San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-27
LODGE SELECTED BY
RICHARD TO TRADE
BLOWS WITH FIRPO
Six Champions and Other
Stars of Ring on We'd
nesdny Card.
BY FAIRPL.AY.

ID y-!6ht by The San Anton.o Light
New York. March 2..-NOw that
bold young buckle named Farmer
Lodge has been named TO come out
of the west and let Mr.. Firpo of South
America knock him about the ring on
Wednesday. il will be interesting to
the fans 10 learn just how carefully
the material was handpicked by Tex
Richard before the demon Angels op-
ponent was decided on. Of course,
Lodge is big boo and has two
ton WALTON. If it ever does land
flush on Firpo the latter will know
it. But all zodiac signs point 10 a
Firpo victory.
Practically everyone Of note in
pugilism wanted the chance at Firpo.
Just name YOUR own selections and
they'll be right But Richard would
have none of them. He wants to
shape up Luis for a Dempsey battle
which will draw more dollars than
most of us could buy marks. And,
of course il Firpo can knock hulk
ing boy like Lodge for row Of
dreams it will look better.
Bob Roper. of Chicago. il was
understood, was practically signed for
the Firpo bout until William MOul-
don. chairman OF the state athletic
commission. interferred and barred
him on the ground that he was not a
suitable match for the man from the
Argentine.
Lodge has gained little recognition
in heavyweight ranks Ia date but he
is rival of Jess willard in size.
weighing around 23J pounds, and he
has earned something of a reputation
as jaw-breaker" as result of
fracturing the chins of two opponents
with knockout punches. He broke
Paul SIMPSONS jaw in n contest at
Madison Square Garden in 1921 and
later administered the same punish
ment to Cliff Kramer.
The westerner has boxed Billy
Miske twice, losing once by knock
out in the fourth round of bout
in 1921. and has also met Dan
ODowd and Fred Fulton. He lost
fight to Carl Morris, erStwhile
Oklahoma white hope" when he
broke his hand in the ninth round.
Before the accident Lodge floored
Morris seven times. Lodge is six
feet. 3 inches in height and has an
| unusual reach of SO inches.s
Nothing doing as vet in the matter
of the proposed Wills Rensult battle
in Winnipeg. Perhaps the Canadians
will sidetrack this plan in favor OF
meeting with Luis Firpo in May
Funny thing about Renault is that
he never has the slightest fear OF
not being able TO defeat n negro
There are certain white heavies that
he respects immensely. but always
like the mongoose to the cobra-he
has been death on dark-skinned fight
ers.
Mike McTigue, by the way. has
the same sort Of an Indian sign upon
black opponents.
The trouble with that projected
Wills-Renaut fight in Winnipeg. ac-
cording 10 story going the rounds
today. is the indifference displayed
by Wills and his manager, Paddy
Mullins. You'd think that money
didn't mean as much TO Wills as a
plate of pork chops. And, as for
talk. Mullins makes the sphynx
sound like photograph. The up
and up on this is doped out as fol-
lows: Wills and Dempsey have an
agreement to fight this summer and
its iron-clad with Tex Richard as
guarantor. Wills the dope is. will
do nothing that might tend to injure
his reputation. such as being out
shaded by some clever opponent be-
fore the time comes TO put him on
with the champion.