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Evening star., 1923-07-13

Ineres no question that FirpO has
a most wonderful right-hand punch.
1t is terrific. 1t makes you shudder
when you are alongside of him and
hear II crash into a man. He hit
willard lot of times in the body
with it They didn't seem to hurt
Perhaps he didn't catch Willard just
right.
Two Blows wilt Jess.
But there is no question that those
two wallops to the head-one of them
was on the jaw, one of them on the
side of the head-with which he nail
ed Willard in Jess own corner in
the eighth were clean and hard. If
any one says that Willard quit, and
/ have heard that there are some who
Willard was stunned. II seemed to me.
He seemed absolutely to wilt. 1
counted up to eight with willard
kneeling beside me, his arm resting
on the ropes. He never went on the
floor with more than one knee. AS
move as though he intended to get
up. At nine he reached his arm and
seized the upper rope as though to
lift himself up. But he couldn't make
it. No he didn't quit. He was simply
beaten down by tremendous force.
The body attack was hard all through
the early rounds. but Willard seemed
10 stand up under II. But the culmi-
nation came in that seventh, and any
man who could have stood up under
1t proved himself to be superman.
ArEentfnian Shows skill.
Firpo may look clumsy in the ring.
but to me II seems he boxed with
great deal of skill for a man as
young in ring experience He always
seems to be punching, and that, as
any boxer will tell you. is a defense
more than 200 he is remarkably fast
on his feet. though no one will say
that he shows any great ability in
side stepping. But he didn't have
great deal to evade in the attack of
Willard. for Jess best blow, his up
percut. he didn't use more than once
or twice.
AS to the chance of Firpo with
Dempsey, my opinion is worth about
as much as any other mans. Dempsey
might be case of who got in the
first wallop.
Firpo can take 1t. for that one up
percut that willard landed had power
behind it and 1t hurt. But Luis
seemed to be able to shake it off
Some persons seem to think that
willard failed to press his advantage,
but to me 1t seemed he was not over
cautious and the finish shows that he
knew what he had to fear.
When the men met me In the mid
die of the ring 1 cautioned them as to
low punching and hitting back
handed. ! did not look for any foul
blows, but I wanted to be especially
careful that the bout was not spoiled
by any careless punching. Both men
seemed perfectly cool. there was not
trace of nervousness that / could
see. The last thing that l said to
them was to come out fighting.
Both Display Gameness.
1t did seem to me that Willard was
little nervous when the fight really
began-that is. for about half the
first round. Then he seemed to find
himself. There wasn't a CULVER in
either man after that.
Firpo landed some heavy body
punches in the first two rounds, but
they didn't bother Willard. F'irpo
seemed to me to be playing for the
stomach and heart. Willard landed
Evening star., 1923-07-13

when the latter faced Dempsey at
Toledo, remains yet to be seen.
willard Praises Firpo.
But Willard has something to say on
this subject. Willard, who has taken
blows from both men, declared in his
locker room last night that Firpo was
"a good. tough hitter" and would make
a great match for the champion.
Firpo Wore an inscrutable expression
when he stepped into the ring last night
Not smile, not a scowl fitted across
his face. He received his ovation with
Willard, climbing into the arena a min
ute after him, received even greater
cheers
Willard gave gayer appearance as
he bowed to the crowd. posed with his
opponent for the cameras, slipped out of
the worn gray coat that hung over his
massive shoulders, shook hands and gave
battle at the bell.
Each man eyed the other with
strange intensity. Wizards eyes opened
wide, seemed almost to jump from his
head, whenever he delivered a blow.
Firpo on the other hand, still wore his
stoical expression. He seemed to hang
back. sizing up his opponent, before he
loosed his whirlwind attack. There was
a perpleXed look on his face when his
first furious rights failed TO stagger the
giant from Kansas. Once he glanced
angrily out of the ring when spectators
spontaneously raised cry of "Hurrah.
Jess" and repeated it with the rhythm
of a we'll trained band of college
rooters.
Firpo Quick to Mix 1t.
Firpo was first out of his corner,
rushing Willard at the very stroke
of the first bell. In the first round
he had landed a few on Jess ribs,
had cuffed him about the head and
had cut his left ear.
Jess carried the fight TO Firpo at
the beginning of round ?. but he
seemed unable to sustain his Of
fensive and F'irpo shook him with a
hard right to the jaw just before the
gong sounded.
willard seemed content to employ
defensive tactics in the third round
and at the beginning of the fourth
Jared Firpo with a left to the head.
Both mixed at a lively pace, with
Firpo landing the most blows.
The fifth round found willard mo-
mentarily with the upper hand. 1t
was in this round that the crowd,
obviously on the side of the big
American, raised the cry of 'Hurrah,
Jess"
Firpo seemed to find the range in
the sixth, jolting the Kansan with
q series of ruShes that were d fore
cast of what was to come. He chased
the big fellow about the ring, but
found a stiff defense to most of his
attacks.
The seventh witnessed the dying
spark of what offensive Willard pos
sessed. He sent Firpo to the ropes
with hard right and opened a slight
cut under one eye, but Firpo was
fighting back at the bell.
The story of the eighth and its
unexpected end has already been told
Evening star., 1923-07-13

