Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15

~ is no DOUBT ABOUT OeLIOlG DSulB
N anxious t. have S, the he s /, mel
city
Detroit interests have offered induce
ments to w. r. Carey. president OF
Madison Square Garden, to take the
bout to the Michigan metropolis, but
he has not yet given them an answer.
Detroit would be a good spot for q
heavyweight r1atch," said Carey, but
there are many things to be consid-
cred It is true that we have received
an offer from there, but have neither
accepted nor declined. I have arranged
an exterIion on the contract the Gar
den holtk; with Sharkey and now nave
until the goth of this month to take
up the option We hold on the Bos-
ton fighters services. Sometime within
the next week I shall make an an
nouncement, but I shall take all the
time necessary to make up my mind.
Madison Square Garden undoubtedly
would prefer to hold the Schmeling-
Sharkey contest in this city, wnere IL
has its working organization and con-
troll of both big league base oall parks.
But no Schmeling- Sharkey bout can De
held here unless the German f1rst 1ul-
Ais his contract with Humbert Fugazy.
James A. Farley chairman OF the COM
mission, makes this very plain.
Has Aided Boxing Greatly.
"rhe New York commission" he
said to me, has done much Tor boxing,
not only in this State but all over the
country. And William Muldoon,
member Of that commission, has done
more for the game than any other one
man. In view of these undoubteo
facts I feel that the rulings OF the
commission, based on law, honesty ana
fair play, are entitled to respect, IN,
tend to see that such respect Is palo
them, and in case it is not the COM
mission will take steps to MAINTAIN us
authority and dignity.
From now on, the commission mas
instructed Mr. Bulow that he must sign
no more contracts for Schmellng WIN
out the approval of the commission, Out
we also have told him that we would
protect his monetary rights ana Wouio
insist upon the fulfllment OF those con.
tracts we already have approved. II
Schmeling does not live up to these
agreements, neither he nor Jacobs Will
have ANYTHING to do with boxing In
New York state as long as some OF us
live, and any one who AIDS them 10
escape such Just obligations will be
dealt with to the full extent OF the
commissions powers.
THE New York commission" contin-
ueQ Farley, mas DeSIl SOOO W 0CALiCA-
ing. II allowed him to come over here
and then, after he had got himself into
difficulties, arranged matters so that he
could come back and make 5000 in
the milk fund bouts. Madison Square
Garden also profited to the extent OF
some $4,000 in those bouts, which it
would not otherwise have made.
Schmeling Reaps Harvest.
Gas a result of the commissions atti-
fude toward him, Schmeling has put
himself in position where he has
more money than he ever had and
where he is enabled TO make more by
his present tour of the country. I feel
that we have treated Schmeling with
the greatest fairness and his present
defiant attitude i'll becomes him."
If Schmeling continues to refuse the
Scott bout and his match with Sharkey
goes outside this city,, then Detroit is
the most likely spot. The fourth larg-
est city in the United States and one
Detroit has been a tempting field for
some time for a big heavyweight con-
test. Tex Richard had his eye on De-
troit. He told me only short time
before his death that he intended to
stage one of his battles of the century
there. Detroit has grown to be a fine
boxing town and always, In fact. has
been a great city for sport. A big bout
there undoubtedly would draw great
gate.
At any rate, the Schmeling -Sharkey
affair is at the boiling point and should
furnish plenty Of excitement, even be-
fore the men enter the ring,
tGopyright, 1921