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Show i SUMMARY OF SPORT EVENTS Les Darcy the Butt of Criticism in America Fighter's Famiyl Needy. New York, Jan 8 Twenty-four hours after he set foot on Manhattan island Lester Darcy, the Australian middleweight, hecame a target for the "hammer wielders' association " As soon as the novolty of his arrival , had worn off the anvil pounders began raking him over the ooals for dosert-Ing dosert-Ing his native land, dodging military service and playing the part of a I "slacker." They started in on Darcy and comb ed him up one side and down the other with fiendish delight, and this in the j face of his announcement that he in-! tends to enlist after he has had several sev-eral battles in this country, which will enable him to leave his parents on easy street for the rest of their days. f'ritics In and around New York did not take Darcy's word for the fact that his family is needy, and they laughed at his avowed intention of enlisting in Canada. But Darcy remained stoical through it all. and, if anything, the panning he faced with such stoicism must have been worse than German shrapnel could have been. At least, it took a great amount of courage. Whether or not Darcy was sincere when he said that he intends to join the Canadian army, the fact remains that he has been picked out from a field of at least five foreign boxers, none of whom are fighting for the cause. Darcy's "skip out" from Australia wai the direct cause of this But why should he be severely criticized as a "slacker" when Freddie Welsh, Albert Badoud. Tom Cowler and Ted Lewis are keeping away from military duty by sojourning in this land of the free? Why are the boxers whom we have mentioned permitted to get by without with-out being put on the pan for the same thing that Darcy has been hammered'' Lewis, Welsh and Cowler are all British Brit-ish subjects. Badoud is a Frenchman If they were living in British or French domains now they would be eligible for service. We cannot help but wonder whether wheth-er Welshmen would point at the lightweight light-weight champion and murmur "There is the pride of Pontyprid," if Freddie Welsh should go back home. The chances are that Freddie would find but a cool reception. Perhaps Darcy has some criticisms coming to him for his action in running run-ning away from Australia, but if he Is to be criticized the others should come in for a share of it, too. What is good for the goose ought to apply to the gander in a case like this. |