WI = ot bllS 1 IN SltIN ldol iIISlIA.
In that contrast they saw the les
son of the futility of selecting boom
towns for the staging of important
fights Nearly all of the 100000. who
paid. il was estimated, around 400
600 to see the willard Firpo battle,
were within comparatively easy reach
of the arena. With a following Of
such proportions from which to
draw. the risk of financial loss. such
as that at Shelby, is reduced to a
minimum.
Willard and Firpo will draw down
slightly more than half of the gate"
80 per cent for the former champion
and p per cent for the South
American-but even so Tex RiCkard
reaped a tidy profit and paved the
way for a still greater attraction
a Jack Dempsey-LuiS Firpo encoun-
ter for the world title.
Figured on the 100000 estimate
Wizards share will be about $4,000
and Firpo's $4,000. Other expenses of
promotion. purses for remaining
fighters on the program and repairs
to the arena will cut heavily into
Richards profits.
Evening star., 1923-07-13
''Y" BENEDICTS' TEAM
IS SEEKING REVENGE

Married men of the Terminal Rail-
road Y. M. c. A. still are confident
that they can trim the single tossers
III their last fray the married men,
under the name of the Just For Fun
team fell before the Just Enough
nine, made up of bachelors. The com
binations will hook up tomorrow at
I:So O'Clock on the diamond east of
Union station.
Rorers were to do battle with the
warwick Props today at o'clock and
the 81. Martins team tomorrow after
noon.
commissioners nine has Cancelled its
game with the Washington Barracks
. Team tomorrow, and instead will clash
win the National Capital Press Com
panys tossers at ! o'clock, on dia-
mond No. 4 of the Monument lot.
Liberty Athletic Club is booked tn
entertain the Simpson Athletic Club
tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock, on the
grounds at Union plaza.
Boys Club Juniors are seeking
games with any junior teams. Tele
phone challenges to Lincoln 6so3-w
after $50 o'clock.
Mount Rainier wants to hook UP
SoIio last HIHe sunday, accord
Ing TO Manager Newman. Main 2lO9.
Call him between IL and 1 o'clock.
Trinity Benrcats are combing the
city for games with teams averaging
seventeen and eighteen years The
manager can be reached at West 727.
Mount Pleasant Juniors Cancelled
their game with the Liberty Athletic
Club because their diamond will not
be available for Sunday The man
ager of the northwest club would like
to arrange a game with the Libertys
on later date. Telephone him at
Columbia 1925
Evening star., 1923-07-13

