New Britain herald., 1923-03-13
BRENNAN KAYOED
 BY 'F|RPO IN l2TH
Chicaeoan Is Carried to His Cor
 ner After Being Counted Out

New York, March 13.--Luis Angel Firpo, mastodonic Argentine boxer who cherishes hopes of one day car rying south of the Equator the worlds heavyweight crown now worn by Jack Dempsey. advanced part way toward his goal last night by knocking out Bill Brennan of Chicago after two minutes and thirty-seven seconds in the twelfth round of their scheduled fifteen round battle at Madison Square Garden.
 4 heavy right to the jaw, delivered while Firpo had Brennan up against the ropes, started the Chicagoan to- ward defeat. The huge Argentinian quickly followed with rights and lefts which battered Brennan's head up and down and then, with final wal lop, delivered with the force of a piledriver. Firpo sent Brennan down for the count.
 The Chicagoan plunged face down. ward on the canvas and remained there while Referee Jack Appel counted off the fatal seconds. Bren- nan was assisted to his knees and carried to his corner, while the South American boxer was accomplishing his task the Garden was in an uproar Firpo was given a great ovation as he left the ring
 Brennan Cuts Firpo's Eye
 Although ponderously slow and lacking in boxing ability. Firpo had all the better of the argument except in four rounds-the fifth, seventh, tenth and eleventh. In the fifth round Brennan crossed over right which cut deep gash over Firpo's left eye. As the South American went to his corner the blood was gushing profusely from the cut, and it con- tinued to bother him for the rest of the battle.
 In the final round of the battle the two boxers rushed into clinch at the gong. After they wrestled around the ring Firpo sent in a crashing right to Brennan's ribs, and the Chi cagoan retaliated with two rights to the head. From that moment on Firpo began an assault which soon had Brennan in hopeless condition. Fir DO landed with crashing right to the body, followed by another to the jaw, and then pushed the Chicagoan up against the ropes, where he began his battering tactics that brought about the finish.
 Outside of the four rounds already mentioned, Brennan did nothing in the way of fighting. Firpo's main weapon was his right, which he sent crashing home against Brennan's ribs time and again, causing the Chicagoan to vince with pain. Seldom did he use his left.
 Firpo Weighs 22O, Brennan 2O3
 The men entered the ring shortly before 10 o'clock, Firpo wearing yellow and black bathrobe with pur- pie trimmings and Brennan an old red sweater It was announced that Firpo 220. There was the usual pie ture taking, during which Brennan scouled menacingly and Firpo looked somewhat bewildered.
 So far as a gate attraction went the card failed to tax the Garden appre- ciably, there being plenty of vacant seats scattered around through the Amphitheater. Contrary to general conditions on fight nights, there was no mob storming the Garden ticket booths early in the evening. Tickets were plentiful and the scalpers who managed to get hold of pasteboards hoping for harvest failed to realize on it.
 Attracted in large numbers by the prospect of seeing their fellow citizen of Latin- American in action there were many of tho South American residents of the city scattered around the Arena. There was also a fair sized delegation of the members of the fair sex present,
 The betting odds took sudden shift at the ring side early in the day, the odds were all in Firpo's favor, rang ing from three to three and one half to one.
 As the hour of battle approacheds the odds were in Brennan's favor at 2 to 5.