The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
Talking
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEIAAdI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 26.-It
1F1 viii be something Of a lewd
Jest on a number Of perSons-in-
Guiding James J. Johnston-n Mr..
Phil Suffering Scott should happen
to win his bout with Mr.. Jack Shar-
key here Thursday night.
A great deal of time was devoted
recently to the grave problem OF
what should be done with the re-
mains of Mr.. Scott after he is
knocked out. Surprisingly enough
plenty surprising should say, is
the fact that Johnston, who is MI.
SCOTS American manager. appeared
most solicitous about this detail.
Johnston appeared before the local box
ing commission. which is typical boxing
commission in point Of political shadings
and one-traek mindedness. and made what
practically amounted to an imprisoned
plea for a death sentence without reserva-
lions or notifications.
Operating on the beautifully humane
theory that no manager was ever hurt ia
a prize fght. Johnston demanded that Mr.
Scott in the event Of receiving a particu-
larry stunning blow should be permitted to
be hit another vigorous punch and Still
another until the gentleman in question
had reached such q point Of physical dis
tress as to render MIN null and void for
further use.
SPECIFICALLY, the point Johns
- ton stressed was that the ques-
ton Of Mr.. SCOTS ability to assimi-
late further torture should not be
a matter intrusted to the tickle
Judgment Of the referee. but that
it should be left to the noble gladi-
ator himself. Il was not very easy
to follow the Johnston logic in his
stand for a fun and complete
slaughter because in none OF his
previous American appearances has
Mr.. Scott displayed the slightest
tendency to bubble over such
bawdy details as a few hostile
punches to the chin.
In such circumstances it has been Mr..
scotrs custom to sink gracefully to the
---nyes and call it night. The possibility
that he might perform otherwise in this
fight presumcs developments of an inter
esting and altogether unconventional
nature.
Johnston's argument before the COM
mission vas that there has been great
deal Of betting on this fight to The effect
that Mr. Scott viii moi last three rounds
and It Is mrs contention that the referee
should not be permitted to decide these
rfErrfrlr mol
opinion. IT M follow is going to be
knocked out want him to be knocked
out" said Johnston II don't want any
referee to come to him and tell him he
has been knocked out"
IN addition to the fact that it has
i not been necessary for any ref
cree to restrain Mr.. SCOTS fighting
urge up to now. it is bewildering
that Johnston should be inSiStent
that his man be knocked into a
thoroughly horizontal posture be-
fore the janitOr starts sweeping up.
Somehow this seems to smack of a
sentimentalism and compassion
that are not readily associated with
the customary Johnston procedure.
It may be that the steaming heat
of the tropics has got to the john
Ston noodle and that he is tempo
rarily another fellow.
There is vague possibility. of course
that he may have been attempting mere
" to nettle the referee by intimating that
he would exercise undue haste in sending
Mr.. Scott to the corner a victim OF a
premature knockout in order to sec that
such wagers as were laid on an early
finish would be collectable.
It so happens that the referee. Mr.. Lou
Magnolia. and Johnston do not exactly
iibe and that on the instance of a previous
fight, when Latzo was milling with Lom-
ski over at EbbetS' field. a disturbance
arose in which Mr.. Magnolia slapped
Johnston smartly in the face before the
horihed gaze of his pals. Jimmy Walker.
the MAYOR. and Jim Farley. the boxing
commissioner