Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1923, Page 28

© “ < 8 _— s PORTS. T 'HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ’C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1923. SPORTS. — e Dempsey Ends Training Activities Today : Strengthand Punch Give Firpo Chance CHAMP IN PERFECT TRIM, BREAKS CAMP TOMORROW Title Holder Confident He Will Knock Out Firpo, But Refus'c Length of Ry the Associated S ARATOGA SPRI to kecp his muscles loosened, five weeks of hard training to Make Prediction as to Probable the Battle. Jack Dempsey today completes the for the defense of his title against Luis Angel Firpo at thie Polo Grounds Friday night. The world he phy his regula toga lake, and later may do a little ! eight champion, trained to the fincst point of | al perfection, plans to take only light exercice today. r morning hike through th ight He wilf take pine-lined roads surrounding Sara- hadow bo: the most part, he will rest, conserving his tigerish energy for what he regards as the most important battle of his championship career. Dempscy unleashed the fury of his punche partners vesterday for the last time. away, the bruised and battered sparring r is €. against his sparring The boxing gloves were packed mates broke camp, leaving Demp- sey with Jerry Luvadis, his faithiul little trainer: Mike Trant, his pal and baodvguard, company him, with tomorrow. The title holder declared he was not the least bit superstitious about breaking camp on the 13th of the month “f don’t put any faith i of stuff,” he said. “In f the old ‘13th’ is lucky for the quickest fight 13th, and Friday, stopped Fred of punches.” Not Weorrying at The champion does not haye a worry on his mind. as carefree as a schoolboy, thought of the possibility of losing his championship. During idle hours he finds amusement in grinding out tunes on the phonograph, first a live- !y “jazz” and then a dreamy wal He enjoys the card games with fa- vored friends Dempsey appears that he wili w by refuses to mak a@ the probable length He said: “[ know I can knock out Firpo if I Lit him right. 1 also know he can knock me out if he hits me on the ight spot. but I don’t intend to let him do that. 1ough punches £ETOUS — more fellows think dangerous until or.” In champion Trant and Luv 1 that kind ct, 1 me. life on the when couple in = Fulton my that, with a an appes He seems with ne to to be confident a knockout, but prediction as to f the battle. 1 because Firpo is dan- dangerous than you He will continue to be I have him on the ager for the Battle. boxed four furious s against three sparring part- revealing that he is eager for He punished each of them y and apparently had il he could do to restrain himself from knocking them out There as visible evidence that his punches were landing more heavily than before. The champion, with a scowl on his face, and eyes flashing, crowded fiercely into his sparring mates. He ve Jack Burk game Pittsburgh light-heavyw such_a Stiff punching that he gized at the tinish of their whirlwind two round: The e MACKALL FIRST D. C. JUNIOR GOLF LEADER A twenty-year-old foot ball player School and of a ball achleved a bovhoed #mbition day at the Columbia Country Ciub, when Charles M. Mackall, husky son of Dr. Louis Mackail of Georgetown won the first junior golf champion- ship of the District of Columbla with & 36-hole score of 33 Mackgll led rl Columbia by fou R. MacKenzie by t Mackall failed to achieve one am- bition though—he did not better the mark made by Chris Dunphy last yvear in winning the Dist championship. But won the junior title with strokes 1o apare. aud In doing so annexed his firet major tournament Aackall led Kellerman shots at the end of pla the 72-hole ple » three addl terday orning, o in -t tternoon came throush with go!f for an 81 Mackall, a Chevy ton Golf and Country the tournament fiom The summaries First day Second day am. pan, 82 84 85 81 82 33 86 85 9 82 VOIGHT NOW CHAMPION erstwhile High golfer. at Episcopal yester- F. Kellerman of shots and Roland elve shots. by four e competition onal strokes yes- to lose them when Kellerman a fine burst He member of hoth the 1 Club, the former. Total C. M. Mackall K. F. Kellerman R R. MacKenzie 3. C. Davis, jr. Bowen 185 189 m 186 214 331 335 343 397 ON EAST POTOMAC LINKS‘ George public by 5. Voight added another Jinks title to his list yvesterday taking the championship of East Potomac Park. He beat Eddie Frost in the eighteen-hole fina., 7 and 5. Volght had the match well in Wand 211 the way, not allowing Frost to win