The Omaha morning bee., 1924-09-12
Round by Round
WT..l.
Wills and Firpo
ROUND ONE.

ROUND ONE.
They met in a clinch In the center oi
The ring and wrestied 10 Wits corner
They clinched again in the center OF ths
ring. the referee prying them spart Mill'
staggered Firpo with right to law. The,
got eathansth IN three '0 heavy blows Without re.
turn. There was much wrestling. flIpt
..tasgered wills with A his heavy rlgnt ,sH
but the negro was unhurt. Firpo landed
a right uppsr-cut but the negro onls
smiled. Firpo missed right and VIII
rushed him across to the ropes with
furiously at tho bell.
ROUND TWO.
Firpo landed four rights 10 the Jaw as
they met in the center OF the ring. lie
ggered the negro with a body punch.
I5irpo was landing his right consistently
to ali parts of Wills body and head. They
clinched. wills knocked Firpo down Win
count Of three apparently unhurt. Firpo
fell into a elineh when he got up. t1rpo
was wild With his right Wills missed a
right. They continued to elinch firpo o
he bell rang.
ROUND THREE.
Firpo rushed out Of his corner with a
characteristic leap but wills immediate p
~ fell into a elineh. They exchanged
blows at close quarters. Wills tying up
the Argentine whenever possible. Firpo
landed TO the head and body with his
right and took a right to the body IN es-
change Wills landed effectively 10
Firpo's body when the Argentine at
tempted to hang on. Ftrpo LANDED
negro countered with barrage OF body
blows Firpo missed lunging rtgnt ss
the bell sounded.
ROUND FOUR.
They fell into a elinch at the bell.
Firpo's right found Wills body and he
used his knee to pry the two men apart
The referee warned Wills for holding or
Both landed pretty uppsr,sc,u rrg9
was wild with he right s W Wiz ~. sss. bnt
the negro did not follow up his advsn-
tage It was the best blow Of the fight
missed right and got right upper-cut
to the Jaw IN return. They were IN
cllnch at the bell.
ROUND FIVE.
Wills left staggered Firpe and the
26Snd s2Ss ths asy ring epshfa pSfins ana hauling Al
each other. Firpo landed twice TO the
head wills was blocking beautifully
hammered Firpo's kidneys Wills rishi
stung FIrpo. the Argentine countsring
with another right TO the head IN return
They were xparring for an opening al
the bell.
They exchanged right. and lstts to the
head There WAS plenty of body puns J,
ing At &c elGs. w,, 99ssser s.sd Tn. meg negro smiled
as he blocked Fippo's leaps Firpo rushed
half way across the ring 10 evade one
Of NM wins Issnss 1ssa'a- Wis, nrss fenst
Firpo's Jaw again but the sosth American
got in a sweet upper-cut which sent wis
head backward. Just A. the bell rang
Round SEVEN.
They fell into their usual clinch Al
they met in the center of the ring. Fi-pe
danced away from wills right The Ar
xentine's plunging ru-hes were missing
Wills doubled Firpo with a left TO ths
body. They pulled and hauled each othe'
around the ring. hitting with their fre'
hands at any opening available FlItss
got in a risht and left to the head whies
was done wils jahbed with his lefi
and crossed With his riEht- s'agserins
Firpo in his own corner. The negro va,
to the Jaw made Firpo grogEy- Tvs
heavy body blows followed but the oel
stopped wills from following up further
ROUND EIGHT.
Wills found Flrpo's body and his right
went TO the Jaw as they met in. the cen.
With VII ii, i,t, s., vii. slosssd IIEs,
ssa' va. soalns dgG .6psrbls. VIII. landed sttse:
iysS to ths essly,nR soay IN of. e1ss steam % .hsr
his rivsr. FIrpo va. ssart with a rish,
upper cut The negro - tviee te
as the bell rang.
ROUND NINE
The negro tied Firpo up when he start.
81 one ef his rushing attacks ffrpo led
with his right and fell into eiinch. They
exchanged body blows st close quarters
The negro's reach wa, eotherinE Firpo
Wills stood of and peppered Firpo a.
long range landing effectively six times
Q haaI ~ert d
ing away as Wills right struck his jaw
The negro was saining confidence. Firpe
blocked the blow and caught Firpo on III.
side. q the head eemins In. Frre'
negro only smiled The BELL stopped tbs
RorSp TEN.
They exchanged body blows FirrS
protested 10 the referee for hittins In ths
Firpo's bedy consistently. wills landed 8
one-twe yaneh 10 firpo's head and the
Ar.es the ssl,nehss e., WI. lsnasd 20 ~
Ia return. Firpo danced away from ;
risht ana then elinehed Firpo landed
WITH = risht 10 o. The body which s,ans th'
negro wills took a beautiful rtsht er
the Jaw Just as he bell rang.
ROUND ELEVEN.
VIII. rushed 30 meet Firpo hut the Ar
senilne cinehed. Wills hooked his rish,
TO part them Firpo landed his risht ,s
wins Jaw and followed with a right ts
the body but the blow lacked stss m
There was much wrestling and hsnrins
on by both principals. Firpo rtunE MS
right to wills Jaw twice in rapid sue
cession but ths negro kept concentrating :
to Firpo's body which Was pink from IT,
heavy battery of hlews which ne hsd st-
scrhei. Firpc Was getting his right ever
better hut also taking plenty cf oois
punishment They were tied ught at tbs
belt
MOUND TWELVE.
They shook hands. Thev imraediatcis
filnched. Firre hankink on dcsperetct,
Wills was onening M trying frsnticaii q,
80 put over finishing blow He ccn
tinued his RELENTLESS hedy attack. Ftraf
Nss hanging on saearcis. willis missed a
tight hut landed tWn successive riEhts
Go tho heart n moment later. firpc isad
ed his righf straight 70 Mlls' face bui
the negro continued 20 smile they rcn
tinuot their rtinehing aud wrestling tao.
tics tlrro setting the worst 10 the 81
changes which followed. They wcrt
Clinched a. the hell
Farmer Injured by Fall.