Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-17
JACK WOULD LIKE
TILT WITH TOMMY
Confident He Can Defeat
Again Boxer Who Beat
His Protege.
BY WILBUR WOOD.

N JEW YORK, March 17.--Thc
n heavyweight is a strange
1 Y creature. Consider Jack
Sharkey. The squire of
Chestnut Hill fumed and fused
as he saw Tommy Laughran hew
his way to a clean-cut decision
over Ernie Schaaf, in whom the
squire has a managerial interest.
Round after round Sharkey explained
to his protege just how to annihilate
the Philadelphia, basing his advice on
his own knockout victory over Lough-
ran year and a half ago.
Schaaf opened his ears to capacity
and drank in the advice greedily, nod
ding vigorously to show that he under
stood. Then he went out and stopped
another torrent of straight lefts
1t was all very annoying to the
squire. It would give $4,000 to be In
there myself" he growled to Johnny
Buckley.
Don't be silly" was Buckley's reply
Turns Down $4,000.
When, the following day, Sharkey
was offered a guaranty of $4,000 BY
Joe Smith if he would box Loughran
again the squire declined. That Is,
Buckley declined on his behalf.
Twenty-four hours makes a big diff
ference. Friday night Sharkey was so
eager to have another shot at Lough-
ran that he made that crack about
giving up $4,000 to get it. The next
day he turned down the same amount
for a bout with the same fellow. In
deed, the heavyweight boxer Is a
strange creature.
What Joe Smith would have done
had Sharkey accepted the proposition
remains in doubt. Loughran's mana
ger probably was convinced when he
made the Offer that it would be de-
clined, just as Sharkey, when he Of
fered to box Stribling for nothing here
for the unemployed, was assured that
the Georgian was in no position to
take him up.
Sharkey appears to have made up his
mind to box Camera or nobody. As
has been set forth from time to time,
the plan is for the squire to meet the
Ambling Alp at Ebbets Field under the
| promotion of Jimmy Johnston in June
or July, with the Boxing Commission
stamping the brawl as a world cham
pionship fight.
This fight apparently was all set until
Leon See, Cameras manager of record,
announced a few days ago that any ar
engagements to that end entered into by
Pr1mo'S American representatives were
meaningless A couple of months ago
| See signed with the Madison Square
Garden Corporation of Illinois for Car
nera to box in September with the win
ner OF the June titular match between
! Schmeltng and Stribling.
Though Sharkey does not seem dis
posed to box Loughran again, he would
strengthen his position by doing so.
Doubt LOughran's Worth.
The squire allowed it to be broadcast
! that he would fight Loughran II Tommy
has done that little thing the Sharkey
crowd insist that Tommy must do it
again, and over the 15-round route.
F, Could Loughran whip Schaaf over
| the derby distance? There is q wide
! difference of opinion on that point
| Schaaf undoubtedly was coming fast at
/ the conclusion of last weeks 10-round
test Tommy's bouts with Baer and
Schaaf have caused many to believe
that 10 rounds are his limit.
Loughran has a plausible answer
when I am to box 10 rounds" he ex-
plains, II rate myself to go 10 rounds,
| not Is. When a runner enters the 100
| yard dash he does not pace himself the
same as he would If he were In the
220-yard dash. If he did he never would
win
Would Loughran be able to even the
score with Sharkey in a return match?
There again the critics and fans do not
agree.