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Show 'DARCY DENIES HE IS SLACKER NEW ORLEANS, April 19. "I'm no slacker. I'm fighting with my fists to provide for my old mother in Australia. Austra-lia. When I have made enough to provide pro-vide her against want, I'll go back and pick up a gun." In these words, Lester Darcy. Australian Aus-tralian middleweight champion, replied to those who have branded him a slacker. His statement was made after aft-er ho had learned Governor Pleasant had wired promoters here urging them to call off the Darcy-Jeff Smith fight scheduled for April 23. The promoters have not announced whether they would comply. "I certainly got a shock yesterday," confided the broker to a friend. "A young man telegrapher mo from Maine that he had married my youngest young-est daughter." "Great heavens'" returned the other. oth-er. "Well, all you can hope for now Is that he may turn out to be a practical prac-tical business man." "Oh," interrupted father, "I guess he's practical enough. He sent his message 'collect.' " |