New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-23
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL
NEA Service Sports Editor


NEA Service Sports Editor
Miami Beach. Fla, Feb. 21-The
Sharkey fellow, who always has
been full Of mad, is a most unusual
and tractable fellow as he trains for
his fight with Willie stribling on
Feb. 81. b.
With a forced smile. Sharkey
says: II feel swell with the world.
Everything is great. ! have no
troubles.
give never been treated better In
my life. Even in Boston. I've never
been treated az have down here.
You know. / didn't get much atten-
ton in Boston when that Maloney
was the big shot around there and
even after l knocked his ears off
they stiy considered me as an out
slider.
ITO tell you what ! mean: ]
bought big place In the Chestnut
Hill district. 1t cost ME about two
hundred grands and when the deed
was signed the fellow who made It
out signed ME as Jack sharkey. Esq.
Somebody saw that Esq and start
ed calling me Squire. I don't mind
being called Squire. but soma Of the
people In the neishborohood didn't
like 1t. They say they didn't know
Of any fighter that was entitled 10
be called an Esquire or a Squire.
but I'll show them. I'll make more
dough In my racket than they have
and I'll show them that ] can be
called a Squire. 49,
That's one big reason why I'm
in this fight to win. want. that
dough. That's the reason I'm 10 this
business. | wasn't hot for taking
this fight down here. though. Rick
ard promised me plenty Of money.
but Joe Jacobs and Mike McTigue
told me about the tough time they
had in Georgia and they told me !
would be a, sucker to come down
here even if ] got all the dough IN
the world. =; q.
"Finally. when I hooked up with
Carey and Dempsey. I wasn't 90
sure and ! told Mrs. sharkey she
had better stay at, home. With the
family. II there were any raps to
be taken down there. I,5wantel to
take them by myself. but found
out just al. soon an Tgot down here
that I was in right with all the best
people. I've got plenty 81. dough and
If went out with all my dough 10
buy a reception, I could not Buy a
better reception than got here.
And I'm not talking for publicity.
No kidding. Id. like to live down
here and ]. think l Will VIXEN ]
knock over this guy!
We then burst In with a question.
"lf you are 30 sure about winning
this fight. name the round, won't
your 2
mo. won't name any round."ste
replied. II don't" fight THAT way.
Some OF the 'writers say that ] won't
hurt a. fellow or try. TO knock bin
out. i told the New York, commits
sion that once. when, they had me
on the carpet about that Eddie
Huffman fight. They said carried
him and l told them that ] was fol-
lowing the rules Of boxing and that
there wasn't anything in the New
York rules that made a fellow knock
another fellow out. Since then all
the fellows seem to think that I'm
not vicious. 90
! I'm not going after. this guy
Stribling in one round or two or
three rounds. I'm Just going in there
70 fight. But. if ] hurt him in the
first round. he's going to get plenty.
and il get him weaving In the
first round or the second or third
I'll take him right there.
THE guys in this racket who
name the rou,d and the punch ar.
either crazy or they have push
over in front Of them and. as little
as think Of this Stribling. he is
not a pushovcr.
"Yon know. Striking boxed only
three times in the first two weeks
that he worked down here and
boxed every afternoon. II was hot
know. but he's from, the south and
he ought 20 he able to stand this
heat. II hasn't been so tough on me
] made my schedule so that the suy
wouldn't be on me strong. But he
worked an no n after ] did and
think the fellow must need strength
or weight or something.