Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10
Won PORAT FOULS
HIM IN I'd ROUND
Victor and Dempsey, Referee,
Booed as Heavyweight Go
Ends in FiaSC0.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


"a VIEW YORK, December 10.-Phi
Scott, the gangling BRITISH
heavyweight. champion, today
was the possessor of a ring
decision that proved nothing
much OF anything.
Shufiin' Phil, with an agonized lunge
that seemed prompted somewhat py
second thought, fell to the canvas IN
the second round of his bout with the
black-thatched Norwegian, QUO Won
Porat, last night, after being hit low by
a left hook. After considerable heSltd-
ton and good deal of reluctance upon
the mart of The referee, none other than
Jack Dempsey, Scott was awarded the
verdict on a foul to the accompaniment
of a tremendous roar OF dlSapproVai
from the crowd of some $4,000 fans.
Thus, what was to have been the star
12-round attraction of the much paIly-
hooed Christmas fund show, the neaVy-
weight battle to help determine Logical
opponent for Jack SharKey III q ma
championship test came TO SUDDEN
inconclusive and thoroughly unsatlstac-
tory finish.
Not Badly Hurt.
Scott Enthusiastically was hit low, al
least 6 inches below the belt, by
sweeping left that Won Porat started
from somewhere near the floor. To the
majority of ringside observers, as wen
as to Dempsey, it also appeared that
Scott was not badly hurt. In IaGL,
Dempsey. seemed to think the ngnU
should go on and made some 1uIlle
gesture to bring this about.
Scott meanwhile was Wrlthmg III APP
parent agony upon the floor Inc SET
ppnds iIn1ned in from both corners,
rushing the fighters as well as dempsey.
If it had been prearranged, there hardly
could have been any more chaoS IMAM
existed for fully minute. Newspaper
men leaped up to demand to know the
decision. The judges sat somewhat
ciunfounded, while Dempsey, IN the
ring as an act of good VIII, SuooelllS
found himself in the midst of sltua-
ton as perpleXing as anything ne ever
was involved in as a fighter.
Perhaps for the moment Dempsey
sympathized with the difficulties OF
Dave Barry who gave Gene Tunney
the celebrated long count at Chicago. to
the undoing of the former champion
himself.
With the role reversed and the deci-
sion forced upon himself, Dempsey dis
played an uncertainty that he never
would have exhibited with the gloves on.
After a hasty but Intellectual effort TO
convince Scott it would be worth while
to continue fighting, Dempsey rendered
the verdict that gave victory to the
Britisher. Thereupon he stepped from
the ring to be greeted by the booes of
crowd that only a few minutes previ-
ously had given him a sensational ova-
ton.
Scott, after being administered to in
his corner, also was booed Justify as he
climbed from the ring.
Crowd Is Dissatisfied.
The crowd seemed to feel that. it had
been cheated of the evenings enter
tainment, regardless of the merit of
the decision.
The outcome of the latest heavy
weight fiasco leaves Scott in possession
of the victory, yet with no more sub
Stantial claim to recognition than Won
Porat. For the minutes and 25 Sec
ondS of actual fisticufing it was demon
strated merely that Won Porat was the
more dangerous puncher, Scott the bet
ter boxer, but this was well known
previously. The logical result may be
to force a return match. In fact if
last nights proceedings had been ar
ranged with that in view, they could
not have been better staged. Perhaps
the palms of Florida are destined to
wave gently over an encore.