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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1020. BOTH SHARKEY AND STRIBLING PREDICT VICTORY BY KNOCKOUT 4 A Brooklyn Boy With Cards HOD Mil Inconsistency of Both Sharkey and Stribling Makes Bout a Problem Georgia Fighter Appears Irritable and Nervous; Little Betting on Result By THOMAS HOLMES (Staff Correspondent 0 The Eagle.) By ED HUGHES. FLORIDA'S human monument to the personality of Jack Dempsey; and the astonishing machinery of modern publicity will be unveiled tonight. That is to say, Jack Sharkey and Young Stribling will box in Flamingo Park, Miami, before some IAMI BEACH, Feb. 27 "And after knocking Stribling out I'll take on Schniellng, Dempsey and even Tunney himself, it he wants to fight, and treat them likewise." With those belli cose words and a sort of blanket challenge to the whole wide world, Jack Sharkey, the battering Bostonian, ended his training for the battle of Flamingo Park, to be staged l.ere this evening.

Young Billy Stribling, the Macon acrobat, who will oppose the terrible Sharkey man in the 10-round pageant of the heavyweight pretenders, also expressed himself as confident of winning by a knockout. So it seems that the battlers have talked a good Sharkey appears to have the more Justification for his threatening words. If form means anything at all, Sharkey ought to win this anticlimax to the Civil War. At any rate I pick him to grab the decision 30,000 people. The bout that loomed up like a "flop" at tho time of Tex Rickard's death now assures its promoters a success, a rather decent profit.

Yet Sharkey and Stribling as fighting men have practically nothing to do with this turn of affairs. As honest-to-goodness heavyweight stars go they are mediocre glovesters, even worse. Mediocre performers at least run true to form, but that is more than you can-may for either of tonight's principals. Both Sharkey and Stribling have at tlme3 displayed such a wide variety of fighting form that only the most foolhardy attempt to forecast their actions. Sharkey, on occasion, has at least looked good; but to 'h, iQKMx ri a I 0 never has this writer observed Stribling produce anything resembling real "class." Still Sharkey has put up as many sloppy exhibitions as Stribling himself, and thus his few meritorious productions can almost be discounted.

Analyzing the records of both men Is staggering when you consider the reams of publicity that has been "put over" for this fight. With American Legion Games Lose Another Attraction By Withdrawal of Wide By GEORGE CURRIE. PAAVO NURMI has scrambled the like a ham omelet without the No sooner does he draw a hour before his steeplechase run against his countryman, Elno Purje, at the national Indoor championships, than he throws the New York County American Legion games all out of kilter. The Legion tonight is conducting to the widows' and orphans fund. rest in exile, Edvln Wide, the beaming Swedish schoolmaster volunteered to run one and a half miles In an attempt to beat his own record.

The Legionnaires no sooner had done with patting Edvln on the back than he went to Elizabeth, N. there to stub his toe on a loose board. Now Edvln has a fine foot, about twice its normal size. Running tonight is out of the question for him. He hopes to be in shape for a run In Buffalo Saturday night.

He Is going to Buffalo, run or not. Edvln is, among other things, a bride ft ft 1 4P r- ri r- indoor track season until looica ham. suspension for falling ill halt an Its first meet, the proceeds to go With Paavo enjoying a period of a growing feeling that some of the men, Including Paavo, were holding back for some run of the century or another, at the "Casey" games In the Garden on March 16. Paavo thus becomes something of a martyr to discipline. It is to be regretted that the greatest Finn of them all should have got himself Into a mess, but it is even more to be regretted that he has only him self to blame.

On top of that, Paavo is put in the bad light of ducking a meeting with Purje. Eino entered both the two-mile and the steeplechase, with the expressed Intention, it now appears, of running in the event Nurmi entered. Those who put two and two together to make eight and a half are wagging their heads and when speaking of Nurmi are saying I told you so. No Running Out In Intercollegiate. An, encouraging contrast to the Nurmi squabble is the approaching Indoor intercollegiate meet.

There the boys enter by teams and If one reports sick, another takes his place. And the point score is the thing. Moreover, the boys don't report sick unless they really are sick. The coaches see to that. And the coaches are the bosses.

It may be that peace In the in tercollegiate family Is maintained because there is an absence of international stars. Phil Edwards, the galloping League of Nations, is going to run his first mile next Sat urday night at the 102d Armory on the colleges' eight-lap track, but Phil is on the program because he Is wearing the silks of N. Y. not because he Is a British Gulanan who runs for Canada at the Olympics. Wldc's Alibi Well Established.

