Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
PILOTS BLUNDERS
HURT POPULARITY
Caution Ordered When Bill
Should Wade Into Ills
Foe, Says Critic.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n Jew YORK, November l5.--
IN Pa Stribling will have to
1 Y admit that as q fight man
ager he Is a well-meaning
parent and nothing else but. Pa
has tried to be smart. He has been
in position to dominate the
heavyweight class, but his blum
dering has nullified what the fists
of his brilliant offspring have ac-
complished.
Young Stribling has the necessary
ability to forge to the top Of the heap.
He has proved that time and again.
Poor advice in his corner, caution when
charge should have been the COM
mand have held Stribling back.
A parents place Is not in the cor.
ner. Reluctance to take q chance and
suffer pain Is great handicap TO o
fighter. In the game Of give and take,
swapping blows and measuring the
capacity to take punishment, a parent
Is better of among the spectators.
This writer has sat close enough to Pa
and Ma Stribling at the ringside 10
hear their advice to their son. Caution
has been the keynote Of their In
structions.
Pa BIunders.
Fresh from sensational victories over
Otto Won Porat and Phil Scott, the
Georgian was In q position to bolster
his claims to titular recognition by
continuing his good work. Strib had
and was all set to be launched into q
match with Max SchmeIin0
What happened? Pa Numbered IN
more ways than one. When Primo
Camera entered this country, 9trib
was asked about the colossus by more
than one newspaper man. The Georgian
had snapped blows with Camera on
two different occasions and was fully
qualified to give an opinion on the
non-committal. "Ace. Clark, "Bombo'
Chevalier and Jimmy Maloney showed
up the Italian. Stribling could have
insisted on q fight with Carnera The
latter posted a check with the Illinois
Boxing Commission to fight any man
in the world. Had Stribling snapped
up that offer and belted out Camera
ne would have been hailed as q
superman.
Passes by Chance.
Back IN good standing, Stribling sat
back for 2 big offer and got 1t In q
corner he least expected. His old rival.
Jack Sharkey, came to the front with
an offer to fight him for nothing more
than training expenses, and for q
worthy cause, Christmas charity, This
was the chance for Pa stribling. What
did he do? He claimed q prior en-
gagement and eased himself out Of q
ticklish spot. Etrib was offered CSC, 900
to fight Sarkey. It IL safe TO wager
that Strib did not receive half that
amount for his two lights with Won
Seeking to show his partisans, or
backyard rooters, Is PA calls them,
Strib this week took on Arthur de
Kuh, q so-called fighter, with plenty
OF shoulders and elbows 10 cover his
chin and anatomy. Instead OF finding
de Kuh quick pushover. Strib had
all he could do to plant punch on
the angular frame Of the New York
But what does that mean? Just 4
victory In the record books, but 4 stain
on his escutcheon. II Stribiing cannot
score knockout over Q man who was
but a toy in the hands Of George
Godfrey, then how can he be expected
70 measure up when the title Is ct
Fans who have seen stribiing IN
acClon nave come away with the I'M
preston that no heavyweight In the
world could beat him. Jack Dempsey
Is one Of those. II Pa and Ma WIN
only step aside, Stribling viii come
through and take his place ct the TOP
of the heap.
Pa Stribling has wholesome respect
for Jack Sharkey. On the other hand.
Young Stribling believes he can beat
the Bostonian. Sharkey has q decision
over Strib and he can thank the adj
vice of his parents for the same.
Sharkey, in public opinion, was out OF
the running. But StribIing's refusal
to meet his offer to fight for charity
has turned the fans TO cheer for
Sharkey and against the Georgian. All
because of Pas safety-first tactics.
If Stribling expects to get o shot &C
Max Schmeling next year he viii first
have to eliminate SharEey, and TO win
he will have to sidetrack Pa.