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Evening star., 1924-03-16
CAF0NI is SEEKING
REVENGE IN FIGHT

Jack Cafoni boxer at Walter Reed
has a score to settle with Eddie
Leonard of Baltimore in the eight
round feature bout held under the
auspices of the Enlisted Mems Serv-
ice Club tomorrow night at Wash
ington barracks.
These two hattiers fought a saw
age six-round affair recently at Bal
timore, when Leonard was. given the
judgeS decision. Two Baltimore
newspapers however, gave the Wash
ington fighter the edge. Cafoni in
tends to prove conclusively tomorrow
night who is the better boxer
Three other bouts are carded. Kid
Docowittz of Washington barracks s
will face Spud Fitzgerald in a four
round opener that will get under way
at $3.50 o'clock. Joe Rivers Of Wash
ington barracks and Kid Hogan of
the Mohawk Athletic Club are to ap-
pear In a six-round go. This will
be followed by another six-round bout
between Johnny Conroy of the Mo-
hawk Athletic Club and Willie Ptomey
of Fort Myer
The Washington Barracks Band
will play between the bouts. The
Mohawk Club Quartet also will offer
some entertainment
Evening star., 1924-03-16

Insiders say that Luis knew exact
| ~ what he was doing in letting
whisper that all will be made clear
| in time. Maybe it will. but just now
| Firpo's strategy, il that was what he
was using when he met Spalla, is
pretty hard TO locate. It has given
| the projected Dempsey Firpo return
bout sort of pale saffron look, and
1t was yellow enough at best.
Just the same. unless Spalla can
be built up--and some building is re
quired, take 1t from the writer--or
I Romero Rojas, Firpo is the only
WHITE candidate whom eastern fans
| would get thrilled about as an op-
/ ponent for the champion.
And even at that Firpo can't af-
ford to pull another Spalla affair. If
| Al Reich, for instance, should iast
more than two rounds when he faces
Luis. the wild bulls prestige would
suffer further reduction.
All Have Lost Prestige.
As matter of fact, all of the log
ical contenders for Dempsey's title have
lost in prestige in the past year. A
to Wills there has come a distinct
reversal of opinion. lie has not
fought a real opponent in years and
cannot be lured into the ring against
George Godfrey, the hungry smoke
of Lieperville. Besides. his hands
are undeniably brittle.
Tommy Gibbons. since his battle at
Shelby. has been content to pose as an
actor and now is lining up a lot OF
set-ups to convince the fans his wal
Top still is in working order. What
ever be does, any thoughtful fight
fan will hold that if he couldn't beat
Dempsey last July he certainly can't
beat him this summer. Firpo, too, has
suffered loss of reputation. not only
because of his poor fights against
Lodge and Spalla- but because he has
not been living the sort of life that
would impress the public he is a
dangerous, man for Dempsey to face
Meanwhile, Tex Rickard seems to
have lost interest in all the big fell
lows and now is devoting his energy
to seeing what can be done about
winding UP the indoor season with Il
royal flourish.
Spalia Is Due Here Soon.
Erminio SpaIIa is due IN this coun-
try shortly and since he signed to
meet Gene Tunney under Tex Rick
ards auspices, the New York Ath-
letic Commission will be asked to in
sist that he does this. So far az that
goes, Spalla has advised Tex Rickard
he is perfectly willing. It is good he
reels this way because he could not
make any money in New York and
probably not in New Jersey until he
has lived up TO his contract
So the outlook is that Tunney and
Spalla will meet in the Garden Just
before boxing closes there for the
winter. II Spalla wins. Tex will try
TO nook him up with Gibbons How
Tommy will feel about this cannot be
said. He has consistently avoided all
emphasis upon his ability to fight in
the light heavyweight class because
OF his aspirations - meet Dempsey.
And because this has been his atti-
tude, Gene Tunney is the American
light heavy champion TODAY. Cibhons
could have that title any time he
wanted to take il.
Copyright, I924)
Evening star., 1924-03-16
AMBITIOUS BOXERS
ON WAY TO AMERICA

