The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-09
TALKING
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIA-dS

NEW YORK, May 9.-On Friday
~ Herr Max Schmeling, known
variously as the "Ferocious Frank
furter." the "Pretzel Founder and
the Berlin Bomber" will return
from that dear old Germany He
returns much-talked about young
man if indeed not a celebrity.
Among the active fighters there Is
easily more interest in him than
anv other heavyweight. Herr
Schmeling contributed much TO TINS
interest by the spectacular manner
IN which he knocked out Johnny
Risko some weeks ago.
Adding to this legitimate inter
est was the comic opera vendetta
provoked by the fighters muddled
managerial affairs. All the while.
he was abroad the vendetta ragged
in the public prints and as a con-
sequence Herr Schmeling became
more prominent as fistic char
acter than any of the active
heayyweights.
THE SITUATION Is REMINISCENT OF
THE EXPERIENCES OF KNUTE HANSEN
THE sELF-FOLD1NG DANE. He
ACHIEVED A MODIOUM OF GLORY BY
STOPPING PHIL SCOTT. BRITISH
HEAVYWEIGHT. THERE WERE MANY
WHO SAW ~ THIS PERFORMANCE
GREAT POTENTIALITIEs FOR HAN
SEN
A S a touch of novelty Walter
n Chrysler, the motor magnate,
was persuaded to become interested
in the proposition. A commercial
f7ht somewhat similar in character
TO the one in which Schmellng and
his various claim agents are now
involved developed. The fight for
his contract took on the proportions
OF a news story and Hansen's i'm
portance as a refined brute grew in
proportion.
Hansen began anew his artistic
campaign under the joint man
agerShip of MeSsrs. Gibson and
ChrvsIer. that snappy personality
pair. \ compromise was effected
by which Gibson would function
as the fighters actual manager
ard ChrysIer would receive the
congratula tions, if any.
AS MATTERS TURNED OUT NEITHER
had VERY MUCH TO DO. HANSEN
WAS MATCHED WITH A SUCKER OUT
IN CLEVELAND. KAYO CHRIsTNER. WHO
ACCORDING TO ADVANCE DOPE, COULD
NOT HOLD UP HIS HANDS AND WHEN
HANSEN CAM TO AN HOUR AFTER
TIE FIGHT aE BEGGED IN A GRIEF
TORN VOICE TO BE TOLD IF THE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAD BEEN
SAVED.
THUS one Of the most intensive
( ballyhoos that the ring has
ever known was distreSsingly ex-
ploded and the grief was wide
spread. Schmeling'S next opponent
will be Paolino Uzcudun. 1t would
be something more than coinci-
dence if the German ballyhoo,
freighted with future riches, expired
the same way. To several American
gentlemen. who christened their in
dividual and collective ways into his
contract at the expense of the I'M
SOPHISTICATED Arthur Bulow who
brought the fighter here from Ger
many, such a climax would be moth
ing short of tragic.
For up till now they have made
practically nothing out of him,
and if he should be pushed around
by Uzcudun next month at the
milk fund fights I am afraid these
American gentlemen who have
been protesting such a deep
spiritual and protective interest in
him would lose some of their
ardor.
PUSHED AROUND BY UZCUDUN. THE
GERMAN WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY
REDUCED TO THE RANKS OF AN OR
BINARY HEAVYWEIGHT AND YOU CAN
GO OUT TO CENTRAL PARK THESE
DAYS AND PICK UP ORDINARY HEAVY
WEIGHTS ALONG WITH DEFUNCT SAR-
DINE CANS. COMIC SUPPLEMENTS AND
OTHER. CONVENTIONAL DEBRIS.