The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-12
NEGRO DEFEATS
LUIS FIRP0 IN
HANDY FASHION
Harry Wills, Contender For
Heavyweight Crown, AL
most Knocks Out FirpO
GREAT CROWD PRESENT
Receipts For Fight in Jersey
City Are Estimated to
Be 100000

J Jersey City, Sept. 12--Harry Wills
battered his way to a smashing one
sided victory last night over Luis
Angel Firpo in 4 gruelllng II round
battle before a throng estimated at
$4,000 in Boyles Thirty Acres.
Dominating the fight from start
to finish, with AN exhibition Of ring
craft that completely spiked Firpo's
heaviest gun, his famous right, Wills
beat the giant Argentine into de-
cisive defeat with a bruising, relent
less attack to the head and body.
Firpo, knocked down for a count of
! in the second round, was staggered
, in several others by lightning like
thrusts to his jaw and subjected to a
succession of savage, weakening
drives to the body. Shorn of his
chief, and only potent weapon, the
Argentine fought a losing battle all
The way. His gameness carried
through the terrific punishment his
negro rival administered, but he had
, ,atility of attack to cope with the
:rafty, resourceful and relentless
ampaign of his opponent.
No Official Decision
No official decision was rendered,
. rs none is permitted under New Jer-
. sey ring laws, but there was no
question of the outcome. Firpo, in
he opinion of some critics. barely
! leld his own in one round, the third,
. while the big majority of newspaper
| :ritics gave every round to the big
legro.
The crowd which filled the bowl
lose to capacity, had come in expec-
alton of a knockout, with opinion
hat evenly divided as to who of the
wo ring giants would score it, But
instead they saw Wills, the ring
master and wiley veteran, batter and
~restle his way to convincing but
IneXciting victory.
The Brown Panther was at his
pest, employing all his strategy to
completely BATTLE his opponent, but
'irpo was not the Wild Bull he had
been in his other battles. Shorn of
he mighty smash that sent Jack
)empsy flying out of the ring year
ago, the. South Americans attack
vas impotent and his defense was
90 crude to avoid the continual bar
age of Wills blows.
Wills Employs Craft
Wills employed all the tricks of
lis trade to stand off Firpos
.harges. The big negro continually
leld Firpo with his long left and
vrestled the Argentine about while
ne administered terrific punishment
With short right jolts to the head
md body. At close range, Firpo was
'ewildered, helpless, and at times
landed like a child by his rival.
Several times during the fight
'irpo complained of Wills tactics
It's handlers, too, protested to Re.
cree Danny Sullivan that Wills was
Unfair, but Sullivan refused to heec
hem, pointing out that they hat
greed to fight in the clinches a:
ong as one hand was free.
Receipts 100000
No definite figures on the receipts
we're available early today, but Rick
trd placed the amount close to $500.
w, which sets new high mark ir
financial returns for non-c cham
,ionship bout.
OF this amount, Firpo will receive
much more despite his defeat, thar
Wills in victory. The Argentine wa.
understood to have been guarantee,
lose to $25O,00O while Wills shar,
vas placed at 100000.