Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01
MAX TO flight"
RATHER THAN BOX
Teuton Respects Jacks Left,
but Thinks Attack on
Body Will Hurt Foe.
BY BENNY LEONARD,
Retired Undefeated Lightweight Champion
of the World.

VI LHc WOEiu
CCHMELNG'S TRAININ g
CAMP, Endicott, N. Y, May
31.-We were sitting just
- outside Max Schmeling'
cottage here, he playing with
Jack, the airedale, and I lolling in
the hammock. He was resting
after his run on the road, waiting
for dinner to be served.
We got to discussing the coming
tight, naturally, for that Is the
thing uppermost on everybody's
mind in this place. It's not like 1t
used to be in the old days, when
talk of a coming fight was taboo
in a training camp. Joe Jacobs
and Max Machon were talking
about clocks and such things Just
inside the house.
Schmeling began to tell me just how
he thinks the fight will go. He seemed
to be getting a kick out of trying to
foretell exactly what would happen.
"I rather expect that Sharkey will
come at me with the regular boxing
style" said Max, instead of coming
with rush, like he did with Phil Scott.
Jack, you see, thought In that fight that
he could scare Scott right of the reel.
ne KNOWS OeLCeI ILlaIl 10 CIy LLldt Will
me, for he realizes he can't frighten
me even q little bit. And so, will
carry the fight to him. shall tight
him, for that's my best style.
Perhaps It will be who will frighten
Sharkey," he went on. "1f there Is any
fright in him: it certainly should bring
It out to have rough fellow like my
self come tearing at him, shouldn't it?"
And Max laughed heartily.
Figures on Psychology.
Maybe he will think of Jack Demp-
eey when he sees me coming. I look
like Dempsey, you know, and the psy-
chology might not be at all bad. In
fact, I think it's a grand idea, and
shall put it to test, at any rate"
asked Max If he ever had seen
Sharkey fight.
NO. he replied, "I never saw him
In an actual fight, but have seen him
box in the gymnasium. It was in New
York, where he was training for one Of
his fights.
Well. what punches do you think he
uses beSt?"
He shoots q pretty good left jab,
and he has a dirty-looking left hook. !"
By the word dirty" Max explained,
he meant a dangerous, hard punch.
What, no right?" I laughed, but
Max didn't even smile. He was dead
serious.
mo, no right. He just boxed and
used left jab and left hook He
moved around nicely for big man"
Max thought for a while and then
NE went on:
do not plan my fight in advance. That
Is true, but you know, a fighter cannot
help what you call doping out' what
he expects to do when he is training
for an important fight. And this IS
an important fight. NIGHT wahr?
IT haven't. told anybody, but you
were right In that article where you
said would carry the fight to Sharkey.
1t Is my intention to go after him. I
shall be aggressive all the time. You
will see me chasing Sharkey throughout
the fight. That much I can say, for
no matter what style is used, mine will
be an aggressive one"
I told Max thought Sharkey Is .
very good boxer.
Thinks Jack VIII Flight"
EYES" he readily agreed, "he is, but
7 do not think he will stand much
punching around the body. He used
to be q very good boxer before he hurt
neve Sharkey likes to fight rather than
box. Good, for I, too, like to fight,
and in as much as that Is what the
people pay to see 1t will please them,
FOR Sharkey Is not cool headed enough
to continue boxing when the other fell
low fights with him. He will fight,
too"
Some people think that you are
copying Dempsey's style, Max" said.
'That Is not true" he said quietly
enough, but I could see he resented
the idea. Dempsey weaved to punch.
while I weave to make my opponent
miss and to get him nervous or upset,
while at the same time I am moving
about. My weaving. Benny. is like your
feinting. I open up my opponent for
O punch. And after all, Benny, what
wins q fightp Hah! The punch, Ben,
the punch"
Schmeling % q very bright fellow.
Ia fact, regard him as . real student,
and before another year goes by he Will
know all the tricks of the game-the
ins and outs Of boxing. I admire Max
Schmeling, and I am sure hts cunning
and his keen brain at least Offset
Sharkey's greater experience.
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