The Washington times., 1930-03-03
All three of them lost
pleAy of friendships and
much following as a result
Of the Miami Mess.

Sharkey, had he kept his head,
could have won that fight cleanly
and coolly and gone into a cham-'
pionship event with Schmeling a
highly popular ring figure.
Scott would have had the re-
epect of everybody had he fought
until he was unconscious, instead
Of half unconscious.
Magnolia got ratified along with
everybody else and thus the three
main characters Of the current
rings greatest comedy, clowned
around like schoolboys.
The first round wasn't a bad
exhibition. It was anybody's or
nohody's round. Sharkey was
the aggressor but Scott held him
off and cuffed him time or two
! for his 1nnpudence.
But in the second and third
morale commenced to crumble.
Sharkey threw all care to the
wind and was on the prowl for a
onepunch knockout. Scott
seemed to sense this and appeared
to be trying to accommod odate
Jack. Magnolia did a little warn
ing about low blows when one
Of Sharkey's left swings caught
the elastic of Scott's trunks and
stretched it upwards so high the
press row could hear it snap
back in place.
That would have been good
place to dlsqualify Sharkey, who
was only desperate in his one de-
termination to win this fight by
fair means or foul, and who
wasn't behind at all in the fight
and needed not to start swinging
in any such reckless a manner.
The rule book doesn't say
. man shall be disqualified
on his second low blow, but
all Magnolia did on the first
foul was to warn Sharkey
and shout to ScOtt'S man.
ager, Jimmy Johnston, that
the next time Sharkey did
that, he'd diSqualify him.
Scott was buckling in the legs
throughout the rest Of the fight.
He simply would not remain per-
penticular. If he was acting IN
those two rounds, then he should
turn to the stage for his future
career, for the acting was excel
lent. If he was low-blowed he
should have claimed 1t and re-
S11sed IN fight further,
Meanwhile Magnolia didn't
know whether Scott was hurt by
that blow or not, and either the
means to definitely determine
this was not available at the
rinsside or Magnolia decided TO
take matters in his own hands.
FEe ordered Scott to return to
The ring after IS seconds rest
md when Scott got as far in the
third that he either couldn't or
wouldn't go further, Magnolia
gave the fight to Sharkey with
out even the formality of count
ing over Scott and sending Shar-
key to a neutral corner.
All very much bungled by
all three parties and a blot
to professional prize fight
ing!
We are personally little In
cfned to think Phil Scott slightly
saffron. When he stepped into
the ring he had the appearance
of a man going to the electric
chair. Such a statement either.
doesn't excuse Sharkey's un-
ethical procedure. for there was
absolutely no excuse for him
forgetting all ring tactics and
going in there like reckless,
careless, headstrong kid.
The thing could and should
have been done more cleanly,
more decisively. and while we all
know things happen under the
heat Of battle that don't normally
happen, yet these fighters should
remember that during the IS
minutes a year they are perform
ing for people at $25 and down
wards a head. they should be
on good behavior, not ready TO
bolt all common sense because
somebody hits them on the chin