NEW YORK, March 1.-two South
American pugilistS seeking ring lau-
rels here. Quintin Romero Rojas and
Louis Vicentini, embarked today from
Santiago, Chile, and expect to reach
the United States April 3. according
to cabled Information received by
Tex Rickard.
Rojas has an agreement with Rick
ard for three fights, with the under
standing that il successful in these
he will be offered 100000 for a title
match with Jack Dempsey. His first
opponent probably will be Floyd
Johnson, Iowa heavyweight.
Vicentini, lightweight, whose
Knockout streak was stopped when
he lost a decision to Johnny Shugrue
of Waterbury, Conn. last December,
hopes to stage a comeback leading
to title match with Benny Leonard.
He may set a return crack at Shugrue,
and if victorious, a bout with Pal
Moran or Johnny Dundee.
Evening star., 1924-03-16

Firpo signed articles to fight
Ma.xted at the end of the summer
and the match was to be- an indoor
affair three months of. This was not
Firpo began to doubt the promise Of
his South American friends that
America was the paradise OF boxers
where fortunes could quickly be
made. However, he was detern In ed
to take every advantage of the op-
months he trained daily. including
Sundays. at a small Jersey town.
Nutley. y. J. He lived at l35th
street. New YORK, and the daily ride
to Nutley and back occupied four
hours.
Ftrpo's American debut at the
Laurel Gardens Club at Newark, n. j.,
did not draw the crowd that was ex-
peCted. but the 1000 spectators who
came to see the battle actually saw
something new in the boxing game.
They saw man such as they had
never seen before and possibly never
will see again. True. Firpo was not
a polished boxer, nor was he an ex-
ponent of the manly art OF self-de-
fenae. But what they did see was
pitiless brute strength. a force
that seemed to be AZ inevitable as
the crack OF doom. A man who en-
tered the ring with determination
clearly stamped on his face, with
but one purpose-to annihilate, de-
When Firpo stepped into the ring
that night dressed in a loud silk
dressing gown presented to him by
lady admirer when he won the
championship of South America, he
really was e-inspiring. Six feet
three inches tall. weighing o2o
pounds, with bristling black hair
dark skinned. unsmiling. he might
nave been mistaken for a con
qu!stador" who followed the fortunes
Gf Pizzaro or Cortes.
Ffrpo sat quietly In his corner. re-
spending to the crowds acclamatjon
with but the slightest nod Of his
Head. AFTER Maxted entered the ring
a truly amazing thing occurred
Firpo slowly rose from his stool, let
his bathrobe slip TO the ground. re-
vealed the hairy arms and chest of
gorilla then seizing the ring ropes
with both hands. began to shake
tnem as IT he wanted to d.moIish
the whole structure. This naturally
was greeted by loud boos. The crowd
didn't know the purpose # this saw
age demonstration. They believed it
was to intimidate Maxted and if so
1t was time for them to boo.
Afterward l asked Firpo why he
did this.
oh" he replied, Its simple. Whe,.
fought in Chile the ropes were once
cut, and when the fight began i
leaned against them and fell out of
the ring. The referee began count
Evening star., 1924-03-16
SAN ANTONIO BOWLERS
VICTORS IN "Y" TOURNEY

NEW YORK, March 15.-Thc San
Antonio, Tex, Army Y. NJ. g. A. team
won the 1924 national y. NJ. c. A.
bowling championship with a total
pinnage of 2,945, according to an an
nouncement of the results Of the
finals of telegraphic tournament.
The Brooklyn, n. Y, Central Y NJ
Z. A. team was second with a 2,SSl
total and East Cleveland, Ohio, third
with 1883. Sergt. Markland Of the
victorious team was the individual
star with high game Of 25I and high
set total of 644.
Evening star., 1924-03-16

