The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 128, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 27, 1923 Page: 43 of 64
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ANOTHER ERA
OF TOP-NOTCH
BOXERS HERE
Willard-Firpo Scrap Sign
of Returning Heavy-
weight Activity.
MCKS FIRPO TO WIN
Edgren Inclined to Think
Willard’s Punches Will
Be Ineffective.
I w * •>
By ROBERT EDGREN.
We are on the threshold of tre-
mendously exciting ring events.
Firpo and Willard meeting to fight
out their rival claims before July 27
for a right to meet Jack Dempsey in
a world’s heavyweight championship
bout will attract fully as much at-
tention as if they were already fight-
ing for the title. And when they are
through the winner will be signed at
once to meet Demj^ey later in the
year unless the utterly unexpected
should happen and Tom Gibbons
punch Dempsey out of the picture up
in Montana.
Since Jim Jeffries grew old and
slipped back out of the limelight the
ring hasn’t seen another figure as
picturesque as the “Wild Bull of the
Pampas” Firpo of the Argentine.
Even Willard when fie whipped
Jack Johnson at Havana was less
interesting than Firpo.
Willard was a champion because of
his great bulk and strength He wasn’t
a natural fighter. He didn’t like
fighting But he liked the money a
champion could gather and so he
trained hard for nearly n year at-
tained perect physical condition wore
Johnson down in a slow deliberate
way and when Johnosn could no
longer lift his arms in the twenty-
sixth round knocked him out.
Willard Now a Fighting Man.
The crowd likes the man who goes
into win or lose right from the first
roWid and who fights at top speed
until he gets results. That is Jack
Dempsey’s style. It is also Firpo’s.
Curiously it seems that Willard
has come back a real fighting man.
Certainly he used good fighting tactics
against Floyd Johnson May 12 when
he jabbed and right-crossed the game
lowa youngster to a standstill in
eleven rounds and finished him with
a tremendous uppercut that would
have knocked down a horse.
Willard used to think any fight was
a joke because he believed no one
could hurt him with a blow. Knocked
out by Dempsey he realized after-
ward that a bout against any good
man isn't a circus performance and
that clowning doesn t win fights.
His new idea makes Willard more
dangerous than he ever was in his
younger days and in the Johnson
fight he proved that he has strength
and endurance still for he increased
the pace as soon as he took the ag-
gressive in the last few rounds and
was perfectly fresh at the finish; in
fact looked much better than in the
early rounds.
Willard’s showing against Johnson
would entitle him to another Dempsey
fight at once if Firpo hadn't come
up at the same time.
Good Men Come in Groups.
In ring history we always find
good men appearing together. Once
it was Sullivan Kilrain Mitchell.
Jackson Mace and Slavin. Then a
little later Corbett Fitzsimmons Ma-
her Sharkey. Choynski McCoy Ruh-
lin nnd Jeffries.
When the weeding out was over
Jeffries had no rivals for several
years and quit the ring./ Six years
later he was dragged out to fight
Johnson a new heavyweight with
great strength nnd skill and all-around
fighting ability.
After that there was the “White
•S^ie” period a long time when a lot
of promising youngsters cavorted
about and it seemed as if ring science
had been forgotten. Out of that wel-
ter came Willard who was alone on
the peak until Dempsey clambered up
and threw him down.
Since that day at Toledo we have
not had a single man who compared
with Dempsey as a fighter. There
has been another slack period.
And now at a single show we have
seen six men any one of whom could
give Dempsey a fairly interesting bat-
tle. They were Tiny Herman a fast
man with a wilting punch; Jack Re-
nault almost another Depmsey in
action: Floyd Johnson game enough
to fight anybody; McAuliffe a fine
boxer and a good prospect in spite of
a single defeat and Firpo and Wil-
lard.
The cycle of great heavyweights has
rolled around again.
"Low Down” on the “Bull.”
Anil now for a little intimate stuff
op Firpo.
