Evening star., 1929-06-30
SPARROW M'GANN
GIVES MAX PRAISE
Held Most Serious Foreign
Threat in Heavy Class in
Modern Boxing.
BY SPARROW MeGANN.

N YEW YORK, June 29.-Max
Schmeling stands out Rs the
NJ mcst serious foreign threat
4 American heayyweignts have
ever known since the advent
of boxing with padded mittens under
the Marquis of Queensberry rules. Net
that Schmeling measures up to the men
pions in the past. But the German
shapes up as good if not better than we
have to offer at the present time.
The trouncing he gave Pauline
Uzoudun this week blazoned Schmeling's
name on the list of those who aspire to
the throne vacated by Gene Tunney.
In every move Schmellng looked like a
champion. and unless Jack Sharkey can
show a better brand OF milling than he
displayed against Tom Heeney and
Young Stribling. it is dollars to dough-
nuts that Scl1meling will beat him end
carry the world heavyweight title over
the seas for the first time in the history
of boxing.
Just how good was Schmeling in his
fight with Pauline, any one who can
meet the BASQUE at his own unorthodoX
toe to toe, take his heftiest swings and
come back with straight punches must
assuredly measure up to the best tradl-
tions Of fighting men.
Dundee Changes Tune.
The mastery of Schmeling's work
caused many calculations of sheer de-
light from the lips of oldtimers. Johnny
Dundee sat beside this writer at YAM
kee Stadium and during the early
rounds vouchsafed the opinion that any
one of the white hopes who aspired TO
the title could beat him. But as the
fight wore on. Johnny changed his tune.
Schmeling piled in and fought Pauline
head to toe, sending in his sheets to
the body.
During the early rounds the fight was
q poor affair with little damage. But
as the battle went on and the weight
of Max's blows began to tell, Pauline
straightened up and Schmeling began
to score with short right-handers to the
head and jaw. Then Dundee began to
chuckle as he watched q comparative
vo11npster utilize the tricks of a master
Hes a fighter, that fellow, and !
would be willing to predict he Will be
the next heavyweight champion" was
Johnny's enthusiastic comment.
Well. Johnny knows his game and he
was not far from wrong. Many who
saw the German upset all the dope by
beating Pauline in handy fashion are
willing to subscribe to Johnnys opinion.
The thing that made Schmeling look
experienced and lusty swinging Pauline
was the manner in which he accom-
plished his feat. Max was told to lay
of the pace and fight Pauline at his
own game. It is hard for young fsi-
low to follow instructions Max did and
showed his greatness thereby.
shows Good Judgment.
When he had worn down Pauline,
Max took the play into his own HANDS,
shed punches like veteran and opened
I'D a rapid-fire attack that soon took
the sting out of Paulino's best blows.
He rippsd and slaShed Pauline with
cruel left hook, hit him high upon the
temple with aycrushing right and wound
up by betting the redoubtable Basque
with a series of leftS and rights around
the eyes. That was the only opening
Pauline presented until the closing
rounds. and Schmeling more than made
up for lost time in the two closing seS-
sions.
Schmeling has had but five fights in
this country. In each of them he has
shown an amazing grasp OF the tech
niuue of the game. Idleness does not
seem to affect him. He studies new
blows and seemingly perfects them. for
when he is called upon to deliver them
de does so with grace and eclat
The German Jack Dempsey has three
months before he will be called upon to
fight Jack Sharkey for what VIII be
billed as the heavyweight championship
of the world. Unless Sharkey shows to
better advantage than he has In the
past it is certain that Schmeling. having
studied more and better moves. VIII
emerge the winner. Schmeling just now
stands at the peak of the fistic world
and is destined to clinch his leadership
by winning over Jack Sharkey and
possibly Jack Dempsey, If the latter de-
cides to make a comeback.