Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-01-22 | Page 9 | Firpo Offered Title Contest

FiRPO OFFERED TITLE CONTEST t South American to Await of Manager Must Meet Rojas AIRES Jan 22 A OP Iula Lulu Firpo the Argentine heavy heavy- henvy a 0 cablegram front Tet Rickard Richard Monday offering nOO GOO for a 1 fight fl ht between bet him stud Harr Harry Wills Will In July and ond pm pio 0 posIng another tIght fight between een FIr FIr- FIrpo Fir Fir po po pa and Jack Jaek y in m- m ber K OmiR I Firpo said cald he h would woul not decide until the tho th 01 of ot Huch Bugli Gart- Gart GArlland Gartland land Gart-land land his hi Ne Non New York rc re nt who In Is I on hi hh him way ay ay h here re and Who notified Firpo that he h had hid an ot- ot offer of offer fer tr ot of t 0 for tor a a fight with 1 from Newark promoter promo len FIrpo explained tnt that ho wa I no longer bound by the agreement he mOde madr nith Ith Rickard flIckerS atter after the I oy match mUch to fight Will Wills be- be because be aUe cause the tho time tim limit for tor Wills aig- aig tit nature nature to the lh agreement had ex- ex ext ex hence henc he h was WS wa at ot liberty to t accept the tl-e Newark offer nickard d said raid ald In his hin message me aie to Firpo thai It had been difficult to arrange a 1 mate match nith Ith Wills B NEW YORK YORI Jan Jail The 22 2 The South American Boxing oratIon has hoe taken laken a 0 loaf loet out of the New lork lark state tat om ml- ml Ions Ion's book of o In Infixing InfIxing fixing a 8 time limit for tor or Lute Lule Lul to defend hIs hla hi heavyweight on title against l Romero RoJas Chilean I in Its action In gIving Firpo 90 days day to meet his rival Is la even ven more tlc than the tho rub rule ot of tho the New NewYork NewYork N I York rIng solons solon who com compel ol champions to defend their titles v within alt f months month of ot tho the tIling of ofa ofa ota a challenge or face tae forfeiture ot Of cl recognition 00