I have it from a gentleman who
often visits the Argentine that he
saw Firpo. a novice in two fights
there in 1014 at the Constitutional
Club and the Seaman's Home. He
says Firpo wasn't a drug clerk but a
blacksmith.
Whatever Firpo’s early experience
he landed in New York a couple of
years ago. fat clumsy and unskilled
and won three fights with knockouts.
Coming on another trip he showed
some improvement but was still far
from a finished ring product.
He knocked ont Bill Brennan in a
rushing furious battle using his arms
like clubs rushing from his corner
with his right fist held far behind
him to start a swinging right-hand
blow that being his primitive notion
of the way to box.
•qH^rpo was clumsy but his fighting
qualities were very evident.
Jimmy DeForest old fox of the
ring was engaged to teach Firpo how
to handle himself. DeForest had
been useful even to Dempsey when
he trained and coached Jack at To-
SUNDAY.
Sizing Up the Principals in the Next Big Bout
If Firpo 'hits vJrxard
TME way Uohh^on
Something is going
Wo drop •
ledo. The result of his work was
amazing.
Firpo fighting McAuliffe was no
longer clumsy.
He had two hands. He could use
his left. He fought compactly like a
boxer.
Best of all. changing Firpo’s fight-
ing style hadn’t made him lose any
part of his natural aggressiveness of
his trick of relialiating instantly with
a tremendous blow when hit.
Like Hitting Dynamite.
That is Firpo’s greatest fighting as-
set. Hitting him on the chin is like
banging a stick of dynamite with a
hammer. I once knew a man who did
that. He was a total loss. So was
the hammer.
McAuliffe shook Firpo with several
sharp hard punches. Twice Firpo’s
plunging counter hits dropped Mc-
Auliffe to the floor. After the sec-
ond it wasn't even necessary te
count.
Physically Firpo is the most sym
metrical big man I’ve seen in the ring.
Jeffries was more muscular Willard
is bigger but Firpo is a model of
physical perfection and power. When
he first appeared he was thick-waisted
and slow. Training has brought out
his muscles has taken off all the fat
lias given him a trim waist well
shaped light legs broad shoulders and
good arms.
He has long muscles that go with
speed and a punch. There isn’t a
bunch of muscle on him. He is to
make the description brief an exact
counterpart of Jack Dempsey himself
—but 30 pounds heavier and two
inches taller with reach In propor-
tion.
Trained fine he weighed 215 pounds
against McAuliffe. And he has a lot
of Dempsey’s speed.
Chests Measure About Same.
Wiilard is a bigger man than Firpo
but will have no such great advantage
as he has had over ail his other op-
ponents. He's only four inches taller.
He weighs 34 pounds more but it
isn't all fighting weight. He doesn't
outmeasure Firpo greatly except in
height.
Willard’s chest expanded is 49
inches Firpo’s 4S 1-2. Very little dif-
ference there. A big chest shows lung
capacity which is usually the measure
of endurance.
In all of Firpo’s published measure-
ments his biceps is placed at 13 1-2
inches. That's absurd. His biceps
will measure just about three inches
more. His arms are in proportion to
the rest of his physique.
It was the general opinion after
the May 12 fights that Firpo can stop
Willard. Jess isn't hard to hit. John-
son hit him often in the body and oc-
casionally reached his chin.
Willard said next day that in the
sixth round Johnson hurt him with a
body punch but he quickly recovered.
I saw tbnt punch and saw Willard's
legs sag for a minute. But it’s true
he recovered. Just at the end of the
round he nearly lifted Johnson off his
feet with a vicious uppercut.
In my opinion that same blow de-
livered by Firpo. landed in just the
same way. would have dropped Wil-
lard and might have finished him.
No Lack of Confidence.
But Willard hns no lack of confi-
dence in his ability to take any
punches Firpo can send over and to
heat him. Otherwise he wonldn't have
immediately accepted a chance to
fight Firpo before going after Demn-
sey. And confidence will help W’’-
lard n lot when he fights again in
the early rounds with Johnson he wa«
uncertain and over-eantions. After
half a dozen rounds ho was fighting
his best. With full confidence in hi«
condition and ability to give and
take blows. Willard should bo twine
ns dangerous as he was at the Yankee
Stedinm.
