Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-04
JACK WILL RETURN
IN MIAMI BATTLE
Briton Taking Long Chance in
Meeting HoIIander on
December 9.
. BY SPARROW McGANN.


N VIEW YORK, November "A
N heavyweight contest Of major
VI Importance will be consum-
4 mated the coming week when
Otto Won Porat and Phil Scott
afix their signatures to contracts call
ing for a 12-round battle to take place
December 8. The winner of this hight,
provided it is good one, Will undoubt-
eddy be selected to oppose Jack Sharkey
next February in the Battle of Miami"
The willingness of Jimmy Johnston,
manager of Scott, to sign for the bout
was a surprise. Jimmy held out for
the Sharkey fight nd would not enter
tain any other offer until he was sure
that the Bostonian was not to be had.
During the past week Johnston was
cabled an offer from the British board
Of boxing control for Scott to fight
Sharkey in London. Jimmy knew well
enough that Sharkey would not cross
the ocean to fight Scott on his home
diggings, having in mind the Split-hair
verdict that Eugene CORR used In
awarding Freddie Welsh the decision
and world lightweight title after his
fight with Willie Richie. Jack wants
none of that and, besides, he Is eff
fectively tied up with the Madison
Square Garden Corporation.
Scott Taking Long Chance.
Scott is taking long chance with
Won Porat. The latter is a skillful
ringman and this observer for one
thinks otto is the hardest puncher
among the heavies. With all due re-
spect to Max Schineling and the power
Of his wailop, the German will have to
produce more than he has to date be-
fore the palm will be awarded to him.
Scott has been around a long TIME
now. He has been in the game IL years
and does not show signs of getting any
better. victory over the crude Cam
polo is the leverage Johnston Is using
to push Phil into big money, but before
ne can be taken seriously Phil will have
to hurdle Won Porat.
The name OF Schmeling continues to
crop up in discussions anent the vacant
heavyweight title. While it is true that
no tourney would be complete without
him, the Gelman will have to temper
his stubbornness and show more re-
spect for the feelings of the general
sports public and promoters who would
like to use him. Schmeling has taken
the attitude that he is bigger than the
boxing game and can have his own way
contempt OF contracts signed by his
manager and disregard of the rulings
OF the local boxing commission
Schmeling can ply his wares else
where than in this State, but it is
hardly likely that any prominent heavy
weight VIII risk the displcasrre of the
commits ion end the directors Of Nfadi-
son Square Garden by appearing In a
contest outside of New YORK with the
German champion.
Schmeling cannot expect to gain any
recognition on his past record. He will
have to engage in contests against
good. big men and unless he fulfills his
obligations. the public is bound to sour
on him
Scott was originally signed to fight
Schmeiing and took the Campole match
after Max gave notice he would not
fight the Briton. That is the reason
Phil is n the spotlight and Schmeling
is IN Germany getting ready to ex-
terminate AL Friedman and Bud Core
man. ViVtories over this pair may be
pleasing to the fans of Berlin, but they
will not register over here.
HeavyWeightS do not fight often
enough 70 warrant the assumption that
the winer of the Scott-Campolo fight
will be sent in against ,Schmeling in
January. To do so would call for an
other engagement in February. In
these days Of ring warfare it is out Of
the question to ask a prominent heavy
weight to fight three times in three
months. 1t was nothing unusual in the
old days, of course. Now once or twice
a year would be nearer to the point
Schmeling seems to be out in the
cold. He has no one but himself to
blame and at this iuncture it looks like
the winner of the Scott-Von Porat
battle will draw the rich Miami prize
in bout with Sharkey with winner
probably acclaimed the worlds cham
Dion