Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-06
TEUTON DOES
LITTLE WORK
Evades Sparring Partners
Who Pepper Him With
Short Jabs
BY EDWARD J. NEIL

". Z. June 6-CP-
Not since gorgeous Georges Car.
pentier, orchid man Of France, hid
behind the closed doors Of his train
Ing camp at Manhasset in 1921 has
n man OF mystery trailed such q
string Of doubts and surmises across
the heavyweight horizon as Max
Schmeling.
Next Thursday night the young
Teuton will match Is youth and
punching power against Jack Shar-
KEYS skill and experience in a
I'd Eesn-roun6 battle in the Yankee
Stadium for the worlds heavy
weight championship Gene Tunney
tossed aside. Many capable critics
believe Max will win the title al
though he Is certain to be an under
dog in the wagering. Yet no man
In fistic history, with the possible
exception Of Jim JeffrieS or Luis
Angel Firpo, eve came so far in
SO short a time or won for himself
o c~hallenger's rating on so brief a
display Of proves. He has fought
five men in two years and has beat
en- only two good mes.
Sheens Left Job
The air o. mystery is not as
deep as the secretive atmosphere
that surrounded Carpenter when
the slender Frenchman. first Eu-
ropean TO fight for the title in
modern times. worked on Long
Islsnd for his slaughter at the hands
Of Jack Dempsey. The mystery this
time Is in young Schmeling himself.
In his main American conquests
Scfmeling knocked out Johnny
RisSo and Pauline Uzcudun and he
turned both these stunts without
suffering any punishment TO speak
Of. Apparently he Is purely offensive
fighting machine. with the same
paralyzing short right hand smash
to the head. a newly developed left
hook that is just fair and little o.
no defense against a good boxer
puncher.
Another controversy centers about
Schmeling's failure to employ the
best left hand jabbing sparring
partners available. On the contrary
he seems to shun training opposi-
tior endowed with any resemblance
OF Sharkev's favorite weapon. The
only sparrinK partner In camo with
an aStute left hand. a youngster
named Stanley Pcreda. was released
after a few dsvs IN which he mas
ssgeA ~Schmerng's features with
iaEM almost without interruption.
Charley Belanger. a capable light
heavy weight with a fine left hand
an6 good right cross. similar in
style to Sharkev. has arrived in
camp 20 box with Schmeling FOR
the first time tomorrow. Apparent
" the Germans handlers have
decided 70 put their charge to the
final test after preparing him
against ever stvle OF fighting sew
erteen othe- sparring partners had
to offer.
STRANGELY enough. B%slanZer. who
has never ~ Schmeling box.
thinks that Sharkev is certain TO
whip the German AMI should knock
him out.
Short Training
After a solid years lay-off from
the ring. Max he's boxed Just four
teen DAYS to prepare for the Sharkey
battle. He will work out three more
afternoons before hanging Up his
training gloves until the next fight
rolls around No one knows wha.
re weighs. but the SUSPICION is
general that he Is under weight
srd too finely drawn. and many
OF the critics believe that he has
no. done sufficient work for SO i'm
portart a match.
Yet Max himself Is satisfied with
the situation, confident that he Is
IN the best physical condition OF
his career. certain that he will win,
but frank 10 grant the possibility
that sharkey viii prove too much
for him.
Il may lose, but 7 don't think 50"
he said.
Il hore Sharkey cone out fight
ing because then I have my best
nance But II I lose I have lots OF
time for another chance at the
title.
81 have worked fourteen DAYS.
YES Tha. IS enough for me because
7 never get out OF condition. I am
y4unr. "a. r. I can't get ready for
arg fight In seventeen DAYS OF box
inc then I can't ever be ready"
No one in American fistic circles
hsa In idea how well Schmeling
car take a punch on the chin. how
wei, he stands up under a BODY
bombar6ment such as Sharkey Is
ceratin 70 serd his way.
Max says: "Oh. yes. veil. VI see"