The discipline of the intercol-leglates Is nearly perfect. And the boys are running for their letters and dear old Alma Mater. The Nurmls are running well, for glory, of course, and newspaper clippings and all that sort of thing. But it does not appear to be quite the same as running for the little old schoolhouse on the hllL Meanwhile the American Legion Is discovering that there are shades and varieties of track meets and track stars and that just because an athlete promises to attend doesn't necessarily mean you have him hooked. Wide, of course, has an air tight alibi.

And speaking of Wide, the stubbed toe and swollen ankle may be more serious than he himself believes. Edvln, who is a student first and an athlete afterwards, has had trouble with his legs before this. He seems to be one of those brittle athletes who are the bane of every college football coach. But don't misunderstand me. Wlde's brittle ness Is real.

After all, he filed the first entry for the championship two-mue. it was a challenge Nurmi wouldn't take up. Standing of Teams In Hockey League International Group. 5 OF II BEGIN TOSHOW Vance, McWeeny and Herman Only Players Who Have Not Signed. (Special to The Eagle.) Clearwater, Feb.

27 As far as names are concerned, the Robins In training here are beginning to resemble the Robins which Brooklyn fans knew so well last year. Familiar faces to show up yesterday outnumbered unfamiliar ones two to one. The well known athletes to check; into camp were Rube Bress-ler and Butch Henllne. One athlete who had to introduce himself arrived. He happened to be William Moore, a recruit right-handed hurl-er.

More players are expected before nightfall. Whether they will be well known characters or strangers remains to be seen. Bressler and Moore got here In time to Join the boys in the single practice session held under the direction of Max Carey. Henllne must have had some advance dope regarding the time for work, for he checked In soon after the more or less tired bunch of athletes had returned from the ball park. Two on Casualty List.

During the practice session, Bressler greeted William Clark in a fashion that did not make a hit with the efficient left-handed pitcher. Bill was tolling on the mound when suddenly a line drive off the Rube's bat struck him on his right leg. Fortunately, Bill was not badly injured. Yet, he was forced to call it a day. Thus, the first accident of the training season was recorded.

Soon after Bill disappeared to have his leg rubbed by Dr. Hart, young Mr. Moore tried to make a bare handed catch of a loosely thrown ball. The pellet struck one of his fingers and now the recruit is nursing a split digit. He will not be able to return to work for a couple of days.

The day's casualties among the Robins did not begin and end at the ball park, nor where they confined to the team's playing ranks. Over at Clearwater Beach in the afternoon a high wind uprooted a big sunshade and if, blew along the beach until it was stopped by Road-Secretary John Gorman. Sad to relate, Gorman did not stop the shade with his hands. It bounced oft his head and now John is nursing a slight wound. "It's not serious." said John with a smile today.

"The worst part of It is it will keep me out of the water for a day or two. I was always in favor of having a law compelling anyone sitting under a sun shade on a beach to be tied to the shade by a rope. In case one of the two blow away, the other would act as an anchor." Robblo Due on Saturday. Bressler and Moore came to town on a rattler, while Henllne motored down from his home at Blooming-ton, Ind. While on his way to camp, Bressler stopped off at Dover Hall, and visited Manager Wilbert Robinson.

The Rube reports that Robbie plans to get here next Saturday night. Robbie, according to Bressler, is going to stop off at Homo-sassa Springs while on his way here and confer with Dazzy Vance, now a genuine holdout since he did not report with the first batch on Monday. Robbie's conference with Vance will open negotiations which may result in the dazzler signing a con tract. Vance is expected to tell his manager how much he wants for the season and the figures will be relayed by Robbie to the club's board of directors in charge of making out contracts. Vance to State Terms.

Thus far, Vance has not Informed his employers what he wants. All he has done is let them know he wants a raise. Dazzy did that by re turning the contract sent to him. It called for $20,000, the same sal ary he drew for his work last sea son. The document was returned to Vance and he has paid no attention to it.

preferring to talk to Robbie Dei ore making another move. Including Vance, eight members of the group of Robins ordered to report for work on Monday are still on the missing list. Those keeping the dazzler company are Douglas McWeeney, Wally Gilbert, Hank De Berry, johnny Goocn, Harvey Hen-drick, Nick Cullop and Lou Koupal. With the exception or Vance and McWeeney, all players named have either signed contracts or accepted terms. Vance and McWeeney are the only ones with legitimate excuses for remaining away from the camp.

