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Evening star., 1923-09-13

to sic .p whenever | choose. / will
sleep much today and tomorrow
Then. too. | will talk with my own
people and tell of funny things that
have happened to me i'm my fight
travels Then there will be music
We viii sing the songs of my country
These will be days of rest AMI merry
ment. these two that | sDend in New
York before the fight The work is
done and il remains now only TO
laugh and rest and wait I have been
asked what my diet viii he on these las
two days
| smile when l am asked the ques-
ton. A diet to me is something that
is for people who are i'll. | am NOT ILL
From now until the time OF the fight
| viii eat as | always eat. There will
be three meals a day and much OF
steak and eggs. On the late after
noon of the day / fight l viii nave
my dinner as usual. Then there will
be talk and laughter and some music
Then | viii lie down and sleep while
and when it is time Lavalle will
awaken me and say, Come Luis, il is
time to go to work" | will arise
then and dress and go to the Polo
Grounds
After that who knows? / cannot say
for certain how / will feel after the
fight is over, / can say for certain
how I feel now. ! feel confident and
unafraid. Be sure of that am always
unafraid.
Copyright 1928 in United States and Canada
Icy North American Newspaper Alliance.
All Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1923-09-13

At my cottage in Atlantic City there
was no privacy. From early morning
until night the lower floor was crowd
ed with visitors. l have had to retire
10 my bedroom on the upper floor when
! WlSned TO be alone. and even there ]
could always hear the talk of those be-
10" who were waiting for me to ap-
pear. When the cottage was not full
OF famous ones who came to see me or
boxing writers who wished an interview,
IN my nelghbors Of Atlantic City have
been present. They have learned to
think well of the wild bull of the
Pampas. those nice neighbors of mine,
VINO were so worried when they first
heard that Luis Firpo, the Argentinian
heavyweight was To- have cottage
among them.
First their children came and got ac-
quainted with me. Every day there
porch and on my lawn and in the parlor
Of my cottage. They came and PLAYED
with me and asked me questions and
We're not afraid. So then the fathers
and mothers came also and Sho6k my
hand and wished me luck ana yester-
day. when | packed up and was loading
down my automobile with bags and
grips. they all came rowding-fathers
and mothers and children and grand
parents. They came and laughed with
their neighbor, Luis Angel Firpo. at the
funny things that happened while we
Were packing and helped me to tie up
packases and garry out grips.
Then they shook my hand and
| wished me much luck in my fight for
the championship. these nice people
or Atlantic City who have been my
neighbors. No matter what the
crowd shall yell at me while l am
lighting Dempsey. l will know that
there are people in the neighborhood
here where l have lived and become
known who will not wish i'll to Luis
Firpo. even though he is a South
American. fighting North American
Tor the championship of the world.
I wish that people who wonder if
| have fear in my heart could have
seen US all yesterday packing to get
away. Such laughter at the funny
things that happened have one
automobile. and this my secretary.
Wfdmer, was to drive to New York.
Into that car we put bags and grips
and packages until the top bulged
out. and still there was more TO be
put in. Where am / to sit?' Widmer
cried, and we laughed and put in yet
more and told him that if there was
no room for him In the drivers seat
he would have to put a rope around
his shoulders and tow the car to New
York.
When he finally drove away he
could harly he seen, there was so
many packages about him. Never
mind. Widmer," I called after him.
AT least you VIII not be arrested
policeman stops you he will be un-
able to find you hidden beneath all
those bundles and you will go free
And so we finally got PACKED and
made ready for the last workout at
the dog park. and all the time there
We're many people about. But today
and tomorrow, also, before the fight
Luis Ffrpo will not be polite No,
will be quiet in the place prepared
for me, with only a few close personal
friends. While l rest there will. be no
famous visitors to entertain. because
no one, aside from my own staff, will
know where / am
!, So much of the time / will sleep.
have the ability to lie down and go
Evening star., 1923-09-13
THREE BIG VICTORIES
CREDITED TO FIRPO
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW York; September I3-Iu;s
Angel Ffrpo has had three fights in
the United States that stand out as
his greatest achievements in fstic
combat First. he Knocked out RiIl
Brennan in twelve rounds. Then he
put Jack McAuliffe II of Detroit
away in the third round. His last
big fight was with Jess Willard for
mer champion. Willard. in a come
back debut. had knocked out Young
Floyd Johnson. and was expected to
give Firpo the great test.
The fight between the South Ameri-
can and Willard lasted a little less
than eight rounds of scheduIed d
twelye-round bout. Willard was
pos attack in the eighth. Willard
was counted out while on one knee
and holding the ropes. The story-of
the dramatic eighth round follows:
After a few minutes of folding
they fell into a clinch. Willard
poked light left TO the face. Fir
po rushed inside the former cham
pion's guard and sent rights and
iefts pounding against the body.
He followed with succession Of
rights and lefts to the Jaw and
the injured Willard sank to his
knees. lie tried feebly to arise.
The referee counted ten before he
could regain his feet He revived
quickly aud stood up to shake the
hand of his conquerer.
Chicago and Cleveland lead all other
cities in turning park acreage into
golf links.
Evening star., 1923-09-13
JACK WILL END INK
IF HE BEATS FIRPO