ing Immediately, and / only just man.
aged to scramble back into the ring
before he finished the fatal count. !
do not believe that in America the,
would resort to that sort of thing;
nevertheless l have kind of got into
the habit of testing the ropes that
way, and ] guess I'll continue to do
so until my last fight"
The Maxted fight while it Lasted
was spectacular. The sailor was a
far better boxer than Firpo, and for
a while he managed TO keep out Of
| the way OF those sledge- hammer.
plie-drivihg blows. To those at the
ringside, however, il quickly became
apparent that II was only a question
or time when Maxtcd must finally
succumb. The end came in the sew
enth with Maxted lying on the cam
vas beaten. completely knocked out.
IL was not necessary for the referee
TO count over him. We all knew he
could not rise at the count of ten or
four times that number.
Immediately after the Maxted fight
the promoters, who were very well
pleased with the newspaper notices
that Firpo received, again wanted
the Argentinian 10 fight at their
club, They Offered him another
match, this time with Joe McCann,
a Newark heavyweight. Mccain
didn't fare any better than Maxted
and was knocked out in the sixth
round
Firro's two victories, while they
did not set the pugiiistic world agog
with his prowess. nevertheless won
him a certain amount of recognition
in the newspapers. They began to
call him prospect" needing a great
deal of schooling. but still a pros
pect." Firpo himself was pleased
enough with his American debut, but
he showed the good sense to realize
that after all he had only defeated
sec"nd-raters and that he had z long
climb before he could reach the top
OF the heap" He still went about
dressed somewhat like a prosperous
tramp and continued to live in his
dingy apartment at 135th street.
His next opponsnt was Italian Jack
Herman. a third rater The match
was held on a beautiful spring day in
May and the innocents gathered 10
the tune of about 5000. 1t was BY
far the largest crowd so far to wit
ness q match in which Firpo pattici-
pated. The battle started with easily
81 per cent of the spectators support
ing Herman. For some reason, which
II is hard to explain. Eirpo's person
ailty always seemed to antagonize
the crowd. / have often heard people
remark that they had nothing against
Firpo personally. but they just want
ed TO see him knocked out
For four rounds il looked like any
body's fight but Herman's. He man
aged TO stay on his feet but it look
ed as If one of Ffrpo's hard rights
Evening star., 1924-03-16
TERMINAL ICE FIVE
0UTBOWLS ORIOLES

Terminal Ice bowlers~ completed
their job of trimming the Regent
All-Stars of Baltimore last night in
the last half Of a tengane intercity
match. The bowling here was done
at the King Pin alleys
The Washington team, which had
gained a lead of ninety-on pins in
the five games rolled in the Monu-
mental City, added thirty-four more
last night by compiling the excep-
tIonal total OF 2.Sl9 to the visitors
2,7S5. The Terminals score was the
best for five games rolled here this
season.
Rosenberg OF the Terminals was
the big noise bf the match, totaIine
Ga for his five games. Raurk of the
A1l-Stars was close on his heels and
had the high game of the night with
l4S.
The scores:
Evening star., 1924-03-16
NAUTICAL LEAGUE.

One of the hardest battles for
league leadership In the District is
now on in this circuit. Rock Haven.
Sunset and Potomac teams are almost
on even terms.
Potomac has a good chance of slid
ing into first place, as they roll Yapo
tomorrow night, and Rock Haven and
Sunset clash Thursday night.
v. OFT, the high percentage man of
the league, with 11o, shot the high set
last week of 366, while Pippel of Sun
set, garnercd the high game of 141.
The best team game for tho week
was 573, hung UP by the Drifters.
Rock Haven shot . set OF 1888.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
SAlVAD0RS IN LEAD
IN K. C. PIN LEAGUE

The knights of Columbus bowIers
are having merry time in their
struggle for the leadership of their
league. Salvadors now are in front
by a fair margin, with De Sotos and
Columbias close enough to make il
interesting. Nolan of the Columbias
Is leading in individual averages,
with 1o9-22. while McNickle of the
De Sotos is close on his heels with
107-53.
The league has twenty-three bowl
erS with averages of 100 and better.
Following are the ayeraRes.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
BETTER PITCHING TO MEAN
MORE HITTING TO NFIELD
Southpaw Initial Sackers Appear to Have Edge on
Righthanders-Bl of Tigers and Bottom
ley of Cards Given High Rating
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

n EW YORK, Mach l5-F basemen a a
Ty Cobb who is licking his
the pcnnant down Augusta, anything.
pitching the Georgia peach dispatch received
pickup this
ball all the
this The American
base ball The first
~' "|
How then do the first bamn of the big leagues up
season. The
nde but geographically speaking they opposite
Evening star., 1924-03-16
BANKERS DucKPN LEAGUE.
Standing Of Teams,

toward nrst place by winning six
more games during the past week.
1t cleaned up the leaders in closely
contested match. rolling set OF 1853.
Lincoln was the next victim, being
easily defeated. Pollock was the star
in both matches. getting Ss4 and 36S,
respectively.
Riggs No. l.. and Hihbs took ell
three from their opponents. Wash
ington Loan, No. 2 took the odd game
from Federal-American. American
Security beat District two out Of
three.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
PLAY RACQUETs MATCH.

