The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01
/ ALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NFIAMI BEACH, Fla, March l.
WI It seems to be generally agreed
that Mr.. Phil (Suffering) Scott, re-
gardIess OF the circumstances sur
rounding his performance here
against Mr.. Jack Sharkey Of Bos-
ton Is definitely through as a chal-
lenger for the world heavyweight
championship. I hope this Is true.
I have nothing against Mr.. Scott in
a personal sense. Indeed, have
found him most amiable sort OF
person and it would not have Of
Tended my patriotic impulses In any
way II he had walked out and
smacked the Sharkey person into
a thoroughly horizontal position the
other night under the tropical stars
and palms.
Eat ever since Mr. Scott has been per-
forming in American rings he has been
the source of much mental anguish and
keen bsdy misery TO = great number OF
people On at least two different oc-
easlons 7 have had the misfortune to be
seated at the ringside when the British
champion went exploring the mysteries of
the resin + am unfortunately of a sensl-
tive nature. do not like to see others
suffer.
-
r HAVE endured undesirable
l. agonies watching Mr.. Scott on
the floor and do not believe can
stand much more. There have been
oninous times when I though Mr..
Scott must surely die in front Of
my very gaze from the effects Of
a furiously missed left hook to the
stomach, and since I have a horror
OF death in any form I do not see
how can brace myself to the ex-
tent OF attending another Of his
exhibitions.
seEe thought shouId be given 10 the
tender hearts among the eaulihoVer
patrons. When Mr.. Scott drops to- the
canvas strong men weep and women
sxooH. This Is really bad all around. II
IL ret only wrong that the patrons
should be moved 10 n state Of emotional
hysteriG. but Il is unjust shat a gladiator
shouId be forced to endure such stupendous
torture.
50 say that perhaps It is best for all
concerned that Mr.. Scott be relieved from
further obligations in America IN respect
to The heavyweight championship. Neither
he nor his audiences seem equipped for
the punishment which his nights somehow
or ether inevitably produce.
THIS being so I suggest that
i Scott retire to his modest es-
tate in England and content him
self with reading light verse and
delicately spun love stories. Sure
ly there is enough wretchedness in
this world as 1t is, what with the
Helms, the stymie in golf and the
Rudy ValleeS without adding fur
ther burdens to a struggling citi-
Zenry. / have been told that the
brave die but once, and yet some
how my esteem of Mr.. SCOTS bra
very as a fighting man has not
been enhanced a mere flicker by
the many deaths I have seen him
simulate in the resin.
The nEht here will be remembered IS
hrmstsry touch IL Was made so unques-
tiouably BY the flop of Mr.. Scott of Great
Britain. whether he was fouled took
the easy way out The show was staged
BY the Madison Square Garden corpora
ton in Its own arena which cost $4,000
to build. The net receipts were about
sI60,O09. The Garden must have lost
$4,000. And on top Of that the fight
was q crude fiaseo. Even the natives went
away with a dark brown taste. And by the
terms Of It's agreement with the city Of
Miami the Garden is compelled to stage
three more annual shows.
THE irony of this situation is
l. that the gentlemen who are
responsible for the agreement were
most vociferouS in their criticism Of
the late Rickard for his daring poll
cies. It is hardly likely that Rick
ard would have tied himself up over
a long stretch without certain COM
pensatory features or at least a size
able loophole or two. Richard may
not have known much about bust
ness as 1t was practiced in Wall
Street but he knew the cauliflowerS,
and. what is more important, he
knew the customers.
Another theory blasted BIZ the great
Miami heschache Is the superstition that
the tourists viii turn out to fight Just
bsoause there is no place else 10 70. The
tourists are here. but they didn't turn out.
~
Nor can the Wall Street panic be said TO
have been vital factor. Most OF the *25
seats we're sold. Very few Of the si2 seats
were sold. There were plenty OF the IS
seats unsold The obvious answer is that
the promise Of night between sharkey
and Scott was not sufficient to excite the
public.