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

lkVaN
ENDICOTT. N. Y. June 6AL7-
Not since gorgeous Georges Car
pentter, orchid man Of France. hid
behind the closed doors Of his train
ing camp at Manhasset in 1921 has
q mar Of mystery trailed such a
string Of doubts and surnaises 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
fitted kn-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, ever came so far in
SO short a time or won for himself
q challenger'S rating on so brief a
display OF proves. He has fought
five men in two years and has beat
en- only two good ones.
Sheens Left Job
The air o. mystery is not a.
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
Schmeling knocked out Johnny
Risko and Pauline Uzcudun and he
] turned both these stunts without
suffering any punishment 70 speak
] o.. 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 or
Ino defense against q good boxer
lpuncher.
Another controversy centers about
tSchmeling's failure 10 employ the
best left hand jabbing sparring
9rartners available. On the contrary
HE seems 10 s1un training oppcsi-
|stior endowed with any resemblance
Hof Sharkev's favorite weapon. The
Eonly soarrlnE partner In ann With
2aa astute left hand. a youngster
named STANLEY Pore6a. was released
a few davs In which he mas
3ssged Schme.sng's features with
jabs aHmost without interruption.
Cfarisy Balanger. a capable light
heavy weigh. with a fine left hand
anC good right cross. similar In
STYLE 70 Sharlsev. has arrived in
camp 10 box with Schneling for
the first time tomorrow. Apparent
ly the Germans handlers have
I decided 70 put their charre 70 the
final test after prenarirg him
fagainst ever stvis OF fighting sew
lerteen othe- sparring partners had
TO offer.
stranEely enough. Relanger. who
has never seen Schmeling box.
Ahinks that Sharkev Is certain 10
whip the German and should knock
him out.
ShOrt framing
After a solid years lay-off from
the ring. Max has boxed Just four
ltcen DAYS 70 prepare for the Sharkey
battle. He will work out three moro
afternoons before hanging up his
training gloves until the next fight
rolls around No one knows what
re weighs. but the SUSPICION Is
general that he Is under weight
ksrd too finely drawn. and many
IF the critics believe that he has
hot done sufficient work for so i'm
lbortant a match.
Il yet Max himself Is satisfied with
he situation, confident that he Is
IL the best physical condition OF
us career. certain that he will win,
AJut frank 10 grant the possibility
l,at Sharkey viii prove too much
Ecr him.
Il may lose, but I don't think So"
he said.
Il hone Sharkey comes out fight
Eng because then I have my best
4 chance. But II I lose I have lots OF
time for another chance at the
little.
II have worked fourteen DAYS.
Ives Tha. is enough for me berause
i j never get out OF condition. I am
YOURS. "a. Il I can't get ready for
|ary Sseht in seventeen DAYS Of box
ling then I can't ever be ready"
N NO one IN American fistic circles
lisa anv idea how well Schmeling
kar take a punch on the chin. how
wei, he stands up under a BODY
<bombardrnent such as Sharkey Is
.Aceratin 10 serd his way.
II Max saws: "Oh. yes. vel. VI see"