Luis Angel Firpo will demonstrate his battering right in his native ring. He has selected as his opponent Farmer Lodge, incompetent U. S. heavyweight. On the Buenos Aires football field, they will fight 15 rounds, Feb. 10, for the Women's Charity Association of Buenos Aires. Lodge will receive $3,000 and traveling expenses.
Lodge, old, awkward, heavy, has never displayed first-class ability. He was a sparring partner for Dempsey during the latter's preparations for Firpo. Critics agree that Firpo has selected a "set-up."
Erminio Spalla, European heavyweight champ, sailed from Milan to meet Firpo at...
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