NEW YORK, September 13.-Iacl.
dempsey will overthrow a jinx thai
mas beset all world ffstic chamnfor.
VINO have fought at the Polo Grounds
th1s season if he succeeds in de-
fendfng his heavyweight title against
the assaults of Luis Angel Firpo To-
morrow night.
-Four .pugilistic kings have staked
nelr titles so far this year at tn
Giants, ball park. and ali four have
been shorn Of their laureIs.
johnny lbane was the first to-
meet defeat He was Knocked from
the featherweight throne early in
June by Eugene Criqui of Franc,
who. less than two months later va
IN turn, deprived of his new title by
Johnny Dundee. ~
Jimmy Wilde, game little Britisbcr
lost the flyweight crown TO Pancho
villa. the battling Filipino. in Juno
The last champion TO fall by tho way
eide in the big arena was JOHNNY
Wilson. who dropped his middle,
night ago.
Evening star., 1923-09-13
FISTS To BE FLUNG
AT BERWYN TONIGHT

when Joey Schwartz. former Wash
lngton newsboy. again hooks up with
marley Holman of Richmond Va.
'otlsht in the twelve-round feature
pout at Sportland arena. Rerwvn. Md
ne VIII clash with one of the clever
est leather pushers in the south.
since his victory over Schwartz. HoI-
man has turned in four clean wins
TWO Of them knockouts.
Washington fistic followers are
nahifesting much interest in the pre-
llminaries carded for tonight. Kid
oulIlVan. one of the best mauIers
H1n hen IN his prime, will mix nm witI1
Helnie Orchard. another oId-tjmnr in
NJ I,s lIn round semi-final. Curlcv
narheId VIII oppose Johnny Sorico in
sik-round bout. while Pete Mc~oI-
ioueh VIII meet Bat Woodman in the
o'her SiN-roUnd. affair.
HS rIen Pete Kelly will orcoup+er
Sait'Ing Kelly of Richmond IN tha
viii referee. '''ioi
Evening star., 1923-09-13
in Perfect Shape Leonard Jack Moues Scene of Battle
ALL ARGENTINA AG0G
OVER The BIG BOUT

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, September ID
The state of the cattle market, wheat
crop prospects, foreign exchange
quotations, Europe's troubles, domes-
tic politics-topics that ordinarily
occupy public attention in Argentina
all seem forgotten in the almost
feverish excitement Of the public
mind over the Firpo- Dempsey fight.
Public confidence that Firpo Will
win does not seem to be affected by
reports from the United States en-
Dodying the predictions of the sport
writer's and experts of that country
that Dempsey will carry off the vic
tory. Even though some misgivings
are expressed in local sport circles
that Ffrpo may not win, the general
public seems to be in spell of patri-
otic eXaltation which will brook no
pessimistic prophecies.
a popular demonstration in honor OF
Flrpo, arranged for the day Of the
nght has been postponed until the
uay Following. The promoters explain
tnat they want TO make IL a celebra-
tloh or FIrpo's victory, but that. even
IN ~ case OF his defeat, they would hold
1t anyway.
Evening star., 1923-09-13

Firpo now is in the city and looks
fit to put up the battle of his career
He is keeping in seclusion. but privil-
eyed persons who have seen him can
not discover that he is doing any
worrying about the approaching bat
tie.
Dempsey will come to New York
tonight and will spend tomorrow un-
til the time comes for him to go TO
the Polo Grounds at the hotel where
he always stops. but will receive
only his closest friends that day.
AS matter of fact only his closest
friends find Jack in anyway conpan-
ionabie when he is close upon a bat
tie. He is touchy and jumpy as a
black snake and his mood, usually so
genial and boyish, becomes irritable.
Any one is liable to get wallop from
him at such times.
Having watched him closely at his
training quarters the writer does not
believe Dempsey is worrying one bit
about the outcome of this contest.
He is the sort of guy who shows all
hts tceImgS ana ii ne We're worrying
he would be unable to conceal that
fact
lie always is willing TO hand an op-
ponent a chance to take him and he
has had his usual line of talk con-
cerning Firpos chances. But the
vein of conversation has been cheer
full and the suggestion has been that
whatever chances Firpo may have.
Dempsey in his heart does not respect
them as much as he outwardly ap-
pears TO do.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-13
DEMPSEY is GLAD TO QUIT
HIS UNCOMFORTABLE CAMP
Rickard Estimates Receipts Will Aggregate 1900.
OOO-Fans Begin Pouring Into New York
Many Notables to Be at Ringside
BY the Associated Press.

