BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1923, Page 3

BOXING.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SLOW MOTION PICTURE OF EIGHT (Received tiiis dny at 1.0 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sep. 10. Newspaper men who saw the Demp-sov-Eirpo light in a slow motion picture observed the details, which actually were so swift and furious that it was impossible to grasp them. The pictures showed that Firpo was knocked down seven times in the first round. As he started to rise after the sixth knock-down, Dempsey circled cat-like, and Firpo tried to face Dempsey as lie rose, hilt Dempsey kept behind, and when lie saw Firpo’k hands leave the floor lie knocked him crashing to the canvas again. The pictures indicate that the eighth blow from Firpo nearly finished Dempsey. Had he allowed Dempsey to drop to the canvas, the newspaper men believe he might not have got up. When knocked out of the ring. ” Demosey half crawled back through the ropes and was pushed the remainder of the way bv the newspaper men.

FIRPO DANGEROUS

NEW YORK, Sept. 15

Firpo in being defeated is acclaimed by critics as being a more dangerous challenger than ever. To-night Tex Rickard announced that plans were under way for a second Dempsey-Firpo battle and he hopes to arrange the match for July Ist, 1924, probably in New York. Meanwhile Rickard is ready to match Firpo and Wills, the negro, guaranteeing the victor n hunt with Dempsey. So far Wills has ignored the proposal, preferring to press his claim to meet the champion.