Evening star., 1923-07-29

Tickets Will cost less than those
for any other previous heavy weight
championship bout of recent years.
They will range from SO to s25, about
half the price that Rickard collected
on the pasteboards for the Dempsey
Carpenter bout. But since that ia
nous battle of the century" Jersey
has passed law fixing s1l as the
been no small factor in bringing the
present bout across the Hudson.
Choice Not Unexpected.
Richards choice OF the Polo
Grounds was not unexpected Firpo
| wished to fight in his native city,
and at first the promoter Indicated
. that his ambition might be fulfilled
But doubts as TO the financial pros
poets awaiting a bout in the Argeu-
tine caused him to sidetrack the South
Americans desire
The choice then huctuated between
BoyIe's Thirty Acres and the stadium
lying under the shadow of Coogan's
Bluff. 1t kept on f1uctuating until
Rickard closed negotiations with
Charles a. Stoneham, half owner of
announce that future boxing bouts
( held at the Polo Grounds would be
staged under his direction.
Tom ORourke, who yesterday was
suspended by the boxing commission
after a squabble concerning the
weighing in of Eugene Criqui and
Johnny Dundee for their battle last
Thursday night. previously had ar
ranged matches for the Polo Grounds,
but II was explained that he was
only matchmaker and not a lessee
Firpo, before he vent into the
ring against Willard. had Richards
virtual promise for a crack at the
heavyweight crown. Several days.
tails of the bout. These conferences
Flrpo attended for himself, while
Jack kearns. manager of the cham
pion, looked out for the interests of
his protege.
Dempsey Ordered East,
kearns today wired Dempsey. who
Is in Los Angeles. to come east at
once the Champion manager an
nounced that Saratoga Springs had
been tentatively selected for training
quarters. and that Dempsey would
begin preparing himself for action as
soon as he arrived
Ills sparring partners probably will
lnciude George Godfrey and several
other of his stablemates who helped
| hlm prepare for battle at Shelby, the
little Montana COW town. in which
he won decision over Tom Gibbons
after fifteen rounds of rough going.
Firpo may train at Atlantic City,
according to Rickard, who added that
he believed the South American
would include Lester Johnson in the
ranks of his sparrIng partners, and
that other big. heavy and fast men
would be selected. Firpo is sched-
uled to return to this city about the
middle of August. after barnstorm-
ing tour of the west
Rickard today expressed himself con-
ndent that d battle royal would be
waged at the Polo Grounds. Both men,
| he asserted. We're in wonderful shape.
! II anything, he said. Firpo was in better
| physical condition because he had been
| fghting right along, whereas Dempsey
/ has had only the Gibbons bout since
knocking out Carpenter in the fourth
round. As proof of Firpo's condition.
Richard pointed to the fact that he had
| Knocked out Joe Burke in two rounds at
Grand Rapids. Mich. last night
/ Experts Favor Champion.
| Experts today indicated that at pres
ent the champion was their choice They
! pointed out that he was a hard, aggres-
! slve hghter with a diversity of blows.
FIrpo. while grim and gritty fighter,
stlii is green. His much-touted left
Willard than it did last winter when he
met Bill Brennan in Madison Square
Garden. His knockout power was still
cllnched in his massive right fist.
Both men have been up against Will
! lard. 1t took Dempsey only three
rounds to finish him. 1t took Firpo
| eight.
| Dempsey, who was expected to polish
on Gibbons early in their match, found
that the slighter man was able to go the
whole distance. The expected Knockout
did not come.
In this connection, however, it was
recalled that the champion had per-
mitted Brennan to last twelve rounds
| before he put him to sleep. Then, with
Carpenter still fresh from his brilliant
victory over Battling Levinsky, Jack
stepped INTO the ring and had him in
Dreamland before the end Of the fourth