The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-14
BRUTE FORCE IS
ONLY ASSET OF
BIC ARGENTINE
Fundamentals of Boxing Un-
known to New Sensation
Packs Fierce WaIIop.
BY JACK BRITTON,
Former Welterweight Pugilistic
Champion of the World.

~ IiLteil lDI ILlt 0IlEcu News
Copyright. 1923. by United News)
NEW YORK. May 14.-Luis Firpo
is a new marvel of the prize ring.
He does not know how to fight; that
is, he does not appear to know the
first fundamentals of boxing, and yet
he looms up as a possible champion.
The accomplishments of Firpo are the
accomplishments of brute force over
science.
FIrpO throws his mighty right. with
which he has won all of has fights.
like sledge hammer 1t is doubtful
if he knows just where it is going
when it starts, but certainly his op-
Ponent cannot know when il is com
ing. or where it is likely To land.
Hence Firpo is an extremely danger
GUS man. He is a dangerous opponent
for even the most skilled boxer and
ring general. He is likely 20 knock
out anybody This would not mean
that he is better boxer than the man
he puts away. On the contrary. he
might be inferior in every &av, ex-
cept as regards the one element that
wins so many f1ghts-that is, the
punch.
Hits Terrible Blow
Firpos right is one Of the most
terrible blows I have ever seen. 1t is
the only blow he knows how to use
Leading with his right. he leaves him
self wide open, and a man with a good
left might cause him a lot of trouble.
But, he has to land that right only
about once and his opponent is in dis
tress
Then. Firpo shows up as the tear
ing. slashing cave man. Once he has
his man going, Firpo is relentless.
He tears in like a maddened bull. His
eyes blaze. His mouth is hard set
Caution Is cast aside. over and over
again comes that mighty right. He
may miss but over it comes again.
Due to his weight he is able to keep
pressing his opponent. AS his victim
backs away, FirpO follows closely. The
blazing eyes spell destruction. The
great right arm Is pulled back. poised
for action The blow that is coming is
autographed" TO the opponent and
yet when 1t comes, It seems II cannot
be avoided When Firpo lands. there
is no doubt as to whether his vic i'm
is knocked out. Poor young Jack Nc
Auliffe fell Saturday before that sew
eral minutes. After being picked up
by his seconds and carried TO his cor
ner. his eyes were still CLASSY and his
legs would not support him.
Can He Take It?
1 am little curious to know
whether FYrpo can take it" himself.
In his fights in this country 10 date.
F4rpo has not been hard hit. McAuliffe
is a flashy, clever boxer. but when he
stripped off 1 vas struck forcibiy by
the fact that he did not appear rugged
enough to deal with a man OF the type
of F'irpo. FtrpO has improved immense
" since his fight with BIZ Brennan
a couple Of months ago. He uses his
left more than he did but II is not
effective. Bill, however. was not a
heavy puncher on the night he met
Firpo. He contracted a cold shortly
before the night OF the fight, and
these colds affect Bill greatly. AS
he was not at his best,
and though he hit Firpo with every
thing ne had during the early rounds,
there was little steam back Of the
blows. But. TO be a champion. Firpo
must be able to take punishment as
well as administer it. He looks as
though he could take it." He is
strong, superlatively strong, and
should be able 10 absorb all punish
ment coming his way.
But, whether he can box or not. and
he has any defence. FirpO is
n terrible man TO meet. To be beaten,
he must be punched into submission
by degrees. And all the time his oppo-
uent must be on guard against his ter
rtble right.