Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
CHALLENGER ENDS
TRAINING TONIGHT
Pa Pays a Surprise Visit to
Something's Camp, but
- Max Is GoIfing.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

)LEvELAND, June 3O.-Young
Stribling, confident and
~ carefree, winds up five
weeks of intensive training
tonight in his quest for the worlds
heavyweight championship.
The smiling young Georgian,
Jchallenging Max Schmeling, the
German title holder, will do his
final boxing in the cool of evening
at his camp, Geauga Lake. Strib-
ling, regarding his condition as
perfect, plans to Breeze through
light workout of four rounds.
After the last glove goes swishing
through the air, Stribling will desert
his camp that has been his home since
early May and go into Seclusion. oc-
cupying a residence in an exclusive
residential district of Cleveland.
Ma Is Wills Chef.
Ma Stribling and his pa will accom-
pany him, with ma doing the cooking
and otherwise caring for her son un-
til he jumps into the ring to meet
Schmeling in the 15-round title battle
N Cleveland's new municipal stadium
Friday night. Stribling attended ball
game yesterday, while his pa motored
over to Conneaut Lake Park, Pa, for
visit at Schmeling's camp. Pa did
not get a chance to see the German,
asmuch as Joe Jacobs, Something's
manager, was in Cleveland attending
conference on the referee situation.
the elder Stribling expressed desire to
see VIII Mccartney, a member OF the
firm Schmeling, Inc.
The elder Stribling, with one Of the
camp attendants as guide, started out
for the Schmeling cottage. Mccartney
was about to take bath when q knock
on the door disturbed him.
Hey, VIII, here's Old Man Stribling
10 see YOU" the camp attendant yelled.
"Oh. is that SOP" Mccartney respond
ed We'll, kick him one for me and
get the hell away from here"
About that time Mccartney was con-
WINGED that Stribling was actually there.
but Pa had no time to stay and left
shortly for Cleveland.
y Schmeling enjoyed day Of rest yes
terday, preparatory to finishing up his
training today and tomorrow. The
smiling young German intends to do
only light work today, boxing possibly
four or five rounds. The finish tomor-
row will also be Of the lightesJ nature.
Schmeling intends to loaf and play his
usual game of golf on Thursday and
depart for Cleveland by motor on Fri
day morning, arriving just in time to
weigh in at noon.
The referee question was settled to
the satisfaction of all concerned yes
terday with the selection Of George
Blake Of Los Angeles as the third man
| N hA 10 eto fod
land last night. He will arrive in
Chicago Thursday morning and de-
part Immediately by plane for Cleve-
land. Blake enjoys an enviable record
in boxing, for his honesty and respect
N Others in the sport.
Blake Highly Rated.
Blake, himself an excellent boxer,
has the distinction of having developed
two American Olympic champions,
who later became world professional
title holders. They are Fidel La
Barba and Jackie Fields. Blake taught
them to box while they were members
of the Los Angeles club team of which
Blake was boxing instructor. Blake
holds a referees license as well as
managers license on the Pacific Coast.
Bob Edgren, noted boxing authority
and member of the California State
Athletic Commission, regards the Sc
lection Of Blake as referee as master
stroke. Edgren regards Blake as the
outstanding referee on the Pacific
Coast, if not in America. Blake has
not refereed much due to his mana
gerial connections with La Barba. He
refused the assignment when it was
first offered him. but was later pre-
vailed upon to accept it. The COM
mission also named the two judges
and alternate referee, but their names
were withheld until the day of the
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