The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
Sport Section
Only Gossip
 Over Match Wins-Firpo
Would-Be Promoters Talk ing In Millions, But
 That's About All

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-As the Hull Iabaloo over the Harry wills-Luis Firpo fight began to abate last Thursday, William McCarney, representative of Firpo took desperate measures to revive the issue.
 MT. McCarney attired himself in q red flannel turban, Cossack boots, the pants of Chinese laundryman and IT fathoms of oriental dancerS beads, as big as pork sausages. Then he ran screaming down Broadway at the noon hour and casting to the vagrant winds many copies of telegrams he has been receiving from syndicates of capitalists every where, bidding for the bout. T.
 One of them was an offer from Jack Bulger Jerseyman, manager of the welterweight champion, Mickey Walker. MT. Bulger has been acting queerly lately and his strange conduct cul- minated in an offer of $2J0 900 as Fir pos end alone.
 As Te Inducements
 The other purported to be an offer from Charles White, negro member of the Pennsylvania state boxing commits sion. White says the negroes of Pennsylvania are so anxious to see fellow member of their race fight Firpo in Pennsylvania that they are willing
  and pay half the construction cost of the arena, according to McCarney.
 McCarney is still having the time of his life talking about big money with the New Workers who started the bid- ling The New Workers are having good time too, as it costs nothing to speak in terms of millions. However. they are wrangling now about the di- vision of the moving picture receipts.
 ;. o1~ fn "a a offer from a syndicate of Guatemalan gum drop magnates who wish to hold the fight at the historic village of Sarsaparilla as the principal attraction of gum drop week next summer.
 Zeke Darden, all members of last years squad, outfielders.
 Of course, there will be other candi- dates out, and it Is highly probable that several dark. horses may come to the fore as practice gets under way.
 The outlook is not considered so bad. for-excepting the backstopping posi- tion-no real shortage of material is noted. If Cope can groom a catcher to stop the shoots of Ham Stevens and Snake Bains, half the problem will be solved.
 Spring Football Progress
 Coach Cope has his football squad with the exception of those playing basketball out for little spring groom ing. A squad of around thirty men is out. including Goose" Williams. "ox" Kelly. Bull" Spicer. Hubby; Brooks. Snake" Rains. Claude Brewster. Rus sell Tinkelpaugh, Mac Mccarthy and slick" Loilar, letter men of 1928; Hal Tinkelpaugh. Shorty storky, Barton. John Sheppard. Lent Brewster, Alfred Eubanks, Douglas, Cliff Stephenson, Petit, Ransome, Preacher Hyde, 1923 re- serves; McDaniei, "Ox" Casey, Vic Harwood, Sales. Henderson. Self, Wall lace, Green, new men.
 Spring football will end about Feb- ruary g. Cope's schedule calls for daily drills five times a week. with . weekend practice game on Fridays. Two teams of equal strength are being groomed for these tilts, which add enough zest to the thing to keep the gridders in best of spirits.
 This years athletic program at How ard calls for Jenks Gillem as assistant coach in baseball and football, with Bob Shelton, captain of the 1923 eleven as freshman football coach.