The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-11
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BA TIL. ER w AS
DOWN AND OUT
Prevailed Upon Promoter to
Give Him a Chance and HeI
Got lp to Top.
~ FRANK q. nIENKE.

u New York. is the hero oL = story
Of fact which rivals tales Ct the most
xanciful writer's Of fiction.
Last spring the South American
came to these shores unheralded and
afleflnR. begged and pleaded tor
thance To display his pugilistic PROV.
&es was simply jeered and scored
Ut and practically thrown out q prO'
fnotars' offices as his reward.
Now Firpo has come agaln y
these shores-a hero Of heroes, teted,
wiTea aT,d sIined. the idol of his peo-
pla and one OF the most Conspicuous
batfiers in the world.
And ali because he Knocked over
few fourth-rate heavies!
It's quaint worldl ".
Nd orie had ever heard Of EIrpo ~
these parts when he came mere less
flsan 4 wear aRo. He claimed t0 De
cfararioI, of South America sllcn
f,eaiIt nothing In the lives ok pro-
rn0fera rs the III. s. "A. He made the
POUNDS of various Offices accOmpar
MED BY an interpreter because ns
cannot speak English. Ine niaAk 8.
fight folks gave him the RAJ hu
then gave him the air.
GOT ms CHANCE.
De1ected, disgusted ana on the hcr-
der line 81 the down and out - gs.
Firpo finally prevailed upon one pre-
moter to give him = fight. for which
Firno vas fo be paid $3.50. So hugs
did that sum appear III Eirpo,s EYES
thai IS tried Ia SET the promoter 20
agree IL give him two more naAess
1oE the same anag s;a ~ q r.s,,s -.
~ 49, y, 49, uos,I5I,f raire fse
s..i : az, - r,sstssn IA $3.50 that WAS
~ 800 800 Tg,,Ia And NJ prObalbly
3 ~ 49, 4s,v,. FI,at "a WAS e3s.
..st -. : eSssss,sirI boner III p.lytng
sssss ti,sf ssssS, ~ money to an IN.
-. ~. 49,
~ Fi asIs went into training under
..s,;.,7fffnrr rareiv ar1proaclled in mod
49,, Tinr annais. without funds to
~ - ~ eJinIls sislm tees. he worked hi
~ nT,lV pIace available for him.
At,N ft,rf swrs = deserted wine cellar
An1 tnAk "a 9 ss nj, 9 1r,aIIr
$3.50. $3.50. s.. s.s..lg e-. .srasrv
~. 49,, g ~ FIRST firt and in
5,s.s sr,iIss. fanI.idn Crude
!. $500. ~. sI1ovved newer rs take
sss,s evsd u terrific WALTON.
4sss - t,.s,. ~-,-E.farYIlar Triumph
49, q. ~ fFalya another
- ,s,,tl, I.tgn Again Firpo.
5000 s,,sf i,is. Y,1sI,. And when he
~.f,f ne third tryout. he put his third
1oeman 70 sleep.
BECAAAE ! y
The =. 3. n. nscalns ln. 81 - s II
him and the Argenfins, e 1eesaps
cf cabied news. went VAC oxeL llll.
# clamored tcE nim ~ ssllOp llo -
- receive It's ~. AA.s 49,.
ktrp0 was ereetsu ~ go q $3.50 ss...s
ship pier py tne piBssst ~. 49,. 49,.
had ever Welc0Lne1 9 h.l..aa 49,. "
Argentine: Even lns & =. ~.
the Fepupllc never Wa 49,. ~. .. 80. ~.
mulLu0ue an ONaslVL.. ~ u - $3.50.
Lon Of the n0urs the auVA ~ MsH $3.50
Try ana Whlle ne ~. 49,: 3
nothing was roo $780,. NO.-...ss . ~.
too W0nderIui ana IL u a. s ~.
good enough hor nA1hAr-an sAlS okssA.AselA
o. bis c0untrXnnsn. I'LL. III. ..s,.,,
they Wantea u 80 .l,1 ~. :. HIT
and nlrpo tQ0A ~ !, ~ ( ~
they ulunt Know r. ny - y. -.
that tracey vs. Au 49, 80, !. 80
Tracey was laDeiea - 49,. 80. ~ ~
weight champion OA tlstA 49, !, . a..s.
was press-a8 enten ALOunu $3.50. $3.50
America as one q the s,:... = ~.
err In the W0rlu. nen ElEpO ny
sway Tracey the south Americans
went into delir1um.
~ nonn faANT N1eRAM.
5000 .,o,,o,
Inen = ca EsAll s'.AS s.e,s1 1859
70 FirpO:
ssWfli YOU fight Bill Brennan IN
-. $3.50. y, sn1.r.,, 80
~ 80 z 80 -. =. =. ...,......
Flrpo repned - Lhe ALAsthhaallss
and sailed back to New York.
What d vast difference there was
in the reception accorded him upon
his second entrance into the portals
of the United States!
Al group Of newspaper men scram-
bled all over the ship to reach him.
Photographers snap-shotted him from
every angle. Madison Square Gar
den sent representative to wei
come him. the Argentine government
had s delegation to shake hands and
wiah Kim success and Thousands OF
~ countrymen were at the pier to
Thsy'ys vinsd. they've diDed ana