New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
Speaking
Of Sports

Of Sports /
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I. Fish. steward at the Shuttle
Meadow club, will be among the
New Britain fight fans who will
view the Dempsey-Sharkey fight In
New York tomorrow night. He will
be member OF a party which will
include State Athletic Commissioner
Thomas E. Donahue and Edward L.
Kelly, secretary to Governor John
H. Trumbull.
Other local men who will attend
he bout are Frank Arata, John Du-
lack, William F. Brennecke, Her
bert Martin, James Connolly. DR..
james Martin and Stanley Sinskie.
Anyone wishing to 30 to New
York tomorrow should get in touch
with Artie Pilz. He plans to motor
10 the city tomorrow and has room
tor a passenger or so.
Jimmy DeForest predicts that
Dempsey will win by a knockout in
side of five rounds. DeForest was
formerly Dempsey's trainer and his
prediction will carry lot of weight
with the wagering public.
Sharkey Is quoted as saying that
he will end the fight quickly. His
clustering about what he Is going
to do and what he isn't going to do,
has put him in wrong with many
Of the fight fans. 1t doesn't always
Fay for n man to sputter and boast
about himself before a severe con-
test such as Sharkey faces tomorrow
night.
1t is significant that Dempsey
could go out on the golf links yes
terday and shoot nine holes with q
better score than he has been doing.
To the golfer and those who know
the game, this feat shows that his
nerves are very, very calm. Had
he any worries on his mind. he
would, say the golfers, be increasing
his number of strokes rather than
be cutting them down.
Both fighters are reported to be
in the best shape possible and there
should be no alibis for either when
the bout is over. Dempsey declares
that he is fit and in fighting form
and Sharkey has told the world how
good he is.
We have been scratching our |
heads trying to get some real dope |
on this fight and We are certainly |
sure that you have been just as per-
picked as we have been. You pick |
the winner, we don't care to.
One day we figure that Sharkey
is going to teat ttat hollow SHELF
and then we turn right around and
after reading some more reports
from tho training camps. we are
Just as positive that Dempsey will
beat the Lithuanian.
Get around on the corners and in
all centers where the fight followers
gather and there Is nothing being !
talked about except this bout.
Dempsey has his hackers. plenty of
them, and Sharkey has his follow
ers just as many as the former
champion.
A good numb Der of the boys got
into print the other day predicting
the outcome of the fight. Fred
Joyce az Charles Grill predicted
that there was nothing TO it but
Dempsey and legion of Sharkey
admirers met him at the corner of
Main and Church streets with bank
rolls in their hands.
Fred failed to place any money.
There was one big reason why. he
states, and that is because he hasn't
any. If any man has a better rea-
son for not betting than that. let's
have it.
sioner picks Sharkey inside of five
rounds. Bill saw the debacle IN
Philadelphia last September and he
has been off Dempsey ever since.
Betting Is very scarce in this city
according to reports There is little
Dempsey money and there isn't a
great deal of Sharkey money. The
result Of the Dempsey Tunnew en-
counter in Philadelphia last year
has sewed lot of pockctbooks up
tighter than a drum.
The Herald will announce the
bout tomorrow night and after the
the fight is over. We will be able to |
'cll everybody that it resulted just
us we predicted.
IN FINNEGAN'S ALLEY.
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