a hole. The title was earned last vear by Charles N. Agnew. jr. Frank Dyer defested J. B. Murph ¢ and 4, in_the second flight final, while W. B. Vogel defeated J. P. Hub- ¥ 4 and 2, in the third flight were presented by District ssioner Cuno H. Rudolph. STEVINSON NOT TO PLAY IN FLOSSMOOR TOURNEY Albert R. MacKenzié, his son Ro- land and two hopeful golf writers left Washington this afternoon for Chicago, where the amateur cham- plonship will begin. next Saturday. In Chicago they will join Guy M. Standifer and C. J. Dunphy, the Dis- trict champion, who will play in the titular event. Miller B. Stevinson of Columbia wired the United States Golf Asso- | ciation committee yesterday he would be unable to compete, although he had looked forward for years to playing in a United States amateur cham- pionship. Stevinson recently ~ was made eligible through the Middle Atlantic Golf Association, but three days ago a business matter of such importance arose that Stevinson had to cancel the trip to Chicago. B — WARM CONTEST EXPECTED IN RING AT SPORTLAND Some boxing of the slam-bang va- riety is promised in the twelve-round feature bout between Joey Schwartz and Charley Holman et Sportland rena tomorrow mnignt. Both mitt artists are reported to be in tip-top ondition. When this pair of fighters last met Holman won the decision af- ter twelve rounds of real battling. Kid Sullivan will _strive to stage a comeback against Heinie Orchard in the ten-round semi-final. Other bouts include a six-round - whir] between Pete McCollough and Bat Woodman and a six-round affair involving Johnny Sorico and Curley Warfleld. Battling_ Kelly will mix it up with Harlem Pete Kelly in the four-round opener. e R L The Best Cigars Are Packed in Woeden Boxes—Advertise- and Jack’s two brothers, Barney and Johnn think | 1 won | e of the longest smiters | around Washington, | the first day's | of | Chase Club and the Washing- | entered , 357 | B They will ac- adis, when he leav for New York \FLAG OF THE ARGENTINE | WILL ADORN FIRPO'S FIST By the Associated P ATLANTIC CITY, September 12, —Around the great right fist of Luis Angel Firpo when he steps into battle with Jack Dempsey in New York Friday might, wound the blue, white flaz of the Argcutine Repi Firpo ix mnot superstitio will wear the flag for the sake of his friends. The Argentine gla imter will wear the familiar yellow and black checked dressing gown that be hak worn at every fight he has fought since coming to the ited States and hi trunks, most likely, will be his favorite color of Iavender. PIRATES SIGN ELLER. CINCINNATI, September 11 Eller, member of the 1919 champion Cincinnati Nationale, who has been managing the Mount Ster- ling Club in the Blue Grass League for the past two seasons, has been signed by Plttsburgh and has ported. Hod world xpect to take some | ng to loosen up, but, for WHERE DEMPSEY AND FIRPO WILL BATTLE FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP o T A L A G TN Rl 3 P | i s el !e: LEGION TEAM NOW NEAR DIAMOND SERIES TITLE ATTERED and weakenced, Pet one big effort today to take Play will start at B o'clock or Should the young northwest club i placed in the “alse ran” class in the city sandlot base ball series, provide ers the latter part of this week. with the Print American Legio Petworth yesterday med the latter's chances to | title. The Bullets now have won !seven games and lost but one, while | Petworth I taken seven and drop- iped tw | It was to-2 win over considerably dim- b the Al Ludwig who turned the trick. He held Petworth to four b nected for seven savage blows. A of tallles in the fourth inning clinched the game for the Legion tossers Waverly and ‘the Warwicks clash today at 4:30 o'cloc Park in one of the junior title games. A victory for the Waverly nine would practically give it the title. Southends forfeited to the Emblems vesierday in the second contest in the midget title play-off. Each club now has one win to its credit. They will hook up tomorrow at 4 o'clock on will CHICAGO LINKS SLOW FOR AMATEUR EVENT CHICAGO, September 12.