Evening star., 1942-05-06
Abel Cestac, Bulls
Charge, Yet 10 Win
Real Prestige
Luis Becomes Miser
After Snoring Close
To Million Here
BY IRA WOLFERT,

Special Correspondent Of The Star.
A plot to pry loose another million
dollars from New York and cart 1t
to Argentina in a paper suitcase has
been tracked down and is discovered
to be fermenting inside a hairy lair
by the name of Luis Angel Firpo.
Firpo, it may be recalled. once was
known as the Wild Bull Of the
Pampas. After several fights, his
opponents referred to him as the
Tame Bull Of the Bump-Us Sub
sequent tights reduced him to the
monicker Of just plain Bull. Then
he fiourished briefly, before falling
afoul Of the plots around which real
estate revolves, as a blossom OF
Buenos Aires, selling red Stutz
bearcat roadsters to South American
millionaires.
The first indication that a strange
notion was prowling amid the
crevasses and crannies under the
tangled thatch Of the Bull was the
sound OF money pouring out Of
Firpo's pockets nickel at q time.
This was q sound that never had
been heard by man before.
1t is true there is a member Of
the fight crowd who Is called "Glue"
because he is believed once to have
stuck Firpo for a nickel. But the
story has become embroidered In the
course Of the years. While We were
not there when 1t happened, we
recall the facts as they first were
related and that probably is as close
to the truth as anybody ever will
come.
Hoarded His SsOo,Ooo.
At the time Of the occurrence,
Firpo owned something over $500 900
In American money, but had not
bought linen collar to replace the
rubber one he had inherited from
his father. So Lindy put up a purse
consisting Of . cheesecake for the
drst man who could prove he had
entioed Firpo into buying something
for somebody besides himself.
Numerous traps were laid, but all
failed until the strong character who
became famous as Glue took the
matter under advisement. Glue was
4 patient man and discovered that
Nrpo's doublings and back-trackings
on the way home were not an effort
to throw Oh shadowers, but were
due to the Bulls search ofstelephone
slots and subway CRATES to ind a
nickel for the subway.
When Firpo deposited the nickel
Ia the subway turnstile, Glue came
up fast behind and pounced on his
back and wigsied through the turn
Stile with him. These are the facts
g We understand them on Clues
claim that Firpo had bought him 4
subway ride.
Firpo Receivers Tive Cents.
Events immediately subsequent
theyeto put . cloud on 0au0ss claims
and caused Lindy To ho5d up the
award OF the cheese cake. Firpo in
sisted that Glue reilnhurse him for
of11 nickel or he would notafy the
subway guard. Glue said he had
only 2 cents on him to buy q paper
Tor his bed-ridden mother and
anyway he had occupied less space
IN the turnstile than Firpo, being q
smaller man. Ftrpo, after satisfy
ing himself by turning Glue inside
out that the man had been stating
the truth about his financial condi-
ton, took the 2 cents and 4 prom
assory note for the balance of 2
cents. Glue rests his claim ON the
cheese cake and his conseouent
lame on the fact that he never paid
the promtssory note. Indy, who
knows Firpo well, Is waiting for the
statute OF limitations on promissory
notes to run out before paying the
cheese cake.
Anyway, the sound of money
emerging from Firpo's pocket is 4
startling one. and the ring of the
nrst nickel being put on the line
caused confusion, not to say doubt
1t was believed that he must be 4
victim Of the present upside-down
conditions OF the world and must
have been turned over on his head.
Mis- Argsntina Brings Tidinss.
This theory was d!spelled by a
newly arrived Argentine Oh oh!
named Alicia Melga, who won the
title OF Miss Argentina and wears
the title all over her. That is to
say, she Is quite cup cake, although
some Of the fight crowd aver She
carries q little too much icing for
their taste.
Anyway, Alicia confirmed the fact
that Firpo has formed a CORPORA
ton to launch a character named
Abel Cestac in the prize fight bus
mess. i. too, am potner in the Dot.
you say, no?" she explained and
added further that Firpo had sent
the news to this country by her
because he knew she was making
the trip anyway and was willing to
save the price Of postage stamp.
AS far as can be discovered, Ces-
tao has been spending his time up
TO now knocking over sheep in Ar
gentina and has yet to mix with
anybody who does not wear wool in
places convenient to the eyes. But
anybody who can bring Firpo back
here where the new crop of Broad
way moochers with fanes sharpened
by the depression can get a crack
at loosening up that million dollars
he took away in a paper suit case is
welcome.
Luis Firpo used to sign his name
Luis instead of Louis not only be-
cause he was Spanish, but to save
his fountain pen.
Released By North American Newspaper
Alliance)