Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-01

Jurisdiction of the New York State
Let us suppose that the bout at Cleve-
land should develop into real quarrel
and that one CT the boys should win BY
a Knockout. H. would be the heavy
weight champion of the world, accord
ing to the National Boxing Association,
but as far as the New York State Box
ing Commission is concerned he would
be merely another challenger.
If the winner should happen to be
Max SchmeliLg the matter would be-
come more complicated. Herr Schmel-
ing, as 1 recall, is barred forever as
far as the New York State Boxing Com
mission Is concerned. I gather that
even If he should happen to knock out
young Mr.. William Stribling the New
York State Boxing Commission would
refuse to let him fight its defending
champion, Mr.. Sharkey.
If Stribling should happen to be the
winner the New York State Boxing
Commission, to be consistent, would
nave to refuse to let Mr.. Sharkey de-
fend his dubious title against the Geor-
g1an. The Georgian, by fighting or
having any relations. social or other
wise. with Max Schmeling will have put
himself in contempt of the New York
State Boxing Commission.
Suoh q ALtdtC EIbHt.
GO the bout at Cleveland means Moth
~ ing at all as far as the New York
State Boxing Commission is con-
cerned. 1t is just a private fight, a
street brawl, as it were. The winner
may be the heavyweight champion as
lar as the world Is concerned, but in
New York he will be just another prize
fighter.
The realization that the winner Of
the Schmeling- Stribling thing cannot
have his name carved on the base of
the Muldoon-Tunney Trophy might not
annoy him a whole lot, if he saw pros
poets of a million-dollar gate looming
up in one of the other States.
understand that the National Box
ing Association will present to the win
ner of the Schmeling -Stribling thing
nice new belt which will have
Heavyweight Champion" engraved on
it. That should console him for not
having his name on the Muldoon-Tun-
ney trophy.
The National B.xing Association
might go even further. 1t might decide
to have a bigger and better trophy
than the Muldoon trophy and
might carve the name of the winner OF
the Schmeling- Stribling bout on it. Or
it might even go further. 1t might
arrange to carve the name OF the WIN
ner of this bout on Stone Mountain.
If Stribling should win the bout TINS
might be arranged with very little
trouble OF course, II Schmeling hap
pened to be the winner there would be
no popular sentiment in the South Tor
his name being carved on the noun
tain.
Herr Schmeling would have to content
himself with the champions end OF any
and all purses If these happened 10
run to anything like the amount ac-
cumulated by his immediate preoeces-
sors. Mr.. Dempsey and Mr. Tunney, ne
probably would be quite contented.
The Defending Champion"
IN the meantime it seems that Mr..
i Jack Sharkey, the defending cham
pion. rs he is called by the new
York State Boxing Commission, IS &C.
Tending his title against Mr.. Mickey
Walker Mr. Walker, it seems, mas
tossed aside the middleweighJ Title:
which was his by claiming. This, OF
course, will cause complications IN the
middleweight division. 1t creates a
vacancy into which one of the mldole-
weights will be anxious to move. Inc
New York State Boxing Commlssiou
will now have to nominate a de1enons
champion for that division.
AS soon as the New York State BOX
ing Commission appoints defenolng
middleweight champion. the NaEio..a I
Boxing Associattons naturally, WILL kse