| Show DEBARMENT OF DARCY MAY BE ASKED OF S. S Australians Start Movement l to Have Champion Returned Returned Returned Re Re- turned to Native Land MAY l GO TO ENGLAND Friends Advise Boxer to Go Goto Goto Goto to British Isles and Enlist AN IRA FRANCISCO CISCO Dec 21 Les Les Darcy Darc S SAN SA is the center of or one of the wildest agitations ever e stirred up In Australian Austra Austra- lian han sporting circles Jh The papers are arc assailing him In no uncertain tones for tOI or his s seeming cowardice In skipping out of the country to military dut duty and a movement has lias been started to call upon the federal authorities to force CorCe his debarment from Crom tho the United States and his return to his native land Last month two of ot tho the ml middleweight champions champion's friends wei o taken before the summons court and limed fined for Cor the Illegal con e conveyance of letters to Darc Darcy Lynton Barrington ton had In his possession possession posses posses- sion slon letters to be bo delivered to Darcy Darey In America The Time envelope contained two letters ono from Crom Mrs Darcy mother of at tho thc champion and another from Willlam Willlam Will Will- Ilam lam Lawless Lawless' a friend trien Mrs Dare Darc Darcy wrote praying for Cor the safe arrival arri of ot her hor son and asking that he sign papers giving ing her legal power over his properties In Austra Austra- lia ha Lawless in his epistle mapped out outa a series of bouts bonts for Los Lt's and set forth some prices that he should demand The Tho letter Inasmuch as ns It states some fabulous tab tab- ulous prices such as a- for a gawIth go so wi with th Jeff Smith and for Cor or Carpentier Carpentier Car- Car will likely be of or Interest to Vo boxing tans fans It IH is as follows Mn- Mn Enlist t In C Dear Doar Les Les- LesI I was awfully dl disquieted dis quieted when I found you had bad gone forth without our old oM friend Mike However Howe I hope you have goo good luck Be careful and If It my advice is la worth having Just listen to it Box Dox Jeff Jet Smith first and demand four tour thousand for your our cut Work ark up the agony agon over o a n. twenty roun rounds s with Gibbons and demand again the lions lion's share Likewise against Dil Dil- lon Ion Now 0 your name hero Is up to putty putt but If It you whip across to England and enlist you will make good Then after peace Is declared you OU and Carpentier would draw each Before starting Inthe in inthe inthe the boxing game I think It would be as we well to get Ret some sweet mone money mon mon- e ey 03 in vaudeville Good old Mike c Is here with me mc I have o heard under the lap that a certain Journalist In Inthis Inthis inthis this city you city you know who I mean mean mean- is writing this mail mall and giving you OU something Yours trul truly W. W LA LAWLESS LESS Both pleaded guilty to 10 committing a breach of or war precautions act and Barrington was fined ined 50 CO GO and costs and Lawless and anti costs The case was followed with a deal of Interest b by sport followers and indicates that Darc Darcy Is going to have ha a lot more on his hands than he first supposed The Time S Sydney elne Times like man many other Australian papers has lost no to take a fling at the departed pugilist who was the idol of ot his fellow tellow tellow tel tel- low countrymen The Tho article In the Times follows Ron Roast This Now Nos' that it seems to be definitely definitely established that tho the pugilist Les Darc Darcy has slipped awa away to America this paper and a great crowd of oC reputable citizens want to know what action the fe federal oral government government government gov gov- purposes taking taking- in the matter Here Is a young man In irk tho the heda heyday of his physical fitness the most ablo bodied In the commonwealth middleweight champion champion cham chain pion of ot the world us as well vell as ns the tho heavyweight champion Champlon of ot Au Australla AUB- AUB whose annual Income for tor thelast tho the last three years has hns not been le lethan less than lIe He is fit tit for military service and he h has s made all this money out of the people of Australia Australia has put lut him into a position of at a advantage that few Cew cs young oung Australian men at this flits crisis enjoy enjo he Is Independent for tor tortI tI life te If It need be oe and in case of at his death eath his parents are arc abundantly well provided for tor All this Au Australia has done for forLes les Darc Darcy What hat has hat Les Darc Darcy d done dene me for tor or Australia Ho He has turned tall tail an and made a bolt of oC it the moment moment mo mo- ment meat when It seemed that th he hc could no longer lonser dodge lodge his plain duty to the country that has fed and pampered pam pam- jered him In the realm of honest trade he Is or 01 was was a blacksmith and blacksmiths are particularly u useful In Australia at this present time It Is also un understood that he has been an laborer Ho HoIs HoIs HoIs Is In various ways specially fitted for Cor tho the commonwealths commonwealth's present need at what happens to be a time of ot the commonwealths commonwealth's special peril and things standing so MO ho he cuts and runs What is to bo ho done The com corn government Jo surel surely cannot cannot cannot can can- I not sit down meekly and submit to tho the In Indignity of ot this mans man's lawlessness lawless lawless- ness and breach of or common faith Is there not seme way in which tho the government can seize his property Du Due pro i provision ion can bo ho made mado for COl his parents it if need be but Darcy Darc surely surely sure sure- ly 1 should not bo be permitted to enjoy In some other part of or tho the world tho the mone money that he has got from Australians Australians Aus Aus- who believed him to be he an honest and patriotic and loyal loal citi citi- zen If nothing Is done the thc position position position tion o of tho the government becomes at once onee ludicrous and humiliating ir Jp Up i to Federal Go Government If It no power to deal leal with this scandal at present exists under the war var precautions act legislation should be bo Introduced at once and the necessary power taken Meantime Meantime Mean lean time tho the commonwealth might t reasonably reasonably rea rca request that the United States will refuse permission to Darcy to land Ho can be barred quite lute easily as an undesirable Im In-i- migrant If It y you can conceive e an immigrant more undesirable than a pugilist disloyal to his native land your imagination Is fine Cine It Is highly highly high high- ly 1 probable that if It the United States I authorities are arc made fully ull cognizant cognizant zant yant of oC the facts Darc Darcy will be sent back If It that can be arranged it Isto Isto is isto I to be hoped that the tho commonwealth government will have ha sufficient honest honesty and public spirit to deal with him as he deserves to bo be dealt with While all this stir Is going on Les Los Darcy Is supposed to be aboard the thc steamer Hattie Hattle Luckenbach that will touch at Balboa on the southern cn end I of or tho Panama canal on December 24 |