Babe Herman, anotner unsigned Robin, cannot be classed as an hon- est-to-goodness holdout yet. The Babe is not due here until next Monday, and until then he Is regarded as a fellow who Is a bit slow- In coming to terms. Bouts Last Night Lenox Sporting Club Tony Cura gllano knocked out Jackie Schweet-zer (3) Angelo Gentile and Johnny Filucci drew (8) Jimmy Rappaport defeated Joe Malone (8); Marty Sampson and Jimmy Parkhlll drew (8) Harry Lubinger defeated Arthur Taylor (4). Chicago Tony Canzoneri, Brook lyn, outpointed Ignaclo Fernandez, Phillpine Islands (10); Sailor Fay Kosky, San Francisco, and Eddie 'v Chicago, drew (10 Earl Chicago, outpointed Willie Belgium (10). is 'polls Huck Wiggins, Jn-di.

.3, knocked out George Cc Philadelphia (3); Jock Columbus, Ohio, knocked out Billy Myers, Indianapolis (3): M.tt Burrnan, Indianapolis, knocked out Jack Anderson, Padueah, Ky. (1); Bud Dehaven, Paris, 111., outpointed Charles Slime, Indianapolis (6). Minneapolis Dirk Daniels, Mill neapolls, knocked out Mike Mnndell, St. Paul (2); Herman Katzlan, Minot, N. outpointed Roy Mirhaclson, Minneapolis (8); Jnck Kearns, Omaha, knocked out Bud Glover.

Minneapolis il). Hew Haven, Conn, Mueller, BuiTulo, won on a foul from Louis (Kid) Kaplan, Merlden 8. Hot 8nrings. Ark. Charles Nas hert, Oklahoma City, knocked out Orover Mallini, New Orleans (8).

RANK Fi ll FACES STARS TO GET Lautenbacher to Work Out With Cubs; Boep-pier With Cards. When Eddie Lautenbacher and George Boeppler entered the employ of the Roosevelt Savings Bank they did so with the thought of getting experience that would qualify them to some day become financiers on their own hook, Instead of the bank answering the service' for which they Joined the organization, the baseball nine connected with the Institution developed their skill to such an extent that both are getting a trial as pitchers In the major leagues this spring. Lautenbacher, a Herculean right hander, is already in training with the Chicago Cubs out on the Paciflo Coast. Boeppler, a diminutive southpaw, left this morning for the St, Louis Cardinals' conditioning rondezvous at Avon Park, Fla. Lautenbacher was one of the mainstays of the bank's pitching staff two years ago and played with the Hillsdale Club of New Jersey on the side.

Last season he joined Reading of the International League and made such a good showing that the Cubs purchased his release. Boeppler, considered oy tne Dans and the Hillsdale teams as a much better pitcher than Lautenbacher, had signed with Waynesboro of the Blue Ridge League a few years ago, but Jumped the club. He was placed on the ineligible list. The Cardinals added Waynesboro to their string of farms this year. Upon hearing such fine reports about George, Manager Bill Southworth ordered him to Join the National League champions and he accepted.

He has been restored to good standing and will come in lor close scrutiny. Boeppler Has Fine Record. The southpaw, who Is 22 years old, 5 feet 8 inches in height and weighs 145 pounds, has been a sensation the past two seasons. He hung up a record of 26 victories without suffering defeat with the bank nine. He was instrumental in winning the Commercial Industrial and Banking championships of the city for the team during the past two seasons.

George is well known as a curvist In the semi-pro ranks of the East. He made his start with the Orchards and, in addition to performing for the bank team and the Hlllsdales, he has been seen in action with the Bushwicks, Farmers and Nyack. For tho past two campaigns he started out with the Bushwicks until the season opened at Hillsdale. BoepDler has twirled some of the leading independent clubs of the country into submission, including the strongest of the colored aggregations. He is reported to have more speed than Lautenbacher.

who makes that his main forte. Also in his repertoire are a series of baffling curves. A deleeation from the Roosevelt Savings Bank and the various semi- pro clubs with which he played were on hand at the Pennsylvania Station this morning to give George a fitting send-off. PDTTS WINS TWO JIT Elsie Takes Three -Quarter Mile Handicap. Allan Potts, the swiftest of Brooklyn's speed skaters, fresh from the national indoor championships held at St.

