New Britain herald., 1924-09-12
 
WILLS-FIRPO FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Round One,

Round One. They met In a clinch in the center of the ring and wrestled to Wills corner. They clinched again in the center of the ring, the referee pry- ing them apart. Wills staggered Firpo with a right to the jaw. They exchanged blows at close quar- ters. Wills got in three heavy blows without a return. There was much wrestling. Firpo staggered Wills with his heavy right first to the body and then to the jaw but the negro was unhurt. Firpo landed a right uppercut but the negro only smiled. flrpo missed a right and Wills rushed him across the ropes with a 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 parts of Wills body and head. They | clinched. Wills knocked Firpo | down with a left to the jaw but he | was up at the count of three, appar- ently unhurt. Firpo fell into clinch when he got up. Firpo was wild with his right Wills missed | a 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 a characteristic leap but Wills immediately fell into a clinch. They exchanged blows at close quarters, Wills tying up the Argentine when- ever possible. Firpo landed to the head and body with his right and took a right to the body in eX- change. Wills landed effectively to Firpo's body when the Argen- tine attempted to hang on. Firpo landed beautiful uppercut to Wills jaw, but the negro countercd with a barrage Of body blows. F'irpo missed a lunging right just as the bell sounded.
 Round Four
 They fell into a clinch at the bell. Firpos right found Wills body and the negro immediately clinched. The referee used his knee to pry them apart. The referee warned Wills for holding on. Both landed pretty uppercuts. F'irpo was wild with his right. Wills staggered Firpo with a right flush on the face, but the negro did not follow up his advantage. It was the best blow of the fight. Firpo uppercuted with his right. Firpo missed right and got a right uppercut to the jaw in return. They were in a clinch at the bell.
 Round Five
 Wills left staggered Firpo and the the body. They clinched. They were both wrestling 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 right stung Firpo, the Argentine Countering with an- other 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 smiled as he blocked Firpo's leaps. Firpo rushed half way across the ring 10 evade one of Wills rushes. They continued their wrestling tactics, Wills right found Firpo's jaw again but the South Ameracan got in a sweet up- , percut, just as the bell rang. Round Seven
 They fell into their usual clinch as they met in the center of the ring Firpo danced away from Wills right The Argentine s plunging rushes were missing. . Wills doubled Firpo with a left to , the body. They pulled and hauled | each other around the ring, hitting D with their free hands at any open ing available. Firpo got in a right a and left to the head which Wills could not block, but no damage was 0 done. Wills jabbed with his left n and crossed with his right, stagger. ting Firpo in his own corner. The negro was hitting harder than his :. opponent A right to the jaw made q Firpo groggy. Two heavy body Q blows failed, but the bell stopped Q Wills from following up further. ~ Round Eight
 Q Wills left found Firpo's body ana q his right went to the jaw as they " met in the center of the ring. FirpC Q Jabbcd weakly with his left but Willl o blocked a right cross which followed Q 4 straight right sent Firpo's heat n backward. The negro was boxing = supcrhly Wills landed effectivel! ] to the body in clinch. Wills
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 with right uppercut. The negr'
 landed twice 10 Firpo's body. The,