The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-27
,OR GATE RECEIPTS
ID QUICK KNOCKOUT
PpEAR CERTAINYIES
merioan Is Ranked Five.to.0ne
Favorite to Beat English.
man in HeadIiner
TILE CHANCE IS INVOLVED
:almpoIo- Risko Affair Seems
More Of Fighting Magnet
Than Main Event
BY ALAN

Miami. Fla. Feb. 27.-F)-Today
fight day along the palm-fringed
llevards, with the crowds and chat
the balmy breezes, and the twill
hing Of the ballyhoo birds that flock
the midwinter carnivals Of fistiana.
Behind all the gayety and the CLAM
" q tropical scenes, the boys associ-
It'd with the second annual battle Of
ho cocoanut palms were hoping for
he best but fearing the worst-hoping
n eleventh-hour rush for the turn
tiles would materialize but fearing a
in3ncial flop: hoping that Phil Scott,
Ii London fire laddie, would make a
1llant fight Of 1t but fearing the
nigh and rugged American. Jack
Aarkey, would turn the main event
o6ight into q one-sided punching bee.
Knockout Is Predicted
Tonight. in the Miami arena built
q the Madison Square Garden cor
toeation of New York, Jack Sharkey
ufers the ring an overwhelming IA
Drite to repeat Anglo-American box
b history by knocking out Phil Scott
d the 15-round feature Of an all-star
iDavyweight card of five bouts. AL
hough there is no chance whatever
e o sell-out, the show appears certain
b attract q notable gathering OF
wealth and fashion, Of talent and
Hebrities, to the ringside.
No title was at stake, but the cham
bnship aspirations of the principals
re involved: for the winner. wheth-
Sharkey or Scott, will be within q
..ide Of . decisive match for the
o&crld,s heavyweight crown put aside
Gene Tunney q year and q half
.. Only Max Schmeling, the Ger
m champion, Is considered to stand
present In the path Of the survivor.
Ind Max, who is in perfect health in
termany, in spite Of alarming bally-
ico-inspired reports circulated yester-
lily that he had been injured, is pre-
hred to meet either Sharkey or Scott
June at New York under the terms
Ian agreement already reached
Differed Year Ago
The contrast between this affair
ad the fantastic venture Of . year
0 that followed the death Of Tex
sfckard was no less marked than the
sstference between tonight's princi-
lis.
Scott. the pale and apprehensive-
cooking Brtton, holds the champion
hip Of his homeland. but has yet to
4emonstrate either that he has q
punch or that he has much ring abil-
lty beyond that of q fair boxer. Scott
has been well conditioned, but failed
. thrive mentally on American meth
ods or gain stimulation from the vocal
outpourings and the combative spirit
q his New York manager. Jimmy
Johnston.
aharkey, thoroughly at home. splen-
bidly conditioned and equipped, has
displayed every determination to re-
hove the stigma of q somewhat err
ratio career and remove all obstacles
in his path to the worlds champion
ship battle. In speed, punch and re-
SourcefulnesS. as well as confidence.
the American has marked advantages
over his British rival. There has been
little or no debate over the final bout,
with Sharkey q five-to-one favorite
and picked to score q Knockout inside
four or five rounds.
Sale Below Expectations
The advance sale for the fight has
been far below expectations. 1t seemed
reasonable to most observers to expect
not many more than $4,000 customers,
II that many, and Q gate" not much
beyond 100000. Garden officials stuck
70 . prediction OF 100000 or more.
] The Campolo-Risko affair. regarded
more Of q fighting magnet than the
main event. promised the most ex-
citing action Of the evening, with the
Argentine q slight favorite to whip
his pudgy American opponent. A six
rounder between Paul Bianchi Of Ar
eentine and Bill Daring. heavyweight
protege Of =. F. Sutton, New York
and Palm Beach sportsman. was
scheduled to open the fisticuffs at
SIS p. m, to be followed by q 10
round preliminary between Jimmy
Araloney Of Boston and Noise Bon
Quillon Of France. The semi-final was