Show I If V j f TO I 1 I 0 9 0 V q V 9 0 ci 9 V U 9 Q 0 0 0 fI o 0 9 I BILLIONS NEEDED TO UNDO QUAKE DAMAGE g 0 0 cOt 0 0 a 0 Three Perish in Blazing Apartment Nearly i Fans FansTo FansTo IT To 0 Pay More Than Million T To 0 See Fight Experts in Boxing World Declare Firpo Has No Chance Yet Argentine Giant Is Un- Un Unafraid Unafraid Un Unafraid afraid Terrific Slashing Battle From First Gong Looked For i i NEW N EW YORK Sept Sept- By 4 1 14 By The Associated Press Press- Press I Two gladiators of the new world awoke in New York this morning ready for a battle to decide whether the I championship of the earth shall remain in North I America or cross the equator and become the property of the Argentine republic These Th warriors jack Dempsey of ortho I the United Stats States present holder hold of the heavyweIght ht championship and Lull Luis Angel Aneel Firpo of the tho th Ar- Ar Ar scowling chieftain of South Americas America's silt Ill step Into a brilliantly r light r arena at the Polo grounds round at lit u 30 o'clock New NewYork York daylight tine UrIc or Ogden time tonight The Th main tight tl was set set for I tur or-l or p 10 deV p m dt n F Flight y light time tim but it was Wa wa decided to advance It to 30 One One- On of thol the th scheduled semi finals ill folloW the main When Jack Dempsey Demp y defends hIs heavyweight title till against Luis Luls An- An Angel Angel An Aneel gel eel Firpo tonIght at the tho Polo grounds he ho will weigh more than at any time tim In his championship career Ho He scaled 12 early this afternoon when neighed In at tile the I state athletic commission commission Ills His challenger r had not put In an steD- steD a j when the title titi holder ate teil pod ped oft off the tho scales When Dempsey fought Tom I bon bons lion at Shelby la last t July 4 ho weighed HI When ho he fought Georges Carpentier two year years ago he scaled After walling waiting 1 1 minutes Demp Demp- Dempsey sey Demp-sey sey departed and will not meet m Firpo until they taco face each other In the ring tonight They ba hao h never nevor mt et Dem D soy was accompanied by his mil aper Jack Kearns Kearn and bodyguard Mike Ti Tint Ti nt nt Chicago e Firpo arrived halt half an hour late wearing a II broad grin crin He H made mad the Indicator on the th scales tremble tr at atthe atthe atthe the 2114 pound mark and then stepped over to be b measured His heIght wa was officially recorded as ae a C 6 feet 2 Inches two inches taller than hi his opponent Ho he ae was wa Hi 4 pounds heavier than when he met Jess Willard Villard NO KO FLAG ron BELT Chairman Muldoon of the tho boxing commission asle ol 1 Demps Dempsey y not to wear an American flap flag around his belt during the th and the th cham cham- champon champion pon pion plon agreed He flu also requested ted that Jack don fA a pair of black tights but the champion asked he hebe hebe heb be permitted to wear the th pair Of old white whit ones that he h has l used In his previous title and Mr r Muldoon cd ed Mr fir Muldoon s added suggestion that both bo boxers ers be well shaen thai sha en hen hen they th y climb climbed through the tho ropes uns 1 agreed to by Dempsey Dempse who usually lly comes Into the tho th ring rini with a thick stubble on his face Ho He was wa bearing a light beard board today who arrived sporting a oune oung pine pin tore forest argued the th point with the chairman and was per per- permitted permitted pr to como come In dodging the th barbe bar- bar be her SU I SERVED Firpo sid stid ild he h not wear the thred red white whit and around his belt bait when hon he h came cam In nd t nd the th chairman bade him As A tho tile office door as 1 Firpo looked out outto outto outto to see aeo the tho th hal halt hall and ond stairway jammed as a tightly as a a subway train traio In a rush ruh hour But the tho th In- In Inconvenience Inconvenience In convenience of wading through only seemed to plea please e him Firpo pleasant plea ant view of ot life Ufe was ged soon oon 14 te he h e reached the Continued on PaRo Pao Two NEARLY HEARL Y FANS PAY TO SEE BIG FIGHT Continued From Page One sidewalk Two men strangers to him rushed u ui and deposited II a pap paper r In his hand hanel He couldn tun- tun t un- un understand un understand the tha so he gale gal It to his Interpret r r As that functionary functionary functionary read aloud face tace took on a championship scowl and the crowd roared roand its delight at II a vision of the wild bull lowering lila his horns D As soon 03 II the thc interpreter mil made de deIt It clear that It wan Wall a summons and that tho men were process servers servers ers his fists and looked wildly abuL But the pair