The scale of prices was among the
lowest on record for an attraction of
the shows caliber. 1t ranged from
81 TO $3.50. with a large bulk of the
seats, about 10000. selling at 81
and So.
Not only was the huge crowd the
largest that ever gathered in an ath-
letic arena in this country to wit
ness a boxing match or any other
attraction, but IL was the most pic
turesque. Men high in national and
state governments. bankers. society
men and women sat side by side with
past and present ring celebrities and
the $4,000 or so dyed-in- -the-wool
tiStic fans.
From o'clock in the afternoon,
when the big arena was thrown open,
until the start of the first bout at
dusk, a, constant stream filed into all
sides of the bowl. Filled finally to the
uttermost corner, IL was a pulsing,
colorful spectacle that added a red
lettered page to pugilistic annals.
Evening star., 1923-07-13

If the Johnson -McAuliffe bout had
not been an anti-ClimaX, it would
have attracted considerable more at
tention. for it was a brief, but star
tling episode Of the ring.
Johnson jumped into the fight at
the very start and began battering
MS opponent around the ring. In
few seconds he had him fiat on his
back. His head hit the canvas like
pile driver. He got up, but the fight
was all knocked out of him and in an
other instant Johnson had driven him
half through the ropes and left him
IN sitting posture on the end of the
ring. The Detroit boxer crawled Ian
guidly back into the ring, but never
rose from his knees until just after
Joe Jeanette, negro puglist, who was
refereeing the match, had counted
ten. While McAuliffe still was
srouching by the ropes in his corner.
his handlers flickered a shower of
water over the ropes on his back.
Howls came from the Johnson corner
and jeanette turned and gaZed at the
McAuliffe handlers. His pantomine at
first was taken to indicate that he had
disqualified the Detroit heavyweight.
but II was afterward explained that
Johnson really won on knockout
because the referee had finished his
count before his attention was called
to the miniature Niagara.
Roper Outpoints Bright.
Tom Roper of Chicago and AL
Bright of England opened the heavy
weight card. Roper weighed $50 and
Bright 206. They went eight rounds.
They swung wildly at each other
and provided the crowd with a lot
of preliminary amusement Their
wild swings came closer to hitting
Jimmy Haley, the referee. than to
making the marks for which they
were aimed. In the third round
Bright started a roundhouse swing
from the floor that opened up cut
over Roper's left eye. 1t was the
first splash of crimson and seemed
to please the crowd.
In the fifth round the Englishman
aimed a terrific right at Roper's jaw
which missed by a foot or more and
caught the referee squarely on the
chin. almost putting him out of busi-
ness. Roper was the winner
Kramer Whips Herman.
Cliff Kramer of England and Tiny
Jim Herman of Omaha met in the
second preliminary. 1t went eight
rounds and Kramer won by a wide
margin. 1t was a bang emf
counter from the first bell to the
Evening star., 1923-07-13

last. and gave the huge crowd its
first chance to stand up and shout
Kramer weighed 1875 and Herman
21S.
Kramer dropped Herman in the
sixth ruond, but the latter didn't take
count. although he got up in a
groggy condition. Herman, who ap-
peared to be fat, started with a great
burst of speed and had the English
man backing along the ropes to
avoid his left and right swings to
the body. A right hook opened up
a cut over Kramer's left eye and
he appeared to be in a bad way as
he went to his corner in the second
round. He took a lot of punishment
In the third and in the fourth, but
in the fifth he appeared to get Her
mans measure, and drilled through
a series of hard jolts to the jaw.
These had the effect of slowing up
the Omaha man perceptibly. In the
sixth Kramer let go right to the
chin that put Herman fiat on his
back. Referee Eddie Dugan started
a count over him, but Tiny Jim hop
ped to his feet and continued the
conflict. From that time on Kramer
pasted Herman about as he pleased.
Evening star., 1923-07-13
Dempsey Real Punching Po,uer Beats Willard Says Referee
RESULTS OF FIGHT CARD
STATED IN BRIEF FORM

