Show Vm 1 Was Yasi i but bt Showing W S None Too Impressive Firpo Demonstrates He Is One of the Mo Most t Terrific Hitters in Recent Years and Has V Great Chance to Cop Title From Jack Dempsey N NEW EW YORK May fay 12 By A. A Two P.-Two P. P Two giants of the ring Luis Angel Firpo pride of the Argentine and Jess Willard Kansas m mountain man ri stood out tonight a. a 33 V challengers chal- chal lengers lengel's for the throns occupied by Jack Dempsey after scoring co ing knockout victories in the tile two main bouts of the milk f fund runa n carnival n before f a crowd of nearly nearly near near- ear ear- ly nOO OO at the Yankee n stadium dl m Firpo demonstrated once more that he Is one of or the most terrific hitters wh who wha ha has climbed to pugilistic prominence prominence nence hence in recent years by knocking out Jack McAuliffe l II or of Detroit In Inthe Inthe Inthe the third round s Willard while none too impressive in hi his comeback after years of Idleness Idleness idleness Idle Idle- ness proved himself the tho master maste of his young Iowa antagonist Floyd Johnson and was awarded a technical knockout after atter eleven rounds of the most spectacular battling on the card FIGHT FIGHT PROGRAM I WAS SENSATIONAL These two bouts both scheduled for fifteen rounds were headliners of ot a acard acard acard I card of five heavyweight contests contest one or of the most spectacular fight programs programs programs pro- pro I grams ever staged in this country anda and I a magnet for a a. picturesque throng that all but filled the great Yankee ball bali park Official figures figures' were figures were lacking to tonight tonight to- to night but It was estimated that the throng was at least fi tiye e thousand less than the crowd of which packed the stadium at the opening American league baseball game recently It was wasa a a. record for a a. boxing show In this state but tat behind the attendance 1 figure of more than ninety thousand at the Dempsey Carpentier-Dempsey bout two years earS ago Gate receipts were announced uno- uno I yby Tex Rickard promoter of or the show for or the municipal milk fund benefit as approximately Two of the three other bouts on the card besides the main lights fights also were the limit Jack Renault Renault Re Re- of ot Chesham Quebec Canadian heavyweight champion was declared victor over Fred Fulton Minnesota plasterer on a n. foul blow In the fourth round after atter the Canadian had piled plied up UI upa a a. substantial lead on points V In the other preliminary inar matches Harry of England was awarded award award- ed the tile ju Judges Judges' decision over Joe Joo McCann McCann Mc Mc- Cann of Newark N. 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J in a round 4 encounter while Tiny Jim Herman of Omaha Neb knocked mocked ou out Al Ai Reich of New York Yore In the sixth round Firpo's quick victory over McAuliffe a highly touted Westerner who wilted witted in the second round and collapsed Inthe Inthe in inthe the third under the South Americans American's terrific barrage baT rage of rights and lefts to the head and body was the most de decisive decisive de- de bit of ot ring work of the afternoon after after- noon but the triumph of the tho year 40 old Willard Villard over a a. youngster half his age In a tongs hammer-and-tongs struggle from start to finish was the high spot of ot the show Most of ot the experts were skeptical of the giants giant's ability to come back after atler his Ion long layoff but while h he was at times unimpressive and ana an easy mark for or his aggressive opponent he proved beyond doubt that he has regained much of ot his old stamina stam stam- ina ma while retaining hi his his powerful I I J punching ability I HERMAN HEMAN BEATS AL AU REICH V V V Willard fought coolly and cautiously against Johnsons Johnson's plucky attack attach and andin andIn andin I in the end his tremendous advantages In height weight and reach were ere the undoing of his opponent who was outweighed d pounds McAuliffe debonair and shifty boxer boxer box box- er danced about Firpo In the first round of ot their encounter worrying V Luis with a jabbing left but that capped the climax of his hi's efforts for forth forthe th the da day Noticeably wary of ot the tha South Americans American's wicked right did his best beet to keep out o of reach In the S second but was driven to cover in distress toward the close of the tn round S. S FIRPO FIGHTS VI VICIOUSLY C I 0 U S LY V V Coming from his corner cornel with corner with a b bull bull- ll like rush In the third round ro nd V Firpo punished McAuliffe unmercifully beating down all defensive attempts as he swung swung- at head and body with crashing force torce A A right swing to the Jaw after one minute and and- two seconds of fighting in this round sent McAuliffe sprawling sprawling sprawling sprawl sprawl- ing for the count of or ten and doomed loomed any championship aspirations he may have entertained While McAuliffe obviously was no match for or the giant nt the h V victory boosted Firpo's i istock stock and convinced critics that he is J I perhaps the tIle most dangerous of ot the present crop of contenders for Dempsey's Dempsey's Demp- Demp I sey's title His footwork and defensive ability though still 1 crude In spots showed marked Improvement over any or of his previous efforts He gave ve every evidence of rapid development fv g th expert t tutelage of Jimmy De Do Forrest Forrest For For- rest veteran trainer who conditioned Dempsey for his his- successful battle battie against Willard at Toledo four tour years jears ago The unfortunate termination of the of-the the Renault Fulton match was a disappointment disappointment disappointment to the crowd but It WAS w. filled with action until Fulton's tow low OW blow caused his disqualification after alter I two minutes and twenty-four twenty seconds of the fourth round hat ha elapsed The bout was scheduled to go ten rounds I RAIN THREATENS BIG SHOW Herman and Reich engaged In lii a 1 bloody encounter scheduled for eight rounds the tho former scoring his knockout knockout knockout knock knock- out in the sixth after an aggressive battle from the start Herman suffered suffered suf gut a a. cut under his hi left lett eye early In tho fight but weathered a a. momentary storm without further damage although considerably outweighed outweighed outweighed out out- weighed McCann In inthe the first preliminary Rain that fell for a couple of ot hours this morning threatened for a time to cause cancellation of the program and undoubtedly had some effect In preventing preventing pre pre- I venting fight I nt throng r the attendance but e It ra was decided of a record definitely definitely it at 1 o'clock to start the show after arter the tho sun had broken through the tha overcast skies When the first fight was called Old Sol Sot was blazing down on the arena with the warmth of mid mid- Juk Juh Weights of the principal participants In the heavyweight carnival were as follows Willard Johnson I Firpo McAuliffe Kulton Renault 1 |