Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-14


follow every championship fight
probably will be doubled in the
wake of the Sharkey-Schmel-
ing duel. This time there is no argu-
ment left as to whether or not the
punch was low. But a lot of burning
oratory is being unleashed as to wheth-
er Schmeling could have survived Is
rounds, whether he could have come on
later to beat Sharkey and whether a
world championship, hanging in the
balance. should be awarded on q foul.
Outside of the gate receipts, which
are always the big part, the main idea in
this late encounter was to prove that
to take over the crown that Tunney had
tossed aside. About all this proved was
that Schmeling could take it and that
Sharkey still couldn't control his fast
one.
Sharkey was a pitcher with all the
stuff, speed curves and the big hop
who wild-pitched himself out of the
championship Just as Jack Chesbro did
over 20 years ago.
The Proven Part.
Il
~ four round Sharkey had proved
hat he was a corking boxer with
a strong tWo-handed attack He also
had proved that he could keep his head
sIId fight his fight. The low punch was
rot the result of any mental upset or
wild brain furry. He was winning at
the time and winning along the lines
he had mapped out, He was being al
most too careful. But the type of
punch he started for the body Is al
ways dangerous when thrown at fell
low who has the habit of coming in
fast. 1t was running too much risk
where no such risk was needed. 1t Is
easy enough to time against a target
that is still or that is backing away.
1t is extremely difficult to time against
q fighter coming from q half crouch
into a quick charge.
Schmeling proved something also.
Every one knew he had g. cool head. the
big doubt concerned his ability to take
it. He took plenty in the third round.
He took full right hand wallopS to the
chin. at least one solid uppercut and
a left hook to the body delivered with
all the force that Sharkey had in his
big, brawny system.
In this third round Sharkey had
measured Schmeling perfectly, had
timed at least four of his punches and
had nailed the target But the target,
while Jared and jolted, showed no
signs of dropping or Keeling or fading out
of the battle. Schmeling proved beyond
any question in this round that he was
not only game but durable, that he
could take his full share and still keep
on coming In
Two Details.
TT has been said before the fight that
/ II the German ever landed one or
more solid rights that Sharkey would
blow up. Schmeling landed several
solid rights and Sharkey remained as
cool and as collected as he was at the
start. If these punches hurt him he
never showed it by as much as the
blinking OF an eye. He took them and
went smoothly along the road he had
mapped out in advance, without being
f1ustered in the slightest.
If Sharkey had fouled Schmeiing
after absorbing one OF these right-hand
WallopS TO the jaw it would have been
easier to understand. But the foul
came in a moment of calm, just before
the bell rang II it had landed cleanly
and had knocked Schmeling down the
bell would have saved him. 1t was the
unluckiest blow for one man that the
ring has ever known.
1t is a queer thing that q boxer with
as good control or aim as Sharkey had
shown up to that moment should step
in with a wild pitch and blow the game.
He had either put more stuff into that
punch than he could control or else
Schmeling had come in much faster
than Sharkey had figured.
Who Would Have Won?
THERE will be a million arguments
l. from now on as to which man
would have won. Schmeling had