—Most of tl'e practice scores thus far ered by contestants here for tional amateur golf which begins at Flossmoor Saturday re little under 80 for the 6,704-vard course, par for which is 74 The ens still are heavy from recent j2nd prolonged rains. one of which { submerged some of the fairways for two days. While the course js dryving out, {owing to a sandy subso’l, fresh £how- ers last night delayed the process, and it lookel today as though the long drivers woull have an ad- advantage, as there now is little roll to the ball. If the course should retain its slowness during the tournament, Jesse Guilford would be one of the favorite: as he gon the title two years ago at St. Louis Country Club in a driving rainstorm that called for the firm hitting of the Boston golfer, Indications uncov the na- favor a faster cours by the time the tournament reache match-play on Tuesday, and in a large flcld of expert goifers, the winner may be, as Bobby Jones, open champion. declared recently, decided by the lucky.breaks of the game. Most of the 200 or more contestants are expected to reach Chicago by tomorrow. SNARE IS LOW SCORER IN SENIOR GOLF PLAY NYE, N. Y., September 12.—Fred- erick B. Snare of Garden City, N. Y., made a fine start in defense of his {title as champion of the® United | States Seniors' Golf Association yes- | i i jday’s’ work and leading the nearest contender by three strokes. Snare played around with William E. Trues- dell, also of Garden City, who showed a card of $1. He was the only golfer in the fleld of 200 today to break 80. The low gross prize of the day went to Snare, while the low net prize went to J. McGoey of Rye, with a 67. He carried a 20 handicap. {YALE AGAIN GOES WEST FOR SECOND CREW COACH SEATTLE, Wash., September 12.— Charles Newton has been named as- sistant to Ed Leader, crew coach at Yale University, {t was learned here today. Newton rowed with Leader in the 1916 crew at thé University of Washington and plaved foot ball there in 1915 and 1916. He soon will motor to New Haven. TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va., Septem- per 12.—The Potomac and Shenandoah rivers both were muddy this morn- TODAY Base Ball .5 American League Park Washington vs. Detroit ets on sale Spauid 613 14th . from !:38‘“’ 1;00 P.M. Reserved Seats for Sat. & Sul | cection |insect se {bingles, while the Legion bunch con- | such | { terday, turning in a card of 78 for the } worth Athletic Club nine will the measure of the Union Printers. | 1 the Washington barracks diamond. | ail to trounce the Typos, it will be A oi the unlimited division the Legionnaires cop their iray in the final game for Pl the a diamond the nidget title in played in the in which the of Only one game was ies yvesterday, Nationals took the measur Brightwood outfit, 13 to |games have been booked for toda |all starting at 5 o'clock. The sch lule: Anacostia vs. Parks, west di mond. Union Station Plaza; Wayola |vs. Milans, east diamond, 'Rosedale |playgrounds: Killarney vs. west diamond, Rosedale playsrounds; Southerns vs. Independents, east dia- {mond, Union Station Pla | at Union | | | | championship. | What club does the average player use <with the wmost confi- ‘dm(v.’ | Answered by TOM KERRIGAN Professional, Slwanoy Country | Club, Mount Vernom, N. Y. A com- ! sistent place winmer in big tourna- ments. In British opem, 1921, he | Anished third. two points behind | Hutchison and Wethered, tied for e i The mid-iron is the most popular club with the average player. seems to have the right loft to get {the ball up in the air and, at the same time, to get good distance. . It is also used for run-up shots just |off the green and for putting on rough greens. Copyright, 1923, COUNTERFEIT TICKETS FOR BIG FIGHT APPEAR NEW YORK, September 12.—Coun- I terteit tickets for the Dempsey-Firpo march are being- circulated, Promo- {ter Tex Rickard admitted today. Sev- feral arrests have been made and some paraphernalia seized. Most of the counterfeit tickets are of the $5 variety, although some of higher denominations are in exist- ence, RED S0X ARE WHOLESALING. BOSTON, September 11.—Five mem- bers of the San Antonio- elub of the Texas Base Ball League have been purchased by the Boston Americans. They are: O. F. Boone and Phil Todt, outfielders; Frank Fuller, sec- ond baseman: Ewell Gross, shortstop, and_Dewey Marshall, pitcher. DEMPSEY-FIRPO. " FIGHT RETURNS Direct from Ringside by Radio! Same apparatus with t spe- cets in Loud Speaking irpo-Wil- lard Fight will again-be utl front_of our store, to give Washing- ton fight fans b real treat.. Every body welcome. John J. Odenwald Associated Editors) | § GS, N. Y., September 12—With just enough work | 5 AP make | the { Four ! It} w of the infield of the Polo Grounds, home of th: h stimated that with these temporary seats and the accommodations available in the regular stands facilities will be available for approximately 80,000 fans. ots in Naw York, where the stic fuss is to be held Friday night. It is RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT; ' FIRPO ENDS DRILLS TODAY; BATTLE SATURDAY| W YORK, September 12.