The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-25
Sport !, S1afltS ALAN J.6oulD

So it will be Falling Phil the Fire man and Slippery Jack the Sailor in the big wind-up under the palms at Miami.
 If the pay-off is actually on the announced basis of a 5O-50 split of the fighters end of the gate receipts, the honors already belong to the boy bandit, James J. John fsc1, vko handles Falling Phils hu5ircss arrangements. The pros poet cf such profit is enough in itself to floor Scott in advance of the fight for his share may range anywhere from $60,00O to $100,0G0
 Johnston's seemingly occult pow CTS have made him the Omnipotent Dom of New York boxing over a considerable period. His Svengali eye achieved a marvellous influence upon the aged Mike McTigue a few years ago so much that Johnston later was persuaded to take ten per cent interest in the fistic for tunes of Sharkey. The Boston sailor, a moody specimen, did not respond to Johnston's persuasive treatment but the arrival of Phil Scott furnished a new and inviting subject.
 In the first round of his fight with Victoria Campolo at Ebbets Field, Scott was tottering under ter rife punishment and about to go down when he suddenly heard a Johnstonian command from his corner: BOX him!" Phil, having got the worst of slugging bee, promptly obeyed and won the match on points.
 After being hit a low, glancing blow on the thigh by Otto Won Porat, Scott took one look toward his corner, caught Johnstcn's bale ful eye and quickly dove to the can vas.
 Gan you imagine that for bad break?" remarked Johnston after ward. T wagered few quid on Scott but stipulated all bets were off in case of foul, so don't col lect dime
 The Scott- -Sharkey fight will be the first real financial test for boxing in the Florida winter resort area. Last year, extraordinary developments made the Stribling- Sharkey match a profitable ven- ture. to the tune of $400,000 The fight itself was merely an agency, one item in an unusual extrava- ganza, built-up by the ballyhoo after the death of Rickard It gives fans an excuse to go some where and see their friends, or cele- brbrities. It brought Jack Demp- sey to the forefront as promoter, carrying on for his old pal The posters advertised the bout through out Florida, and had Dempsey's name in bigger letters than those of the actual principals. A new conner got the idea that Dempsey was the main bout, with Sharkey and Stribbling appearing in the semi-final.
 Most of these clements will be missed this February. It will be just a fight and the ballyhoo can hardly be stimulated without the employment of extraordinary inge- nuity. Under the circumstances gate of S25OOOo would appear optimistic. If it tops that figure Madison Square Gardens five year contract with the City of Miami will seem far-sighted document. Otherwise it may be just another scrap of paper.
 Montana States basketball team, gaining something like an even break on it's long Eastern tour, l- lustrated that good attack is not always the best defense. The Bob- cats, champions of the RockyI Mountain conference, have oper- ated principally on the basis of swamping opposition by the strength of their offense. Just as Jack Dempsey used to be willing to take punch in order to land two himself. Montana State was willing to yield basket so long as