YORK
which to travel because believes bring good luck
Jack Dempsey todayder his
this city where tomorrow night he will heavyweight
championship against Luis Angel Firpo
The Champion accompanied by little faithful olowe-
plans to motor 10 Albany his
cp attaGhe last night that Dempsey and his
noat Gown the hudson river but this
eed for the purpose OF confusing those awaiting
pnpsfys party Will include Mike Tant Chicago detective
VINO acts pal and bodyguard the
Paclc coast lightweight Jerry Luyad trainer and Johnny D
brother Nsnaoeoe
escorted hotel lNNai'L9 aNU
Evening star., 1923-09-13

here and at Toledo, tell me-
You remember Stanley Ketchell
the famous middleweight champion
who fought many heavyw eights. in
Guiding his twelve-round bout with
Jack Johnson, was fast, but Dempsey
is even faster now He keeps go
ing every second. There's not a let
up. i saw Jack Burke. who halls
from Pittsburgh and who is a good
man, get ready to receive left
nook and like fash-but without
any telegraphing whatsoever-Demp-
sey drove over right to the head.
All OF His Punches Hurt.
Dempsey's punches don't travel so
far and as Burke said. after two
rounds of terrific lighting with him
when asked III any of Dempsey's
punches hurt-"All of Jacks punches
hurt. Alex Trambitas told me the
same thing, and so did George West.
the English welterweight
IL Rodin had been Dempsey in ac-
ton yesterday. his perfect body with
out an ounce of superfuous flesh and
his lines like those of a li.htweisht
he undoubtedly would have made az
rangcments with Jack to create in
marble, The Boxing Champions
which would go down forever in
worlds history as did his. The
Thinker"
Jack was as fast as lightning. You
couldn't tell where the next punch
was coming from He wove in and
out in his ia nous fashion. First
hitting with the left and then with
the right. in short. snappy punches
that are bound to wear an opponent
down 10 position where he will be
a prey 10 knockout blow with either
the right or left hand.
fhe hrst DAY here I saw Dempsey
box Burke two rounds, George West
Alex Trambitas and Frank laureate
likely looking welterweight from
Troy who boxes Harty Summers Of
New YORK in Troy next Monday night
each box one round with him. He
was to have boxed Ray Newman buf
didn't He did a round of bag punch.
ing. one of pulleys and a round of
shadow boxing. He displayed won
derful speed in everything he did. 7
could hardly believe my ewes as T
was led to think. because of his al
lowing Tommy Gibbons to go fifteen
rounds with him at Shelby. that he
probably had lost his speed He NAV
not have been half so speedy out In
there. he is a perfectly trained athlete
here; in fact the best / ever saw.
Sees Plenty of Champions.
/ saw plenty of champions around
Pancho Villa, world fyweight cham
pion. and Elmo Flores, the Filipino
lightweight, are here. So is Mickey
Walker, world welterweight cham
pion, and Jack Rritton. former well
terweight champion. Cleve Hawkins.
the New England heavyweight. also
dropped in.
Jack Britton. who is a close student
of boxing. thinks that the bout will
be the most one sided in history. So
does Bill Jacobs. who brought out
many OF our present-day boxing stars
when he ran the old Sharkey Club.
One-Eye Connolly, the champion
gate crasher of the world, has been
the watchman of the camp. Jack
kearns gave him fifty dollars and a
fight ticket before he went back to
the city. but Connolly gave the ticket
away as he loves the thrill of crash
ing the gate. The fifty-dollar bill he
has still got.
Copyright. 1929. in United STATES and Canada
BY North American Newspaper Alliance
All Rights Reserved.l
Evening star., 1923-09-13
INTERNATIONAL SPEED
BOAT REGATTA BEGINS

