The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-28
| ALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEIAlu, Fla. Feb. 25.-The chief
WI technical trouble with Mr.. Phil
Scott seems 10 be that he can not
take IL In the body. ANY sort OF
blow IN the region Of the waist line
causes him to cringe. His physical
and nervous organism is not at
tuned 70 this sort OF punishment.
In his bout Thursday night with
Mr.. Sharkey he stopped a series OF
rather stiff punches 70 the Jaw
without folding, although he did go
down for a count in the first round
from a left hook 70 the face.
Mr.. scatt has always found BODY punches
supremsly distasteful and bis record is
rspists With bewilderinR incidents where
he spraVIsd 70 the canvas after stopping
punches Of this character. IT will be re-
membered that he weather a tornado OF
head punches in his American debut
against Knute Hansen before surrender
ing. but that when he faced Otto Won
Porat In a later bout he resigned the In
slant his thigh was caressed with a swish
ing blow that had already spent its fury
before IL touched the Britisher's panties.
CCOTT appears handicapped with
- what might be called a glass
stomach and in this respect he is q
curiosity. as we'll as a nuisance.
There are not a great many fighters
Of any type who delight in being
soaked soundly in the short ribs and
. applesauce. but Mr.. SCOTS made
quacy in this connection verges on
4 the extraordinary.
Il seems that the modern British heavy
weight runs to glass eomponents in one
way. or another. Bombsrdier Wells, a
former holder Of the English cAuiifOwer
crown. was a splendid boxer-a much bet
ter boxer than Mr. Scott-but there was
more glass In his Jaw than in Wool
worth JeWeiry display.
Like Mr.. Scott. any time punch barely
grazed Wells chin ne promptly went into
a beautiful swoon and resorted to dra-
mates OF most fantastic nature and
also like Mr.. Scott the only doubt ever
involved about his ring Appearances was
the direction in which he would fall and
the number of attendants that would DO
required TO drag his auivering carcass
across the ring.
TINE announcing last night was
Il done by Mr.. Joseph Humphries,
1 the celebrated caulifloWer contralto
Of the roaring fortieS. 1t was Mr..
HUMPHREYS first adventure in thG
semi tropics. THE only thing /
don't like about this part of the
country" moaned Mr.. Humphries
is that it is too far away from
Broadway"
Mr.. George Herman Ruth and the misses
sat in the first row beaming in gIaring
coats of tan and other interesting sar-
tOrial effects Mr.. Ruth professed to have
nothing more than an academic interest
in what was billed as the main bout. "Id
rather sec Art Shires and Lena Black
burne swing fists in the dugout," he adj
mitted. This crack did not seem TO fit well
with the missus and she demonstrated that
he should be himself To his iuteryiewers
IL seemed that he was all of that.
Mr.. Knute Rockne who is known In
vague sort of way as a football coach in
some section OF Indiana was also a down
front pew holder. In his younger days
Mr.. Rockne used to throw the leather
himself. The best thing I like about the
game" he said, was the rest between
rounds" which reminds your correspond
ent that the best thing some Of Mr.. Rock
mes football opponents like about his
teams is the rest between halves.