baa l melted Into the crowd and Firpo found tharo th T rr was as as no ono one to tight fight until after tonight The examining examining- physicians were in la saying after atter testing both fighters that the they regarded rog Damp Demp- Demp say Bey as a superior athlete to the tho Argentine they admitted th the margin was small Their opinIon opinion ion ton was not communicated to Firpo There Thero was a c cowd of at peo- peo people peo people pie outside the Flatiron building building- at Madison Square while the tho fighters wel weme e weighing weighing- In Dempsey Wa was given a tremendous ous ovation when loft lift the build build- buildIng log Ing behind a troop CI ct pOlicemen policemen who wedged d an nn aisle through the crowd for tor him Just before Firpo got away from the entrance entranced the surging r crowd through two plate glass windows He was not hurt by the tho flying glean glass COPS FOR FOIl GUARDS With great a way WilY was Wal wa cleared for Firpo to his automo- automo olle olle oile and he be BBS as whisked away aay to hIs apartment to wait walt until timo timeto to to gOto go to the arena Both Hoth men were WAro under Instructions Instructions Instructions to get out cf c t the tho ring as Quickly as possible after the tight fight Chairman Muldoon arranged for six husky policemen to 10 guard each boxer The warriors will be watched by bya bya bya a crowd ot of mon mors than per per-i persons perison per persons son sons some of at whom have come all the way from tram Buenos Buono Aires Alres to see Bee Beethe seethe the meeting More toro than 1 will w have been collected by Promoter To Half Halt of at this amount will go to the fighters Per cent to Dempsey and tha the remaining 12 per cent to Firpo The rest reat goes to Mr Rickard Some of ot tb the spec spec- spectators spectators spectators hal ha paid 27 50 60 for tor seats others will nill pay 3 30 SO 0 when the gates are opened at o'clock sun Stilt others othera have hye paid iio to spec spec- speculators speculators It was B seid 66 1 Id 1 roil FOR 45 MINUTES U UTES The actual time timo Dempsey and andI I will be fighting each other cannot exceed 45 minutes The bout is scheduled to last 16 15 rounds round o- o othree three minutes each Most C- C ex experts parts and enthusiasts predict that It will not last Learly that long Indeed tome some o ha o na predicted that ther thero will mil be lell loaf ices than three min mm- minutes min minutes utes flies of fighting fighting- Most Moat of ot the pro pre predictions pre predictions dictions of ot this sort come from tl ose who think DAmp Dempsey ley will win Th They y are counting on a furious at- at att attack at attack t tack ck from tram the start with the result Firpo will be e knocked out In Inthe the tho first round Many others think differently U UNAFRAID Firpo faces hs his ordeal without the backing of ot the tho experts Virtu Virtually ally all 1111 of ot them expect him to be floored by the fighting machine NOI th America has produced In the shape ot of o Dempsey But Inn Im not afraid sa eais S this th- challenger Psychology mu may ma play an Import Important ant part In this physical test to- to tonight tonight to tonight night sass eais So s he is not afraid lie has hns hailed by bv his country country- country country- men as the m man n of ot destiny His 1 is of the Litin race aro are count count- countIng counting ing log on him Ha lie knows the great acclaim Im that wilt will be he e his should he hewin hewin win the tho r will this fight this c e eer e cr er one and admits admits I those who say he lie will wilt win are bas basing bas bas- lag ing their prediction largely on hIs downright desire to win They ad- ad admit admit ad admit mit ho he lacks experience his speed his ring general generalship they admit he Is li somewhat awk awkward ward as all far tar as boxing standards go But say they Firpo has baa a 0 mighty ml wallop ho can stand being hit being hit hard and they o bollo belle 0 he ho will willbe willbe willbe be able to take tho blows Dempsey Is i bound to deliver fr and then fin fin- finally fin finally ally land one aile punch that Il spell his victory COUNT ON If Ic I am knocKed down again and again I wil wl wi come como up again and again says 01 The Tho They dont don't usually come up when Dempsey them down It Itis ItIs is III this dogged ox- ox ox pressed by the tho Argentine that his hili backers aro are counting on Dempsey ey enters enter the tho arena with the confidence of the Ule champ champion 1011 He Heban Hoha ban haa proved that ho he la Is a s great fight tight tighter fighter er Sr Few Pew men have oem able ablo to hit him Oni Onh Tommy Gibbons |