Just one thing more. Nobody
TH Er SPORT PAGE-
Wind Rolls Ball in
Eighteenth Cup to
Square Golf Match
Pinehurst. N. C M May 26. —
The wind the other day brought
about a golf freak here and sent
a match three extra holes.
Ralph Sweet of Binghnmpton.
N. Y. was playing William Hager
of Roselle N. J.
Sweet was one up nnd on the
18th green in three. Hager placed
his fourth an inch or two from the
cup a dead stymie on Sweet's ball.
An argument arose as to whether
Hager should lift his ball so that
Sweet might try for a long putt
to win the match. While the argu-
ment was in progress the blustery
wind caught Hager's ball and
rolled it into the cup. Club offi-
cials were called on for a ruling.
They decided Hager had holed out
his fourth which was the stroke
that had landed him a couple of
inches from the cup. Sweet tried
for Ins fourth and missed which
permitted Hager to square the
match.
Sweet had to go the 21st hole
before he won.
knows how Firpo will stand up under
such heavy fire as Willard can de-
liver. He was badly cut by Bren-
nan but it didn't worry him bnt
Brennan had no crashing punch like
Willard's down-curving right or right
uppercut.
If Firpo hits the floor it may jar
some of that aggressiveness out of
him. Willard counts on that.
But I don't think Firpo will show
any weakness. The “Wild Bull of the
Pampas'’ looks like a man born and
bred for fighting with a mind that
knows no other thought when in the
ring. That kind of a man is hard to
stop.
I am strongly inclined to think it
will be Firpo of the Argentine who
will meet Dempsey for the world title
in the fall whether the fight is held
here or in South America.
MATTER OF OPINION
Pitchers Bagby and Smith Switch
Leagues. Look AH Right.
Pittsburg May 26.—Baseball pro
duces many unusual situations.
The cases of the veteran pitchers.
Sherrod Smith and Jim Bagby pre
sent peculiar parallels.
Last year Sherrod Smith was with
Brooklyn. In the 1920 world series
against Cleveland his pitching wa»
the outstanding feature from a Na
tional League standpoint.
In 1920 Jim Bagby was the big
noise of the American League lead
ing all pitchers with 31 games won.
Last season neither Bagby _ nor
Smith were of much use to their re-
spective clubs. In two short year-
they had faded from stars to ordinarj
performers.
Brooklyn asked for waivers on
Smith. Cleveland alone claimed him
Cleveland asked for waivers on
Bagby. Pittsburg was the only cluo
willing to take a chance.
Thus the two stars of 1920. shift to
rival leagues.
National League players think
Smith is done. American Leagues
feel the same way about Bagby.
Despite this Manager Speaker of
Cleveland is depending on Smith
while Bill McKechnie of Pittsburg
says Bagby should prove a valnabl*
man.
Sometimes a change of scenery
orks wonders for a ball player.
• THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
NoBaW KNOUIS HOW
Firpo might stano up
VMCERThe HEWY FIRE-
of VJiucAßob uppercuts...
* But he hm shown
No WEAKNESS Vet
No Doubt can
Take punches as v^eul
as he chmes -trim .
RULE WIPING OUT
RECORDS OF SHORT
CONTESTS UNFAIR
Players Squawk for Their
Hits Even Though Rain
Halts Game.
By BILLY EVANS.
When is a base hit so recorded in
the batting averages?
Ball players as a rule do not ad-
vocate many changes in the playing
rules. Base hits however are dessert
to every diamond athlete.
As a result a majority of the big
league players favor a change in a
certain rule that has a direct bearing
on the merry old base bit. For ex-
ample:
If two teams play four innings and
the umpire is finally forced to call
the game due tn rain or some other
reason all the hits and runs as well
as other records made in the game
are thrown into the discard.
The only reason for such action
is based on the theory that the four
innings played do not constitute a
ball game.
