Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-09
AMERICAN Is
TO shot
~Schmeling Not Ruffled As
He Wants to Enter
Ring Under-Do
BY EDWARD J. NEIL
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, June 9.-tR1-Ihe
rank and file Of Fitsitana. from the
high powered experts down to the
two-dollar seat boys who will perch
In the <bleachers at the Yankee
Stadium, Thursday night, are hall
ing Jack Sharkey today as the
next heavyweight champion OF the
world. And Max Schmeling, the
| German challenger, would not have
1t otherwise.
Three days before the fifteen
| round battle in the big American
League ball park, where possibly
10000 Of the faithful will gather
to yell for their favorite and pay
homage TO the new king of the
prize ring, the odds are climbing
steadily In Sharkeyis favor. He was
even money when the match
was made, then a 7 to 5 favorite,
s to 5, and now he is becoming q
2 to / shot TO beat back the bid OF
the hard-hitting young teuton.
But strangely enough the under
dog in q heavyweight title tilt al
ways feels surest OF victory. The
records Of the prize ring, going
back into the earliest champion
ship struggles Of modern times,
show few instances where the
favorite came through to victory.
John L. Sullivan. Jim Corbett, Bob
FitEsimmons. Jim Jeffries, Jack
Johnson, Jess Willard, Jack Demp-
sey, all lost the title In bouts in
which they were favorites.
sharkey Has Edge
sharkey has gained the betting
adge, although wagering has been
light, because Of his trained left
and, sharp right. boxing skill and
experience. He punches well TO the
body where the Germans ability
TO take il" Is unknown. He is the
larger, stronger more polished OF
the two.
Any question Of condition must
seem TO be answered In the Boston
sailors favor. He has trained slow
ly and evenly and Is steadily APP
preaching the 1856 pounds he hopes
to weigh Thursday night. He has
restricted himself entirely TO box
ing both Is his business and his
paStime.
Schmeling has been seriously
hampered by fear OF going stale.
lack Of excess weight TO work
against, and the necessity OF keep
ing q fine edge, reached too early.
The German puncher, too, seems
to have gone slightly golf crazy
and one day, when ne should have
been resting, shot 36 holes under a
feverish sun. At times he acts as
though he were training for the
/. National open at Minneapolis. IN
I three weeks he has brought his
} best scores for 10 holes from 80
strokes to i0i.
; Trouble with Punchers
Yet sharkey has always had
trouble with rushing puncher
fighters Of Schmeling's type though
he also has displayed marked
ability to absorb punishment,
Johnny Risko and Tom Heeney
charged the Boston sailor out OF
one chance at the championship
and the most aggressive warrior OF
them all, Jack Dempsey, Knocked
him out.
The fear OF the Sharkey wager
ers rests In his mental instability.
Jack has the class" the boys rate
SO highly. but he also has the
discouraging habit Of tossing aside
his boxing ability 70 fight the other
8 fellows fight in the heat Of a close
/ hard match.
Schmeling Is cool and calm, OF
D typically even German tempera-
8 ment. He hits hard enough to take
full and lasting advantage Of one
5 Sharkey mistake. He has every
4 thing to win and nothing to lose.
A former lightweight champion
watched Sharkey lose his temper
and swing wildly at q sparring
partner in training the other day
He nodded wisely and made this
sage remark.
He'll do that Just nee with
~Schneling. and they'll be telling
him In the dressing room what
happened"