The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-30
Yves Pegler !.
Tells About
Big Event
More Money In That Ring.
Well. Read The Rest
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NEW YORK, March 2s.--Jack Demp-
sey's vaciilation between the ring and
the movies, Louis Angel Firpo's con-
fused intentions for the onrushing sum-
mer and william r. Tilden's tragic OUT
cries AZ he sbetrothed himself to the
literary muse, have amounted to SO
much noise OF late that q great sport
event took place with no more comment
than the spinsterly report of a society
writer at Palm Beach.
Dempsey,s and Firpo's fights are i'm
portant mainly because they draw one
million dollars or more to the gate every
time they step into the ring. Tilden's
works are OF indeterminate literary
quality, but they are known to be
rather expensive because William T.
the second, has announced that they
are the principal means OF support for
q will-o-the-wisp athlete who fits
throughout the iive-1ong year, living
well and sitting pretty.
Kings OF Wealth Compete
II these men are notable because of
the wealthy atmosphere with which they
surround themselves, what then IL the
importance OF "a fight card which
brings together the money princelings
Of America, as follows:
Billy Dick, Jackie and Stuyvesant
+,
John and Philip Banker, Randolph and
Ebert Hearst, Jackie Astor, Alfie Van
derbiit, George Phillips, Billy Love and
Bobby McCulloch.
Something new for Palm Beach was
staged at the Palm Beach Swimming
clubs pool when Billy Kohler, the pro-
fessionai, had his class in boxing give
an exhibition" is the beginning of the
ring report from Palm Beach. This
Els a modest assertion for the con-
tentants in these bouts were the heirs
to an indecent number of millions, and
their appearances all in the same ring
In one afternoon, swatting plutocratic
beezers with ordinary, soggy leather
gloves, was something new for any
why, IL Dempsey, Jess willard, the
Gibbons boys, Benny Leonard and
Leftie Lewie Tender, Rocky Kansas
and Willie jackson, Charlie White, Jim
Jeffries, Joe Lynch and Luis Angel
Firpo himself all appeared at once In
the same ring their aggregate financial
Importance would not measure up to
the least Of these gladiators in the arena
beside the crystal waters Of the bath
ing pool at Palm Beach. Dempsey has
made a million, according to common
report; Luis Angel half of that, Leon
fard and Tender q million between
them, perhaps. Cigarette money for
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Kohler's card.
what Happened; What VIII
The brawls on this occasion are in
adequately reported, the fight expert,
who seems to be a lady, paying more
attention to Mrs. William X. Dicks
costume than to the heft of the left
hook flung by her battling offspring,
"One Rround Billy" Dick.
However, it is vouchsafed that Ell
bert Herast evinced in the third round
a determination ito strike his opponent
as much as possible" and thereby van
Quished the tremendously wealthy
Georgia Phillips. 1t il reported that
"Stuyvie" Pierrepont won his bout with
Alfred Vanderbilt, "being fast with his
footwork and leading q little more than
Alfred"
The rules OF the contests may recon-
mend themselves, to Tex Richard for
his next promotion. of the Dempsey
Firpo spectacles. They provide that
points shall be allowed for GOODNESS,
sportsmanship, confidence, straight hit
ting, guard, being hit and smiling and
crying but continuing. They also pro-
vide that points shall be detracted for
losing temper, extending both arms
out, standing with the right foot for
ward, turning around. crying and quit
ting.
1.-THE cups" said the ring-side expert
at Palm Beach, as she squeezed little