On the other hand if two teams
play four and one-half innings and
the home team has made more runs
than the other team it constitutes
a ball game and the records of the
game stand as made.
While only a half more inning has
been played thnn in the game called
at the end of the fourth the records
stand simply because the conditions
that existed at the time of calling the
contest make it a complete game.
Well do I recall a certain major
league ball game in which n player
hit for a home-run in the first inning
with a couple on the bases. He fol-
lowed it up with another homer in
the third inning. The game was
called at the end of the fourth making
the affair no contest and eliminating
all the records made during the game.
I still can hear the player who lost
the two home ruris raving like mad
and I have never blamed him much
for his feelings in the matter.
When two teams start a hall game
they seldom have any idea as to
whether or not the game will be
called. Occassionally a game is
started under such bad conditions
that it seems it will be impossible to
finish it.
Regardless of weather conditions
players work as hard and earnestly
in a game that is called in the third
or fourth inning as they do in an
extra-inning contest. It seems only
fair that the work of the player as
performed should stand no matter
how abbreviated the contest may be.
After all the only possible reason
that can he advanced for failure to
put the doings of short games into the
records is the fact that the game as
played doesn’t constitute a real ball
game as laid down by the rules.
As a matter of fact the perform-
ance of the individual player should
not be confused with the game. In-
dividual records are not a game.
Hence the fact that the contest did
not comply with the "tiles relative
to a game should have no bearing
on the work of the player.
Major league players are almost a
unit in the belief that the rule in
this particular respect should he
changed feeling that a player should
he credited with every play that he
actually performs regardleaa of the
termination of the contest
MANY HIGH-PRICED
STARS HAVE FAILED
IN MAJOR LEAGUES
Skeptics Therefore As-
sume Gloomy Attitude
Toward New Men.
New York May 26.— Living down
a bad reputation is one thing. Living
up to a good on: is another.
All of which in a way brings up
the moot question. What will Willie
Kamm. Jimr O'Connell Jack Bent-
ley and Sammy Hale do in the big
leagues this season? Will they make
good and substantiate the faith that
has been placed ii their ability?
There is a great deal of speculation.
And incidentally there are many skep-
tics; for there have been other high-
priced men who have flivvered and
fandom as a file doesn't forget.
Not so many years ago. .$lOOOO
was considered a top-notch sum to give
for a minor league player. And in
those days it was a lot of money.
Consequent'y the entire baseball
world gasped when it was announced
that the NeW York Giants had paid
the Indianapolis club in the American
Association a cold $llOOO for Rube
Marquard.
It was indeed a record price. And
naturally a great deal wns expected
of the southpaw hurler. But for two
seasons Marquard failed to show his
supposedly fabbling stuff and was of
little use to McGraw. After that he
did better setting a modern record
for conaecutive victories with 19 such
performances.
In 191i\ or seven years after com-
ing to the Giants he went to Brook-
lyn by the waiver route. And though
he is Mill in the main tent the
“$11009 beauty” has hardly lived up
to the reputation that preceded him
into the majors. \
Then there was Russell Blackburns
nnd Larry Chappelle obtained from
the Milwaukee club by the Chicago
White Lox in 1910. “Lena.” as
Blackburne wa a'familiarly known
cost Comiskey $B5OO and a couple of
players Chappelle cost about $12000
With the Brewers Blackburne had
been a sensation but with the Sox
he never accomplished a great deal
being a lamentably weak hitter and
a rather erratic fielder. Blackburne
finally drifted back into the "Double
A” loop and later got on with Cin-
cinnati from which team he was
shortly turned adrift again.
Chappelle bad n similar experience
getting a second trial with Cleve-
land. and then fading out.
And there was Marty O'Toole an-
other Indianapolis product purchased
by Pittsburg. O'Toole set the Pirates
back just 22.500 berries But all they
got for their money was the privilege
of feeding Marty. He failed utterly
to come through as n big-time pitcher.
This trio u. until a few years ago.
brought the highest amounts ever paid
for minor league ball players. And
in the main they were all poor invest-
ments though Marquard has hung on
fairly well.
