Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
BOTH LOOKED BAD
AGAINST SHARKEY
Return of MiIIion-DolIar Gate
Likely if Plans of Pro-
motors Click.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n JEW YORK, January 10
M The value of the ballyhoo
4 Y in stimulating the boxing
business was never more
evident than in the events Of this
week High pressure tactics were
used to create interest in heavy
weight titular contest and if the
carefully laid plans do not go
awry, the return of the million
dollar gate is assured.
No other conclusion can be
drawn from the Sidetracking of
Jack Sharkey and the matching
of young Stribling and Max
Schmeling to fight in Chicago
next Summer
The writer regards Sharkey as the
American heavyweight champion. Jack
holds a decision over Young Stribling.
The latter'S work has been more spec
tacular than the BoStonianS, but this
does not wipe out the defeat the Geor-
gian suffered at Miami.
Sharkey is now out in the cold, but
Schmeling or Stribling, the suspicion
viii still exist that Sharkey is the best
man.
How It Sizes Up.
Here is the spectacle: Schmeling
who won the world title while reclining
on the floor, after taking a mastery
boxing lesson for three rounds, will de-
fend his title against a man who was
outpointed by the fighter who struck
the German q low blow. The winner
is to meet Primo Camera, whose status
as top-notch fighter is dubious.
What do you make out of 1t? The an
swer is that Max Schmeling has tasted
the leather Jack Sharkey hands out
willing to take chance against Strib-
ling, q man he knows little or nothing
about, as far as his style of fighting is
concerned
If Schmeling does not want any part
of Sharkey, then Young Stribling is the
logical choice to try conclusions with
the champion. Strib is only a wee bit
behind Sharkey in ability and the re-
suit will be the Same-the return of the
world title to these shores.
Joe Jacobs the master mind behind
Schmeling, figures Stribling is more
open than Sharkey and will either fold
up or hang on if hit solidly. 1t goes
without contradiction that Stribling
hits harder than Sharkey, but the
Southerner is not as good a ring gen
eral. This is likely to have an impor-
fight.
Stribling = TrickSter.
Schmeling has been inactive since
he won the title His idleneSs would
count against him against a heady
boxer. His punching power is en-
HANGED against a slugging fighter and
that is why Stribling was chosen. There
is one thing Mr.. Jacobs overlooked
in his charlottesville smartness of
the Georgian in the clinches. Schmel-
ing Is not much in close and If Strib-
ling gets inside. wraps one arm around
him and grips the hipbone while push
ing against his shoulder with the other
hand, Herr Max'S strength will grad
ually fade away. Then, again, one
must watch Strib carefully to note that
he does not aim for the jaw. Strib
loops his punches to land at the base
Of the brain, and If he hits Schmeling
. few times with his looping punch
he will score a knockout before many
rounds have passed. Stribling may not
move around with the speed and gen.
eralship of Sharkey, but he knows far
more tricks and uses them.
The eagerness of both men to fight
Primo Camera three months after the
Chicago bout is a tipoh on the big
fellow from sunny italy. Ace Clark,
Bombo Chevalier, Jimmy Maloney and
Paolino Uzcudun showed him in his
true colors and the great Venetian
will be but q memory after his 1881
campaign.
The winner Of the two contests viii
have trouble gaining national recogni-
ton Pennsylvania has never recog-
ni1ed Schmeling as champion. Cali
fornia will have nothing to do with
Camera. Massachusetts, will line up
with New York in resenting the shunt-
ing aside Of Sharkey, and as Schmel-
ing, Stribling and Camera are barred
in this State, they will have TO ply
their trade in States governed by the
National Boxing Association.