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...Jess Willard (in a signed article in The New York Call: "The best man I ever fought was Jack Johnson . . . His best was better than the best of either Dempsey or Firpo...
...Jess Sweetser of New York, 1922 amateur champion, led the medal round of the Western Amateur with 143, including a 68 that broke the Mayfield course record. Sweetser met Evans in the semifinals, forcing him below par to win in 38 holes...
...Firpo ("Argentine Ape") knocked out Jess Willard (" Huge Anachronism of the Ring") in eight rounds in Jersey City...
...Sybil Bauer, of Chicago, 1 min. 26 3-5 sec. ¶ 500-meter swim, free style: John Weissmuller, of Chicago, 6 min. 55 sec. ¶ 220-yard swim for women, free style: Miss Gertrude Ederle, New York, 2 min. 49 sec. ¶ 15-mile automobile racing on dirt track: Jess Coe, California, 11 min. 37 3-5 sec. ¶ 1-mile, automobile on dirt track: Fred Frame, California...
...Jess Willard, on hearing that Luis Angel Firpo has signed for a bout with him on July 7: " Good! I know I can beat all those setups. Firpo's beating McAuliffe didn't amount to much. McAuliffe was young and inexperienced, and I can't see where Firpo showed great work in beating this youngster...