Too much was expected of them.
And that's just why fans in general
are rather skeptical concerning Kamm
O'Connell. Hale and Bentley. They
cost records sums. Heaps will be ex-
pected of ther.^_ If they make the
grade all wellTnd good. If they
don’t live up to their “reps” it will
doubtless mean adios! In other words
they really have nothing to gain and
everything to lose.
Hence living down a bad reputation
is one thing and living up to a good
one is another.
OFFER FOR BREDEMUS
Local Golf architect Probably Will
Take Charge of Houston Links.
John Bredemus. San Antonio golf
professional and golf course architect
who laid out the Del Rio and Corpus
Christi links and assisted on several
local courses i- -'uding the rearrange-
ment of the one at Brackenridge
Park has received a flattering offer
from Houston to take charge of the
new municipal course there and
probably will accept. He will go to
Houston early next week where he is
likely to close the deal.
Bredemus is expected to supervise
completion of the new Houston pub-
lic links and then take charge as
professional with all concessions.
—By ROBERT EDGREN
"Wen Firpo rxjsht
Brennan he started ha
Right Suring ^5 he lept
HIS CdRHEK.
SELDOM DOES TEAM
NEED MORE THAN 95
GAMES TO WIN FLAG
Once Detroit Captured an
Even 100 and Was Beat-
en Out by Boston.
According to the law of average 95
victories in a season are sufficient to
enable a team to win a major league
pennant; for in a schedule of 154
games it gives a club a percentage
of .618 which as a rule is enough
to lead the rest of the field provid-
ing it is at all evenly balanced.
Of course in a chase where two
clubs far excel the other entries the
above doesn't always hold true as
was evidenced back ia 1915 when the
Detroit Tigers though they turned
in an even 100 triumphs were
forced to be content with second
place the Boston Red Sox copping
the flag with 101 victories. This is
no doubt the only occasion however
where a team reaching the century
figure in games won failed to annex
the gonfalon.
Oddly enough the Tigers hold the
record of having won the pennant
with the lowest percentage ever com-
plied. turning the trick in 1908 with
90 games won nnd 03 lost a mark
of .588. That was the year in which
the four western clubs in the
American League were in the thick
of the pennant fight right up until
the last two weeks of the campaign.
In the National circuit thd
Phillies claim honor to the same sort
of feat their 90 victories and 62 de-
feats in 1915 giving them a per-
centage of but .592. Incidentally
this was the only time a team in the
older loop has captured the flag
with a mark below .600 in the last
20 years the finishes in the parent
body not being so close as those
in the American.
To the Chicago Cubs goes the
honor of having won the most games
in n season the 1006 outfit grabbing
116 tilts for the remarkable percent-
age of .763. In the American League
tlie Rod Sox hold the best record
with 105 triumphs and bnt 47 whip-
pings in 1912 for an average of .691.
BASEBALL
TODAY
VAN DAELE STADIUM
3 P. M.
S. A. AZTECS
vs.
JOSKE’S
Take S. J-aredo car to end. or
drive out S. Laredo St. to Brazos.
Parking space inside.
BASEBALL
DOUBLE HEADER
Today at Schwab Field at 3 O Clock
(Take North Flores Street Car)
Alamo Peck Indians vs. Three Rivers
Pittsburg Water Heaters vs. S. A. Light
Genera! Admission both games 25 cents
BOX SEATS 50 CENTS
Reserved Seats on Sale Now at Sommers’ Drug Store No. 1
Even Underwear Ads Must
Have Golf Atmosphere Now.
Growth and Wide Appeal
of the Game Illustrated
in Advertising Man’s Ar-
ticle—Found Ads With
“GolfyLook” Sell Things.
With those who recall the early
days of the inevitable red “blazer”
on the links there may remain a
certain vague recollection that golf
has been developing in this coun-
try for several years. But owing
to the cyclonic speed of its late
growth the man who has only of
late years come to tatoe cognizance
of the game must be struck by the
impression that like Topsy the game
just grew.
