Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
REFUTES ATTACKS
ON BOXERS SPUNK
Prominent MediCo Suggests
Layoff of Year Might
Make Him Champ.
Ely FRANCIS ]. POWERS.


~ HICAGO, July 10.-Young
Will Stribling Of Georgia
~ sensibly has offered no
alibiS for his Overwhelming
defeat at the hands of Max
Schmeling. Some have dismissed
his defeat with the remark that
will fought one of his customary
clutch-and-grab bouts" while a
few are challenging his claim to
courage.
A nationally prominent physician,
who was at the rin2side, gave the writer
an entirely different viewpoint on
StribIng's almost complete lack of
ability against the dark German.
"Stribling has had too many fights
for his age" declared the physician.
He is only % years old, yet has
been through more than $50 boxing
bouts. The result in his case is eX-
actly the same as with 2-year-old
thoroughbred that has been raced too
often. So much has been taken out
of the boy in his fast and furious ring
career that he had too little reserve
when his chance for the championship
came. I do not think he is lacking
In courage. No man without courage
would have continued fighting for so
many years and no man without cour-
age is an officer and pilot in the United
States Reserve Aviation Corps. Strib-
ling is just worn out and he looked it
when he came into the ring.
Suggests Years Rest.
Retire Stribling from the ring for a
full year. Do not permit him 10 even
put on a glove. With that mental and
physical rest he might come back and
still be champion, for he has natural
ability. But against Schmeling he was
far removed from the class expected OF
q challenger"
Schmeling, it appears, was a much
underrated fighter before the Stribling
bout. His Sparring partners declared he
was easy to hit Yet Stribling could not
damage him and he made the Georgian's
left hand almost worthless.
HIS defense has improved greatly.
and his ability to land short. hard
punches in infighting IS devastating.
Max still is slow starter, and if any
of the present challeagers for his title
are to beat him they must turn the
trick early in the fight. After five
rounds Max comes fast, and he has
tremendous stamina.
1t is presumed Schmeling will defend
his title once more this year likely in
September. Madison Square Garden
will want to recoup the loss taken at
Cleveland, and after his victory over
Stribling Make will be a better at
traction. 1t is reported he will fight
Camera That bout does not promise
much. Either Camera, with his ire
mendous advantage in height, reach
and power would crush the smaller
Schmeling or else Max would rip the
italian wide open with his body punches
Either way it would not be much OF
fight.
If Jack Sharkey beats Mickey Walker
in their New York fight, he will be the
man to face the German. And SharHey
should win over the small Walker
There are many VINO still are dissatisfied
with the result of the first SChmeling-
Sharkey fight and would like to see the
Boston sailor get another chance. Per-
haps he would make something of 1t.
Should Walker beat Sharkey, he could
make a good fight against Schmeling.
for the toy bulldog still IS great
puncher. There are no others in sight
to challenge the German at the moment.