Evening star., 1930-06-16
LACKS EXPERIENCE
OF A TOPNOTCHER
IdleneSS of Year May Be
Fatal to Career-Gym Can
not Take Rings Place.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n IEW YORK, June 16.-Max
M Schmeling has again
" proved that he is the dar-
ling of Lady Luck, but the
German fighter is nevertheless
unfortunate in winning the world
heavyweight title as early in his
career. At a time when he needs
a great deal more real fighting to
develop the Teuton will find him
self, as champion, restricted to
one bout year-and the result is
easy to guess.
Schmeling, the first man ever to win
the highest crown in pugiliSm by the
foul route, is a comparative novice
when stacked up against a heady, ex-
perienced boxer. This was well demon
strated at Yankee Stadium here Thurs
day night in his four rounds of milling
with Jack Sharkey.
Now, what's the outlook for Herr
Schmeling? Under his contract with
the Madison Square Garden Corpora
tion the Germans next appearance in
a championship match must be under
its auspices, and If he does not fight
next Fall he probably will be idle for a
full year. That means he will not be
bit better as fighter a year from now
than he was Thursday night.
Youngsters Coming On.
It takes diligent work against sea
soned fighters to bring out the best In a
man and perfect his fighting qualities.
Schmeling was a fine prospect at this
time last year. What a year Of idleneSs
did for him was only too apparent in
his fight with Sharkey. All he showed
for his training in this country was a
fair left hook. His right was not in
evidence so much. Sharkey beat the
German to the punch with hard hooks
TO the body and scored cleanly with
smashing rights to the jaw.
II this is all that Max can show after
q year away from the ring, 1t can be
safely assumed that some young Ameri-
can heavies who will be fighting
throughout the year will be fair match
with him.
Schmeling has given ample evidence
that he is far and away below the class
of those who held the title before him.
In the old days title holders fought
whenever a suitable contender loomed
on the horizon and that kept their
fighting blades on edge. A long course
of hard knocks toughened fighter and
made him capable Of withstanding a
hard gruelling.
Not so today. Fighters, II they can
AlON DC olNAA1 W. oAAAAOAS
to take a blow on the thigh or just
on the foul line and call for help.
Real Fights Needed.
schmeling does not show the spirit
of a fighting champion. He is not
pugnacious enough and does not know
enough about the fine points Of the
game to maneuver into position for his
deadly right. The idea that he can be
taught to be a superhghter is bit far
fetched. No fighter in the history OF
the game has been gymnasium taught.
It takes more than instruction and
shadow boxing to make champion.
The claim that Schmeling can keep
his wits under fire was not borne out
in the Sharkey contest. Sharkey worked
easily and smoothly and picked his
shots with care. He permitted Max
TO walk in and slaShed through the
guard of the German. In the third
round Jack began to make his blows
count and Max lost his coolness and
set plan of battle. Instead of reaching
out with his left, or hooking with 1t,
he began to lead with his right, and
this was a dead giyeaway. He proved
that his schooling had given him but
8 light veneer and would not resist the
wear of hard pummelling.
If Schmeling is out Of the game
another year his reign will be short
lived. There are any number OF prom
ising youngsters who will be polishing
their wares in the hard game Of flstl-
cuffs and by the time Schmeling Is
called to defend his title he will ind
plenty of stiff opposition.