The Washington times., 1929-09-26
JACK SAYS
BOUTS 4
T0SS-IIP
~ JACK Dsinps6y

No, I'm not going to try %
tae the winner of the Sharke.
Loukhran fight ia New York,
tonight
That's sort Of : mnggs
same.
II you pick the right gentlsnaI !!
well, nobody goes hurrahlng areund
over what 3 great dude you happef
10 be. they all take the
attitude that inasmuch as you set
yourself up as one Of those experts
III the picking business you ought
to pick the winner
But IL YOU pick the wrong OIie--
vhew. That's RAGING tiIne.
SO I'm be just 4 neutral.
And TIL be hoping that the better
eharl crabs the .sdo0k" without any
entite aver. his superiority.
IA like to sit lii for that fight.
ii ought 10 be great one.
R.it / cant BE- n the ringslde
because I have my prOnlOtt0nal
chores t0 10 IN Chicago. But
for those who want my Ideas
about Jack and Tommy III
step along with this.
Sharkey gave me about the
toughest fight for one round that
i ever experienced III my life, exs
cepting, OF course. that opener ln
NV smuggling bee with Luis Firpo.
And Tommy Loughran gave me
one 81 the hardest workouts that
ever knew In i training camp.
They both rank aces high with
me.
Jack always has been something
81 4 puzzle to me. He has fhe
punch to finish most Of the men
~ has fought. He has had plenty
81 them iri trouble. Yet when they
seemed just about ready to ~
stretched out. Jack has ssenee g
sspillI up.
why, 1 don't know.
some yearA ago Sharkey was cali
"a before the New York stats attn.
letic commission to explain one q
his fights. This bosses thaught that
he hadn't tried as hard as he could
against his opponeIlts they figured
he could have finished him, whereas
the man went the route.
Jack explained II by saving, IN
substance:
II don't presend to Be ) slugger.
I'm & boxer. And I'm not 0Ilt
there with the main idea ef doing
any or this Killing stuff. Win.
ming on points suits me.
Study most 0f .ShaHkey's fights
and you will find that he has seemed
content to win on points that is. IN
All but one. That was the time they
stuck him into the ring with Jim
Maloney. Jack didn't like Jim, and
Jim didn't like Jack They tore into
each other and made II slam m-bang
thing. Jack wasn't out 70 win on
points that night. He didn't show
any of that mpathetic feeiins
against Jim.
Sharkey fought like he can fight
when he calls on all he has. And, as
D result, he knocked out Maloney.
I'm told he has grown to feel q
fervent dislike for L0ughran. There's
been much In the papers OF what he
threatens TO do. Perhaps Jack Is
Just sassing back at Tommy, who
has been writing articles along the
lines Of Well, who Il this Sharkey,
anyWay?" But It Jack really means
what he Ii quoted as saying, and IL
there flames within him q hatred
for Loughran like he had for Ma
loney that night IN New York, the
bout ought to be sizzier.
You can count Oh Tommy to .
make II sizzIe. Rated as Just =
boxer. that lad may, IL backed HE
against the wall, toss his skin and
science aside and slug L out with
Sllarkey.
Al year ago there wasn't much
prospect that ne would be doing that
With anybody. But since then I
hear that bent finger on his right
hand. which always made him favor
that fist, has been all fixed up ana
Tommy, tired O4 being referred 70 re
Just 4 boxer. NAV elect TO trade
yTallops with Jack In nIidrlng
Tf Iloughran's right has developed
even part of the power his admirers
credit 1t with, then Sharkey, no
matter what may be his mood, viii
be in for one Of the toughest eve
nings of his llfetirae 1ollghranss q
only need III the past has been dyiis.
mite I'm that right. 1f he's got Il
loaded now. hose hoga may ttifn ID 4
show that N ID 80 down fl history AS
one Of fhe clsssic heas pei gllt bat
Ties II ali time
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