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NZ Truth, 6 January 1917, Page 11

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Llew Edwards and Wave Geikie will be opposed to each other m Brisbane on January 15.

The Sydney Stadium scrap stunt this (Saturday), evening will be between Fred K&y. and Tommy Uren for the -middleweight championship of Australia.

The following cables appeared m a Sydney newspaper: New York, December 24 — On the 18th, at Brooklyn, Gunboat Smith beat Moran 'oh points m ten rounds. On the 19th, Jack Dillon and Billy Miske fought a good draw of ten rounds at Madison Square Gardens,' New York. • . ,

Paddy Slavin.a nephew of the famous fighter: of the same monniker, made a sensational entry into the boxing game, the other night, at Sydney, his initial how being a try-out. His .showing was so good that Reg. Baker predicts a great future for him m the ring 1 . *'■■'■

Llew Edwards and Herb McCoy,', on New ; Year's night, • at: Melbourne, were to have had another, bashing bout. McCoy is certain to be at the top. of his ■form, and a stirring battle should'eventuate, as Herb, naturally, does not hold brotherly love for the* man who collared the lightweight title from him. '" A

In Brisbane, on Saturday night, December 23, the merry young TexasAmerican lightweight, Benny Palmer, may be said to have had a bit of rough luck. He made things so lively that more than half the time the sturdy Frenchman, Fernand Quendreux, was busy, smothering and blooking and watching for an opening for his- wallop. In the latter rounds Ferdinand opened out and fought determinedly for a ; knock-out. Palmer contrived to evade this con tremps till within, fifty seconds of the last bell, Quendreux got his deadly right to the chin and Benny went down, out to the world. He could only have lost that way.

Judging from the cabled news concerning Les Darcy, it is clear that the Australian is flying at pretty high game straight away. It is announced that he is to be starred as a vaudeville turn for a couple of weeks, and that his manager, Rickard, is about to make matches for him. Apparently the Rickard mentioned: is Tex, Rickard, who promoted the Johnson-Jeffreys fight. He is a very good man m America, arid m all probability Darcy could not have , got into better hands. As there does not seem to be much likelihood of Darcy being matched with Carpentier, inasmuch as Carpehtier wants Willard first, though at the same time it is stated that .Carpentier, owing to an acoident, is m very poor condition, it is safe to assume that the first match that Darcy 'will engage m will be with Mike Gibbons. Judging from recent accounts Jack Dillon, is developing into a. back number. Anyhow, the next week or two should' provide us with something definite concerning Darcy and his doings.

Tex Riekard could' and. did' probably, offer lues Darcy .greater inducement than others might have cared, or been prepared to risk. If this were not the case,, why did Darcy go straight to Rickard's headquarters? I (a Sydney writer), do not remember Tex Rickard as what is ordinarily understood as a manager of fighters, but I do remember him getting- hold of one man occasionally who was equally strong with another m the public eye, and using him m. his (Rickard's) own interests and against others made by opposition bidders for a contest, between the pair. Rickard would be extremely likely to offer Darcy a largft amount of money as a retaining fee, 1 and enter mto an agreement to com-, pensate him further and substantially, every time' he was matched. In this way Darey might do better than he couhi have done under an arrangement with anybody else. We will, no doubt, be additionally enlightened regarding Darcy's prospects during the next several days. There is sure to -be a great deal of trouble m bringing Darcy and Mike Gibbons or Jack LlHontogether. Both sides will want as much the better of matters, financially and otherwise, as can^>e got by bluffing and backing and filling:. Of course, other boxers, such as Miske, Moha and Co., may be considered likely to draw big it matched with the visiting champion. But the most desirable man of all to stage against Darcy is Mike Gibbons; It may, therefore, be taken for granted that Tex. Rickasrd, should he have the handling of Darcy, will specially lay himself out to bring those two men together.

According to- a cablegram, the immigration officials at Vancouver searched the steamer Niagara for Les Darcy.

Jibby Clabby will be unable to meet Fred Kay m Melbourne, the former having damaged his shoulder, the injury being sufficient to stop him from training.

Harry Stone, having outpointed Fritz Holland at Brisbane, immediately wired Mr. Baker saying that he was prepared to tight anyone m the game, not even Larring Dave Smith.