Louis, was the man of the hour at the annual carnival of the Brooklyn Speed Skating Club held lost night at the Brooklyn Ice Palace, potts won two senior races, the metropolitan one mile championship and the 3,000 yard invitation event. In both races Potts was in great iorm and he won by cleancut mar gins. In the championship race he cut loose In the last furlong and sprinted home a winner, by ten yards over Bill Casey. In the 3,000 yard race Potts did about the same thing, only this time he won by about 15 yards. Elsie Muller.

many time winner of the national Indoor title, won by aoout a city block in the lades three- quarter mile handicap race. Allow ing generous handicaps, Miss Mill ler flashed some of her champion ship form and she won In a walk. When Alice Burnham fell In at-teniDtinK to catch Miss Muller. Mildred Mangold breezed by to get second. The question as to who was the rastest intermediate indoor skater was correctly answered by George Downey, of Iceland, who skated the mile in 3:09 4-5, beating out three otner selected rivals a mile pur suit race.

For this Downey was given the Major Bigelow Trophy. Jim Corbett Talks About Distant Past Miami Beach, Feb. 27 UP) An elderly gentleman in horn rimmed glasses, his thinning hair parted in the middle, will peer In tently at the Sharkey-Strlbling fight proceedings tonight from a seat in the press row. Between turns at a typewriter he may be pardoned a bit for dreaming of the past. He is James J.

Corbett, "Gentle man Jim," one-time champion of the world and now at 64, appraising in some amazement this extrava ganza and comparing it with the night some thirty-five years ago when he fought and knocked out Charley Mitchell, the champion of England, in a title match at Jacksonville. That bout, Incidentally, was the last big heavyweight match In Florida. "The contrast and the growth of boxing Is all the more astonishing to me when. I recall mat Mitchell and I fought for a purse of $20,000, winner taking all, whereas one of the principals in this fight gets $100,000 win, lose or draw," said Corbett. "With our handlers, we all were arrested fner that fmht 35 years (to and hv.i to come back later lor truuV mm PALACE tonight.

The little matter of Knoc- lug young Mr. Stribling out something else again. Nobody has accomplished that yet. 0 Both lighter Are In and Outers. Oddly enough, there la little betting on the result here.

Practically everybody who has been on the ground any length oi time believes that Sharkey will win. except for a comparatively small hut inordinately noisy group of Georgians who have set their acrobatic cumpatriot upon a lofty pedestal. Both sides are discouraged from gambling, however, by the fact that the principals are In and outers to a notorious degree. The poor showing of Sharkcj acainst Risko and Heeney and the way the limber Lithuanian blew up In the face of Jack Dempsey discourages betting among the supporters of the cold-eyed Massachusetts mauler. Strl'oling's horrible exhibition against Paul Berlenbach In his most important ring engagement to date has a similar effect upon the followers of the rough and ready Georgian.

What little betting there is rates Sharkey a slight favorite at 6 to 5. 0 Ex-Champions Refute To Pick Winner, Two smart ex-champions summed up the situation to your reporter. James J. Corbett, the old heavyweight king, Is paying his first visit to Florida since ha knocked out Charley Mitchell, Eritish heavyweight champion, fcr the world's title 35 years ago at Jacksonville. He refused to pick a winner In tonight's muss on tho ground that both contestants have such erratic records that no one can foresee what they will do in the ring.

Jack Britton, who Is still boxing after 25 years of It, refused to pick a winner for exactly the same reason. Will Sharkey Keep HU Confidence In the King? From the Sharkey camp comes a strong Intimation that the cocky New Englander is going to come ripping into his opponent from the first bell. They say that Sharkey has keyed himself up to the same fighting pitch that galvanized his attack when he fought Jack Dempsey two years ago. On that occasion Rharkey all but won by a knockout In the first round. For unknown reasons he blew up later on and was himself knocked out The Sharkey in the last stages of his training here seems the double of the Sharkey who mauled the Manassa man mauler In that first round at the Yankee Stadium.

All of the old self-confidence and Sharkey swagger is present. He Is fast, looks strong and has been punching hard. He will enter the ring with a 10-pound weight advantage. He seems on great mental edge as well as fit physically for the scramble with the pale-faced Southerner. Stribling Has Not Appearance Of a Real Heavyweight.

