New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
M'TIGUE.SHARKEY
BOUT ON TONIGHT
Another Heavyweight Elilnina.
ton Go at Madison Square

New York, March 3.-Pt-Inten-
sive training in verbs, nouns and
adjectives, coupled With daily pad
ded nitten drills. have put Mike
McTigue and Jack Sharkey in per-
feet shape for their l5-round bat
tie at Madison Square Garden to-
night. The scrap has been labelled
seIni-final in Tex Richards
heavyweight elimination tourna-
ment with the winner TO meet jim
my Malouey for the right to face
Champion Gene Tunney next Sep
TENDER.
Fight experts, who were 90 per
cent wrong in predicting the out
come OF the Naloney- Delaney bat
tie. 'hedged' almost in the same
ratio in picking the winner tonight.
Although Sharkey ranked to /
favorte In the betting. and in
scaling 100 pounds had a weight
advantage Of approximately 90
pounds on his rival. pickers tossed
a flock OF Ifs" into their fore
casts
Chief among the troubles beset-
ting the experts is the apparent
hypnotic influence OF words on
both gladiators. Sharkey, they point
out. borrowed from Gene Tunney's
psychology TO the extent OF talking
himself into a mood almost border
ing on contempt for Harry Wills
before he whipped the giant negro
last fall. Just as Tunney convinced
himself that Jack Dempsey could
not defeat him at Philadelphia and
that he was a man of destiny" so
Sharkey has saturated himself with
the conviction that is the man to
strip Tunney Of his title next fall
Daily. almost as a part OF his
training, the Boston tar has dis
coursed 10 great length on the hu.
mutations to be suffered tonight by
the elderly Irishman. Sharkey is
certain that McTigues best effort
cannot carry him more than six
rounds.
But as II the Sharkey complex
alone were not enough to perplex
the most daring critics. McTigue
too has suddenly assumed a new
personality. Bold Michael, who now
admits that his right will knock out
any man in the world. has been
changed by the words OF his man
ager. Jimmy Johnson. from a pure
L.,
gressive puncher OF astonishing
power.
Critics smiled last fall when Mike
announced he was convinced he
had heen all wrong in his style OF
lighting. that he had discovered
slumberins knockout punch in his
right hand and was about to unveil
it TO to sport world. He went out.
kO'd King Soloman, Billy Vida
beck. Soldier King, and finally Paul
Eorlenbach in four rounds before
the metamorphosis became too ap-
parent to overlook. Now he is lust
as certain that to the record will be
added the name of Sharkey tonight
and in Just six rounds.
Another eff" in the forecasts IS
Sharkey's distressing habit--to his
body half around when he misses
a left hook. That habit, the experts
say. will lay him liable to the full
force of McTigUe's short right TO
the chin. the blow that messed up
Berlenbach, and caused the down.
fall OF all Mikes recent opponents.
Whether Sharkey will crumple IN
der tile punch, something Maloney
failed to do when comparatively
light Delaney smote him full on the
jaw, is considered the final question
mark. Most of the critics then pick
Sharkey to win inside of ten
rounds-wth flock of provisos.
The main bout is scheduled to
start at 10 p NJ. eastern time. In
two ten round bouts, Arthur Dekun,
New York. is matched with Pat
Lester, Texas middleweight, and
Billy Nidabeck, New York middle
weight, mingles with Lou Bogash.
of Bridgeport. Conn. Two four
round prelimiraries complete the
card.
Physical comparison Of the
fighters:
>harkcy NcTigue
Weight
100 pounds 10 pounds
feet 3 II IA"
Ches. (NormaD
"A IA inches 36 inches
Chest (Expanded
"A IL inches 40 inches
33 IA inches 80 inches
inches I Inches
s inches Is IL inches
IS inches IS inches
2 IL inches . IL inches
II inches Is inches
"a inches 20 inches
Forearm
Il inches 10 l-2 inches
Reach
y inches ~ inches
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