—Al- sk he has won every gamble with rain in his carcer as n fight promoter, Tex Rickard severthe- less ix prepared if inclement weather changes his luck in con- necticn with the Dempsey-Firpo cavywelght championship bout at the Polo Grounds, Friday night. In cae of rain, he said, the bout will be held Saturday night. Rickard had two close ealls with the clements—the Leonard-Tendler bout in Jersey City a year ago Iast July, and the milk fund the Yankee stadium | 1 T t T 1 1 t time to permit the fight to %o It rained up to within an bo-r of the milk fund show and then the sun came omt. Rickard fight ha: ance gate in the history ng. The receipts. he said, ad exeeeded $1,000,000. pacity gate is $1,300,000. HOOVER ROWS FIRST | TITLE RACE AT HOME! it prey-Firne 1 t i b | has fought a South American for the DULUTH, Minn., September 12.—!¢ When Walter Hoover, defending the| Philadelphia gold challenge cup, em: iblematic of the world singles scull- iing championship, paddles up to the jetarting line here Saturday with i W. E. Garrett Gilmore, Bachelors { Barge Club, Philadelphia, holder of the Canadian sculling title and chal {lenger for the Philadelvhia e he will realize his ambition to appear be- fore the home folks in a titular race. Hocver and Gilmore have faced the line before. In June. 1922. when the { Duluth rowing wizard captured the cup, the youthfuli Philadelphian got away to a flying start and not only led Hoover for the first auarter of a ! mile. but left behind such {luminaries as Paul Costello, his fel-| llow townsman, and Hilton Belve St. Johns, New Brunswick. who then jheld the Canadian _championship. |Gilmore was unable to maintain his advantage and shortly dropped be- {hind the entire field. Since both Gilmore and Hoover are quick on the getaway, crities look for one of the fastest races in the} [ nistory of amateur rowing and a| |new record for the first quarter is| |considered likely. | | YOUNG PIGEONS SPEEDY { IN WASHINGTON RACES| | The first young bird race of the | Washington ~ Racing Pigeon_ Club, | afiiliated_with the American Racing Pigeon Union, was flown Sunday, 166 birds from twelve lofts competing. Liberation was at 8 o'clock, at Char- | lottesville, Va., a distance of 100 miles; and the first return was to the loft of John Holmead, at 10:24. The first return to each loft and the speed in Yards per minute is as follows: J. H. Holmead, 1,221; W. F. Dismer, 1,218; F. J. Volght, '1,194: Chillum loft, 1,193; J. L. Woife, 1,188; Joseph Frank, 1,167; A Moore, 1,161; F. M. Frazier, ‘11577 Edward Neitzey, |1.154: Philip "Krouse. 1.151; Louis Hofer, 1,134; F. H. Crown, 1,132 The first 'voung bird race over the west_course of the Washington Rac ing Pigeon Club was flown Sunda when 129 birds from eleven lofts were liberated by W. E. Urmison at Cum- berland, Md.. at 9:30 am. The first return was at the United States naval loft at 12:20. The first return to|! each loft and the average speed in:|| yards per minute is as follows: { United States naval lofts, M. J. Fitzgerald, 1,071; W 1,088; Charles 'Darr, 1,067.5; J. H.| Holmead, 1,052: F. M. Frazier, 1,045: | J. L. Wolte, 1,044; Louis Hofer, 1,040: ! F. H. Crown, 1028; R. E. Barry, 840; one Toft no_report. Radiators and Fenders ANY KIND MADE OR REPAIRED. Cores_installed in any make. 10 DIFFERENT MAKES IATORS. WITTSTATT’S R. and F. WORILS 31913th. F.6410. 1435 P, Match Your Odd Coats With Our Special TROUSERS $A.65 t t it fr i rowing | i | i | 1 H 1.138; {1 Save the price of entire mew suit. All colors, aixes, patterns. - EISEMAN’S 605-607 7Tth St. N.W. A Iaminc so, today, my training ends with a short workout of fou know hav | T o Many am South American. ber of the South American branch of American can afford T say known | racer. | son | ighting strain ‘a banker or a railroad president per- F. Dismer, 1 CONVINCED HE IS IN SHAPE BY LUIS ANGEL FIRPO. TEANTIC CETY,'N to training. 1 boxed only four rounds with my sparring partners, one round with each, yesterday, and today I will do even less work ndition for the fight. There is no doubt in my mind about that. vy fit to do my best, and if my best is not good enough then will not say that it is because I am not in shape Some have said that T do not work encugh. but that is not truc. My problem has been to avoid working too much. My physician and my rainers have been w ied only for rear that I would become stale. And rounds again. J., September 12—I have btgun to lessen my n phys Aiter the training is over I take a T arrive there this evening. There will rest from that hour until time | or the fight. 