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Show 1 ack dempsey 'and luis firpo to clash'in classic battle tonight : 50,011 WILL SEE j r BIG TITLE : BDUT Al 'fc : - . Dempsey Enters Ring a 3 to 1 Favorite; Firpo Confident : NEW TORK. SPt 14 (By A. T Two Va4Utora of th Ntw World awftlt In Nw York this nwntnit rir for a Iwttl to 4ci1 whether th fl(e ohampionihlp f th wlh hall rvmain In North mrk or rrraM th equator and bcorn th proncrty of t Argrrntlna Rfpublto. , Thras warriors, Jai k Dmi-y of - lh. X aUtW totisia,. tVWsx-Ut iul4ft. ot th heav wetpht champlonahlp. and l.ufa An. Ftrn of tha Arirantlna. arowlrnjf chtsftatn of South Amrtra'a aiuavra. will atap Into a brilliantly llahtad arT.a at tha PIa Orounrta at a crovtt tonlht. Thay wtU . ha warrhatl hy a crowd of mora than tux ix partsona. aama of whom hava coma aM tha wav from Buanoa Alraa la aaa tha maaUrtf. MlLLtON YAKBN IN AT OAT. . Mora Uian l1.Mft.MW will hara an rollocisvl by rroaaatar Ti Rk-kara. Half of Ihli aaiounl Will go to tha .fithtara, V pr cant to Dampaay and tha ramalnlna; 11 4 par nt to Firpo, Tha raat go t Mr. Hlckard. ftomo of tha apctatora hava paid ma tor ta', athora will pay 190 whaa tha vataa ara opanadf at 4 M 'clock. Htlll athara kaa paid $1M lm apaenlaiora. It waa a Id. . Tha actual ttma rrrnpay and Flrpa i will ba ftahtinf aach athar cannot axcaad foriv-flva mlnutaa. Tha bout ta acnadulod la laat fiftara round of tbra minutoa aach. aloat aKparta and antbuataata predict that U will ot laat nearly thai long. Indad, aoma haa prrdlctrd that thra will h laaa thaa thraa mtnutaa of fishtlnc. Moat of tba pradlrttona of thla aort CArna from .thoao who think TamDoy -wtu win. Thay ara count Ina on a furtaua attack fram tha atari, with .tha rrault that Firpo will ba knorkrd ' aut in tha flrat round. Man o Ultra think dlffrntly. i -' Firpo facaa hia ordaal without tba .ttackina; of tha avnarta. Virtually all !of thm aapart him to ha floored hy 4ha fiffhtina; machtna North America hap pmducad hi tha ahapa of Damp-ev. Damp-ev. Hut "I am aat afraid, aaa tha challancar. . najo t -NOT AFAAIO. ' Paychalory mir play aa Important Pirt in thla phyalcai taat tonight, irpo m vi ha Is not afraid. Ha naa n hatifd by hla countryman aa tha "man of daatttty." Hla fallows of tha Statin raca ara ooantina; aa him. Ma nowa tha aroat acclaim that will ba Tila should ns aria tha champlonahlp. Tlrps will fight thla avaryona admits -and thoaa who aay ba will win ara baainir their pradietiona largalr oa hta downright daatra to win. They admit ha lacks rampaaya emparlance, hia apaed, hla ring ganaralahlp; tbay a -1m It ha fa aomewhat awkward mm far a boxing atandarda ga. Rut thay mr Firpo has a mighty wallop; ha i ran stand being hit hard and they; , V.I leva h will ba abJe to taka tha biowa Dampaey la bound ta dellvar atd then, finally, land one gloriaua punch that will spell hla victory. "If I am knackd down again and avain f will coma up agala and again. aava Firpo. Thar tfcm'r usually corns p wbea Tempeav knocks (hem daara. It la thla dogsed determtaafloa eipreaaed br tha Arymtwta that ala aacitars ara counting on. - j JaCK It - ' to ! CUMFIDINT. . ' ' '. -l impiey enter tha arena with tha ct i f.lcn-o of i ha champion. Ha haa 1 proved that he la a great fighter. Few rrri have h able to hit him. Only, fnmmy Oltroons, tha St. Taut llaht . heavyweight. ha been abl to with at and his onslaught for full fifteen i--nda sine he barama champion. i.itiDons was defeated even then oa I points al Hhelbv, Mont., last Fourth 4f July rem peer's at bar roaa have fa cad him for a abort time only First ha pounded hla wav to tha tltTa by giving big Jesa Willard a terrific pommeling. Than eama B'ity Mtake and Rill Rrennan. Both fell before his amashing attack. Than cam tha dapper Krenchmaa, Oeorgea Caj-pen-tlrr. popular Idol and war hero. But 'arpentir was added, to tha Uat of fhe m tiler's vlctlma. "Dampaey ataysd out of tha ring for two years until hla fight two monthe ago with Olhbona. Soma said ha waa not tha Dampaey of old In that fight: that hla man killing powar wera dimtnlahad. But Dempsey now says ha la In baiter ahap than ha aver was. There I none of tha braggart In hla statement that ha expects to win. for ha aara Firpo la Tig and strong and dangerous." "If 1 can and the right la ona round I'M da it." aava Dampaey. XPICT HAMD HlTTtNO BOUT.1 Tha ai parts expect a alashlng. taar lng, terrific attack from tha moment th first gong sounds tonight. Will Firpo ba able to face it? That la what snore than M.ooa persona ara paying mora than i,ooo.toa to find out. Tha fight wrt? be a brilliant affair. In point of attendance it la sported to rival that of two years ago whan Iempeey won from Carpantlrr, aa vent that aetabliehed a world's record rec-ord for a prise fight. The historic I'olo tJrounds, horn of th Naw Tor It Giants Baaaeball club, bas been made over for th occasion. Richard announced an-nounced ktat night that aaata for 0..7 persons would be provided, with plenty of standing room available. , Many attabioa will gather at tha ringside. Men prominent politically vti rub elbowa with veterans of tha ys-hting game, Captains of finance and stars of tha thaatro will think alike for tha night. Many woman will hava aeata. adding A daan of color to tha occasion. And far away down town, atm far-ther far-ther away In every city, village and hamlet in tha oountry vrlM be fight fais listening to detallg of tha battle. Homo will follow It by radio; other will ataod la front of newspaper offices. of-fices. Down In tho Argentina and la every South American country there will be th an me watchers. Thar thay Will ba hoping for Uio npws to tell ofi Firpo' s victory. Jack Dempaey la the eighth heavyweight heavy-weight of the world slnr glove be San to be uard in th rinv John is. uillvaa waa tha flrat. |