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Show uu Dempsey In Title Event With Darcy NEW YORK. July 26 News of an1 unannounced and unbnllyhooed hon-j est-to-goodness encounter for tho, (world's heavyweight boxing title. In! which Jack Dempsey successfully de-fended de-fended his crown In a four-round tilt against Jimmy Darcy, of Portland. Ore., Monday in Buffalo, leaked out! hero Tuesday. Tho boxing commission of the state j verified the fact. "Yes," said Secre- I tary Harry Barchell, 'It was a championship cham-pionship bout, although It wasn't to' have been. But we see to it that tho boxing laws are upheld In this state"; Dempsey, according to tho posters, on the billboards of Buffalo, was to have met three of his sparring partners, part-ners, including Darcy, In one-round exhibitions. Buffalolana paid a comparatively com-paratively small admission fee to seo the champion "exhibit" unaware that for a pittance they were to soe a world's title hang in tho balance. Just before the exhibitions wero to start. Dempsey s managers were handed hand-ed a telegram from tho boxing commission, com-mission, advising that under the law Dempsey would be permitted to meet but ono opponent and the bout should also. In accordance with the lew. be to a decision. Darcy, a light heavyweight was se -. lectod and Dempsey performed, a little livelier perhapa than ho had intended The champion received tho decision. As a rosult Darcy enjoys the distinction distinc-tion of being tho only pugilist to stay the "limit" with Dempsey since he won tho title; and of having lasted' longer against tho champion than Georges Carpentler, Fred Fulton, Jess Wlllard, Gunboat Smith or Carl Morris Mor-ris And Dempsey had a good workout. f |