BUFFALO, \. Y. September Ia
Some of the fastest powerboats in
America were tuning up in the
Niagara river today. In preparation
for the opening of the annual three
day international powerboat regatta
this afternoon. PAGES over a special
f1ve-mile course, with one heat each
day, are scheduled in four classes,
the twenty -siXfoot displacement class
of $40 cubic inches. the George Leary,
trophy for hydroplanes, the interstate
trophy for gold cup displacement
class craft, and the free for all for
the world championship trophy
Among the throng of visiting craft
expected on the river before the start
were Muskateer 7. and Muskateer ILL.,.
of Horace Dodge, Detroit: Packard
Chriscraft III, of Col. !. c. Vincent
Detroit; Adieu II, of Jay Webb. Chi
cago. and several entries by Gar
Wood. Detroit
Evening star., 1923-09-13
FIRP0 LIKE A Gagged
LION AWAITING BELL
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associat ted Press.
NEW YORK. September 13.-Like a
lion in a cage. Luis Angel Firpo waits
in the seclusion of a sixth floor
apartment uptown for the call to
battle with Jack Dempsey In an arena
Just out of sight across the flats and
heights of Harlem.
If a Gagged lion were to be denied
his daily ration of meat for week
he would be like Firpo is today. The
big Argentine. upon whom the Latin
races of the world have pinned their
hopes for tistic glory. is fighting mad
This. ferocity will be forced upon
the world champion when the pair
meet for the heavyweight title tomor-
h-ow night 1t is a ferocity that the
South Americans trainers have la
bored TO develop in the three weeks
of preparation at Atlantic City.i
Firpo's friends think him lnNln-
"Demp ey,' they say. lis a great
boxer a hard hitter, willy ringman.
But Firpo is great fighter; he can
bsorb pun 'shment like a olotteT
often. perhaps. but Firpo's powers
VIII not be lessened. His mighty
right will not be denied.
This morning Firpo left the .'ar
ment for j short walk along River
side drive. when only the carry rlders
fore breakfast ozone lovers We're out
Ioratio Lavalle announced that he,
Hugh Garland and CS-rlos vega prob
ably would be in the Argentine's cor
ner during the fight. LaNalle and
Vega will do the directing and Cart
land will Aandle the water bucket
and sponge.
There were many calls at the Flrpo
apartment, but none was permitted
inside. Lavalle declared Firpo did not
want to be bothered. continuous
stream of messag ges of encoura cement
and wishes of success ran into the
home. They came from all parts of
the world. The majority were from
Buenos Aires. but there were many
from other South American cities
some from Italy, others from France
and Spain As each one was read to
him Luis Angel inquired the name of
The sender and iust grunted.
Evening star., 1923-09-13

II was a day Of handshaking at his
camp. for the champion, as he went
among the friends he has made to bid
them goodbye and thank them for
their messages of good luck"
The champion breaks camp with
sigh of relief because he regards the
place as the most uncomfortable and
most undesirable ever selected for
him. especially with the chill autumn
settling down on this region. He con-
tracted a cold as a result of the
dampness and the chilly winds sweep
ing off the lake, and has not been
satisfied with his cramped little cot
tage in which he lived.
Jack in secIusion Yesterday.
Dempsey spent yesterday very much
in seclusion, reading a batch of mail
and hundreds of kilograms sent by
admirers throughout the world. His
only public appearance was in the
morning. when he took an hours
walk over the iilly roads surround
ing the lake. and brief stay in Sara
toEa Springs, where he invoked the
services of a barber TO improve his
personal appearance. The champion
will go into the ring with fresh
haircut. but with growth OF black
stubble on his face.
Manager kearnS will be in charge
Of Dempsey's corner tomorrow night
with three assistants. The other sec
onds will he Joe Benjamin. buVadis
the trainer. and DenpseEs brother
Johnny. Barney Dempsey. another
brother. wanted to be in the corner.
but neglected to apply for seconds
license in time.
Dempsey will put up at the Hotel
Belmont for his one night in this city
before the fight. while Firpo is stay
ing with friends. and trainers at an
uptown apartment.
The ticket sale. which Rickar6 esti-
mates will be about $1.3O0.000. will be
all over before the gates are opened
Friday evening, if the promoters s
guess is right.
Fight fans from far places began
pouring into the city and the hotels
talk was all of the big bout. South
American diplomats and attaches
from the Washington emba drift
ed into town and started making
preparations for the celebration they
hope to be a bile to hold. While fans
were chasing tickets. police were
chasing ticket spectators. who are
! said to lie selling their pasteboards
for as much as sl25. Many are said
to have changed hands at this price.
Notables of every degree and vari-
ETY. will be at the fight. from the
champion blind baggage rider Of the
world to the titled and decorated
gentry at the ringside. There also
will he a large number Of the fair
sex in the arena.
The gathering will include many
leaders in the business, financial and
political worlds. who have come from
Washington and from various indus
trial centers to witness the contest.
The contestants will meet for the
first time tomorrow afternoon. when
they go 10 the state athletic commits
sion's headquarters TO be weighed in.
Evening star., 1923-09-13
FLETCHER BREAKS OWN
RECORD IN SWIMMING

