The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-29
| ALKING
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, July %
~RANTING that Humbert j.
" Fugazy may have a legal claim
70 the services Of Max SchmeAng
against Phil Scott, the bulk Of the
blame for the controversy which
appears certain to drive the Ger
mans match with Sharkey out OF
New York can be charged TO the
boxing commission. The first duty
of Messrs. Farley, Muldoon and
-roWer is to keep promoters ana
ngnters out or trouble-to minimize
difficulties such as those preclpltated
by the good senor's trick contract
LONG BEFORE ARTHUR BULow
srGNED DER MOx TO CHOP DOWN
PAULINE UzCUDUN. OR ANY OTHER
WHITE HEAVYWEIGHT. UNDER THE
rUOAZY BANNER. FOR 100000 THE
pO.FP MADE IT PLAIN THAT He
NEVER WOULD RECOGNIZE ANY
AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY HIS
NATIVE AND REPUDIATED MANAGER.
BJI,Ow HAS NO COMPLAINT. SCHMEL-
ING IS PERFECTLY WILLING TO PAY
HIM HIS SHARE OF THE sWAG- ALL
HE ASKS IS THAT re BE PERMITTED
TO MAKE HIS OWN MATCHES. THIS
SEEMS FAIR ENOUGH. INAsMUCH AS
IT IS HIS DEAD PAN THAT IS BEING
Exposed TO WHATEVER LEATHER
THE OTHER FELLOW TOssEs.
n
The commissioners are well versed In
the personal fcud between Schmeling and
BuIow. If it is true that James J. John
ston's interest in Scott has no bearing
on the matter. the resin rulers have made
a botch job Of this particular case Ihey
might Just as we'll have headed on the
trouble before It started. The revocation
Of the licenses Of Schmeling and his
American managers. Joe Jacobs and Billy
Mccartney. can be accepted as nothing else
but an attempt to club them into going
through with the Scott engagement, some
thing they will not do under any cir
eumstances.
CHAIRMAN FARLEY speaks OF
~ UNFOLDING the dignity Of the
commission. This is hard to 90
when the commission itself has
placed it in jeopardy. Meanwhile l
wonder what would happen if Bu-
low flashed his 100000 side agree
ment? Inasmuch as the commission
sees. fit not to exercise common
sense. a mediator is badly needed in
this Schmeling affair. Detroit looks
like the spot now, and William F.
Carey. president Of the Garden cor
poration. isn't the kind that resorts
to subterfuges. If he does promote
this fight. and he unquestionably
will, he will come out open and
above board.
CAREY WOULD BE LAUGHED AT AS
A PROMOTORIAL CLOWN IF HE DID
NOT GO THROUGH FLOYD FITZSIM-
MONS. PADDY HARMON AND OTHER
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
CAPABLE OF HANDLING AN EVENT OF
THIS KIND EAGERLY AWAIT THE OUT
COME OF THIS TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
THE NEW YORK STATE ATHLETIC COM
MISSION Is PLAYING ON THEIR SIDE
IN AN LNExCUsABLE ROW.
The worst the Garden organization could
draw for taking the fight elsewhere would
be a brief suspension. and there are not
any too many attractions in sight, any
uav. once the outdoor season is closed,
any kind Of a big show necessarily has
to 20 to the Garden. and the boxing COM
mission would not be making a hit with
the public in closing the doors of the
worlds foremost arena Schmeling isn't
bigger than the game, nor is he trying
to be. Neither can the boxing commits
sion give the finest fiStic organization in
history the runaround-and get away with
It, This is as good a time as any to
repeat that the boys had better get to-
gether.