Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08

Charley will be champion? Then why not
* o. Christner or Young Stribling or the
oaken hearted Johnny Risko, who beat the
Screaming Squire no longer than two years ago?
Squire Sharkey did not look well against
ChriStner, who was supposed to be tune-up
for the first battle at Miami between Sharkey
and Stribling. Against Stribling, Sharkey did
not demonstrate clearly championship caliber.
And Risko handed him a most disagreeable
FASTING in the Garden in 1928.
Schmeling will be champion? Then how
about Larry Gaines, the Canadian Negro bat
tier who inflicted so much body punishment on
Max that the German was forced to quit?
Gaines in this country is no more than third
rater. And how about Gypsy Daniels, who
knocked out Herr Make in round? Are not
these two entitled to return battles for the
world heavyweight championship If Max can
beat Jack Sharkey?
The woods indeed, will be full Of contenders,
no matter who wins in this battle between the
Bostonian of Lithuanian extraction and the
young Teuton from Hamburg. But looking
over the whole previous crowd from top to bot
tom, there seems to be no championship posi-
bility worth the consideration. 1t appears you'll
just have TO wait until champion comes along
and when he does you'll know it quickly.
When Tommy Loughran deserted the light
heavyweight class and ate his way up TO 189
pounds there was a great stir throughout the
land over the clever Tommys chances Of becom-
ing big-wig in the heavy division.
Tommy however, walked smack into one Of
Jack Sharkey's stiff right hands and was forced
to look around for a chair. Not few of the
critics said Loughran was too fat, that he had
tried to acquire weight too rapidly. But he was
still too fat nearly year later when Ernie
Schaaf, young German French Bostonian out
punched him to gain decision in Philadel-
phia. Loughran cannot be considered ready for
q shot at the championship right now
Well, how about this Schaaf fellow who con-
0uered IOuQhran? But here face to
face with another record that is confusing TO
say the least. 1t was only last year that Schaaf
was defeated by Con. O'Keny, who is no very
great shakes as a box fighter; by K o. Chris
ner the venerable rubber puddler Of Akron,
and by that destroyer Of possibilities, Johnny
Risko. For the present, youM have TO set aside
Mr.. Schaaf. He wouldn't be ready for Sharkey
Schmeling yet.
A LII right, how about Victoria CampolO, the
Big Horse Of the Argentine? Didn't he
knock out Tom Heeney in quite convincing
a fashion Tunney performed the same task?
True, but here comes that lad Risko again, the
boy Of whom Tex Richard once said, Never
saw nothin' like Risko! Hell never be cham
pion himself but he hcks everybody that looks
like one!" RiSko steps in with two authorize
tive decisions over the Argentinian Equine His
affair with Campolo in Miami was called
draw, but Referee Kid Mcfarland ran like .
deer after he had made that atrocious decision.
Risko remains Gampolo's master and in order
to be champion you're supposed TO be the
master yourself.
Another reason why you cannot become
sleepless over the chances of CampolO becoming
heavyweight champion is the way he has been
handled. Some of his advisers have been try
ing TO make boxer out OF the giant Victoria
has a very vicious hammer hanging from his
right shoulder, and II allowed to cut loose In
he manner of Luis Angel FirpO he might