Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-24
BY WERNER LAUFER
NEA Service Sports Writer

Only q few hundred fans were az
the ringside at Dusseldorf, the night
Of August 2. 1924, when Max
Schmeling skipped through the
ropes for his first professional fight.
A faint ripple OF acclaim was the
Hamburg kids portion as he danced
out to shake the hand o fhis tough
looking opponent. Otto Gap; but
within the next few minutes they
we're yelling out lusty Hochs for the
greatest hight-hand in the history
Of all Germany.
The Germans remembered a guy
named Siegfried. VINO had split an
anvil with a mighty right-hand
wallop: but when they saw Der
Make swing punches. they forgot
all about him.
otto Cap was tougher than the
anvil. for he managed TO stay I'D
for six rounds. Schmelling got 81
for his first professional Knockout.
and he was the happiest kid in the
Reich.
A man named venerivver was
Knocked out in three rounds az
Cologne bv the Schiager on Sep
tember 10. The next dav Max
stopped Louis DyisberR mt Biehun
with a punch. A week later he beat
a good man called Rocky Knieht at
Cologne. He made sfich n hit that
he was matched with Max Dick
man. the light heavyweight champ
ion Of Germany.
Max Gets X. O.
They fought on October Il, and
1t was Makes first setback. After
fighting on even terms for three
rounds, Diekman landed a wicked
punch on Schmeling's ear. The
member spurte dso much blood that
the ringside physician demanded
the fight be stopped Schmeling lost
on a technical knockout. but was
promised a return fight by Dick
man.
Max wanted to wipe this one out
Of his record. He trained harder
than ever. He read everything on
boxing he could lay his hands on.
He saw pictures OF Jack Dempsey
and he remarked the resemblance
of the great champion 10 himself.
He adopted Dempsey's fighting
style. practiced the weaving and
bobbing that Dempsey employed in
cutting down the big fellows. About
this time Max met q Berlin news
paper man. Arthur Bulow. Bulow
knew as much about fighters as anv
man In Europe. and was interested
in Schmeling. They agreed that he
could do more for him than Abel
and Herewith signed contracts
This signing caused most Of Schmel-
irF's squabbles when the pair later
sailed 20 America.
Bulow got him better opposition
but Max was punching hsrdei
every day. winning most OF I'll!
fights by quick knockouts Occasion
ally he would meet a man whc
could box. and then the right hand
didn't work 50 well.
Cracks in the Record
On May o. 1925. he lost a 10.
round decision TO Jack Taylor. be.
cause Taylor knew how to keep oui
OF range Of that right. But this val
Just a forerunner or another OF thG
periodical setbacks that have mark.
ed Max's career. In August. he me-
Larry Gaines. a third-rate colorec
boy from Canada. Gaines knew IN.
fighting and laid his woly head or
Max's chest and started pumping
them In. Bulow. fearing the punish
mens would ruin Max for keeps
threw in the towel IN the second
round. Max was badly beaten. hut
not discouraged. He was in bed fol
a day Or two. but then went out tc
train with more determination thar
ever.
Shortly after, Max was elated q
learn he was matched with Dick
man again. They fought at Berlin