The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
Talking
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

DALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 81. -
L The caulifiower met the orchid
here Thursday in the palm frlnged
patio Of the exclusive Oasis Club
and II the result contributed any
thing to the cultural advancement
Of either prize ring or the better
people your correspondent was rot
keen enough to detect it. The oc-
casion was the presentation TO the
smart set Of Mr.. Philip Suffering
scott, the British champion, and
MIR. Thomas Loughran, the former
light heavyweight champion Of the
world, both Of whom are TO appear
at a boxing show in Miami next
Thursday night.
Mr.. Scott and Mr.. Loughran. facing an
assortment of crude spsrring mates, went
through the motions of iarring ribs and
busting beaks in an improVised ring
pitched over a tiled dancing floor, and
. while they were doing this gathering OF
some SOC persons, more or less representa-
dive. seated at tables and In stiff backed
schaIrs, watched them With air of de-
tached interest and aristOcratio ennui.
Il
CCOTT was introduced from the
- ring by Sir Oliver Duncan, an
Authentic member of the nobility
who spoke with eXtravagant accent
and detailed the fighting mans
career from birth, including such
piquant touches as Mr.. SCOTS boy
hood behavior on the town lots, and
his manly conduct as a member Of
the marines on the French front.
As to SCOTS career IN the ring Sir
Duncan was content to dismiss the
entire matter with the casual, off,
hand statement that there before
you, ladies and gentlemen, stands
a real champion"
Following the introduction. which I re-
Eret to record. was taken with great calm
and rnodicum Of excitement on the part
of the patrons. Sir Duncan posed with
Scott shaking hands, but when the manip-
ulaturs Of the motion picture machines re-
auested that he turn around ard repeat
the stirring tlbleaux the British noble
man declined. 81 have had quite enough"
he explained.
NFR. LOUGHRAN was distinctly
WI the social bang Of the after
noon. He appeared in the ring
wearing q swanEy bath robe Of
white flannel, a wide open smile
and a Yale hair cut and when he
was introduced he discarded the
traditional over head hand clasp in
favor OF a restricted, modified bow
from the hips, after the manner Of
the head waiter at the Ritz greeting
Mr.. and Mrs. Somebody. I always
thought there was something more
than a tincture of the Tunney COM
pick in Mr.. Loughran and now I am
definitely disappointed.
The fact that ringside tickets were Of
fered for sale at the club entrance served
to strengthen my suspicion that the
Aiessrs. Scott and Loughran were not dis
played solely for the purpose of relieving
what might have been a more monoton-
Gus afternoon for the resort colony.
II
It was my first experience at a
boxing tea in this or any other
country. and after having dallied
around the premises for several
hours I reached the conclusion that
they call it a boxing tea because
everybody attending prefers bever-
ages much more stimulating and
potent.
THERE was not even the pres
4 ence of Mr.. One-Eye Connolly
to provoke a lively digestive revolt,
and the minor incident of MI Izzy
Kaplan, the photographer, falling
out of a cCcOanut tree was not suf-
ficient in its disturbing effect to ele-
vate in horror a single hand
picked eyebrow. All in all, it was
entertainment Of rather drab or
der and if the better people who
spend their vacations in Palm
Beach require this sort Of thing to
get their mind off the grim reality
OF life, 1 can do nothing but proffer
my sympathies.
I feel sure that, properly steamed up, I
san oust them keener excitement with a
nigh SIX hat and two white rabbits And
1 VIII not attempt to sell any ring side
seats at the entrance