The same cannot, be said for io 1,1 tv, dinner Monday night staged to giva the various mayors of Greater Miam and the promoters of the fllht 1 public opportunity to heave compliments at one another. Strib- ling's face seemed white and drawn. He appeared nervous and easily irritated. He showed no interest whatever in the proceedings, and for the most part kept his eyes glued upon the plate before him. "Before the execution the condemn ate a hearty meal." It was si; joif 51.

Collins Removed from Contest on Personal Fouls; Boro Team Wins. Coach Buck Freeman had his St. John's College basketball machine in the analytical laboratory again last night, but it came through the experiment all right to win what might, with apologies, be termed a fast basketball game from St. Thomas College of Scranton. Tho St.

John's team took 8t. Thomas into camp for the second time this season, this time winning handily by a 45 to 21 score. In name alone this game was a battle between the Saints. There was little sanctity wasted in the play Itself. And refereeinr; that was weird in spots only added to the unholy spectacle.

The boys from Scranton play a different brand of basketball from college cagers hereabouts, it seems. Their floor work wasn't so good, nor was their shooting even passable, but when it came to body checking end promiscuous use of elbows, knees and such, they were unbeatable. At times they could have continued their style of play quite well without including a basketball among the Implements on the court. Collins' Last Game. Capt.

Jimmy Collins, the St Johns star, playing run last home rmna for the a career on the home court which Iturlv spaiklcd with his spectacular feats. Jimmy was forced to write a rather unhappy finis to his record before a large crowd last 1 1 1 impossible not to think of that historic phrase. Only 5i doling did not eat a hearty meal. He disappeared somewhere between the fish and chicken. Possibly the Macon man was bored to distraction by the eulogies to the Florida sun.

But, in any event, he did not look anything like a popular conception of a crack heavyweight fighter about to engage in the most important bout of his career. Stribling's Alibi Already Prepared. The belief that Stribling is not right gains strength through the report from the Btriollng camp two days ago that W. L. hurt his back while training.

Many skeptics insinuate that "Paw" Stribling, the Georgian's manager, was merely preparing an alibi in advance. The boys remember that "Paw" worked along similar lines a few years ago when Stribling all but had a nervous breakdown in the ring against Berlenbach. This time, however, I doubt that any alibi will be effective should Stribling put up one of his ragged exhibitions. If Strib blows up, the boys and the Madison Square Garden Corporation will be convinced that W. L.

will always remain a small towner at heartr the country store terror of the ring. Magnolia and Dempsey Formulate Rules. Late preparations for the fight went off without a hitch. The promoters and Referee Lou Magnolia went over the rules yesterday morning. New York rules will prevail with one or two exceptions.

Magnolia will be unaided by Judges and must decide the verdict and all questionable blows htmseii. Promoter Jack Dempsey insisted upon a special rule that will eliminate the possibility of a recurrence of Gene Tunney's 16-second rest in Dempsey's last fight. In the case of a knockdown, the boxer scoring the knockdown is given four seconds to retire to a neutral corner. The count goes on during these four sec' onds. If the boxer is not In a neutral corner at the count of four, the count is suspended until he does obey orders.

When the aggressor is finally put in his place, the count shall be resumed at eve. Sharkey won both arguments on the question 01 ring attire. He win wear his own tights into the ring and both boxers will wear tan gloves instead of the white ones which Dempsey fancied. Bout a Success Socially and Financially. A card of seven four-round bouts and an eight-round semi-final between Johnny Gross, Sharkey's chief sparring mate, and Marty Gallagher of Washington will keep the crowd entertained until the main event.

A battle royal between 12 negroes should also cause some excitement, In one respect the battle of Fla mingo Park is unparalleled. It will be the supreme society socking soiree of ring history. Hundreds of nota- dips irom an carts 01 tne country virtually dying to get a peck at the terrible Sharkey man and the Macon acrobat. William F. Carey, present head of the Madison Square Garden, pre- diets a gate of (340,000 and an attendance of 35,000.

The affair is assured of success and proves the power of the ballyhoo in the box fighting industry, or possibly tho power of the soft drinks the promoters have been feeding the gentlemen of the press. night on the home floor when, for the first time mice he has been playing college basketball, he was forced out of the game on personal fouls. Collins was rather badly cut and bruised before leaving the scene of battle. All this was part of Buck Freeman's great experiment for the sake of college basketball in general and next year's team in particular. Freeman so Juggled his lineup before the start of the game that it seemed he must have drawn the men's positions from a grab bag.

