Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
MAY EARN A TITLE
BY DODG|NG BOUTS
Has Good Reasons, However,
for Not Agreeing to
Fight Sharkey.
BY WALTER TRUMBULT..

n EW 1OHh, august 1911 Max
N Schmeling runs out of any
VI more matches, the followers Of
/ the game are likely 70 stop
calling him the Hindenburg
lion" and start referring to him as
the Linberger sbbit.''
But that wouldn't be fair to Max.
I do not believe he is afraid OF Jack
Shsrkey. Other causes contributed 10
his actions toward Madison Square
Garden. A guess would be that one
was that Sharkey was to get 500 Ooo,
while Max was to fight on a percentage
basis. This may have CALLED both
Jacobs and Schmeling. who considered
the German the drawing card.
When Jacobs told William r. Carey
over the telephone that Schmeling
could get sl35,o00 from Jack Dempsey,
/ Carey. already having the PrIssian
signed to percentage contract, failed
10 say that ne would meet the offer
He did say that the Garden had put
Itself In some jeopardy to carry out its
agreement with SchmeIing and that
he must know what Max intended 10
DO. He doesn't know yet, and, having
been stalled for a considerable time, he
tired Of waiting to find out. Hence the
switch to Tommy Louahran.
Triumph for Commission.
This Is triumph for the New York
BoXlng Commission. although 1t came
IN an unexpected manner. Carey had
told the commission that the bout would
be held through a Detroit promoter.
lIIs. as the Tunney-Dempsey bout in
Chicago was technically promoted by
George F. Getz. The commission asked
whether this was not Subterfuee
Carey replied frankly that he supposed
IT. WIS. The commission said that it.
would take steps accordingly. and Carey
replied that he regretted any misunder-
%tsndlng With the commission. but that
Madison Square Garden would protect
ITS property rights and the bout would
go on
j, should BIZ understood that Carey
and the commissioners hold no per-
sonal luminosity toward each other.
They, l celie"e. truly like each other
and are friends. They simply disagreed
on the question of whether the Garden
was entitled TO hold this particular
bout in another State
TWO other things may have inhu-
enced Jacobs. If Schmeling went
through with this bout he never could
night In New York and Jacobs has a
contract with him to take effect after
BuloW's contract expires. Nor could
any other man managed by Jacobs box
loss OF considerable revenue.
Then, too, Dempsey probably has
considerable influence with the German.
Dempsey is Something's hero. He pat
terms himself on the Manassa MsiIler
even trying to copy Jacks weaving style,
Max always was proud that Dempsey
had called him a good fighter.
Difficult to Understand.
1t is hard to see Just what Jacobz
and Schmelng gain by running out on
the garden. They still are in the bad
graces Of the commission unless
Schmsling fights Scott, which he Is not
likely to do. And now both SchmelinG
and Jacobs assuredly are in the bad
full boxing institution in the United
States.
Carey was considerably annoyed over
ir1timstions that the Garden had taken
an easy way out. All his plans were
laid
ANY one who intimates that I am
merely attempting to slide out Of this
gracefully doesn't know me" he said.
Il would not put the weight or
grain of sand on Joe Jacobs shoulders
If it belonged on mine. He and Max
Schmeling weakened. I didn't. gave
them every protection in my power and
actually jeopardized Gard0n interests
to keep faith with them. Finally they
exhausted my patience. I do not re-
gard Loughran as a substitute. He has
proved himself good enough to fight
ANYBODY
The Sharkev-Loughran bout may be
exciting enough for even the rahid fans.
There never has been any love lost be-
tween these men and they are both wise.
experienced opponents OF fisitiana. Both
men know the game.
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