Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30
MAX IS DEVELOPING
USEFUL LEFT HAND
Teuton Is Confident Long
Route Gives Him Big
Edge Over Jack.
BY BENNY LEONARD,

4 NO11IM6IINI . II a N ~ q
CAMP, ENDICOTT, N. Y,
~ May 30.-Max Something's
trainer, Max Machon, / fear,
does not agree with me that the
German heavyweight needs more
work.
The man who is to battle Jack
Sharkey for the heavyweight
championship of the world in the
Yankee Stadium on June IL has
been applying the brakes in his
workout, but at that he is keep
ing his sparring partners busy.
To me it looks as If Machon is think
Ing more of conserving the Sparring
partners until others can be secured
than he Is Of letting his man take the
bit in his teeth and get as much box
ing as he can under his belt in the
remaining time left for training.
AS 1 have pointed out in previous
articles, the German is studying rather
than fighting, although he does let
himself go little with Da Nave. Neron
is a big, husky fellow and I think
Schmeling could cut loose with him,
too, without doing either any harm.
have spent much time with Schmel-
k& in the last few days. We have
training and of his golf. Max explain
ed that he does not exert himself much
In the golf games. He pointed out that
OF late 1t has not been hot here and
the sun has had little chance to sap
his energy.
Was Fit on Arrival.
1T trained considerably in Germany
before started for this country" Max
hnf Vlrtaa Z
was practically At, so far as physical
condition is concerned.
Remember, this Is 15-round fight,
and am used to travelling that dis
lance. I am more used to long fights
than Jack Sharkey is. When I do play
golf you'll notice I don't do much
other work. In golf I get a jaunt Of
about or 5 miles, that's ALL and we
go along easily, resting now and then
while waiting for the others to make
their shots.
"Machon has been with me for some
time now and he understands Just what
need. Don't you yourself think
have shown improvements"
had to admit that I do think he
shows a great improvement.
Schmeling told me he plans to rest
from training today. He is to go for
a 60-nile ride to Sidney, N. Y, where
he will be the guest of Capt. Daniel Fox
OF troop G, State troopers. Capt. Fox
and his men are great friends Of
Schmeling. They are around the camp
every day. They watch the German in
his workouts and at rest They all
think Max Is cinch to win, but then
this may be the sort of thought that
is fathered by wish.
Schmeling is practicing a great deal
with his left. He has done wonders in
improving 1t, but 1t really wasn't much
to start with. asked him why he
was using his left so much and APP
parently neglecting his right which is
his most powerful weapon.
Benny, know I punch well with
my right hand" Max said, land when
you have something down pat, as you
say here in America you never lose IT,
For instance you learn how to ride q
bicycle and you become proficient at
IT. Then, as long as you live and are
able, you never lose the ability to ride
a bicycle. You can't forget how to
do it.
Max Leaning Every Day.
"Now my left hand is right here stick
ing on my shoulder and it's here to be
used. So, knowing am not proficient
IN its use, am developing it. I think
am getting along quite we'll"
Schmeling is, as he says, doing very
well with his left hand. The fellow Is
learning every day. He demonstrated
the left on De Nave yesterday, but he
did most of his real execution with the
right. He showed he has not forgot.
ten how to use his right hand when Ia
shlfted to his natural stance and let a
couple go that were American beauties.
Il read your article the other day
IN which you criticized my shift toward
the left" Schmeling grinned, land I ap-
preciate the tip you included in it. I
really ought to remedy that pull back
With the left shoulder which brought
my right shoulder too far forward.
Il tried holding my body in better
alignment and now all have to do is
get that easy swinging motion to the
lett, the same as I have in the right
What you told me is like what Herr
Murray, the golf pro at Enioie Golf
Club, told me about not pulling up
You forget those little things until
somebody who Is watching, points them
out to you. But do not think I am
going to lose my right. Nein, nein.
Herr Leonard! tell you this 15-round
distance is more to my liking that it is
70 Sharkey'S. ! believe 1t will be I
who will feel stronger as the contest
proceeds rather than Sharkey.
Then you will see whether I have
forgotten or discarded my right hand.
Jah wohl?"
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