The Washington times., 1930-09-25
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NEW YORK, Sept. Is. with
the public displaying q distinct,
II not prodigious, apathy toward
the event, Jack Sharkey, one Of
the most mysterious figures in
the prize ring, and Victorio Cam
polo, South American giant. en-
gage in a scheduled 15-round
brawl at Yankee Stadium tonight.
Quite conceiyably, the affair may
result in a double Knockout: A
sock on the chin for the un-
tutored Campolo and financial
blow on the button for the Madi-
son Square Garden Corporation.
Neatly typed blurbs dealing
with the alleged merits of the
gIadiators have been emanating
for weeks from the Gardens pub.
lie relations office, but only a
modicum of the output has found
its way into the sports pages.
For good and sufficient reasons,
the old ballyhoo has fallen flat.
The event, it seems, comes
close to the category Of mo
contest" Maybe the Gar
den, which guaranteed
Sharkey S1OO, 900 for this ap- q
pearance, will not go "in the
red" but it certainly will de-
clare no extra dividends from
this encounter which looms
as one of the most One-sided
heavyweight extravaganzas in
recent boxing history.
Betting odds will be at least
to / against Campolo by ring
time. Big, clumsy and unskilled
in the fine points Of the so-called
manly art of. boxing, Campolo is
going up against clever, hard
hitting and thoroughly expert
enced fighter who, in his last
battle with Max Schmeling, had
the championship of the world in
his grasp only to muff his oppor-
tunity by singing low blow into
foul territory.
Along Broadway, in the places
where the boys in the fight
racket congregate, they were say
ing today that Campolo is q
soft touch" for Sharkey. And
this writer, who witnessed how
| efficiently Johnny Risko took
the play away from the massive
Campolo in their bout at Miami
last February. is forced to concur
with them. There, are, however.
| a few sports experts in town Who
think the South American has q
| chance, and one of them actually
has had the temerity to, predict
| Campolo will win.
| CampoIo is just . big,
awkward fellow with . ter
rifle "kicka in his right hand.
Unfortunately, he is strictly
right hand puncher. Hts
exceptional height-he is
feet s inches taII-giveS him
| q natural upward thrust with
his right. That is why ne /
likes to throw right upper
cuts to the body, his best ana
most damaging blow.
They have tried for months to-
! teach him the value of a straight
left, even gVing so far as to tie
his right hand to his side.
James ], Corbett, watching him
train the other day, remarKeh
that it would be Impossible TOT
anybody to get close to the losag-
armed Campolo if he knew now
tn employ a straight left. But
apparently, the Gaucho cannot
learn this essential trick.
Sharkey, on the other hand
has everything q fighter needs
with the exception of one thing
"a good noodle. He can box, ne
can hit, he has been through tne
mill, He and w. L. young
Stribling are rated as America ?
premier heavyweights. But no
hodv, least of all Sharkey him
self knows what he will do when
| he gets inside the ropes. He Is
absolutely unfathomable, the
most spectacular lin and outer
in the fight business today.
The story is going the rounoS
about town that the Garden would
be tickled if the terrible Sharkey
man is knocked stiff. Sharkey
has heard the yarn and is re.
ported to be thoroughly worked
uu and eager to polish off the
Gardens Mr.. Campolo in quick
time.
Sharkey does not hold
high opinion of the ability Of
his opponent and intimated
this morning that he ought
to wiz by knockout in four
or five rOundS-a somewhat
modest prediction for the
Boston ex-gOb.
Both principals have finished
their training, and rested today
prior to the weighing in proceed
ings this afternoon. Sharkey ex.
poets to weigh in the neighbor'
hood of 197-his best fighting
weight-and Campolo will prob
ably tip the beams around 22N
pounds.
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