The Washington times., 1929-09-24
7 POOR
PROSPECT
FOR TITLE:
By Davis J. Walsh

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Af.
ter sitting around in the dark
all evening, staring very sig
nificantlv at nothing in par
ticular, the assembled intel
lects of the community today
were still without an idea con
cerning the identity of the
next heavyweight champion.
in fact, they were further away
from a conclusion than ever. They
had seen Phil Scott, of England. and
Nictorio Campolo. of the Argentine.
waIlow through ten rounds of
fight that was supposed to mean
something to the MuldoonTunney
committee-iust as though anything
could-and. at the end. all they
could say was that they knew cou-
pIe Of guys who wouldn't he the
next champion.
Our Philip stole the show away
from Victorio by taking what a po-
lice court Judge would call justifi-
able verdict at the end of ten rounds
hut neither the man who won nor
the man that he licked looked any
better than a dollar-ninety.
Scott had been sent in by the
advance billing as smart
shifty boxer. He wasn't last
night.
He fought the first round like
fish monger and almost went out
under a left and right on the cucum-
Q h.
less carefree with his chin hut he
wasn't fast. even against chump
like Camrolo. as for the latter. he
was supposed to he hitter, yet he
got in the first punch and still
| couldn't do anything else about 1t
with the rest of the night at his dis
| posal
They said he had a great right
| to the body. but he either lid net
show ii or Scott must have
great body for a right. Anyhow
Campolo crashed his punch Over
all night long and nothing hap
pened. In other words Scott, the
! man who Is supposed to have a
glass chin. and a china-closet for
a stomach. stopped everything the
big Latin had and still was coming
on at the final bell.
So much for Campolos punch. |
was surprised that Scott had tn
take as many as he did. He II
understood to be fast boxer ana
there Is nothing about Campolo IN
/ greatly occupy a gent of this type.
Therefore I am assuming that Scott
is not a fast boxer and mat
Campolo is not a great punrhor.
They must be something. of course.
Offhand ! guess thew are a coupe
Of guys who would look pretty
good in the semi-windup at the next
championship.
The fight which was the next 80
the closing act on the poorest
, heavyweight season that boxing has
known in many year drew
, crowd of about 900 and nary
dissenting voice against the CO.
| cision. Scott won with plenty TO
spare.
He almost blew everything IN
the first round and aithoue"
, his handlers claimed that ne
drew a blank for the next seven
As result Of Camp0lo's right
cross. our Philip fought with
more sense than before tile
!, blank was drawn.
He said he knew nothing until
the eighth. Yet he won because ne
know too much for Campolo, and
what that makes Nictorio l don
know. In any case, our Philip
knew more about protecting nm:
self. about smotherinc leads ana
about riding with punches. He also
knew enough to keep flickinC ont
with a left hand and this earned
him the second and third rounds
without contest. Also the fifth, the
fourth being even.
At this point it was evident that
the only thing Campoio had was a
right to the hody, and for the most
part he didn't seem to have much
ambition about landing that one
either.
He kept showing it into Scott :
side as the sixth round opened.
= however. and with an occasional
{ gesture from the same hand at the
I rear of Philips neck, he managed
/ to bluff Scott out of the round.
The seventh was even, nothing
2 happening az an exit emely brisk
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