Collins was sent to center, a position he has never before played at St John's. The same was true of who found himself at forward. Klnsbruner deserted his regular position at guard to move up to forward, and Shuckman and Hlnchcliffe were the guards. Lineup: St. John's.

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O. P. P. Posnnck.lf Kleinman Klnnur er.rj OShes, Collini.o Cowley 2 3 bCawley.U 0 0 0 1 1 S.Colvin 6 Kellv.rf 2 3 1 2 0 1 3 Kraver.c 4 Whall 0 Gordon. Ig 4 1 trriamon 2 10 Zlnder.ri anouo Total! 14 17 49l Total! 6 9 31 Hickey Has Long Lead In Basketball Scoring Try as may, rivals of Nat Hickey can not overhaul the Chicago ace In the race for individual fcoring honors In the American Professional Basketball League.

Unofficial averages, compiled to date by the Associated Press, show Hickey leading the parade with 275 points. Benny Borgeman of Fort Wayne, still Is runner-up with 254 and Carl Husta of Cleveland, third with 227. Tom Barlow of Trenton and his erstwhile clubmute, all Kel-lett, now of Chicago, are tied for fourth place with 225 points. Con-aty. with 203, lead the Brooklyn players.

Hickey leads in field goals with 107 and' Borgeman In fouls with 100 A part of Hickey's lead, at least, is due to the fact that he has played in 38 games, more than any of his rivals. ED HUGHES. the prints with all the gaudy trimmings of a championship tussle merely because Rickard and the Garden matched tne men ana DemDsev Dromoted it. Were tho thing to have received space strictly on the merits of the gladiators three columns would have represented a case of flagrant overwriting. Sharkey, for instance, nasn't cone anvthine reallv unusual In the ring since he whipped old Harry Wills at Ebbets Field more than two yean ago.

The Boston Litn riasnea plenty of stuff that night and gave high promise of great things to come. Tnese great expectations aiea a-budding. Sharkey has ever been a halting, doubting fistic Hamlet, al ways on tne verge or producing tne telling stroke but seldom making; good. Brought Llmburger, Not Wine, to Flstio Feast. Aside from flattening Jim Ma-loney in five rounds, Sharkey has brought not a drop of wine to the Queensberry banquet.

But he haa lugged forth huge doles of llmbur ger. Mike McTlgue, some 20 years his senior and the same number of pounds lighter, gave him an astonishing battle before succumbing to old age In the 12th round. After that Sharkey made miser able showings against Tom Heeney and Johnny Rlsko. The Bostonian, in fact, appeared to have been out-gamed in both of these conflicts, although it may have been "tempera ment," the terra used by his supporters in excusing the flops. Sharkey Looked Sour With Risko and Heeney.

Sharkey had the Heeney fight sewed up at the midway point and beyond. But Heeney, a stout-hearted grenadier, came through with such a rush in the closing rounds that Sharkey could get no better than a draw. At no time with Risko did Sharkey show to advantage. He was out-roughed, outgamed and outpunched from the start, although every In centive was at hand to win. A vic tory over the crowd-pleaser, Rlsko, would have earned Sharkey the royal shot with Gene Tunney, Anally awarded to Heeney.

Before that Sharkey permitted Jack Dempsey to beat him in seven rounds when once more it appeared he should have won. Some will tell you it was a "business fight," others that foul blows did it, and as many heatedly argue Sharkey capitulated rather than take blows ''downstairs." Sharkey, at any rate, played no hero's role any way you figure it. Sharkey Always an I'ncertain Quantity. Sharkey's last fight befora the Stribling engagement was with K. 0.

Christner, a 34-year-old gentleman who took up fighting less than two years ago. Although it was the best showing Sharkey made in almost two years, he probably got a "break" receiving the verdict. The general opinion seemed to favor a draw as nearer the correct decision. Sharkey has all the necessary physical machinery essential to a heavyweight champion and he undoubtedly can box. While not a ter-rlflo hitter, he is a punishing smlter, yet his record doesn't reflect the talents he undoubtedly possesses.

His inconsistency points to something wrong somewhere. It Is either a lack of genuine fighting heart or the mysterious tiling called "temperament." Be the shortcoming what it may, Sharkey Isn't likely to ever be different. He is a terrifically uncertain quantity and always a bad man to back with coin of the realm. Where Sharkey and Strib Are Well Matched. Stribling haa even put up more bad fights than Sharkey without turning in one glittering performance that I can perceive.

