San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-05
Richards Greatest Worry
Is That He May Be
Knocked Over.
SMOKING IT UP NOW
Old Stuff Is Used, lnclud-
ing Dempsey's Rough
:: ness in Training.
RY SPARROW MGANN.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Aug. 4.-By the end
Of next week Jack Dempsey's dogs
will begin to scuffle the dust of New
York roads, the punching bags in his
training quarters will beat a merry
tattoo and his sparring partners will
resume their off hour advertisement of
talking to themselves when the condi-
ton of the lower maxillary permits.
All is in preparation for the fight
September IA with Luis Angel Firpo
and large bundle of dough.
Meanwhile said Luis Angel Firpo is
strutting vigorously through the
bushes of fightdom nursed and coddled
from afar. like the favorite chow of Q
childless millionairess by Tex Richard
and the promo ers whose money Tea
spends. Watch your STEP" broad
casts Tex. "Step up Attaboy. Tuck
n, the covers around him and turn out
n tie light" And Ricksrd signs as an
other day is done.
On Dangerous Ground.
Just so long as Firpo is matched
-: matches against the third and
VaTth raters Richard will SILVER for
\ r the draft from some vagrant wal
will blow down the house of cards
has built up to draw from the
let's of fandom a million dollar
~ ?. After tine gong rings Cor the first
Il at the Polo Grounds September
Hsag beside those so misguided as
Z, IT IN the pride of the Pampas will
= what happens to him. After that
money will probably be inferred.
entitled in the pOtter's field OF
'listic hopes. All Richard cares is
have Firpo last until the money
: through the Polo Grounds turn
.iiles. Meanwhile. however. he is in
Langer and will be until Luis dis
poses of Charlie Weinert at Phila-
Ielphia on August Is. a rotten IN
lsscky day is August Is.
Dempsey probably will devote some
of his off hours to cultivating the cops
Three cheers for n policeman" is
queer sentiment for any fighter to sub
scribe to. but undoubtedly would re-
ceive enthusiastic endorsement at the
Dempsey camp. After the array OF ar
-tillery around the ring at Shelby. the
two Jacks. Dempsey and Kearns. look
with beaming eyes on the blue-coated
guardians of the peace who will keep
order at the Polo Grounds.
Some More Of the Bunk.
The usual plant comes from the
Dempsey headquarters about the diff
Guilty in obtaining sparring partners.
The reason. it is averred. that the
champion just can't modulate his
methods or refrain from putting full
steam into his punches, thereby using
up sparring material at an unprect-
dented rate. 1t might be remembered.
however. that such inability to re-
strain the force of his attack was in
little evidence against Gibbons. 1t is
probably that the September IA battle.
however. will end far before the al
lotted time of Is rounds is reached.
Firpo has been built up for this one
big money killing by the promoters
and there seems little to be gained
nv saving him M for another match.
When he's licked, he's through so far
as the big money is concerned, and
the champion will probably stow him
away accordingly.
Length might be added to the battle
by providing Firno with a pair OF
spiked shoes and making a cinder
track around the ring. In default Of
this equipment. however. Firpo will
probably rest his hitherto uncauliflow
cred ear upon the canvass for the pc
riod soon after hostilities commence
Fn has the ability TO take profit
able beating ard If he falters his hand
lers will offer the necessary encour.
asement. r. won't hurt him.
"Onlv s25.- is the way the promo
tors rcfor TO the MAXIMUM charDo fo'
s~~ts. Tho nrices scale down 70 So hi;
t." inhrhitant of the 81 seats prob
ai'- win hc so fnr awav from the zone
- hos.ilitins rs tho crown prince was
fvo;n The front in France.