Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
LABELS RETzLAFF
A GREAT PROSPECT
"SchmeIing Good, Sharkey a
| Puzzle, StribIing Lacks
Spark" Says Gene.
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

- REENWICH, Conn, July %.
II think" said Gene Tun-
~ ney, sitting in the shade
of ancient oak and rest
ing one Of the hands which beat
Dempsey on the head of his Ger
man police dog, there are more
good young prospects in the
heavyweight ranks than there ever
were before.
Take this Charlie Retzlaf as an
example. He is inexperienced and has
a lot to learn. but he is terrific hitter
and a good looking youngster. He has
a good left, but he must learn not to
pull his right back before he hits and
to keep his chin down when he lets
right go. Those are things which Will
come in time.
"Hamas? They tell me he is another
good youngster. but don't know much
about him. That college boy who won
in the amateur championships Is
good prospect. He looks like good
puncher. I have seen lot OF mighty
fine appearing young heavies, and 1
have heard of lot more"
Doesn't Look His Past.
Tunney didn't resemble a retired
heavyweight champion, as he sat there
on his own lawn. Retired champions
pretty generally are old and bit
battered. Here was a big. handsome,
blond young man in a shirt which
covered a straight back, powerful chest
and square shoulders, and which was
open at the neck TO show bronZed
column Of throat. He looked about as
durable as those Connecticut hills be-
hind him.
How good do you think Schmeling
is?"
Hes a good fighter. He has great
heart and remarkable endurance. He's
a strong fellow. No, he isn't deadly
hitter. He is just fair puncher, but
he has astounding vitality. He comes
the closest to being tireless OF any
heavyweight since the time OF Harry
Greb, than whom there never was a
fighter more interchangeable.
"Of course" continued Tunney, TO
say Schmeling Is a second Jack Demp-
sey, to continually compare the two,
is senseless, because, except for what
may be a superficial appearance, they are
not anything alike. They don't fight
ANYTHING alike. Their styles are different.
Dempsey used to roll and weave and
slip punches. Schmeling boxes accord
ing to the old-time school: like fight
er of rs years ago; he blocks punches.
He blocks a right cross with his right
hand. The chief danger in letting
right 70 is that your opponent may
counter with a right, but Schmellng
gets himself in no position to do that.
You can throw a right at him without
being afraid Of counter. But Max
is q good fighter He should beat
the Sharkeys and these other heavies.
Sharkey Hard TO Figure.
What do you really think OF Snar-
key?" ives asked.
well, Sharkey is hard to figure. He
is q peculiar fellow, who looks very good
or very bad. Against Jimmy Maloney
he turned in as good job as ever
have seen. He looked like great night
er that night. Against Walker he did
stupid thoughtless job. And In spite
of those first three rounds, he didn't
fight smart fight against Schmeling.
His most effective punch against Max
was q right cross, but, after he had
demonstrated that, he stopped using 1t. !"
DO you mean that If you had fought
Schmeling you would have used right
cross?"
Certainly" Tunney was on his feet
now You would have to fetnt, like
this"-and that famous educated left
came darting out, as Tunney stepped
around as fast as ever he did against
Heeney-"ard then you would felnt
again, and then wham! That right"
1t seemed best to retire to distance
of s feet Mai. Tunney was recalling
past performances and growing a bit
enthusiastic. Their could be no harm
in changing the subject
What do you think of Stribling?"
was the next question.
"Stribling is another fellow who can
look good and bad. But he hasn't the
thing which makes great fghter-that
final, vital spark. There Is something
primitive which he lacks. If Stribling
and Schmeling got into a street fight,
Stribling might do very well, but give
him three months to train and think
about matters and 1t gets on his nerves.
In Cleveland he was tired when he en-
tered the ring"
How about Campolo and Carnera?"
"Campolo," said Tunney, owner Of
broad. green acres, can hit. If he isn't
punch drunk from his bout with Lough-
ran, he might come on again. But
Campolo hasn't bcen very we'll handled.
AS for Camera. don't know how good
he Is, and / doubt whether any one else
does. The two bouts have seen him in
were rather unfortunate. You couldn't
tell much from those
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