The Washington times., 1930-05-20
JACK ADVISED
TODROPFAST
KAYO PLAN

~ S W@
ORANGEBURG. N. Y, May 2C
Jack sharkey was heard in al
interesting discussion of his II
round title bout with Max Schme
ing in the Yankee Stadium ol
June IL here when he gathere,
with Benny Leonard, retired light
weight champion; Gus Wilsol
and Trainers Al Lacey and Ton
Polozzola outside press headqual
ters.
Sh3rkey had just returned t
camp from his visit to NeN
York, where he purchased som
new suits, shoes. shirts and thea
her tickets. Leonard. who ha
been paying the camp a vlsiI
greeted the Lith as he pulled hi
car to a stop:
Hello, champ" said Shar-
key.
Hello, champ yourself"
Leonard replied.
! you're the American cham
pion now and you may be
the world champion within
another month If you're care
full"
what do you mean by
being careful?" asked Shar-
key, perceiving some mean
ing in LeOnard's remarks.
''Do you think 1 ought to
, go in there to outlook Schmel-
ing?"
V 81 don't know how you
: read what was in my mind"
replied Leonard, "but that's
/ just about the way I think
you should fight Schmeling.
You know, Jack, 1 think if
you want to do that little
, thing you will have no
trouble in winning the title"
But Schmeling is strictly
a counter fighter" said Jack.
'Boxing him is dangerous
business. I'll tell you just
what I think about this
fight. It will be another
Loughran affair with the ex-
ceptiOn that it may take one
or two rounds longer to turn
the trick. If Schmeling
stays longer than that it will
surprise me but make me
all the more determined to
win by a knockout"
It was Leonard's contention, a
he explained to Sharkey, that h
possesses too great a knowledg
of boxing to plan the knockou
style of battle. In the opinion
of the retired lightweight kin
what Sharkey doesn't kno0
about the art Of fisticuffing ism
worth knowing.
81 have watched you in
many of your fights" said
Benny to Jack, "and the fact
that you always seem to DO
the right thing at just the
right time greatly impressed
me. Right now I believe you
embrace the qualifications of
some of the greatest of ring
men, and that includes all
weights, of all time. 1 firmly
believe you should adopt the
style your great knowledge Of
the ring calls for. You will
ha--c to take chances by at
tempting to win the title
from Schmeling by a knock.
out in the early rounds.
But you will be able to &C
compish the trick just as
easily by wearing Schmeling
down"
There we're other advocates o
the idea that Sharkey should. TO,
his own good, forget his set plar
Of attempting an early-round vic
tory. One of the men presen
who has viewed Sharkey in train
ing and in his fights of the pas
year-namely. the Loughran ant
Scott bouts-pointed out to Shar
key how he always found his RIM
or sparring opponents so easy tt
handle when he essayed to boz
with them.
Sharkey, it was the opinion O.
the fistic experts present, is un
douhtedly peer of the ring in 81
far as knowledge of the game il
concerned. But Sharkey, prob
ably since the night last fal
when he landed that devastating
right to the head of Tomm!
Loughran, has seemingly for
saken all thought of his natura
boxing knowledge to assume th'
role of a knockout artist.
Leonard informed Sharkey tina
he intended to join him here as
training associate. Leonard ha
been going on the road will
sharkey in the mornings AM
may also box the American cham
pion a Few times after severa
days of training.
wen do our stunts behind
closed DOORS" said Leonard,
"and you can win all the deci-
siOnS."