Show TOM ITOM IT OM GIBBONS LUIS GIBBONS FIRPO MATCH MATCH PRACTICALLY LL Y ASSURED FOR FOR THIS us Ti-us SUMMER SUMMER Tex Jex ira Rickard Would Stage 1 Bout in h Jersey City Are Aren ArenI I Wild Bull to Go Into Intensive Training I Under Direction of Jimmy DeForest 1 By Henry L. L Farrell I j i United Press Staff Correspondent NEW V YORK Jan 14 Tom Tom Gibbons and Luis Angel Firpo will vill meet next summer in this country under th the promotion of Tex Rickard if the match is made Both Gibbons Gibbous and Firpo want the match aud the terms are the only obstacle Rickard would prefer to stage the contest in his Jersey City stadium but Gibbons wants a a. decision fight r Negotiations with the National Sporting club of ot London for the match was made in Jn good faith but fit it it is being continued Firpo only for tor the purpose of publicity r Firpo said before he lie left for tor his vacation to Europe that he would not fight again until he had gone through three months month's of ot training under Jimmy DeForest who is willIng will will- Ing ng to tal take e charge of the South American American heavyweight again al although although although al- al though he feels he was treated rather shabbily when Firpo tossed him aside because of a few paltry dollars and put himself himsel under the 2 Direction n of an am amateur ur fan from Argentine 1 Firpo left a contract contra t for m me be before before be- be fore tore he sailed for Europe De Forrest Forrest Forrest For For- rest said today I didn't like the terms termS but I feel teel sure that we can I reach an agreement I You can bet your last dollar that I Firpo will never fight in London I He wants want to come back here and fight Gibbons with the idea that a victory over o Gibbons would restore some of ot the prestige that hn li ost 3 y 3 not keeping himself elf in condition He plans pians to demand a a. return bout J with Wills under stricter rules than I the liberal hold-and-hit hold regulations that prevailed in their first meeting meeting meet meet- I ing ng in Jersey City I II I |