Word: firpo
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When he entered the ring Farmer Lodge, 231 pounds, weighed 13 pounds more than Firpo. For four rounds he was the aggressor...
...bull knocked-out a farmer in the 5th round. The bull's name was Luis Angel Firpo of the Argentine. The farmers Christian name is unknown. But he is a North American and his sirname is Lodge. "Fat Farmer Lodge," he is called...
...Firpo was scheduled for one more fight before leaving his home Pampas -with Ermino Spalla, Italian, heavyweight champion of Europe, who was introduced to the Buenos Aires crowd last Sunday...
Spalla, from the ringside, challenged the winner in both Italian and Spanish. Then up spoke Romero-Rojas, Chilean, and challenged Firpo whether he won or lost. The up spoke Joe Boykin, Chilean, and challenged Romero-Rojas...
...Rickard (promoter of the Dempsey -Willard, Firpo -Willard, Dempsey-Firpo fights) laughed at the new promoters with indifferent scorn. He said they could not pos-sibly make money if they gave $500,000 to the fighters. He calculated that $600,000 would be the maximum receipts under most favorable circumstances, whereas expenses, including the $500,000 would approach, if not exceed, $1,000,000. Mr. Raymond is figuring on $2,000,000 receipts...