Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-28
s~SchmeLing Barely
! Misses K. O. as He
!. Cuts Down Uzcudun

YANKEE STADIUM NEW
YORK, June 28.ZHl-Thc rising
might OF Max Schmeling swept
Thursday night ovc- the rOck-Tibbed
figure OF Pauline UZcudun. and left
THE sturdy Basque q punch-battered
X wreck along his path to the world
heavyweight championship.
For fifteen rounds. before q crowd
Of $4,000 that half filled the big
American league ball park the flash
ing young Teuton cut ard SlaShed
at Paulino's head and BODY, pulled
and chased him about the ring and
lett him at the end q CORY shattered
figure with nothing but courage.
There were NJ knoCkdowns. but the
lifting Of Schmeling's hand IN sig
nal Of victory at the close was just a
gesture.
For the last six rounds, the only
Question in the minds OF the faithful
who gathered for the first heavy
weight extravaganza Of the open air
srason was Paulin0's ability 70
weather the storm Of leather that
flew at him from Ell angles. slaShed
his features. closed his left eve. and
left the wood choppers face rs
bumpy and irregular as his own
Pyrennes in Spain.
Only III the early rounds was there
q semblanCe Of a contest and a slow
one at that. as the TcutOn, sticking
TO a methodical battle plan. met
Paulino's rushes with straight leftS
70 the head usually hidden behind
a barrage Of gloves and elbows.
Pauline never has been knocked
out. never. even knocked down, but
as. the fun fury OF Schmeling's at
tack broke about his sore and bloody
head in the sixth round Il seemed
that tonight the record was TO be
broken.
Max opened up in the ninth round
hnd set out 10 end the battle. re
stopped leaning 0efensivcly into
Pauline in the clincheS. sluggcd with
the big Spaniard in the open. and
constantly ripped IN snort, laceraV-
ing punches that almost tore the
Spaniard's features apart.
Schmeling was 50 anxious 20 bring
the matter TO a decisive close that
nc kept his fists az work on the
Spaniard's head after the bell
counded to end the 18th round. The
worn Basque lifted his battered
head. brought his hands back to
fighting position and tried to carry
on. too. but the effort was too great
and he fell helpless in his chair
while Referee Arthur Donovan
pulled Schmeling away.
Running descriptive Of the fight
follows:
Schmeling came into the ring first
and was greeted with n roar or ap-
pFoval. lie was q tanned black
Drowned Sowing image Ct Jack
Dempsey. Pauline followed him
and seemed to be hardly noticed as
the crowd continued Ia fix eyes on
Schmeling and his remarkable re-
semblance to the old man mauler.
Jack Sharkey. Boston sailor. who
will meet the winner lin September.
climbed into greet the contestants
and drew bOoes- The iCors turned
10 cheers when Joe Humphreys. vet
announcer. pointed out that in
the next fight Sharkov would be de-
Tending the heavyweight supremacy
of America.
The referee was Patsy Donovan.
The Judges were Charles Nathie-
q and Lou Magnolia. THINGS were
DELAYED n few minutes while the
fighters posed. both calm and smil-
ing. They shook hands. gazed in
each others eyes and seemed 70
wish each other luck. There was a
contrast I'm their appearances AS
they stood IN the ring listening ~
Instructions. SChmeling was tall.
brown and timber. Pauline swarthv
and fun Of mower.
Round One
Pauline walked ont carefully. BODY
bent and arms folded across his
head ~ meet Schmelin-'s paving
left lab. Max backed awav and
then nut his head down 20 Paulino's
and they tried n cuff each other