“ONE LONG HOWL”

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 955, 24 April 1930, Page 7

“ONE LONG HOWL”

SHARKEY S OUTBURST IN SCOTT FIGHT AMERICAN CAN HIT Writing from Miami after the Sharkey-Scott fight. Tom Webster, the famous English cartoonist, said: The sooner the fight is forgotten the better it will be. After Scott's exit, apart from the band playing **Keet» Y*ur Sunny Side Up,” the only entertainment we got was Mr. Sharkey's blubbering in his corner when he thought he had been disqualified. I have seen lighters in the agony of defeat shed a few tears. I saw Jim Driscoll give way in his dressing-roo:.i after he had been beaten by Ledoi:\ but not since my schooldays have 1 seen such skilful emotion as M.. Sharkey’s. He simply threw his gloves up to his face and let out one long howl. Tho fight, of course, beggars dos cription and will hardly bear repeating. The salient points were Scott's weak display and Sharkey’s foul blows. I do not think Phil was seriously hurt. THE FINAL BLOW Every spectator turned hims im.. a. doctor- Thousands of them told mthat the second low blow paralysed tho sciatic nerve. This, however, was nothing to the paralysis that attacked the people who had paid good money to go in. The final blow that put our Phil in down was perfectly fair, but even heavy-weights ought to get in a fa blow now and again. Although the referee said that saw no foul blows, it is rather extraordinary that he did not attempt to count Scott out when the latter took to the floor. Scott really fought Sharkey twice cm. Thursday night. The first fight h«should have won on a foul, and th> second one he lost through a blow 10 tho mark. Sharkey’s wild and fanatical tactic* were very difficult to understand, b. cause I feci sure he could have beaten Scott. There is no doubt that Sharkey is a terrific hitter. Even after lie had been declared tb< winner this man-eating Sharkey was not satisfied. Leaping up and down in his corner in a dervish dance of his own design, he screamed at his seconds. "He won’t get up and light.” He then ran over to the helpless Scott anJ shouted an insulting epithet. Tho contest attracted or, should we say, detracted a brilliant house. In fact, I would say that the spectators were easily the best part of the fight.