The Washington times., 1930-02-27
SHARKEX HELD
SURE WINNER
TONIGHT
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little likelihood of a "sell out"
In the audience, will be social
registerites from Palm Beach,
brokers from Wall Street, mil
NonaireS from New York, Peoria
and San Francisco and points be.
tween, railroad presidents, bank
ers, bootleggers, bootblacks and
what not, and no end Of celebri,
ties as well. including Mr.. Tun'
ney himself.
Tunney Favors Sharkey
Tunney would not commit him,
belf as to whom he thought would
be the winner, never having seen
Scott box. However, the retired
champion said he did not fancy
. stsnd-eff fighter. Of the Scott
type, because sooner or latar q
boxer Of this style would be hit
on the button, and Sharkey, he
thought, was the kind of o scrap.
per who could nail him.
The stadium, with q seating
capacity Of $4,000, is all dolled
up for the cash customers and
the deadheads as well. It is
claimed by the Madison Square
publicity department that $4,000
Of the seats would be occupied,
but conservative estimates from
other sources is that $4,000 would
be q better guess. And yet there
may-b be an eleventh-hour rush for
ducats that would result III a
''sell out" Thousands of persons
will be attracted by the oppor
tunity Of seeing the other well.
known heavyweightS on the card
Interest is keen in the bout be.
tween Victorio Campolo, the giant
South American and Johnny
Risko, the rubber man Of Cleve.
land.
Expect 100000
Frank Bruen. general manager
Of Madison Square Garden, Inc,
predicted today that the receipts
would be at least 100000 which
is considerably less than the $407,
900 taken in at last years Battle
Of the Palms" between Sharkey
and Young Strihling. The seats
range in price from ,$5.49 to
$25 90. There are ten thousand
ringside chairs at $500 each,
13,500 at $12.50 q seat and 26,5O0
ut $5.49.
The arena, with its bright red
and blue seats, Is one of the most
beautiful fight stadiums in the
country.
Although hardly any one else
thinks SO, Scott himself declares
he will win. When he was visited
by the international News Service
at the AlcaZar Hotel this morn
ing he seemed disturbed over tho
fact the boxing experts regard
him so lightly.
Expects to Win
II expect to beat Sharkey" said
Scott. quicSfy. Il have trained
faithfully and 7 feel that I can
go is rounds without anay trouble.
I am not saying when 1 will win
or how I will win but will win.
One never knows his exact plan
OF battle until he gets in there. >
Scott is confident he can out
point any boxer in the ring and
tnefe are many who believe that
II he is on his feet at the end of
the sixth round he will go on to
victory.
Somehow, Scott seems to be a
lonely figure. He is a sad eyed,
worried looking individual. The
worried appearance Is habitual
with him and apparently is not
caused by any fear of Sharkey.
Sharkey Confident
Sharkey, on the other hand,
Is bubbling over with confidence.
He has quietly assured intimate
friends that II Scott holds his
hands in q certain way he will
knock him dead with a punch"
Scott Is one man Sharkey thinks
he can lick and wants to lick
and when he feels that way he
Is very, very tough indeed.
In training Sharkey has looked
much clasSier than Scott who
truth to tell, has been terrible"
at times. Old heads in the boxing
game point out that often q man
is a dud in training and a demon
in the ring and wise versa. Shar-
key has thickened up q bit all
over his frame and has been
boxing in the assured, maSterful
style of champion.
Weigh in Today
Both fighters rested today. They
contented themselves with StrollS
about town. Thly will weigh in
this afternoon at the offices of
the Miami boxing commission in
city hall. They will not see each
other until ring time because
they will get on the scales at
different hours.