The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-05
GERMAN SAYS LOSS,
IF IT CAME, WOULD
NOT Be HARD BLOW
Max's High Cheek Bones and
Heavy Black Brows Make
Him Resemble Mauler
EXPECTS SHARKEY MISTAKE
Teuton Respects Yank, but Can
not Make, Himself Believe
He Will Go Under
EXPECTS SHARKEY MISTAKE
BY EDWARD j. NEIL

Sigfrid Adolph Otto Schmeling is an
engaging young man. without a COM
pick, inhibition, or sign of unruly tenn
permanent to his lengthy lame.
AS he sits in the living room of his
we'll guarded cottage, playing over
German photograph records, he does
MT even talk a good fight. Yet one
week from tomorrow night, in Yankee
stadium, this 24-year-old Teuton will
battle Jack Sharkey for the highest
prize fistiana has to offer. Max may
lose to a better man. He frankly ad-
mits that may happen. but he doesn't
think that man is Sharkey.
The young German is a picture of
superb condition as he Tolls in his
easy chair, happy to talk of fights in
his hating English, literally sprinkled
with German phrases when the SUBJ
ject gets complicated and thoughts
come to fast. His high cheek bones,
shaggy black eyebrows, deep color
and animation leave an indelible i'm
preston of Jack Dempsey when the
old man-mauler weighed 1877 pounds
and was eager to tear the world apart
Will Ills y 1lStS.
Hopes for Victory
81 hope to beat Sharkey," he said,
with a smile and a wave of both
hands. Il do not know. No one knows.
If I get my chance, I win; if not, lose"
To Schlneling, almost a fatalist in
his attitude toward the coming con-
test for Kingdoms highest stakes, this
statement covers the entire situation.
BY Chance" which he pronounces
"shenks," Schmeling means the open
ing or situation that will give him
the upper hand and pave the way to
victory. The breaks may come his
way-or they may go to Sharkey.
If Sharkey wins, I congratulate
him. The same way I would congratu-
late myself if I win. But why should
I lose?" he asked.
"Sharkey is a good boxer. yes? He
hits, punches good with left hand. no?
Well, maybe it make him discouraged
if he can't hit me with his best punch,
That is important.
Il do not know how I fight Sharkey.
In my training camp I have 20 spar
ring partners. I fight them all. They
have different styles. No matter what
style Sharkey fights, I am ready for
him.
"Sharkey is a good boxer, yes? They
say I can't hit a good boxer with my
right hand. They say he will defend
against my right all the time with his
left and I never hit him. This is fool
ishness.
"He must punch at me sometime,
no? When he punch at me he moves
his hands, yes? When he does that he
leaves an opening. NIGHT wahr? Then
I a punch. Then I will hurt Shar-
key. Maybe my shenks come then.
"Only have I seen Sharkey box in
a gymnasium, and then he-what you
call it?-clown around with his spar
ring partners. Even so. I know he is
a good fighter. But maybe I am q
better fighter. Who knows?"
Gives a Demonstration
BY this time the even-tempered, un-
excitable German was on his feet,
waving his hands, showing how he
would move his head to evade a left,
and counter with the famous right
hand that knocked out Johnny Risko
and battered Pauline Uzcudun into
helplessness.
There is another thing: Sharkey
he say How will Schmeling feel fight
ing a man like me who has met every
one and licked the men I have?' I tell
you: .
II will feel better about it thar
| Sharkey. He is the American fighting
before his own countrymen to. keer
the title in his country. He is getting
| old. He has missed two shenks to- fight
for the championship. Maybe he viii
not get another.
But me it is different. I am the
| foreigner, the underdog. I am "a years
old. If I lose I fight again some other
| time for the championship. I have
nothing to worry about; he has every
thing. Maybe that does not bother
him, no?"
BY this time the German was a.
excited as he every gets. He was al
but shadow-boxing around that liv-
ing-room. In fact he was so aroused
he almost announced he was going tx
lick that Sharkeyman.