The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-12
EX-CHAMPION
BEATS IOWAN
IN COMEBACK
Willard Is Winner
in Big Ring Mix;
Firpo Wins from
McAuliffe Easily

YANKEE STADIUM. New York.
May 12.-with the brute force Of
primitive man, Jess Willard, former
worlds champion. stopped Floyd
johnson. game young heavyweight.
at the 18th round in his l5.round
bout here today.
After taking the worst beating
that ever had been seen since the
days OF Battling Nelson, johnson
fell on his face when the gong
ended the 18th round, and his sec.
onds surrendered.
Charles Cook. manager and chief
second to Johnson, told Referee AID.
pei that his game youngster was
unable to continue and the round
was stopped.
For eleven rounds. Johnson, show
ing almost superhuman gameness
under punishment that would have
withered anything but the heart OF
the most courageous lion, went down
TO defeat.
YANKEE STADIUM. New
York. May 1e.--Luis irpo. the
South American Il beat
young Jack McAuline the
floor in the third round of their
bout here this afternoon by the
sheer force OF his caye-man
right swing.
II took the South American
two rounds and n third 10 ger
away from the tanfalizing left
hand the clever McAuliffe kept
in his face.
Just before the second round
ended. Firpo landed right to the
jaw and McAuliffe went down, TO
be saved by the bell.
McAuliffe came back gamely in
the third but Firpo put over an
other right that floored him fo- the
count of three. Groggy and out on
his feet. McAuliffe rose and as he
staggered toward Firpo the South
American cut loose two terrific rights
TO the jaw that sent McAullffe to
tho floor for inc count.
Firpo picked up his opponent,
gathering him in his aims Ike
chile. He carried him 10 his corner
AMI placed him. limp mass. in his
chair.
Tea Richard. after IKE fight. en-
thused over the showing OF Firpo.
said: There is the nc,i heavyweight
c.nnrion, suco as anything. Sue.
ZEN, mber whar ] say.
Firpo was given tremendous
ovation when he left the ring and
as he walked thru. the dense crowd
he replied in Spanish tosthe ovation.
McAuliffe was revived in his cor.
ner and was able to leave the ring
unsupported, He and Firpo met.
leaving the ring. and Firpo embraced
his defeated rival.
ROUND I
Firpo landed right to the body and
left hooks to the jaw.
McAuliffe countercd with hard
right to the body.
/ Firpo got over a terrific right
swing to the body that made Nc
Auliffe gasp. Firpo. becoming en-
ragged, tore into McAuliffe and
knocked him back on the ropes with
a right to the body.
McAuliffe kept carrying the fight
to Firpo and engaging the South
American with tantalizing left jabs
to the face.
Firpo missed many Of his right
swings and clinched at close quar-
ters
McAuliffe jabbed lefts TO the jaw
and Firpo sent him back on his heels
with a right to the face. McAuliffe
rocked F'irpo with hard lefts to the
face as the round ended.
ROUND 2
Firpo rushed out of his corner and
landed left to McAuliffes mouth.
drawing blood McAuliffe jabbed
Firpo four times with lefts to the
face.
McAuliffc, boxing like a Corbctt.
had the South American at sea and
he kept looking at his corner.
McAuliffe missed left swing
Firpo nearly floored McAuliffe with
a right TO the chest. McAuliffc was
dancing away from Firpo and he
narrowly missed terrific right up
percut from the South American.
McAuliffe jabbed left twice TO the
face and Firpo sent him back with
a hard right to the body.
Firpo glared ficrccly at the young
stcr and tore into him.
ROUND
Firpo rushed out Of his corner and
missed right swing for the head,
McAuliffe still seemed depressed and
kept poking away with the let's.
McAuliffc was floorcd Cor tho count
of two with a right swing to the jaw,
and went down from u LEFT to the jaw
and took the count.
McAuliffe counted out in one min
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