Show FIRPO IR HURDLES FIRST OBSTACLE ACLE I IN PATH PATH OF MATCH WITH DEMPSE DEMPSEI r So Soth th American Asp rant S For Fo Crown J t F bors in I Critics I. I Regard Firpo as the Most Formidable H Heavy weight Contender Uncovered SI I vs Since irice Dempsey's Climb to Top t De o if Carries Terrific Right y f f II ri J V fI N NEWYORK EW YORK March 13 Luis Luis Angel Firpo was established S. S t d da in the front rank of heavyweight title contenders ho big 1 an from the Argentine last night hurdled the first obstacle in n the path leading to a match with Jack Dempsey the ibe champion when he lie knocked out Bill Brennan scarred veteran teran of ot the ring jy In tho twelfth round of ot a spectacular round 15 match at t Madison Square Garden fr Bewildered by a a. steady flow low of blood blood from a a. gash over his left lett eyo and nd held at bay by Drennan's crafty defensive ability and rIng generalship the staged a a. furious In the twelfth round to to- end the bout with dramatic suddenness It was but tho third time In his long end embattled career that Brennan has hu been knocked out Both previous Knockouts were administered by Dempsey once In six rounds in 1918 and again In twelve rounds In 1920 FIRPO REGARDED i AS GREAT FIGHTER i today was regarded by critics as us the most moat formidable heavyweight contender uncovered since Dempsey fought his way to the top Though i still crude and unpolished ir In his foot work vork boxing ability and ring generalship generalship generalship general general- ship the South American fd td that 1 he be possesses the essentials of ot ring greatness greatness courage stamina ability to absorb punishment and most ost Important of ot all all a terrific right right- I hand handed d punch p The South Americans American's next engagement engage engage- ment ment nent according to Promoter Tex Rickard Is likely to be against the winner of ot the Floyd Jess Johnson Willard match to take place at the tho Yankee stadium May 12 with the probability that the winner will wilt meet Dempsey The rhe started the tha fight a aa as though lie be Intended to make It a quick finish forcing Brennan to the defensive Iri h ne first fiet four tour rounds rounda with an pie Ife attack to the head and body lieh lie He h hid had d Brenn Brennan hanging banging on In the third ai 4 fo fourth rth rounds but In the fifth the veteran came back and turned the tables witti a baffling rain of ot blows A A. bad gash which Brennan opened 9 over or his royals rovala left eye causing a Q steady stream tr am of ot blood seemed to worry the South Booth American He Ito lost some of ot his ago ago- rr s and in the the fIfth and sixth eiith ro rounds round was an easy euy target for Brennan's rennan's Jolting jabs and uppercuts while the veteran blocked most ot of Firos Firo's rushes rushell Both slowed up in the next three rounds with Brennan landing the tho more effective blows The ChIcagoan continued continued continued con con- his aggressiveness In LA the tho tenth and eleventh and although Firpo tried desperately to stern stem tha the Ude Uda ha he was wall out- out boxed and outfought at it t close quarters Game Came and fighting back under the hott hottest hot hot- t test st pf of fire Firpo demonstrated ed td d' d his his' r resourcefulness ess and remark remarkable br I stamina by s staging his hi victorious rally In the tha twelfth round The knockout was delivered after two minutes and thirty thirty- seven Beven seconds of ot fighting fighting- In the final sea ses non sion Showing occasional flashes of the form that made his father one of the greatest great great- tot est at ring rInK men of his time Toung Young Bob of Newark N N. 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T decisively decisive decisive- ly outfought Charley Chancy McKenna of New NewYork Nework York ork ork in tn tile the round 12 semifinal simmons weighed and McKenna BY nr RO gous mS Hound 1 Firpo I-Firpo Firpo landed the first blow a a. left loft to the head They sparred and Brennan blocked several right t swings The South Smith American was as the aggressor and end pummelled Brennan about the head Brennan sent Bent Firpo back with a hard right to the body Hound 2 Brennan 2 jolted Firpo with a al ato l ft to the chin but the South American I came back with a two two fisted fisted assault that drove drova Brennan to the ropes Firpo I punished the tha Chicagoan with hard blows to the head bead and had Iud the crowd In In an aa i uproar I Round Bound 3 Brennan I-Brennan shot In Sn several lefts but drew ji a series of rights to the I head bead In retaliation Firpo drove his opponent to the ropes rope and landed several damaging body blows The South American Amer Amer- Jean ican was vas fighting furiously as the tho bell rang Round 4 Brennan 4 Brennan h halted rush ruh with two hard lefts to the head The Tha whipped over a right uppercut uppercut upper- upper cut that dazed his opponent and followed lOI with several r r smashes h to the head Firpo unloosed a sending Brennan to the ropes Round E Brennan Ii-Brennan swapped rights with Firpo at close quarters but was sent back by a right uppercut The Chicagoan Chicago Chi Chi- cago an blocked b most moat of swings and bothered the South American with Ith a ft alett left lett jab One of these shots shote opened a Q anasty a. a nasty cut over Firos Firo's left eye Found Faund 6 Brennan 6 Brennan had Firpo swinging Ing wildly as he opened a fresh tresh flow now of blood from the South Americans American's injured eye Firpo came back with a smashing drive and the two exchanged blows at a Q terrific terri tern fin fIe pace in close quarters A A. A left uppercut uppercut uppercut upper- upper cut staggered Firpo I Round 7 7 Firpo Firpo took a a. hard right to the body and a a. left to the head The South American landed a right to the jaw but missed most of his hIli swings They spent most of the round clinching Round 8 8 Firpo Firpo shot in a hard right to th the ribs and pummelled Brennan about the tha head and body as he ha took the ag ag- ag Brennan shot in a a. left jab but dr drew a a. stiff body punch in return Firpo was vas booed for swinging InK at his hla opponents opponent's jaw as they backed backell from a 8 clinch Round 9 9 They They exchanged rights to the head hend and Firpo cut loose with a a. two- two fisted attack that rocked Brennan's Drennan's head from side elde to side Brennan Drennan booked hooked a ahard ahard hard right to the jaw and opened a fresh flow of If blood from the cut over Firpo eye with a stiff left Round 10 Drennan Brennan forced Firpo back backwith backwith backwith with a a. jabbing attack to the head The Tha South American missed two terrific right swings Brennan took two rights to the tha body and d t then shot t in a hard wallop I to Yg the ribs Brennan n scored 0 with a right uppercut that staggered the South Amer Amen ican At one point In the round Firpo gesticulated in protesting Brennan's apparent apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent butting Round Hound 11 They 11 They opened the round at ata ata ata a fast Cut pace trading hard blows to td the head Bronnan Brennan n ducked a left h hook ok and alid dug Into Firpo's ribs with hi hl right Firpo landed his left but took a a a. hard bard right to the tha jaw in return Round 12 12 Firpo rushed from his corner corner cor con ner ncr and l landed three smashing rights to the head Brennan Burman whipped hipped over a a. right shot In a a. right to the bod body He forced the Chicagoan to hang on on with two hard rights to the head As quick to sense his advantage Firpo turned loose a battery of rights and lefts that sent Brennan staggering to the ropes Unable to clinch Brennan Drennan tried to duck out of his rivals rival's reach b but bt t was wall caught by a. a right swing to the tha jaw The South h American ca leaped like k a tiger l rne and sent Brennan e crashing r to the floor with I another powerful rl right night ht for the count t. t |