Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-14
FIGHT FANS SPURN
TEUTON AS CHAMP
Scott and StribIing Made
Better ShoWingS Against
Skarkey Than Max.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n Jew YORK, June 14.-Of-
NJ fcially and unofficially, ii
would appear, the heavy
weight throne, vacant for
nearly two years, will have TO
await another IL months for a
lawful occupant.
There no longer is any doubt that
Max Schmeling was seriously hurt by
a low left hook Jack Sharkey landed
in the fourth round of their l5-round
title bout on Thursday, but public opin-
ion seems almost as unanimous in its
view that the Teuton youngster cannot,
BY any stretch of the imagination, be
entitled to the championship. Sharkey
was leading by such wide margin
when the low blow was struck that most
experts contended 1t would be absurd TO
vote Der Max" into the title.
In short the heavyweight situation
remains exactly as it was before the i'll
fated battle was fought. If anything,
the contendership claims of Young
Stribling and Phil Scott both have been
strengthened by the result of Thurs
days fiasco. Both, in the opinion of
most experts. gave Sharkey a better
run for his money than did Schmeling
In the four rounds the battle lasted.
Sails in August.
Initial attempts to bring about a re-
turn match between Sharkey and
Schmeling met with an abrupt check
from Schmeling, who announced he
would sail for home in August. Max
plans to tour this country, make a
movie and then return to Germany.
His plans for the Winter include one
bout. probably against a second-rater. in
Berlin. He expects to return TO this
at q in nf
indicated his willingness to fight Shar-
key again in June, next year.
Despite the general opinion that
Sharkey. because of his own lack of
control in several of his major fights,
had discredited himself as an out
standing contender, Madison Square
Garden went ahead with its plans for
return bout, and when they failed in
dictated that It might seek to match
Sharkey against Victoria Campolo, giant
Argentine, for its scheduled outdoor
show in September.
MuIdoon Against Max.
The -Muldoon Trophy COM
mittee has not ruled officially on the
question as to whether Something's
name will be inscribed below Gene
T1Inneys on the trophy, but there were
strong indications that it would not.
commissioner and joint donor with
Tunney of the trophy, announced his
personal opposition to recognizing
Schmeling, and Herbert Bayard SWope,
another member of the committee, ex-
pressed the opinion that the title should
not pass on a foul. especially when the
title is not actually held by one of the
contestants. Swope said he would ad-
vocate at the committees forthcoming
meeting that the title be declared still
open.
At the same time Swope expressed a
hope for legislation designed to curb
the fouls that have marred so many
recent bouts. He suggested that the
fight be terminated and declared no
contest when a foul occurs; that the
party committing the foul be denied
his entire share of the purse
The New York State Athletic Com
mission will rule officially on Schmel-
tng'S status at its meeting on Tuesday
and the National Boxing Associations
membership will be polled by PreSi-
dent Stanley M. Isaacs before that or
ganization's views on the question are
announced.