The Washington times., 1930-01-09

within a single match Of a wo
shot.
Thus, too, we see a vest neatly
and quickly made out of an arm
hole. Regardless Of what they
do for and with him, Scott is the
same sap fighter who left Amer.
lea last year without audible pro,
test from at least 100000, 900
people.
At home they call him faucet,
because he runs when somebody
uses the tap-that is, the tap to
the stomach-but here he Is
bowed into the Semi-final Of the
heavyweight tournament on the
strength Of his monocle and we
hasten to conclude the ceremony
lest he becomes irked at our
boorish ways and thus changes
his mind.
Men have spent the better
part Of q lifetime trying to .
cOnnive their way to q point
where the heavyweight cham
piOnShip Is within their reach.
Scott arrived at this point yes.
terday by a few strokes Of the
pen and as the result Of one of
the most colossal parlays ever
conceived in the mind of man.
1t al! began at this time last
year, with the earth still warm
over Richards grave and the need
of putting over the Miami fight
an imperative one. Jimmy John
ston, wishing to get some haircut
money, strolled into the office Of
w. F. Carey and suggested Scott
for a preliminary bout on the
Miami card. Scott, at the time,
was in England, a largely dis
credited fighter and pretty much
disillusioned with Johnston and
g. world that was selfish and cold
who's Scott?" said Mr.. Carey
brightly. Il never heard OF
! Scott" Obviously there was
nothing left for Johnston to say
to this, so he said it, thus:
"The name Is Phil Scott
and I want you to remember
1t carefully, because some day
he is going to cost you q
million dollars"
| Mr.. Johnston is inclined to be
that way about other peoples
money but he probably meant
nothing very pertinent on this
occasion, beyond a reprimand
for what he had deemed to be
! levity at his expense. In any
case, he hit the air and took a
generous gulp because it was free
that day. So was Mr.. Johnston
and he walked very purpoSefully
down the street. having first re
sisted an impulse to walk up the
street.
| He was opposite Fugazy's office
when the great idea seized upon
him and claimed him for its own
He thereupon entered without
knocking, sold FugaZy the idea
of inserting Scott'S name in a
Joker contract the promoter held
on Schmeling'S services and the
Garden was stuck for the first
payment on the debt Johnston
had conceived that it owed him
The rest is history and all toC
recent, at that. The Schmeling
Sharkey match, worth more thar
a half million at the gate, was
kicked out of New York, Schmel
ing was forced to leave the coun
try and Scott, without so muct
as striking a blow, was big mar
t in the news. He didn't add tG
his prestige in the Campolo fight
But what of it? He lost nearly
all he ever had by winning from
Won Porat on a foul. Again
what of it?
These questions are Mr..
JOhnston'Sr not mine. He
asks them, / suspect, because
he knows he is the only man
who has the answer.
The second payment on th'
debt" was arranged yesterda!
when Scott was signed to th'
Miami contract, calling for a pei
centage equal to Sharkey'S, 25%
and the winner having William
Muldoon'S benediction as the mar
most fitted to fight for the title
I doubt whether even Johnston
thinks that Scott will be that
man but, with the collection o.
a fee not greatly in arrears o.
100000, he win manage to beal
up bravely in the face Of any
catastrophe that overtakeS hin
in Florida.
This, for the time being, end:
the story Of a parlay Of a pugilis
tic overdraft into a possible mil
lion. And the next episode? Whc
knows?
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