Luis Angel FfrpO. PA pounds, OF
Argentina, knocked out Jess VIII
lard. 242 pounds, of Kansas, In the
eighth round.
Charles Nashert, 100 pounds, of
Jersey City. defeated George West.
100 pounds, of London, in four
rounds. Bout stopped by referee.
Cifn Kramer, 195 pounds, of Eng
iand' oufpOinted Jim Herman. 2IS
pounds, OF Omaha, I'm eight rounds.
Tom Roper, $50 pounds, OF Chi
cago, outpOfnted Al Bright, 2OG
pounds, of England. I'm eight
rounds.
Fioyd johnson, 19S pounds, of
IOWA, knocked out Jack McAuIifYe
% ID6 pounds, OF Iowa, In the
first round,
Evening star., 1923-07-13

Jess was through--his comeback
had failed-he left the ring for good.
Not a word did he utter when. re-
vived in his corner, he turned. climb
ed down the steps and Disappeared
in the darkness toward his dressing
room.
And so today the sporting world
focused it's attention on the dark
brown young giant with the black.
yellow and purple bathrobe, who.
coming north from the pampas about
fifteen months ago. battered his way
TO the fore ranks of heavyweights
with the tremendous sledgehamme
blows of his right fist.
Looks TO Dempsey Bout.
Firpo this morning looked fondly
at the contract which he had signed
with Promoter Tex Rickard, agreeing
to fight the champion. Last night he
had Fought before an estimated crowd
of 100000 and today he was looking
forward to the throng he would face
when he stepped in the ring in an
attempt to tear the laurels from the
head of Dempsey.
Dempsey. victor over Tom Gibbons
by a decision only after his opponent
had gone the full fifteen rounds at
Shelby, was not at the ringside last
night. He was on the Pacific coast
resting after his only combat in two
years.
But his manager, Jack Kearns, was
present, and he told newspaper men
MS protege was ready for F'irpo any
time.
Labor day" some one cried.
ANY time
And so the world now looks for
negotiation which again will match
North and South America in the
ring.
Critics who have seen both
Dempsey and Firpo in action indi-
Gated TO-DAY that. should a match be.
arranged this summer. their choice
would be the champion.
Experience With Dempsey.
Dempsey with his years in the
ring, is master of ffsticuffs He has
an arsenal of blows. as varied as they
are powerful. He is still in his prime
Flrpo, on the other hand, is still
green; His most powerful blow is
etill his right swing. His much
iouted left. said to have been devel-
cped by his veteran trainer, Jimmy
De Forest. hardly whipped out once
last night. and then it had no sting
He still rushes to the attack, leaving
vulnerable spots unguarded.
Willard did more than any of his
previous opponents in holding his
wicked right in check. but even the
former champion weakened when
once il got through his defense. Had
the kansan giant fought anything
but a defensive battle. a different tale
might be told.
But despite the crudeness of his
form. Firpo is natural fighter. He
has developed rapidly and has stam-
ina and grit. Youth is on his side
Whether he could take without wine
ing the terrific blows which sent Will
lard spinning seven times to the mat
Evening star., 1923-07-13
HAVANA is IN RACE
FOR BIG RING CLASH

HAVANA, July 13.-Havana wants
to see Dempsey and Firpo in action.
A meeting composed of three prom
inent local sportsmen, two bank Of
ficials. two members of the Cuban
congress and two local hotel man
ayers today decided to deposit a
certified check for $4,000 with A. r.
Hopkins, editor of the Havana Tele-
gram, within the next five days as
a guarantee of good faith.
When the check is delivered the
names of those interested in bring
ing them to Havana will be made
public. 1t is planned by the pro-
moters to outbid competing cities,
no matter what sum is necessary to
clinch the contest. Any date between
December ! and March 25 will be
suggested, as during the above
named periods the races are on in
Havana and the city is full to over
flowing with sport lovers.
Evening star., 1923-07-13

