, 1923-09-16

with JACK dempsey next rOu
Much water, of course, n
rstiania. before that time, but Tex
,ntimated TO me he saw no other
nur5,istio possibilities on the horizon
Consensus OF experts is that the
-.tuyn bout, n postponed TO a date
ybsn Firpo shall a assimilated
ring.craft and boxing SKILL Is ioas
ible. Nr
Argentine, who predicted his speedy
Knockout last night, were pract-
callv unanimous in agreeing that II
he learns to use his left hand and
lie head he IS due some day TO
take" Dempsey. F1rpo's display
NJ eameness in dragging himself
hack 10 the fray after eight knock
downs and the thunderbolt contain
ed in his big right arm, won unanl-
NOUS respect from h
doubling Thomases.
Firpo, showing no signs OF the
terrific beating he received at the
CHAMPIONS hands, acquiesced
in the suggesestion that he meet
Dempsey again.
81 think 1 can beat him. But I
would like at least six months n
IL possible a year In which to pre-
pare." the Argentine said this after
noon.
talk Of n Dempsey-Wills bout
found fewer supporters but there
was considerable boosting going the
rounds for a match between Flrpo
and the big negro.
When asked about this, Firpo
readily agreed to meet Wills pro
vided a suitable purse could be ar
ranged"
As for last nights purse Firpo
disclosed that instead Of receiving
121l per cent of tho gross he is to
be satisfied with an even 500. 900.
A check for thai amount is already
deposited with the Argentine con
sui. The South American saw to
this before he went to tho Polo
Grounds last night.
Talking over last nights fray,
Firpo was inclined 10 sing a doleful
son of lament that Tex Richard
s'made mo what I am today" The
Argentine did not conceal his anger
at what he considers an unfair ad-
vantage taken by Tex of a con
tract made between the boxer and
the promoter when the wild Bull"
first came north from the Pam
pas"
AS Firpo looks at Il. he now is
somewhat discredited as a beaten
challenger. He insists he has
plucked too soon, from the pugilis-
tic sticks" where he would have
preferred to wander, humping over
'set.ups" while improving his Ing
technique until he felt competent
to tackle Dempsey.
81 could have beaten Dempsey II
I had been allowed to wait a year ~
lie complained. But Mr.. Richard
took advantage of our contract
which said I should fight at any
time. I offered him 100000 to re-
lease me. but he wouldn't.
Never again. Never viii I sign
a contract with anyone Of such a
nature, without knowing all the con
ditions under which I am TO be re-
quired to fight"
Richard, checking up receipts
which showed that So 900 persons
paid s1,125. 900 TO see last nights
smashing four minutes, was un-
perturhed. Tex doesn't believe in
forcing his luck and viii lay low
for a while and let the heavyweight
tempest brew a bit. But he indi-
Gated he knew who would sign on
the dotted line in case he secured
n contract for another Tito bout
with Dempsey.
EThfa IA FWn ~ NhA FFwa oh n -
pionship battles which was not fol
lowed by an immediate outcry OF;
"woIl that's the last time therein
ever DO n crowd OF that size 10
pay TO see a fight, That's the last
of these big purses"
This was said after the Carpen.
tler-Dempsey battle OF the sen.
tury." But its not being said to-
day. The public. at least hat por.
tion Of Il which witnessed last
nights titanic struggle or read OF
Il today, will gladly finance another
few minutes OF such drama. where
20 rounds OF action was crowded
into less than two.
Jack Dempsey. with n nice
black eye and grinning broadly in
response TO the cheers OF several
thousand persons gathered at the
New York police games this after.
noon. paid a high tribue 20 the man
he had beaten and expressed an
opinion that he might have to
meet Firpo again before being ablo
10 retire undefeated-in n class
with Jim Jeffries and Jack Nc.
Auliffe.