San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

Firpo was down, and every time the
ring was all in a haze and whirling
around and it looked to me as if there
were a million corners, all sliding
past.
"Pd start for one and get hold of
the ropes so l could stay in it, but
didn't know if it was my corner unless
l saw Kearns' white face through the
ropes.
Il went to see the pictures after
ward and they gave me great laugh.
Once l stepped right over Firpo to get
to a corner. l suppose it was the
only corner / could see. Other times
| slipped around behind him and went
to corner.
"Of course, in a fight you always
try to get where the other fellow can't
see you when he's down. 1t puzzles
him to find you when he gets up.
That's part of the game.
an the pictures l saw that i
wasn't trying to dodge his punches
when he socked me. / was just take
ing them and trading blow for blow.
l was too near out myself to know
anything except that vas in there to
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Next thing do remember was that
1 wondered when Firpo was going to
stay down-and he got up and swung
an awful punch. Maybe that was the
one that gave me this eye, but l don't
know where it landed. Everything got
nearly dark and l didn't know where
the corners were or anything and j
couldn't see Firpo, but l could feel
him seeking me.
The blows didn't hurt. / Just felt
them kind of throwing me back. Blows
never hurt in a fight.
Describes Fall From Ring.
Next l felt the ring ropes across
my back, and my hands wouldn't
come up. Firpo was swinging on my
jaw, but i didn't know it.
AFTER that there's another blank.
felt the back of my head thump on
something. Lucky l didn't go clear
over the press box to the ground or hit
my head on typewriter or a bench.
Everything was pitch dark-I don't
know how long, but it could not have
been more than a couple of seconds.
"Then something began to shine in
my eyes and / was lying on top of
people who were wriggling around un-
der me and i saw the ring ropes wav-
ing and shaking up above me. They
looked white even in the glare from
the lights.
"Then I saw a big black blur
against the lights, moving close to the
ropes. That was Firpo looking down
on me. The blot swayed a little, but
stayed right there.
1 at g. Il l..n
roar, like Niagara Falls a mile away
1t grew louder and / could hear
voices, and all of a sudden / knew
where i was. l knew I'd been knock
ed out of the ring. i thought the
crowd was calling to me to get up
and / thought: Gee, I'll have to get
back in there quick to win this fight y
IL think l said /: Push me back in
there, somebody Whatever was I'M
der me kind of heaved me off and
caught rope or something and pulled
myself into the ring. The big black
blur that was Firpo was right over me
and l had to slide out sideways along
the ropes to get up.
"Then l was up and I thought ]
was swaying fast from side TO side to
duck the blows that kept knocking
me back. L was Just moving slow.
punch drunk but didn't know it. /
couldn't see them come. knew they
were coming. and 1 couldn't lift my
hands TO hit.
81 wanted to hit him and knock
him back, but I was fighting in the
dark.
"Tve worried sometimes over
whether | was game or not. but now I
know i don't need to bother over that.
When fellow is as near out as I
was and comes back TO win he's
game. Firpo is dead game too. They
don't make 'em any gamer
J Here Dempsey stopped, and his face