The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-13
GERMAN Wins
FISTIC CROWN
ON Low BLOW
Decision to SchmeIing First
Time Ring Title Is
Taken on Foul.
AMERICAN FAR AHEAD
Victor Is 0utCIaSSed by
Sharkey Until Time of
Unfortunate Blow.
BY FRANK GETTY
United Press Sports Editor

NEW YORK, June 13.-The fstic
world has a new heavyweight cham
pion today, but the decision which
brought that honor to Max Schmel-
ing. the fortunate youth of Ger
many, still rankles in the breasts
of some 10000 spectators who wit
messed the unfortunate ending to
the battle for the title.
With but six seconds left to go
in the fourth round Of Thursday
nights spectacular fight in Yankee
stadium, Jack Sharkey, who had
outclassed Schmeling in every way,
whipped home a terrific left hook
which landed below Max's belt.
The German. a badly beaten
fighter until that moment, went
down helpless and incapacitated.
After an inexcusable delay and
amidst scene of tremendous con-
fusion, Referee Jimmy Crowley
awarded the fight and the cham
pionship to Schmeling.
No other decision was possible,
since Harold Barnes, the only judge
in a position to see where that
swishing left hook landed, declared
it palpable foul.
Jack Toys With German
For three rounds, the Bostonian,
proud of his chance to represent the
United States in an international
bout of such Importance, trained to
the minute, and fighting the great
est fight of his career, toyed with
the young man of the Rhineland.
In the third round, Schmeling was
all but out on his feet, a battered
and beaten victim of worthy sue
cessor to the long line of heavy
weight champions from John L. Sui
Ivan down through Gene Tunney.
Never before in prize ring history
has a heavyweight title been award
ed on a foul. Yet in the final
analysis, no other verdict was pos
sible.
Sharkey, toward the end of the
fourth round, whipped over a right
to the jaw which sent Schmeling
sagging against the ropes. AS Max
came off the ropes, Sharkey started
long. low left swing from the
knee.
The blow, which would have
landed we'll above the waistline had
Schmeling remained back on his
heels, caught Max who was Stun
bling forward into a clinch, flush in
the groin.
SchmeIing Goes Down
Schmeling went down, grimacing
with pain. Referee Crowley saw no
foul, and proceeded to count up to
six" when the bell Signaled the
end of the round. Makes seconds
carried him to his corner and
worked over him frantically.
When the bell Signaled the start
of the fifth round, Sharkey, cool this
time. and with none of the hyster1a
which marked his performance I'M
der similar circumstances at Miami
in his bout with Phil Scott, dashed
across the ring.
Schmeling couldn't get up. Hi:
seconds remained around him. Tit
count which would have BEEN a sig
nal for victory for Sharkey began
But before the knockdown time
keeper had beat out the measure
with his little wooden hammer Ref
cree Crowley had come to a deci'
sion.
On the word of one judge, the onl!
one who claimed to have seen thu
blow land low, the arbiter awarded
the fight to the German on foul
Tears After Decision
Jack Sharkey. his hopes Of g
championship so richly deserved
thus stripped from him, slumped ir
his seat. Tears streamed down his
face. But a moment later he assist
ed in the labored departure Of
Schmeling, the new champion, from
the ring.
Schmeling examined by a box
ing physician bore evidence of hav-
ing been foCled.
II told Jack to keep his punche:
up. I will give him return bout,
Schmeling said after the fight.
But the German youth probably
will be advised away from any such
course by his handlers.
Schmeling will take the cham
pionship of the world to Germany
the first time it has left the coun'
try since Tommy Burns, Cana
dian. born Noah Brusso. skipped OF
to Australia back in 1906.