San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
Coming Of Argentine '::Effi-
cheney Expert" May
Delay Affair.
HIS NAME IS BUNGE
And He's Coming to Keep
Luis From Being picked
On" in U. S.
By SPARROW M'GANN

Copyright by the San Antonio Light.
New York, Aug. 1S.-Looks as if
storm clouds are rising on tie Demp-
sey-Firpo horizon. Felix Bunge. Ar
gentine conditioner of athletes. is due
soon from Buenos Aires to look after
the phySical-and fiscal--welfare of
the Pampas pile driver. From a tel
low countryman, the writer learns that
there is feeling in the Argentine that
the clever Yankees have been put
ting it over on Luis and that his
break with Jimmy 'DeForest was
brought about as a result of advices
received from South America. They
told him to lay off this expert box
ing stuff. kMs
Bunge is coming here with more
than his luggage, hey say. He is n
snappy gentleman and will take hold
of Firpo the way an efficlency ex-
pert seizes upon a ,rsiness that has
been going to seed because of old
fashioned methods.
Suppose Bunge comes to the CON
clusion that Firpo has been hurried
against Dempsey? Or suppose. upon
looking the big fellow over. he agrees
with Firpo that the transforming
fights in which he has recently en-.
gagged have untitled him to fight the
battle of his life the middle of next
month? In such cases the chances
are that Tex Richard would find him
self confronted by real trouble.
All Depends on Firpo.
Richard holds in his land the nee
card of a contract With Firpo but
on the other hand Bunee has Firpo
and when all is said and done. Firpo
is the big trump OF the pack. If
Firro does not wish to fight now and
runs out of his contract, he will still
be big drawing card whenever he
elects to meet Dempsey. Firpo has
been quoted in Philadelphia as saying
that he feels he should have n longer
time before being called upor to meet
Dempsey--not because of fear. the
writer learns. but because the set-up
market is good. Luis evidently for.
gets that re entered ,.pon his fight
ing tour against the advice and the
wishes Of the promoter.
Anyway, all matters pertaining TO
these points will be har died by Bunge,
who has the reputation of being able
to decide things without undue delay
or hesitation. Bunge also will select
the location of the training camp. pro-
vided he does not elect to go to
Richard ard demand more time in
which to prepare his man for the big
battle.
% Added to His "Rep."
The manner in which Luis disposed
of the clever-if ill-conditioned--
Weinert did not hurt lis reputation
one bit. The Newarker showed that
he had by no means lost his ring
cunning and. consequently. the ease
with which Firpo crashed down his
defense and beat him t. the floor was
most impressive. The battle with
Weinert convinced Firpo that he was
right in dispensing with Jimmp De-
Forests services rs hoxirg instructor
and fighting in his own peculiar style.
Even the hard-boi,ed critics of the
boxing game are beginning TO believe
that Dempsey is in for a reai battle
next month and that if he has lost
as much of his punching power as
seemed to be the case in Sheiby. he
will be in real DANCER For Firpo
sure can sock with that right hand Of
his. Leo Flynn lays it's very awk-
wardness makes it more difficult TO
avoid. We looked in vair in the
Weinert battle for some signs of that
famous left which DeForest said he
developed in Firpo. but it wasn't
present during the short entertain
ment Firpo says now he didn't have
to use It against the Adonis, and If
You cup your hand around your ear
the following tidy l'ttle bit Of Info"
will be slipped to your hearing ap-
paratus:
Don't Like to Use Left.
Firpo Iold the writer that ne didn't
have any use for the fidding. jaS-
bling stuff wherein he might use his
left, 5ut that he liked to speak soft
words to his right and thus touch off
the dynamite he racks.
Yet when all s said and done, II
must be set down thct a one-armed
fighting man isn't as good as two
armed battler.
Dropped in on Johnny Wilson. the
ridlleweight champion. at Summit.
y. J., the other ray. Wilson as all
know. is traininc for his August 81
battle AGAINST Harry Greb who is
out cunning for ~otrny's title. The
champion looks rugged and in bout
against Georgia Weird. showed COZ
siderable cleverness. He il very much
in earnest in his work and says he
expects 20 stop Gre''s clown work in
the ring by plastering his body until