Show DEMPSEY FIRPO AND WORLD PEACE description of the the most brutal piece of publicity since ninny many years during the last week the amerl american public has had its interest pitched to the highest point by the prize fight between dempsey and firpo the associated press has and given greatest importance to this event which atter after all is of 0 a very rough and brutal sort scarcely deserving of being called clean sport we herewith give just an excerpt of a description of the demp sey firpo fight as published in all the big dailies of tho the land before firpo went hurling down to defeat lie he gave a vast frenzied throng of one of the most thrilling and courageous ring exhibitions of all time battered bloody and groggy he showed his marvelous stamina by coming back with a whirlwind crushing drive toward the close of the first round that had the titleholder tottering from the tap of the first gong these two scowling giants tore at each other with attacks of unrestrained savagery firpo was the first to land as they came to close quarters but in a flash the champion plunged shot in a right to the body and a left to the jaw sending the challenger crashing to the floor on his side momentarily dazed but with eyes ablaze firpo rose to his feet atter after a short count and rushed back again he was met by a withering drive and went down for the second and third times blood flowed from his mouth he was stunned and dempsey let loose the most terr terrific power of his swings as he sensed victory firpo went down twice more and both times it seemed the end had come but atter after taking a count of nine on his fifth knockdown the challenger suddenly sprang at his bis adversary like 0 wounded tiger an infuriated jungle beast etc now the question pops up does the associated press the right thing by giving the publicity to a prize fight as it did to this or is it only the old motto business is business Is money all de we never want to make a start to teach especially ally our young people not to enjoy whatever is not clean wholesome and sane there was a prize of set out lately for the best plan tor for a permanent peace we can set out the prize as high as a billion of dollars there will never be permanent peace as long as such brutal pleasures call out the brutality in the animal nature of men and as long as the press fosters this animal nature by wallowing in description of the details of such a pleasure that appeals only to beast in man and by broadcasting it all over the world |