some stiff lefts and rights to the
ribs himself. but his first real blow
came in the fourth-right uppercut.
That punch seemed to awaken
Ffrpo, and he went after Willard
with a swinging right to the jaw
He hit Jess half a dozen times-good
free swings-but Willard only smiled.
A few seconds later Firpo landed an
other right swing to the jaw 1t was
solid, but it didn't seem to hurt Will
lard
willard had the better of the fifth
and stung Firpo with several short
lefts. These blows don't seem hard
outside the ring, but I can tell you
that they hurt. Willard did the best
countering. Firpo fought in just the
style he seemed to like.
In the seventh Willard started off
In good style and put over several
nice counters. but toward the close
or the round Ffrpo more than evened
things up with three Of his wild right
swings. There was power behind
tnem-a lot Of II. Willard went TO
his corner looking rather shaky.
During the time the men were boxing
never had to caution either as 10
holding, rough work or ANYTHING
even approaching a foul blow. II was
absolutely clean fight
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1923-07-13

Against Willard, Firpo showed,
nothing to indicate that he had ad-
vanced step since the battle against
Knockout Bill in the Madison Square
Garden. Reports from his training
camp had it that he had developed
left. If so, he left 1t in Long
Branch. willard saw nothing of it
last night. Perhaps he did not miss
1T in the avalanche of rights that
found asylum in his stomach and
upon his jaw. Just the same, that
left was missing.
Fights One-Handed Battle.
Firpo put up a one-handed battle.
He used his right as shipwright
uses a maui and, while there was
no sudden death attached to those
ponderous hooks and swings, each
one Jared when 1t landed. In the
end Jess sank to the ring floor suf-
fering from fistic indigestion. He
sense of the word. 1t was simply
that outraged nerves telegraphed to
his brain the mystic word, "suf-
ficiency."
Jess didn't put up half as good a
fight as his well wishers-which in
cluded almost every one in the
arena-had hoped. Never in all his
career had Jess impressed any one
as being endowed with the genuine
fighting temperament. Never any
But last night he was at his blandest.
He was just an amiable old gentle
man, intent upon providing himself
and family with the wherewith for
their declining years. To this end
he stepped before kindly multitude
and took a pasting for eight rounds.
Evidently he thought that was
enough for the money.
So far as furnishing Firpo was con-
cerned Jess put up the feeblest sort OF a
showing. In fact he surprised even the
experts by his lack -lustre efforts to let
Firpo feel the weight of an Anglo-Saxon
fist. or course, he claims that he in
jured his left hand three days before
the fight Every one thought he would
cop the Argentine enough to test Firpo's
ability-not to say willingness-to take
1t. But he did nothing Of the sort. The
gameness of Luis is still a debatable
question and millions no doubt will be
paid to see Jack Dempsey put 1t to the
test Be sure friend, Jack will do just
that thing.
Jaw an Open Target.
For Firpo is as open as the day to
any sort of a punch that fast man
elects to send in. His jaw will loom
before Dempsey like TIE rock Of Gibral-
tar before the occup4nt Of q sailing
ketch. Tho amount Of iron 1t contains
Evening star., 1923-07-13
ARGENTINES STIRRED
BY FIRPO'S TRIUMPH
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assocat ted Press
BUENOS AIRES, July 13.-Tumultu-
Gus enthusiasm. the like of which
Buenos Aires seldom has seen be-
fore, followed the receipt Of the news
of Luis Angel Firpo's victory over
Jess Willard. Great crowds marched
through the streets shouting and
singing and making impromptu
torches out OF twisted newspapers
The result was announced here one
minute after the referee had counted
out willard In the ring at Boyle's
Thirty Acres. at Jersey City.
Crowds Of boxing fans gathered
before the newspaper bulletin boards
early In the evening. The police were
Forced to their greatest efforts to
maintain order.
The first great demonstration oc-
CURED when 1t was announced that
the ringside betting was 2 to / in
raVor OF the Argentine. The crowd
roared Viva Ffrpot" and sang loudly
Evening star., 1923-07-13
GIBBONS-TUNNEY GO
NOW BEING ARRANGED

