The Delta independent., 1924-09-12

rights to body. Wills hit Firpo two
snappy rights to neck and they went
close again. Wills shot two rights to
head Firpo countered with two
rights to body. Firpo, close again,
landed two rights to body and one to
head. They milled around trying ex-
changing short punches to body. Firpo
pushed Wills to the ropes with three
short right punches. Fighting at
close quarters on the ropes when the
round ended.
Round Two
Firpo stepped out of the corner and
swung three rights to the wind. Wills
came close and held as Firpo swung
two more short rights to body. Firpo
protested when Wills landed two
ond jumped to the corner. The
crowd was reseated by the police.
Firpo swung a hard right to body and
another right to the head. Wills floor
ed Firpo for a count of six, with
right hook to jaw. When Firpo arose
with flock of rights and they were
separated by the referee. Firpo
staggered around to the right, landing
on Wills and showered him with
sharp rights to body. Firpo launched
desperate attack with Wills right
swing but Wills stood back and step
ped away. Firpo came close and
Wills hammered him on body. Firpo
swung three hard rights as the round
ended, and went weaving to his
! corner
Round Three
Firpo swung wild to right, missing
Wills head. They clinched. The
referee said: please break, please"
Firpo jabbed an awkard left to body
and they clinched again. Wills land
ed several rabbit punches to the
neck, with his arm around Firpo's
neck. Firpo swung right to the
body, Wills countered with a right to
the head and they clinched Wills
missed with a left jab and was
warned for hitting on the break.
They clinched again. The referee
once more warned Wills for hitting
while holding. Wills shook Firpo
with a right to jaw. Firpo shook
Wills with right uppercut and they
clinched, fighting close. Wills land
ed right and left to body. Firpo
wrestled him to the ropes. Firpo
missed a left iab and they clinched.
Firpo missed a hard right swing and
Wills stepped back to ropes as the
gong sounded.
Round Four
Ffrpo jabbed with left and they
fell into a clinch over the ropes.
Firpo swung a hard right to body,
Wills clinched. Wills blocked a left
swing and they clinched. Wills was
clearly outboxing Firpo, smothering
his left and blocking his right swing.
Wills was again warned for hitting
on the breaks. The crowd protest
ed. Firpo swung a right to back and
missed another right to head. Wills
staggered Firpo with a clean right
hook to jaw and pounded his head
with his right in a clinch. Firpo
landed a stiff right to head. Firpo
hooked right to body and missed a
wild right hook Wills closed in.
Wills missed straight left and put
right to body. Wills missed hard
right hook to head as the round
ended.
Round Five
Ffrpo came out with a left lead.
missed. Wills hooked a left to jaw
and right to body as they clinched.
Firpo missed a wild right swing and
Wills held him to close quarters.
Wills ducked another swing and de-
livered a short, left jab. Firpo miss
ed right to body and Firpo jabbed
his left to head and blocked a left
counter. Firpo shot two short rights
to neck and blocked a left hook on
return. Firpo jabbed clumsily with
left to head and Wills landed a short
right to body. Firpo missed a short
right to body and Wills countered
two lefts to body Firpo rocked Wills
with a hard right to jaw, but Wills
tore in with two right swings. Firpo
| backed Wills to the ropes with hard
rights. Wills outscored repeatedly
with short blows to body. They clinch
at bell.
Round Six
Firpo tried a left jab and missed
Wills skidded left hook off of jaw and
followed with short right to body.
Firpo missed wild right swing Wills
clinched. At close quarters Wills sock
ed two hard rights to body and took
a feeble right to head in return. The
group at ringside shouted wildly for
Wills. Firpo tried to shift and miss
ed right for head. Wills worked in
close and landed two rights to body.
Firpo's left side was red and bruised
from continued right hand punches Of
Wills. Wills blocked a right swing
and countered with a right to ribs.