Evening star., 1923-03-13

AS the men faced each other for
this frame one of those condolences
occurred that are 50 rare as to be
worth chroniclins. man next 10
the writer turned TO his neighbor and
said:
It's only bunch. but here is the
round in which Brennan goes out. It's
The round de Went out i'll the Dempsey
fight you'n recall"
The man addressed shrugged and
laughed
got it over him like a tent. and he
Will win by thousand yards.
Rushes Brennan or His Feet.
Hardly had the words been uttered
when Firpo rushed Brennan. and Bill.
who throughout had been slipping
inside that failing right and pastinG
Luis good and plenty, seemed TO have
lost all his cunning. His hands only
!. half rose to block a left swing. Bing
Bowed WAS BrennauS curly head
Socko, Firpo's right hand went t"
the chin. BAN. In came the left
again. And 10 and behold Down
went Brennan.
All, brothers, II was sad 70 see Sklll
so set at naught all in the turn OF
4 hand. as il were. II was more than
sad. it was tragic. SO wasn't that "a
strange coincidence. that remark OF
he writer's neiShbor: calling me
1urn at the start Of the twelfth
roundo But that is the beauty of the
game of pugilism as practiced in this
day and generation. the uncertainty
One never can tell, no never. 1t also
demonstrates that in fighting one
mans guess is as good anothers.
or course. we may all be wrong
about Dempsey and Firpo. but II the
two do meet. "a cable dispatches
from BuenoS Aires say, IN the not
fall-heaven help Luis. His right is
so slow that Brennan after the
fourth round never had any trouble
at all, either in blocking it or step
ping inside of it. and never, never
did he fail in landing his counter.
Ffrpo was A mark for a straight
left, even Brennan's, and Bills jab
was never lightning. Luis right for
the body started from the floor and
came by slow freight. He had one
blow that was really good. either a
left or right hand uppercut in close.
But after the fourth round it never
touched Brennan.
Firpo Can Take Punishment.
Up to the time he was knocked out
Bill had not mark on him. His hair
was not even mussed. while Luis was
a sight to behold. Every round the
stream of blood from the cut over
his eye flowed down over his face
nothing 50 much as venomous
Sioux chieftain in war paint.
At least one thing. aside from the
knockout, was demonstrat ed-that
was that Luis can take it Gloves
landed on the South American as
though It was showing leather mitts.
but they fell much more heavily than
snowdrops Stolid, bloody, his black
hair flowing down upon his forehead.
his hairy chest heaving. he accepted
everything that came and never stag
Eered or showed distress. He only
looked distressed. and blood harm
lessly flowing can do that for any
man. He has walloo. but it is not
difficult to avoid. The idea is strong
hat Tommy Gibbons would cut him
10 pieces. But he isn't going to meet
'Gibbons-not il those interested in
him are wise. As for Brennan, the
twelfth round seems to be an i'm
pasSe with him. Isn't it curious?
Showing occasionaI flashes Of the
form that made his father one Of
tho greatest ringmen Of all time,
Young Bob" Fitzsimmons Of Newark,
". J.. decisively outfaught Charlie
McKenna of New York. in the
snons weighed IS5 and McKenna 176,