Two champions of Australia, Fred Kay (middle) and Tommy Uren (welter) meet again this Saturday evening at the Sydney Stadium, m their return match for Kay's title. Both have been away, to the country to- rest up after their fierce encounter of December 16, and both expect to show their best form.;

Vince Blackburn, the r bantam from Balniaih (Sydney), who drew with Andy Maguire at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night last will have to battle to retain his title, which he won from Jack Jannese at" the Sydney Stadium on the evening- of December 23 last. Previously Janesse and Blackburn had met at Melbourne, when Jack got the decision.

Knock-out Brown and Buck Grouse had another altercation on November 14 at Pittsburgh where six-round bouts are allowed. This time Brown won handsomely. Grouse held his own for the first three rounds! out was lucky to survive the final three. Crouse's jabbing m the early rounds did not bother the Chicago man, and when he turned loose m the fourth he went ahead by leaps and bounds. m the- fifth-' he almost had Grouso out, but Buck hung o;n, and- the bell s,ayed i him. In the last round Grouse had' to hang on to save himself from- a knock-out, and. he just did survive to the- final belK"

Carl-Morris, Battling. Levinsky, and Jack billon have been mentioned as possible opponents for Willard, but; ac-: cording to one boxing authority m America, Jess~ does not give much attention to their claims. Jones anil Willard have given the impression that they believed Fulto to be the only man m the business who- would draw any money or arouse any interest, and their actions since have indicated that \vhen the champion does fight again Pulton will have the best chance to appear m the opposite cornel.. Nevertheless, Willard says that he will not turn a deaf ear to any proposal that suits him m a monetary way, no matter who his opponent is.

Battling Levinsky went to Kansas City, Missouri, to tackle Carl Morris m a fifteen-round bout, and now has another adverse decision m his record, says an- American scribe. Morris outweighs LevSnsky about solb, and is much taller. In the early rounds Le-vinsk-y out-pointed his opponent, bu,t ho began to tire m the eighth, and, al.thouglr he did a. lot of wrestling, and holding, Morris piled up an advantage that gave him, the referee's award. At the finish Levinsky was so tired that he had to hang on to keep from going to- the floor. With such a showing charged^ against him, the Battler can hardly continue, to send out notices that he is the man to fight Willard; If he couldn't stand up for fifteen rounds against Morris's bulk- he would have but little chance against Willard, who is bigger still tha.n Morris.

; According to an American print,. Jim Jeffries, the greatest fighting white ■ man that ever drew breath, hast gone back to 'the soil. Jim is now. a farmer* He goes around his Burbank ranch In a dirty, ragged pair of overalls, with a ten days'- growth; of. whiskers 1 decorating his faoe. And the hayseeds stick out all over hjirn. If you talk to Jim about prize fights, tic 'looks- at you as bewildered as if you were addressing him m a foreign tongue. But talk to him about Holstolns and he will lambast you and have you holding on wishing for the end- of the round. Jim is specialising m Holsteins. He bought a bull the other day which cost him 3500dol9; In the lrist year he has spent 70,000d015. m, Improvements on his property, not counting a 20,000 dol. house which he is now building and 50,000d01. more which he expects to spend on his herd of cows. At present there are some 160 Head of cattle on the Jeffries ranch; also about the same number of Hogs, and more chickens and turkeys than a man can count. Not all tho former champion's cows are thoroughbreds, nawever. But he is gradually weeding out the common stock and replacing it with pedigree animals. To-day Jim Jeffries is the happiest man m the world. He is hard, brown and fit as a fiddle. Every morning he is up at five and busy until sundown with the caros of an agriculturist. Jeffries knows to a cent how much money is spent and how much comes mon his ranch. He has moved his family to Burbank, and while he still keeps, tho Los Angeles house, it is no longer home to him. And does Jim Jeffries, former king of the ring, ever go to a, boxing contest? He does not. He is farming, not fighting, those days. His one diversion is hunting. Even now he is carrying his arm In a sling, and one finger bears an ugly gash inflicted with a hunting knifo early m the deer season. Jeff may lose that digit. But the point Is that Jim Jeffries, the greatest fighting white man, now thinks, talks and dreams of nothing but hog, horse and cow.