Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-14
THE SPORTLICHT
BY CRANTLAND RICE.

been considerably shaken up in the
third round, but he had come back. in
the fourth In good shape. He had
shown that he was in fine condition,
and that he had durability as well as
stamina, courage as well as GOODNESS.
1t Is quite possible that he would have
kept along in his tireless fashion and
finally turned the Boston fighter into a
discouraged mood. But as far as the
tight went Sharkey was the master of
the show. He had proved to be the bet
ter boxer and the harder puncher He
had Jared the German more with both
left and right than Schmeling had
Jared him with his last punch, the
right-hand wallop.
Sharkey looked to be on his way to a
victory. There are many who believed
that another such onslaught as the
third round brought on would have
paved the way for an early knockout
around the seventh or eighth round.
But this is another one of those argu-
mentS that will never be solved unless
they meet again.
1t is almost certain that Schmeling
could never have stopped Sharkey. And
failing to stop him he would have had
a hard time outpointing a man who was
outboxing and outpunching him, who
was bigger, faster and stronger.
1t is, Of course. possible that if Shar-
key had failed to stop his opponent by
the ninth or tenth round he might
swinging as he did in Miami Any one
of these things might have happened.
but no one can say which one would
have taken place in later rounds.
Good Boxing.
DOTH men put on a fine boxing ex
- hihition for heavyweights. They
moved around swiftly and smoothly.
They were light on their feet and fast
with their hands. Schmeling was a
much better looking fighter and boxer
in every way than he showed himself
to be at Endicott. He was facing mas
ter boxer who knew every art of de-
Tense. and yet the German was mailing
him now and then-not too often, but
often enough to prove that he could hit
his man and hit him with right hand
1t takes fast, accurate work to land a
right hand upon q high-class boxer who
is looking for and has worked against
1t in weeks of training.
Schmeling deserves great credit for
the courageous manner in which he
continued to crowd an opponent who
apparently had every angle of attack to
use, VINO was We'll equipped to 1nfiict
punishment. Sharkey showed that he
not only had a useful and dangerous
left. but that he also had a useful and
dangerous right, that he could hook,
jab and uppercut.
Sharkey looked like q high-claSs
champion on his way to a we'll deserved
crown until the big smear came in the
fourth. Schmeling still looked danger
Gus on the losing side. for he had not
taken enough punishment to lose any
OF his steam or his ambition. He was
still rival to be reskoned with, but a
decided change would have been needed
after the fourth round to bring him the
title. He would have been forced to
show a big improvement and Sharkey
would have had to slip. This might
have taken place. Again it is one of
those arguments that will remain hang
ing in the air where no arrow fact can
ever bring it down to earth.
The tough break for Sharkey came in
the turn that he had proved that he
could box, hit and hold his head-ard
yet he couldn't win.
Schmeling fought clean. sportsman
like battle in every way-proved that he
could hit and take 1t; proved that he
was smart and game.
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