Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-07-13 | Page 14 | Havana Wants Big Bout; Firpo to Battle Jack

Havana Wants Big Boat; Firpo to Battls Jack HAVANA. July 14. Havana waste ta aoo Jack Pempoey, koavy weight chara-pioa. chara-pioa. and Luis Pirpo la action. A snoot-lS snoot-lS rornpoaod of three prominent local eportatnen. two bank fflclala two member a af tha Cuban eonfreee. two local lo-cal hotel manrre. today decided to dei-nait a cord r led caeetk for se,S's with A. R. Hopkins, aditnr of the Havana ToolfrmRt, wtthta the nxt few dare as a Sue ran tee of pnod faith. When th- rhork la dollvored tha nomea of thoao la t erect od ta brlaatav thorn to Havana will b ntada publlo. It la pUnited by the promoters to outbtd eompsttlns eltlea. Re matter what sum le Bsrceooorr to sot the eenteet. Any data b twee a December I aad March 31 will Ha sua-noted, aa durlac thta period tha races are on In Haven aad the alt U) filled wit apart levera. NKW TORK. JeT.y II. Jack tempaey and Luis Ptrpo will mot for the heovj-wetpht heovj-wetpht cha mp ton ah to on Labor day. Tea Rtckard, promoter of loot slfbt'a record breaking flht. aatd today. a Richard has not doclded on the place for the right, but he Inn ma tod that ha will etaew the fight 'a th ring where Plrno knocked out Jess Wlllard las night. Jack K earns, menage? ef the champion, cham-pion, eald ho warned a fight with Flrpe oa Labor day and vim ( partlewlar whero It waa to be ata-d. Thla rtrpo to a at rone;, ffl-low ffl-low and a natural fighter. 4a will give Iemre a great fight," Reorna aald. Orrtcial fig ores on tho atlendenoo and tha receipts of last ntg-ht a fight may not ba available b-fore tonight. Richard aald. Ha waa wilting ta eatlmato that tbo crowd waa snore than lee.eoS and ttt the reeelpte would be at least tiot.-see. tiot.-see. WMtaid'e ahara ef the puree will be around lies 60S aad Plrp will dra ateund I IIS lot for hhi end.