Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
GARDEN PREPARES
FOR CARNERA BOUT
Looking to Future to Make
Up for Financial Flop.
Loss Is "SIight."
BY EDWARD ]. NEIL,
a.E~S r.oe. Gnorfe Writ or

~ LEVELAND, July g. Inc
poker players of the fight
4 game counted their chips
today and for some there
we're losses and for others there
were profits in the game the faith
full played with Max Schmeling,
Young Stribling and the Madison
Square Garden Corporation of
Ohio.
The big winner. of course, was
schmeling. the surprising Teuton. who
defended his heavyweight title In the
huge Cleveland Municipal Stadium
with such methodical savagery and
power last night that he blasted young
Stribling from the challenger'S role In
Il seconds less than Is rounds. Another
winner was the city Of Cleveland,
owner of the magnificent amphitheater
on the shores of Lake Erie, while the
Garden and Stribling were the big losers.
Losers Share $33,l6S.
Counting the chips today, the Garden
found that it has suffered a Slight
loss" on the gross gate OF $349, 4l5.9l
that 30,93O cash customers offered laSC
night to see the second heavyweight title
battle in the history of Ohio. OF the
net receipts, $273,710.9l. after Govern
ment taxes Of $75,705 had been sub
tracted, Schmeling, the conqueror, re-
ceived 40 per cent. This amounted to
S106.138.36, while Stribling's 1914 per
cent share totaled $50, 1924.
Philosophically the Garden took its
loss and made immediate plans for the
future.
I'VE are satisfied with the showing
made here In the new Cleveland Sta
dunn" Promoter Dick Dunn declared.
1--WE are not crying at little loss, for
we feel that Schmeling. before the light
a somewhat discredited champion, now
is entrenched in his title position and
is a good investment and a distinct as
set to the Garden"
Immediately after Schmeling battered
Suibling with his methodical attack
through the closing rounds of really
fine heavyweight battle last night,
fioored him finally, and forced Referee
George Blake to declare the Southerner
the loser on a technical knockout with
only Il seconds of the duel rema ming,
Joe Jacobs, manager of the champion,
and Leon See, pilot of Primo Camera,
went into conference. They announced
that the Italian giant and 6chmehng
would meet somewhere September II,
with the championship at stake.
Garden officials would not discuss
this match today, but it Is generally
understood that the Garden will bring
the German and the Italian together
either In Cleveland or Chicago. The
Garden also will make an effort to
sign the winner Of the Mickey walker
Jack Sharkey match in New York for
60 with Schmeling.
Meanwhile Cleveland seemed perfect
" satisfied with all the details of the
match that opened the new $3,000,0OO
arena to the athletic hosts. The city's
rental and $4,000 worth OF equipment
such as seats, lights and platforms,
which will remain in the stadium.
Stribling Has No Alibis.
AS the warriors prepared to break
camp. the visitors from far and near
left the city by train, motor car and
airplane, the city buzzed with wonder
at the amazingly strong showing OF
Schmeling, a champion VINO scarcely
won general acclaim when he gained
the title on foul from Jack Sharkey
in New York ring last June.
At the same time the fistic railbirds
scratched their heads and pondered
the weak but gorgeous showing OF
the lean challenger. Stribling, his
handsome face swollen, cut and bat
tered by the stream of short, sharp
wallops the champion poured into his
head, stuck disconsolately to his quar-
tiers with PA" and ma" Stribling,
his parents. He had no alibies to
offer, but the experts believe that he
left his fight in the training camp,
where he toiled for six weeks, longer
than he ever prepared before for a
match.
Just the Better Man."
Last night Schmeling was just the
better man, that's ALL" was all that
wv. L." would say.
The jubilant German, happiest over
the fact that the faithful must now
recognize him as true champion,
had no marks save slight swelling
over one eye to show for the Is rounds
of gruelling battle. He was scheduled
to entrain for New York tonight to
sail Tuesday on the Bremen for his
homeland.
Stribling has abandoned his plans
to travel out to Wichita, Kans., to re-
claim one of the planes he cracked
up recently and left there for repairs.
He probably will stay at his training
camp at Geauga Lake for few days
and then head straight home for
Macon, Ga.