The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-29
Argentine
Secretly
Training
Famous Resort Fails to
Make Fuss Over Chal-
lenger of Dempsey

A TLANTIc cry, n. j.. Aug. go
"a With the Same air OF nays,
terry and atmosphere OF the unusual
that surrounded his meteoric rlao
from dark cellar In Newark TO
tho roof garden OF fistiania. Luis
Angel Firpo Is preparing himself
for his fight with Jack Dempsey
As no tore up the book OF regu.
lations In hatteFing his way thru
the trial course that was put TO
him for test 80 tho young
South American giant Is discardng
all tho orthodox conventions and
ways for getting ready for his
championship fight.
firpo Ia doing things HIS own
WHY and his way 10 nothing like
that IN tho lengthy analysts OF box
fighting.
Daily from his friend and pro
tegc. Felix Bunge. Firpo gets a
cable from far.away South America
telling him what 10 do Those
who like 20 poke fun At Luis. and
they arc IN the majority here. say
that his diet Is even prescribed BY
cable and that tho menu for each
meal arrives Just in time FOR his
Latin cook 20 prepare the viands
From the house In which no has
established his living quarters and
which is labeled tho HOUSE OF
the Angels" Firpo can see tho
one-tims airplane hangar where
Jack Dempsey trained for his fight
with Carpenter. In that one re.
spcet only Is tho layout Of the
South American tho slightest bit
like Dcmpacy's.
Firpo does not ride IN tho morn.
ing with Mayor Badcr He does
not show himself IN the shrtoflaiI
splendor OF tho champion. on the
contrary. he Ia 20 careless OF hlaI
personal appearance that tho board
walkers have almas, protested NJ
his scarcity OF fashion.
When Dempsey was training here
a stranger was made aware Of 1,
before he alightod from the train. bu,
newcomers can be In the city for
hours and perhaps days without even
knowing that Senior Firpo Is guest
OF tho city There arc no pictures Of
Tho South American IN the shop win.
dowu and the ''hawkorsT have no
Fifpo buttons and pennaniH for sale
They are rcyivinS all the Harry
Lauder thrift stories and applying
them 20 Firpo. They think II ab.
surb that no should be 50 dlstrus,.
fui OF tho natives As 20 barrier him.
self with fiocks Of his fellow coun.
trymsn. They kid him about train.
ing In a dog racing park and make
light Of hts training methods. but 10
all Of them Firpo gives them answer
By his aetions--it's mono Of your husl.
ness"
Perhaps Firpo knows not wha. Is
going on outside % the business a,
hts Immediate hand. He can't read
or understand English and no doub,
his handlers arc careful 70 keep from
him anything that might detract
from his morale. He Is certainly
hard TO get 20. but once By the guard
OF hts watchmsn. he ia the same sf.
fable 'Loois" that he has always
been.
Il am fine. I am working hard.
I think I will win" he said thru an
interpreter. He transmitted tho IN.
formation that he knew he was be,
ing picked generally as the loser By
the experts. but he took soms pleas
urs tn recalling that Tommy Gibbons
was also labelled as a victim by the
expert juriss.
@Iust what you see AZ the camp"
Firpo said. when asked what hs was
doing. Hs merely smiled when told
tho belief that he waA doing his real
work in private. Where would I
train hero7" he asked. looking around |
his dwelling.
After talking 10 Firpo. one gets the
bunch. that his protests about being !
showed into tho ring too hastily with !
Dempsey. might DO sham. He
gives tho impression that hs ,s try. !
Ing 20 hide his real ability and he
certainly acts and talks with supreme
ronffdcuce