1 wish to say again | pirpos were fameous Aght 3 3 ere ous fighters in Italy hat T am in good condition. What (us Far back as the (Welfth ceniurs he issue of the battle will be all will |Sg then. perbaps, it is not strange on the morning of the 15th.|that I. Luis Angel Firpo of Argentine t would be futile for me to predict | should be- fighting with fists for what the outcome may be. I say only | the heavyweight championship of the bat T am in condition and that I|world. in the nid days my ances e confidence. . |were fighting with the sword for the e end of the story I will teil in the world and fighting ie ring with my fis I think that will be a fight of great intere; have wondered why there w sreat interest in this fight, ink I can tell. It is like a fi etween members of the same-family. | Dempsey is North Amgerican and 1 0 This is the first ime in history that a North American train to New York. busine look up the irpos before me. have told me that the people who | rulership of well. So you see American - | that, while T am of the <! mily,’ T am_completely |Latin. 1 am Spanish and Italian. One annot be more Latin than that It like being an_lrishman whose mother was from Belfast and whose father comes from Dublin. That man is Irish Latin vs. Anglo-Saxon So also am 1 Latin. Dempsey 1 understand is Anglo-Saxon. So after {all, while it is a fight between men of the American family, it is also a battle between a Latin and an Anglo-Saxon. 1t will be a fight. That |1 promise. The outcome 1 do not pre- | gict, but I promise that it will be |fight of which men will speak vears to come. It will be a fight | (Copyright. in United States and ¢ by Norih championship of the worl r That is 0 say, it is the first time that a mem- he American famiiy has tried to win t he title. Since this is so, then all he members of the family, hoth North and South American, who the time and money will the fight to see which of_ the is best Fighter Is Like a Race Horse. Perhaps some will think that what is foolish. but after all a fighter s something like a race horse. He must come of & racing strain. It is that the son of two plow is a plow horse and not a . So, also, it is true that the of parents who have mot the is a ditch digger or in Il Rights Reserved.) WELLS' HURTS HEALING. . PAUL, Minn.. September ¢ Wells, welterweight champion | boxer of England. injured in Monday Inight's fight with = Jimmy Jones. Youngstown. Ohio, i8 recoverinz from it | a bruised back and a cut on the head, 12— porses aps. but not a fighter. So then | gives me confidence to know that I |received when he and Janes fell out; |come of fighting people. {was Italian and came from Genoa to the Argentine. He left last night fo Chicago. Jone who injured his le has gone to Youngstown, where fights Wednesday My father |of the ring. 1 have had men who he make the tracing of ancesiry their bttt e i tors | 'LACK OF SCIENCE IN RING REALLY IS ASSET TO LUIS .| Challenger’s Unorthodox Methods Calculated 1o Confuse Skillful Boxer—Defeat of Dempsey Would Upset All Dope, Howéver. BY FAIR PLAY. EW YORK, September 12—Jack Dempsey is—as he should be— N strong favorite to win over Luis Angel Firpo in their battle jor the world championship heavyweight title Friday night. Yet, even granting that Firpo has been built up for this batt meeting a carefully chosen list of opponents—some of whom 1 have been too cautious in protecting their jaws irom the South Ameri jcan’s right fist—it,would be foolish to ignore the fact that he has i chance to win. Any fellow as big as he is, as strong and rugged and who can deal so powerful a blow with his right hand, has a chance again anybody, even against the champion of the world Dempsey. by every law of boxing, should trounce Firpo soundls land yet he might not.” So clear are the advantages that Dempsey hol that the writer deems it chiefly important in this preliminary dope t analyze just what the Argentino’s chance of vict It IJes, of course, in his right hand, 2 IN ST. LEGER STAKES likely to receive. John Lester John- | son, ‘the negro boxer who has been | working with Firpo, says of him that | he is “so rotten that he is good.”