DETROIT. Mich. March 15.-Daye
Gardiner of the Detroit Athletic Club
defeated Sidney Duston of the Boston
Athletic Association In a special
Athletic Club today, Gardiner took
the frst two and last game. The
scores were LIS, .17-16 15--l
4E 1%l1 = .... ..a---.-..
Evening star., 1924-03-16
NEWS AND GOSSIP ABOUT WASHINGTON PINSPIILERS

OF Insurance had high game. $50, and
set OF 322. His teammate. Brazil, had
a set Of $40.
Eichorn OF DisbursinK, Division was
the hero in the cleanup against
Chief Clerks Division, spiIling the
naples for a game of 129 and set OF
S54. AS Fourth District was Iosint
one game, this put Disbursing int,
third place.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
ALL TITLE CONTENDERS
HAVE LOST IN PRESTIGE
Proposed Dempsey.Cibbons Return Match Now Ap
pears to Be Off and the Firpo-Wills Bout Has
DwindIed Down to Mere Talk
BY SPARROW McGANN.

EW YORK March 15Somebody throwing into
the heavyweight fight machinery
ties have been tossed of movie
scene of the Boston party.
Dempsey -Gbbons From all that
has dwinded down talkathough hope
that direction Those vitality
even about the proposed DempseyFi contest.
Al OF which indicates that under the surface there has
deao trouble lately Kearn
because Tex let Fpo get from him The
against Spaa good thing for Ermno but
the cause Of the womlon dollar
Evening star., 1924-03-16
BOXER SEEKS RIVALS.

Corpl. Tcvereski. lightweight boxer
at Quantico, Va. is hankering for a
six-round bout with any local fstic
fiinger that can make his weight.
Peter J. McSorley, who manages Tow
oreski, wants to get in touch with
{ District lixhtHe&xhtS .
Evening star., 1924-03-16
CHICAGO BILLIARDIST
TAKES AMATEUR TITLE

CHICAGO, March 15.-Frank L.
Fleming, Chicago. won the national
amateur three-cushion billiard tour.
nament when he defeated DR.. Andrew
Harris Of Chicago, so to 81. in So
innings.
pion defeated DR.. r N. RoscoW.
Baltimore, SO to -, in SO innings.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
vErIIAHv BUREAU LEAGUE.
Standing Of Teams.

For the first time this season Ac-
counting Division was deprived OF
first place In the race. when Fourth
District took the odd game from the
Accounts boys. Roberts and KArn1@
of Fourth District had games OF 118
and 1T. respectively; and Levy had 4
set Of S14. Henderson OF Accounts
had the best count of 324.
While Accounts were losing. In
surance won two games from Supply
OiNian4 md took tAe lenA 1aeo
Evening star., 1924-03-16
CHAPTER ].
FIpo's First Fight in america
CHAPTER ].
Luis Wins by X. O. in the Seventh and
Receives Sl25 and Seuen-POund Steak
for His Seruices-Beconpes q prospect

HEN friends of Luis Angel Firpo begged him America
Wv lame and fortune little did he his
hight the United less than woyd capse before
would have realized both beyond his widest Fpo
these shores unheraded True the heavy
weight champion did
make the American fall each other their anxiety
the OF tpo They like the followers
this big
they willing him good American dollars.
Weeks by before could
weeks from other Fpo
would do little than listen him. 1t
Athletic
consented They
tough
$25
who had taken liking told him give
this latter offer which finally decided accept match
Evening star., 1924-03-16

might find it's way to Herman's jaw
and the battle would be over.
The sensation came in the fifth
round. The round was only about
minute old when Firpo caught Her.
man with a terrific left uppercut The
American was positively lifted off his
feet and fell unconscious on the can
vas. His head hit-the hard wooden
Evening star., 1924-03-16
YALE WRESTLERs SCORE

NEW. HAVEN, Conn, March io.-s
The Yale wrestling team defeated
Princeton hare tonight In O. dual meet.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
GOLF EVENT AWARDED.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, March 15.-
The southern amateur golf tourna-
.ment win be held at Louisville, KY,
-Gn r. data - ha dae3ded lAhee.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
INTERNAL REVENUE LEAGUE.

No records were broken during the
past week, but there was a general
increase in averages. as some very
good scores wsES hpnG UP.
Team honer1 Na1R Eathe1od In -
Evening star., 1924-03-16

boards with a sickiy resounding thud
which could be heard all over the
vast ball park. Herman's seconds
frantically worked on him to bring
him to, but their efforts were useless
Many thought Herman was dead.
(Next Sunday: Firpo Returns to
Buenos Aires.)
Evening star., 1924-03-16
Face Extra Work This Year. Stock OF Slump

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