The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-24
fluffy GRIFFITH AND
JOHNNY R|SKO fight
FOR PRIVILEGE ALSO
Campolo and Camera POSSIBLE
tiles; Won Porat and
Scott Are Out
RlSKO IN WINNING STRIDE
Clsvelander Gave Boston Cob
Whipping in Elimination
Two Years Ago
RlsKo IN WINNING STRIDE
ny WERNER LAUFER

" S0e ~ss 49,
les have been swept off the living
room carpet, you are going to hear
a lot Of boistrous ballyhoo of .
heavyweight boxing contest to be
held in Miami, Fla, Feb. "a. This
boxing contest, SO you will be told,
will determine the u~ndisputed heavy.
weight champion Of the world.
With Jack Sharkey. the Great
Cabbo Of Boston, already assured
one corner Of the ring. the specu-
lation as to who will sit in the OPP
posite corner is mounting during
these days Of frenzied package
wrapping.
All summer and fall promoters
and matchmakers throughout the
land have been putting on unoffi-
cial bouts. with the hope Of pointing
someone into that spot under the
tropical un.
At present the situation is as
iumbled as cvcr. Fighters earlier
eliminated arc staging comebacks
that clamor for recognition. Several
new foreign menaces have injected
their large and uncouth forms into
the picture. Everyone who has ever
made . pretense Of being a heavy
weight boxer and his manager are
sure they arc the logical opponent.
fluffy Griffiths, Johnny Risko. Of
to Won Porat, Phil Scott, Victorio
Campolo, Primo Canera-thesc are
Just the foremost monickers in the
churning cauldron. Besides, there
arc numerous lesser lights and hoy
wonders" who are already mailing
their sealed bids.
Still They Clamor
The recent New York Christmas
fund bout between Won Porat and
Scott that ended in the second round
when Phallin1 Phil went to the
canvas claiming his usual foul,
should have definitely put these two
out of the running.
But you don't know these boys
and their managers. No o are
they out Of the shower room after
such q comical performance than
their clAmor for the right to take
the moth balls out Of Tunney's
championship robes is louder than
ever.
On December "a, Tuffy Griffith,
the young sharpshooter Of Sioux
City, and Johnny Risko, Clcveland's
entry, will meet in the Madison
Square Garden for what their back
crs say is the final step to the title
shot in Miami. And from recent
performances, their claims have
other yelpers. II either should score
moro justification than any Of the
. decisive knockout. they should be
right in that Miami ring.
But should be" doesn't necessar-
sly mean twill BE-" a. you well know
from past 0bservances OF how the
Madison Square Garden Corporation
6oos business.
Crifeiths has been coming along
ht q great pace ever since he sui
eerod his first knockout by Jimmy
Brad6ock IN his New York premiere.
He has won every one Of his fights
since then, although he has given
careful attention not to run into any
bad matches. He won from Risko
On Q foul In their first meeting at
Detroit some time ago.
But Johnny has ! habit Of rever-
sin9 earlisr Adverse decisions and
promises to do Il In this instance.
Furthermore, Griffith il said by
some experts % beSshy Of the ex.
perionco needed % mix with . man
Of Sharkey's eallbre.
Risko, than whom there Is no nor
formidable heavyweight when he
has . mind to 3. . in the midst OF