! There is a lot of sense in this re-: mark. “Any boxer will tell you that : it isn't the man who boxes along By the Associated Press conventional lines that he fears most, | DONCASTER, September but the big rugged guy who i &Pt|,urio clagsed as premier | three-year-old, and prospective co Detitor against America's best of I age in 2 race in the United was beaten in the running of Leger stakes here today. Ben Irish's celebrated thoroughbre to db everything wrong. Meeting a man of this sort, boxing science oc- casionally falls short if on because finished second to the Earl of Derb Tranquil, by Swynford out of Sere nissima, with H. H. Aga Khan's Tere the clumsy fellow, in not duing what he ought to do, throws the more skill- | sina, by Tracery oud of Blue Tit running third ful boxer off his reckoning 1 For Instance, when Firpo rushed | the adonis covered up. Luis_simply ! stepped back and walloped Weinert a fearful blow upon the right arm,! causing it to drop, paralyzed. Luls Open to Left Hooks. 1 . Thirteen horses ran. The sta In leading with the right Firpo does | Jhirien horses ran. = The st i what every boxing instructor cautions o lof the danger of counter blows, nota- | Spe-halt | furlongs. The =betting | bly left hooks. But the second raters i 00 nct pop ST NS, G einet { whom Firpo has met, have either been | FE&inst Papyrus, . @ ategls &0 woep tn awitn theie hap|TOTeMSL ESS S0l counters when they éaw that terrible | A I. Macomber's Parth, by Pol right coming at them or they have |Melus e Ui stepped in a trifle too late and have L Bty g o Tranquil won by two lengths, wi have pulled off the counter and found | Pa & ! e the T 4! Papyrus beat Teresina by one it inefective because of Firpo's toush- | ZARYIY, Deat, 7 The one remaining alternative whef | Fapyrus a"fo‘;;"‘;;"gm‘(f ll‘i‘:’"l__"::" rpo leads with his right is to step The seriousness of - the back and let it fall short. Most of o2 the South American’s opponents have failed to take advantage of the open- ings suppliea by the right lead.! | Dempsey unquestionably will aim to | step in, beating Firpo to the punch with a left hook to body or jaw. To do this successfully he will have to [ have his nerve with him, will have to curate in his hitting as a sharp- WESTBURY. N. Y., Septe shooter. If the fight Is to end quickly | % Sar i Dempeey will have to show all these | -i¢. first match of an s championship between American Carpentier 1éd repeatedlf with his'and British Army polo s will be i right. yet upon no occasion did Demp- i . the Meadowbraok |played todey at the Meadovbroo | sey take advantage of this. He beat{(luyb. The best two out of ihies o sts wi decid he cha m- | fighting _until he was ready to gocontest oo < down before any hard blow. Not once | ! %y M 2 Rerei |did Dempsey's left hook beat Car- |iic for, Saturdar. A third, if neces i pentier's right to the mark. Firpo'si g etary of War Weeks, other [FiEhe ie Jower than, the Eronehmans | smerican Army oMicials and mertbers olt b ? - mijof the British embassy will partici- jelf unable to hook Firpo he will|jate in formal ceremonies naugue { he should have a big advantage, but | 'ALNE the series jinfighting seldom produces Knock- | o “national junior championship for g e B _lthe past two years represents the | pin other words, through infighting | ;%75 "States Army. Theoretically the battle is apt to go through a lot . S 1a rs, havi T = of rounds, and the longer the battle | the English players, having s hisher i las B S chiant ¢ | goal rating than the / eans. ap- lasta the' greater the “chance that|E0% RIS ISR, NG AR Nougn | move that would prove his undoing. | they faced a handicap. at least in Brennan Marked Up Firpo. Vivian Lockett. internation- To fall before a Firpo wallop and |alist. who recent {not be able to get up, Dempsey would {have to be pretty tired. Contrary to {general opinion. the writer does not | believe that Luis can stow Jack { with ‘a single punch from his right {hand. Opinion in _this respect is based upon that incident in the fifth iround of the Firpo-Brennan fight, {when the two men stood toe to toe, isiugging each other for all they were h. Firpo got pretty badly marked not distressed when the bell rang. it locks as if the writer has handed !Firpo all that can be handed. Out- iside chance stuff—he is big enough and strong enough and tough enough { <o have it figure—but not very hea nt ought to £o to Demp. | Charley Weinert in Philadelphia and | e e Ui, Because | distance about one mile and six and gone to dreamland, or finally they! nd Teresina. done this, and consequently have i i INTERNATIONAL POLO be lightning fast and t be as a»—) { Carpentier bf softening him in in- ship, the second match being sched- ! have to depend upon infighting. 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