The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12
FIRPO BEATEN BADLY
 BYa,NEGRO OPPONENT
Argentine Loses Bout To Wills As Black Man
 Shows Much Science In Attack

panther-like leap. They were fighting furiously at the bell.
 ROUND TWO
 -Firpo landed four rights to the jaw as they met in the center of the ring. He staggered the negro with a body punch. Firpo was landing his right consistently to all Barts of Wills body and head. They clinched Wills knock ed Firpo. down with q, left to the jaw but he was up at the count of three, apparently unhurt. Firpo fell into a clinch when he got up.. Firpo was wild with his right. Wills missed right. They continued to clinch. Firpo landed his right solidly to Wills head as the bell rang.
 ROUND THREE
 Firpo rushed out of his corner with Q characteristic leap but Wills imme- diately fell into clinch. They ex- changed blows at close quarters. Wills tying up the Argentine whenever pos sible. Firpo landed to the head and body with his right and. took a right to the body in exchange. Wills landed effectively to Firpo's body when the Argentine attempted to hang on. Firpo landed beautiful uppercut to Wills jaw but the negro countered with a harrage of body blows. Firpo missed 6 lunging right just as the bell sounded.
 ROUND FOUR
 They fell into a clinch at the bell. Firpo's right found Wills body and the negro immediately clinched. The referee used his knee to pry the two apart. The referee warned Wills for holding on. Both landed pretty upper cuts. Firpo was wild with his right. Wills staggered Firpo with right flush on the face, but the negro did not follow up his advantage. It was the best blow of the fight. Firpo upper cutted with his right, Firpo missed a right and got right uppercut to the jaw in return. They were in clinch at the bell.
 Round Five.
 Wills left staggered Firpo and the Argentine clinched. Both landed to the body. They clinched. They wrestled around the ring, pulling and hauling at each other. Firpo landed twice to the head. Wills was blocking beauti- fully. Firpo could not get set for a blow. Wills hammered Firpo's kidneys. Wills stung Firpo, the Argentine coun- tering with another right to the head in return. They were sparring for an opening at the bell.
 Round Six.
 They exchanged rights and lefts to the head. There was plenty of body punching at close quarters. Firpo landed weakly to Wills head. The negro sx,.;Io5 n e ho hIooLad E;rno'u IoonS F;rro, rushed half way across the ring to evade one of Wills rushes. They con tinued their wrestling tactics. Wills right found Firpo's jaw again, but the South American got in a sweet uppercut as the bell rang. 1fe
 Round Seven.
 as They fell int0 their usual clinch as they met ins the center of the ring. Firpo danced away from Wills right The Argentine's plunging rushes were missing. Wills doubles Firpo with a left to the body. They pulled and hauled each other around the ring, hitting with their free hands at any opening avail- able. Firpo, got in right and left to the head which Wills could not block but no damage was done. Wills jabbed with his left and crossed with his right, staggering Firpo in his own corner. The negro was hitting harder than his opponent. A right to the jaw made Firpo groggy. Two heavy body blows followed, but the bell stopped Wills from following up further.
 Round Eight.
 Wills left found Firpo's body and his ai0 i0hk ko kl,o so Aknrr 1nk iv, the center of the ring. Firpo jabbed a right-cross which followed. A straight negro was boxing superbly. Wills land ed effectively to the body in a clinch. Wills punches were carrying more with /. right uppercut. The negro broke from clinch- as the bell ended the round.
 ROUND NINE
 The negro tied Firpo up when he started one of his rushing attacks. Firpo led with his right and fell into a clinch. They exchanged body blows at close quarters. The negro's reach was bothering Firpo. Wills stood off and peppered Firpo at long range landing effectively six times without an abso- lute return. Firpo was going away as Wills right struck his jaw. The negro was gaining confidence. Firpo led with his right, but Wills cleverly blocked the blow and caught Firpo on the side of the head coming in. Firpo's right hit Wills hard on the head, but the negro only smiled. The bell stopped the fight in the middle of clinch.
 Round Ten.
 They exchanged body blows. Firpo protested to the referee for hitting in the clinches. Wills heavy right was finding Firpo's body consistently. Wills landed -one-two punch to Firpo's head