Sharkey and Stribling are well matched hi at least one respect so-called latent arenic gifts that always promise an appearance without coming to light. The Georgia boy is young, stronj, I peedy afoot, tricky and with a air 1 amunt of 8ill.lwittl 5ucn weapons Stribling should Ions since have established himself as a i flrst-class fighting product, capable of fighting it out in the open with the best in the land. Yet Strib has done no such thing. The odor of his "tlncanntng" against Paul Berlenbach Is still in the nostrils of New Yorkers, who have been treated to more than one borcsome exhibition by this master acrobat and staller. Stribling, In fact, has never made a decent showing against a first-class boxer in this neck of the woods.

Stribling, like Sharkey, appears to lack full faith In his fistic prowess. This seems to be indicated by his hugging and mauling tactics and his consuming desire to lick all the set. ups in the land. Stribling has fought and maltreated more "pushovers" than any so-called star fighter the ring ever produced. Such are the two fighting types who bask in the reflected snotllfht.

ing of Jack Dempsey with his super promoting stunts at Miami. A champion may be in the making among the palm trees In Florida tonight, but it takes a lusty stretch of the imagination to conceive it. To have such an imagination is to admit you recall Stribling against Berlenbach and Shnrkey with Rlsko. So how can you do it? Your mind sees red and not purple In that case, Nope, cant pick a winner. I'm too keyed up about those) amateur championships at the Garden tonight, grandiose allusions to really great fighting men or old-rSullivan, Corbett, Mitchell, etc.

one would think Sharkey and Stribling really be- longed to thl sacred band. The fight has been played up In I SECOND PLACE Improved New Moon Team Now Has Chance in League Race. The Crescent A. C. basketball team used the Seventh Regiment cagers rather roughly last night In Jolting them out of second place in the standing of the Eastern Interclub League and taking a one-sided game on the home court, 5329.

The Brooklyn clubmen have rallied strongly after a poor start in the league this year and now appear to have a good chance to challenge the New York A. C. five successfully for first honors when the two teams meet next Tuesday. Rudy Knipe, high-scoring forward of the Seventh Regiment team, who is leading the league in scoring, kept up his pace last night with 14 hard-earned points. But there were too many other prolific point-gatherers on the other team, while Rudy had hardly any supporting cast at all.

Crescents Take Early Lead. There was nothing about the game last night that smacked of the close victory the Crescents had taken from the Seventh Regiment earlier In the season. The New Mooners, with Slmmen and Schaenen showing the way, Jumped out to, a 71 lead at the very start, and led by 2614 at half time. Besides holding three rival centers scoreless from the floor, Hal Slmmen, stellar Crescent pivot man, broke Into double scoring figures with five baskets and four fouls Dutch Schaenen held Cliff Raye, another of the visitors' clever forwards, to three baskets, and then more than discounted these with no less than seven of his own. Eddie Keating was the other Crescent leader with ten points.

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f. p. O. F. Keatlng.rt Roes Aachoff Rhodes, If Daley- Orabtree Schaenen.lg Hawkins Papp Total! 3 4 10'Rfiye 0 0 0 Hoffmttn 0 0 0: Knipe.

If 0 0 0' Sweeney ,8 5 4 14 Thompson 3 1 S'Davldson 3 2 BMrOreal.rf 0 0 0 7 0 14 10 2'. 0 0 01 31 11 S3 Total! 3 17 0 1 1 5 414 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 13 4 0 1 1 91129 Caragliano Kayos Jackie Schweitzer Jackie Schweitzer was knocked out in the third round by Tony Caragliano at the Lenox Sporting Club last night after a courageous stand against the hard hitting Italian. The little East Slder was floored four times, three of the knockdowns coming In the first round. Caragllano's left hooks to the stomach caused Schweitzer's downfall. They were hard, sure blows and they landed under the heart witn ail tne xorce at waraguanos command behind them.

Caragliano was constantly plug- Sery much In the first part of the third, he accomplished the knock out in 2 minutes and 31 seconds. fv, h.e hn Bnlna but Schweitzer wo, not being hit so often, They were In close wnen lony sent in a short, vicious left hook direct to the pit of the stomach and Jackie fell flat on his face. He was completely out and had to be carried from his corner and later helped from the ring. The semi-final eight between Angelo Gentile and Johnny Flluccl ended in a draw after a fierce battle. Eoth boys fought like madmen from start to end.

