 May 1916, Page 11

COSTICA CASTIGATED.

Los Darcyjimakes a Mess of Him. The Police Intervene m Fourth Round. (By Special Cable.) There were over 8000 ringsiders at the Sydney .Stadium on Saturday night last, the attraction being the appearance, the first after his recent illness, of the -worid'a champion middle-weight, Les Darcy, against the well-touted Alec. Costtca, the j hyphenated RoumanianAmeHcati, who.it was given out would extend the "ypung Australian. An .attendance of 8000'^ ringsiders, all things considered, was remarkable. It might have been- more, but there were ' many who were sceptical of the ability of the visitor to give Darcy anything more than a mere "pipe-cleaner." Had there been the least possibility of the Roumanian fully extending Darcy, the capacity of the Stadium would have been severely taxed. The resulti m fact the only possible result of the; fight, such as it was, was to enhance Darcy's great reputation, and to make one wonder whether the Sydney Stadium people are really m earnest In their desire to Import somebody who wiitl give the West Maitlander ago for .it. True,' Darcy has yet to meet ; Buck .Grouse, but all that that Importation hopes for , is that he will Keebut twenty rounds -with the champion, ""and this is ;not, what the fans want Saturday night's fiasco has not helped the sport m Sydney, and, if the Stadium' management do the right things they will use all possible endeavor to bring [Mike Gibbons to Sydney. He is the only middle-weight m sight capable /if extending Darcy. MakeBhlfts will pot do. On Saturdiiy night the weights given out were, Darey list 41b, Costica list. From the beginning Darcy sailed In, -'■ and indlcatefl that he^was intent on making no race of Iti He battered and belted the Roumanian, who within four rounds was pent to the floor, In addition to Which the affrighted foreigner twice lay down to avoid being sent out. The police intervened m/the fottrth round, and Darcy, of course, was proclaimed the iwinner. » ■ Costica. wa,s much boomed m Sydney, but his showing on "Saturday night, at any rate against a champion like Darey, proved nlm^io- be a .mediocre fighter with no pretensions to world's championship form. He is a poor fifth-rater, and his share o£ the gate on Saturday will probably amount to £500. It is nothing less than obtaining money by false pretences. >