The Washington times., 1930-02-28
SCOTT QUIT IS
ASSERTION OF
TUNNEY
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abroad, were asking each other:
@was he fouled, or wasn't hep"
The place was in an uproar.
II had been q dramatic fight,
almost as sensational as the
famous battle seven years ago BE-
tween jack Dempsey and Luis
Flrpo. It may not have been
what jaded experts call q good
fight but it was 3 thriller.
Scott, wearing the British
Union Jack on bis blue trunks,
had started braveiy enough IN
the first round: he even held his
own n the initial Stanza, giving
as much as he took, and evokin9
. rev aah-h.h's' from the specta-
tors.
WrestIed to Floor
And then came the fireworks.
The second round was well under
way when Sharkey rushed Scott
into Slarkey'S own corner and
wrestled him to the floor. Some
experts claim the Boston COB hit
Scott on the button, but the
writer, with his chin on the ring.
two feet away, didn't see a decent
punch landed. When Scott went
down IN b little pile Of rosin the
excited Sharkey bounded over
him and jumped like q maduan
to neutral corner.
A bleary look in his sad eyes,
Scott arose at the count Of six
and clinched with the onfushing
Sharkey, managing, somehow to
stick out the round.
The third round was 3 thriller.
They hadn't exchanged q dozen
blows when Mr.. Scott went down
again, an agonized expression on
his face. he had been clipped on
the side Of the head with & left
hook. He took q count Of three
and came UP. rather dazed, an
apprehensiye look on his counte-
nance.
Sharkey circled him rapidly.
closed In, socked him left to
the pit Of the stomach and a
right to the head. Again Phil
fell. The spectators were In an
uproar and from SCOTS corner
came . chorus Of cries to take
. count"
!. Claimed Foul
Scott looked UP at Referee Lou
Magnolia, who was bending over
him, and groaned: x was fouled. ("
magnolia, apparently H1onpluSSed
and no doubt il1tuitively realizing
Phil's reputation Of figuring Ia
1oui fights, heSitated before start
ing to count. Magnolia decided
TO cc1rt. He got up to six. but
there lay Scott, moaning and
sqlirming and holding his mid
section. Magnolia reached down:
hfted him up and dragged him
TO his stool.
Can you so on?" asked Mag
nolia. 'Tu try" replied Scott.
His head slumping from side to
aide. and apparently all the fight
out Of him.
Magnolia conducted q hurried
examination and decided to give
him 3 minutes rest. This action
was precedent in major boxing
contests. Or. r. w. Davis, rep.
resenting the Miami boxing
board, had been summoned To
the corner. There was q great
laubbub. what with jimmy john
ston running around In circles
and shouting to the high heavens
and Sharkey completely ''up in
the air."
And Sharkey Went
Sharkey, in fact, broke down
and Wept. He buried his head in
his cloves as he leaned on the
red ropes Of the ring and cried
with pentlIp emotion. He had
been waved to his corner by Mac.
nulia. He may have thought he
had been disqualified.
The big bum went down with
out being hit" SharSey roared
They sent Scott back after the
minute rest. Two minutes and
thirtyfour seconds Of the third
round had elapsed. He came out.
2 frightened look on his pale
face, and Sharkey, rushing at
him Ike an enraged bull, shouted:
Come on you big coward.
stand up and fight"
Sharkey socked him In the pit
Of the stomach with q left hook.
Without further ado, Scott went
down again. Once more he nut
on his agony act.
Magnolia promptly awarded the
fight to Sharkey.
The scene that followed was
tumuItOus. SCOTS manager.4
Johnston, was rushing all over
the ring and paving at Mag
nollp Joe Humphreys, the "a
qus announcer. was trying to
tl1e l0Wdown from Magnolia.
referee prancing around had
counted Scott out.
hnny Buckley Sharkeys
manager. raced back and
shouting to Sharkey to
ck Ii your corner and
res Sharkey was pranc-
over the ring, his face
and : wild expression
sailed SCOTS ear drums
srawled through the
ed BY his seconds, and
He'd to his dressing
re two doctors ex.