NEW YORK, July 13.-Negotations
are under way to bring together Tommy
Gibbons and Gene Tunney, American
light ht-heavyweight champion. in cham
pionship match at the Yankee Stadium
the latter part of September, according
to Jimmy Johnston, matchmaker. John
ston said that he talked with Eddie
Kane. Gibbons manager, over the long
distance telephone, in st. Paul, and that
Kane said he was ready and willing n
let Gibbons box in the east and that th~
Tunney match would be acceptable
Evening star., 1923-07-13
,ARCENTINIAN X. O.'S JESS
/ NEAR END OF ROUND EIGHT
Former Champion Puts Up Great Fight, But Is Worn
/ Down by Constant Rain of Blows From Fists
of ''Wild Bull From Pampas.''
By the Associated Press

BY the Associate Press
YORK night knocked
Willard before the
shaking his face of Cham
of the
eighth and fifty
rushed his
knees
had been
given
the refer
"TWo-hrec-four-lve.
CreatD
Six"
For looked the former champion, attempting the
The
there the blows of the ambitious had done
"Seven--eigh-nne"
raised trembling hand for to
pull himself The hand and missed mark
Evening star., 1923-07-13
JOHNSON SPOILS PLANS
BY X. o. OF McAULIFFE
Pv the Associated Press.

" Press
n EW YORK July 3-Foyd Johnson
Des Mones, spoiled the plans of
dluing homew
Boyles Thirty Acres the lard-Fir bout
originally
McAule ID of Detroit
the last minute that formed epiogue
idea being that the
go and the would lnger the show.
al Il hadno
Muhe very dramatically four
hghtng his all McAuffe
against Luis Frpo the milk
Evening star., 1923-07-13

bury Conn. on Labor day.
Mulvihill said he had engagements
with Firpo and Jack Kearns, Demp-
sey's manager, late today. when 1t
would be decided whether the bid
would be accepted.
Mulvihill was the promoter of the
Dempsey Fulton and the Herman.
Lynch championship matcheA
Evening star., 1923-07-13
100000 PAY TO SEE BOUT;
BOXERS TO SPLIT 100000
BY the Associated Press

l3-The passed
prize history with record for fight
More than 100000 according
bowl Boyes
rush for the
Standing striking that spectacle OF
Gibbons
Shelby, Mcnt failure the minds of hundreds who
Evening star., 1923-07-13
KANSAN BATTERED DOWN.
DIDN'T QUIT, HE ASSERTS
Firpo's Right Hand Blow Makes You Shudder When
1t Crashes Into Opponent, Declares Third
Man in Ring in Big Scrap.
BY HARRY LEWIS
(Referee of WilIard-Firpo Fight.

ERSEY CITY N j. July 3There Luis Fpo
superiority Willard fighter He proved Boyle
Thirty night Firpo ouboxed Jess
Yes surprised when the South
punches the eighth round the fight the began
to look to though the battle would limit
the seventh puzzled Willard
took without fighting
then but that of the To
Willard looked dazedqueer describe
But he his light his did
much
Willard probably much
Evening star., 1923-07-13

VIII determine how long he can stand
up before the champions socks
AS clever as Dempsey Is today-and
make no mistake, Jack is the cleyerest
poker that stands in two shoes-there is
nardly doubt that he will be able to
make , Firpo look like sucker in point
stored there can only be one answer
mat is with Luis as he is today. Will
ne improve il the big title fight is held
OH year? The writer doesn't think
80. tIrpo is Just big stupid guy And
requirements of a champion boxer or
champion anything else is high in
telligence.
(Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-07-13
MAKES 100000 OFFER
FOR DEMPSEY-FIRPO GO

NEW YORK. July 13.-Joseph P.
Mulvihill. fight promoter, announced
today that he had offered aAs6o0.000
purse for a Firpo heavy
weight championship match at DAN
Evening star., 1923-07-13
SOUTH AMERICAN FAILS
TO SHOW TITLE CALIBER
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK July 15Lu Fipo the fans feared
he would do when he hammered Jess Willard floor Of the
the a Boyes Thirty Acres last night
But fulfilling apprehensve expectations him
the that
Well. willing
povenen his Jersey wordbeater III