New Britain herald., 1929-08-08
.SHARKEY ID MEET
 TOMMY LOUGHRAN
Madison Square Garden Turns
 Max Schmeling Loose

New York. Aug. (P) - Max Schmeling. stormy petrel of pugil- ism, has been turned loose by Mad ison Square Garden, the corpcra- ton which had planned to match him with Jack Sharkey for the heavyweight championship of the world.
 Instead of Schmeirg, the next op- ronent of the Lithuanian will be Tommy Loughran. present 175- pound titie-holder. who will meet Sharkey in a 15-round bout at the Yankee stadium, September 26.
 The reason for the Gardens ac- ton in abandoning Schmeling vas that Max and his manager, Joe Ja- cobs, are flirting with an offer Of s1S5,00O for the German to fight Jack Dempsey at Agua Caliente or Thanksgiving Day.
 w. r. Carey, vigorous. straight forward president of Madison Square Garden, was preparing, less than "A hours ago, to take the Sharkey- ochmeiing fight. barred in New York state by the local boxing commission, to Detroit.
 Several long distance telephone conversations with Jacobs, who is with Schmeling in Spokane, aroused Carey to realization that the Ger mar and his manager were not 50 anxious to go through with the Sharkey match as they had irdicat- cd earlier in the negotiations.
 This put an entirely new complex ion on the matter. which previously had been complicated by Schmeling's refusal to fulfill a contract to box in this state for Humbert J. Fugazy
 It is not putting It too strongly to say that Carey, who had been ready to defy the New York com mission and hold a Shark Schm el- ing bout in Detroit, was mortified hy the discovery that Max and his man. aeer were considering backing out of their agreement Such duplicity an every day occurrence in boxing, | came as distinct shock to the Gar den president, who is new to the | Ways and Wiles of the profession.
 Jacobs informed Carey of the ! Dempsey offer.
 That ought to let you out of your difficulties with the New York com .nission,' he volunteered with that disarming naivete characteristic of this particular breed of fight mana ger.
 Never mind our difficulties with the commission. That is our affair."" Stormed Carey. Are you going through with this match with Shar- 1 key or not?"
 "I'll have to ask Max" retorted l Jacobs, sweetly. Why he may go 1 hacl; to Germany and not fight any one"
 He may go somewhere else" sue. gested Carey, reaching for another telephone. on which he summoned Tommy Loughran 10 New York. The light heavyweight champion, "pinch- ing myself to be sure l was awake" as lie put it, gleefully signed to fight The Boston heavyweight also gave prompt approval to the switch in the plans. il|
 Loughran will surrender his light Il heavyweight championship next | Tuesday and will go into training l at Harvey's Lake, Pa. II will train at Orangeburg, N. Y.
 There are several angles 10 be con- sidereG in the light Of these new de- 
 Bill Carey would give a good deal 10 know that Jacobs and Schmeline were bluffing. By calling their bluff, he has deprived the German Of q chance at the heavyweight cham pionship temporarily, at least And Madison Square Garden has a two year lease on MlX's serviccs-and vii! exercise it.
 On the other hand, if Jack Demp- sey really intends to return to the ring. @ bout between the former champion and Schmeling. evan in Mexico, would outclass the engage nent between Sharkey and Lough- ran.
 The latter affair will not he ot championship Callbcr. The winner