Show Milk Fund Fighters Boast Picturesque Sport World W orId Careers NEW N MEW EW YORK May By 2 1 12 By The Associated Press Press- Press Picturesque careers have marked the ascent of the heavyweight ladder by the four outstanding figures in inthe inthe the milk fund boxing carnival today at the Yankee stadium stad stadium ium Jess Willard Floyd Johnson Luis Angel Firpo and Jack McAuliffe II all aspirants for the crown worn by byJ Jack J ack Dempsey Brief sketches of their ring achievements follow JESS RD Willard giant clant from the plains plaIDs of 01 Kansas who answered the call for tor tora fora fora a white hope eight ears ago and took the tho heavyweight title from Jick Johnson Johnon at Havana Is essaying a comeback in his bout with lIoyd Johnson Despite hIs 40 years or so Willard is confident dent he ho can tight fight his way to a re- re return re return turn match with Jack Dempsey sho ho toppled him from the throne on July 4 1919 lilt at Toledo Wit Wit- lard WH-lard lard deFended his crown but one once In the tour four years Interval ot of his reign defeating Frank Moran In Ina ina Ina a a ten-round ten bout In New York In 1916 1 He is 6 feet leet 6 inches In height FLOYD One of ot the younger youner crop of challengers Floyd noyd Johnson has hns climbed rapidly to the fore with with- withIn within with within in the tho year or more that he h has s been acUe In eastern rings lines He knocked out Bob Martin gained a decision I ovel Bill Rill Brennan and another over Fred Fulton re- re recently recently re recently at Jersey Jersy City but lost some prestige by his failure to more than shade the tall Minnesotan Johnson is 22 years old a good box boxer r and fat fast but Irma his failed to show a powerful punch EElS IUIS FIRPO Lui Luis Lula a n national hero In his native natle Argentine v where here he cut cuta n a vide swath through and professional ranks rank is the most picturesque of the present heavy heavy- heavy eight crop He created a sensa sensa- sensation sensation tion on his first In Inthe Inthe Inthe the United States more mor s than a year ago bo bowline 0 over oser er several se eral third rater In rapid succession and re- re returned returned re returned turned thi this year to knock out the Bill Brennan Numerous critics critic hail hall him as a second Jim H Ho He Is 26 bears cars old and Is 0 oer er six Ix feet tall J OK ar n ITt Jack McAuliffe milk the least known of oC the milk fund principals principal I is israe n rae erthelee g rated highly by critIcs ho ho have he seen him train for lor his bout with Firpo His record shows 16 knockouts out of 17 light fIghts and anda a six-round six decision over Floyd Johnson but hut mot of ot his con con- conquests con conquests quests have hae e been over little known opponents lie Re H Is a shifty boxer boer possesseS a 11 good left hand punch but has as yet to prove ability to assimilate the t tip pe of ot punishment he will receive e from Firpo Ho lie Is isEl El 22 years old and Is 6 feet Iet 3 Inches tall 1111 |