Los ANGELES Calf, September 13.
Charles Fletcher of San Diego,
Calf, established what was said to
be new world record in the 220-yard
breast stroke for men when he swan
the distance in three minutes and
four-fifths seconds in a race at a wa
ter carnival at the Ambassador
Plunge here last night.
The old record. said to be three
minutes and three seconds, was made
by Fletcher at Coronado Beach, Calf,
Evening star., 1923-09-13

When Dempsey WAS training for
the bout with Willard and also the
one with Carpenter | understand
from friends who saw him workout
cranky as he could be. Not even his
closest friends could approach him.
Up here he wants every one around
him. He talks on any subject that
may he broaChed with keen interest.
lie could only do this providing he
wasn't worried about the outcome of
his fight with Firpo.
Outside of the ardous training the
toughest thing about a championship
fight is the mental strain You worry
about a million and one things.
There is the worry whether or not
you will get a square deal from the
judges and referee. You worry
whether or not you viii meet with
an accident that may cost YOU your
title You hate to think Of the title
slipping from your grasp and all the
big money and glory that go with
1t lost TO YOU forever.
Jack Is CheerfulneSs ItseIf.u~-
Firpo has a knockout punch. No
one denies that. Ii he hasn't a good
chance ii is not likely that SO.000
people would be paying a million and
quarter to see il. That's why |
expected to see Dempsey mighty
peeyish before the fight. | thought
the old mental strain would get him.
But Dempsey is as cheerful as could
he. He chatted with me and asked
me what was going to he the outcome
or the postponement OF my bout with
Dundee.
'By the way Benny" he said. just
as left him. Il understand that YOU
were down 10 Atlantic City couple
OF days ago looking Firpo over.
What do you think of him?"
! told him | thought he was a big.
slow, strong fellow with a punch.
That was all He seemed pleased as
though / confirmed what he thought
of him
saw the mail man deliver bunch
of letters to Jack. many of them
mash notes, and he read them with
the interest that showed that he
hasn't a worry on is mind as to the
outcome Of tomorrow nights fight in
the Polo Grounds again t Firpo.
Now, If it had been me and | was
Just about to meet Formidable op-
p"nent L wouldn't have the patience
To look at any paper or ielLsr ex-
cept maybe to glance at it.
| am telling all this because il
goes to show that if Dempsey were
not supremely confident of taking
the Argentine's measure he would be
So irritatiye that nobody could talk
to him.
Mental POise Is Perfect.
Another thing. When he wound
up his training Tuesday night. that
is. he put away the boxing gloves un-
til he climbs through the ropes in
New York city. he was so unconcerned
that he waited until a few admirers
took pictures of him. He might have
stood for newspaper photographers
taking his pictures as a matter Of
business. bur his patience in waiting
all heated and perspiring. while sew
eTal amateurs snapped him further
proves that his mental poise is per-
feet.
Now regarding his boxing and ap-
pearance. He may not be able to
punch as we'll as ne did at Toledo,
in fact he confessed to me himself
that he didn't think that he had the
same power behind his blows he had
then, but his accuracy and speed |
think are even greater. That's what
several old timers, who saw him both
Evening star., 1923-09-13
FREDERIC SNARE HEADS
SENIOR GOLFERS BODY

RYE, N. V, September 13.-Frederic
Snare of Garden City won the ex-
ccutive honors of the United States
Seniors Golf Association yesterday,
when he was elected president of the
organization for another year, and he
may very well have won the golf1ng
honors also. for he went around the
eighteen holes in SO for total of Isl
for the 36
Snare's score led the field of 200. but
another field will play today and to-
morrow, and he may be surpassed. So
many prizes were put up for the
tournament that 1t would take a
statisticlan TO figure out the winners.
Evening star., 1923-09-13

Three factors will enable golfer
to obtain long balp': Q) the
speed with which the club head is
moving at the instant of impact; !;
(2) the weight with which the blow
is supported; (3) perfect balance.
To get the proper power into the
blow, the club should be gripped al
most entireiy Nwith the. fingers,
rather than with the palms of the
hands. The left hand and arm
should control the movement of the
club, making it describe the proper
arc.
Copyright. 1928. Associated Editors.a