Jimmy Rappaport defeated Joe Malone in another eight. In one more Martv Sampson drew with Jimmy Harry Lubinger won over Arthur Taylor In the four. Boxing Bouts Tonight MAD1SOV Rqi'ARS GARDEN Stat chaaaplonihips tournasaent, semi-Bnala and flnala In ttl classes. OLYMPIA A. An w.

Barney Roberts, KaRna Alter! s. Arthur Ceitello, Jo.e Marlines vs. Johnny Galta, Billy Jensorsky rs, Billy Eiaowlti. 8am Whits ts. Jee Melrllle, Claude Taylor s.

iseh Roisnberf, Jerry Johnaoa s. Toss Orlando, Jimmy Flnsly s. Cddl Me. Uuiblln, Les (iat.ala n. Oils Golf.

beri. Grsrr Fortatuller Phillips. Jack Pals. vs. Jakt Lewis, re.nds sack.

CRESCENTS DUS TIA FROM groom, and he and his blue-eyed wife want to take a view of Niagara Falls. But that doesn't help the Legion. Elno Purje May Substitute for Nurmi. Elno Purje, who took Willie Ri- tola's record off the books In the steeplechase, may substitute for the phantom Nurmi in the four-mue event, but it is extremely doubtful that Eino will break a record. Purje Is not yet in shape.

He Is a natural runner with an easy gait, but while ha knocked over the boys in tne steeplechase, it is hardly likely he will be in record form on the flat. Princeton, Columbia, N. Y. Fordham, St. John's and Manhattan College have nominated entries for the Legion games and with Weems O.

Baskin Jr. set for the 80-yard hurdle record, the night should not be without its thrills, including, by the way. a military review. Nurmi' Explanation Gets Airing Today. The on again, off again, Flnnegan Nurmi business, however, gets an airing today before the registration committee of the A.

A. U. The hurdles Nurmi must take in lieu of the hurdles in the championship steeplechase that he ducked are these: 1. Dan Ferris, secretary of the National A. A.

was at his desk Saturday night until 7 p.m., but no word was received from Paavo up to that time that he was not in condition to run. 2. in fact, no word came from Nurmi until not more than half an hour before the race was caiiea up. and then it came by Mr. Hugo Quist, bunion derby impresario and friend of amateur athletes from abroad.

3. A growing chorus of discontent has been greeting the repeated last moment withdrawals of star athletes, leading to a popular notion that the boys were taking "runout pills" on account of Percy Williams of Canada in the sprints and Purje and Wide in the distance events. 4. Leo Lermond was iorcea to run against his will in the two-mile championship, which was won in a romp by Wide, in 9:07 minutes. 5.

Leo might be inclined to ask his A. A. U. body how come he was forced to run, If Nurmi utooe off. Finn May Be Martyr to Discipline.

In rebuttal, Nurmi can offer the honest alibi that he had a cold, has had it for the post few weeks. I saw him at the Millrose games, the night Conner beat him at the mile, and the Finn was coughing and sniffling and, as usual, saying nothing. Moreover, he has been takinp treatments at the new N. Y. C.

rlnhhnusp. One of the hardest doses for the A. A. U. to swallow is the fact that Nurmi ducked their own champion ships.

In addition, there has been Mackmen Go to Miami; Cochrane Starts Work Fort Myers, Feb. 27 (TV-There wasn't much baseball on the program of the Athletics today. A dozen of the regulars had tickets for the Sharkey-Strlbling fracas at Miami Beach tonight, so Manager Mack told them to forget baseball and devote their attention to the "battle of the contenders." Mickey Cochrane. celebrated saxophone blower, catcher, most valuable player, is no longer a holdout. He reached camp yesterday, shook hands with his boss and faid he was ready to go to work.

The argument over salary was ended hnpplly. he said, but neither he nor Mack would mention the figures in the contract. W. L. T.

Pt. Montreal Canadlrni 11 1 13 47 Nfw York American 17 11 10 44 Toronto Manle Iff 3 34 Montreal Marooni IS IS 9 39 Ottawa Senator! 12 14 11 35 American Group. W. L. T.

Pts. New York Rnngrra ID 11 8 46 Boiton Bruin 20 11 5 43 Deirolt Couiiani 17 13 42 Plitibur I'lmtfj 8 23 8 24 Chicaijo Bla'Jk Hawk! 9 28 4 14 Results Last Night. New York Runiera, Ottawa, 0. Boiton, Marconi, 0. Canadiaoi, 4: Pittiburf, 0.

Dftrolt, CblMSO, 0. i i.