Possibly no better evidence of
this growth is needed than is of-
fered by an article appearing in the
Muy lit issue of the Am-iie-"
Golfer by W. Livingston Larned.
Discussing golf as the most widely
advertised game in the world he
says in part:
“The writer handled in one
month something like four hun-
dred different illustrated accounts
ranging from a campaign for un-
derwear to a series in trade papers
for cast steel horseshoes and it is
no exaggeration to say that eighty
per cent of the personal wishes or
instructions of the advertisers them-
selves touched on golf as possible
atmosphere.
“This is easily explained. Yoa
can go on a tour from Maine to
Oregon and visit every maker of
things from a cake of soap to s
piece of hoisting machinery and
the worth - while executives of the
institutions would rather play golf
than earn dividends. Whatever
else may happen golf nestles close
to their hearts. It is more than a
mere game with them—it is sooth-
ing obsession.
“And the chap who spends six
do vs a week manufacturing nuts
bolts and screws sneaks off five
afternoons a week to prove his prow-
ess at putting. When he mixes up in
advertising three-fourths of his men-
tality is back nt his local golf club.
“We know of a case where an
executive nt the head of a tractor
manufacturing enterprise. always
'sat in’ on his advertising. He had
a say. And. in open session one after-
noon. while examining the illustrations
for a series in a trade paper he ob-
served :
“ ‘Can’t we get n little golf atmos-
phere in our advertising?’
“ ‘But whnt hns golf to do with
tractors?’ his advertising manager re-
monstrated.
“ ‘Oh. h—F cried the executive
‘anything is possible. Show a farmer
using a tractor in a field thnt ad-
joins a modern golf course. That’s
easy. I sort of figure thnt our pros-
pects will be interested in that touch
of golf.'
“And he had his way.
“It made an extraordinarily suc-
cessful piece of advertising.
“Very recently we have assisted
in building the campaigns which
follow mid in every case golf re-
ceived free advertising. We main-
tain that golf backgrounds consti-
tute advertising for the game. They
irny be secondary but if golf as a
game had to pay for all the space
occupied by this atmosphere it would
require a fund of over ten million dol-
lars a year. Thnt for the white space
—the paper .... the magazine and
newspaper space rate accounting:—
“Ten illustrations for an under-
wear house were located in locker
rooms of golf clubs.
“A lawn mower account exploited
club greens.
“Ditto n campaign for garden hose
DOUBLE-HEADER TODAY
League Park —2:30 P. M.
ELKS vs. TELEPHONE CO.
EXPRESS-NEWS vs. EAGLES
Grand Stand 25c Boxes 50c
WHAT ABOUT
THAT BOY’S SUMMER?
Will it be an instructive body-building boy-developing vacation
—or simply an idle period?
Splendid results are being obtained at
“CAMP WILD CAT”
Personal direction of D. W. Read. Waring Texas.
Write today for information.
MAY 27 1923.
“Nine automobile accounts display-
ed scenes of fine cars rolling up to golf
courses.
“A half dozen clothing manufactur-
ers believed that men were as inter-
ested in golf as in clothing and used
this local color for embellishment.
“A grass seed house concentrated
entirely on golf courses.
“A radio accessory firm wanted the
radio scene placed with golf club
dressings.
“But why continue. You know the
facts. It is only necessary for you
to look through your morning paper
or glimpse all current magazines to
realize that golf atmosphere is as pop-
ular in advertising illustration—and
copy—today as Tut-ankh-amen de-
signs might be with a manufacturer
of popular-priced jewelry.”
NEW VALLEY LEAGUE
Two Four-team Circuits in Operation
Along Rio Grande Now.
Brownsville Tex. May 26.—There
are now two four-team baseball
leagues in the Rio Grande Valley. The
second circuit has jnst been formed
consisting of the teams from Mer-
cedes LaFeria Weslaco and Mission.
The earlier league is composed of
Brownsville San Benito Harlingen
nnd Donna teams. A series between
the winning teams of the two leagues
will be the big event at the close of
the season.
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River Ave. Natatorium. Open daily.
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