Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
CATE OF $4,000
IS FONDEST HOPE
Max and Strib Complete Hard
Training-Look in Shape
for Battle Friday.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Stribling -Schmeling world
~ heavyweight championship
fight dedicating Cleveland's
new 100000 municipal stadium
next Friday night will be no mil
lion-dollar affair, but if it draws
100000 there will be no walls OF
protest from the promoters.
This was indicated today when
officials of the Madison Square
Garden Corporation of Ohio de-
clared they would be extremely
satisfied" if the gate receipts hit
the 100000 mark.
Figures revealed for the first time
showed $4,000 in cash already in the
bank, with $4,000 to be added in reSer-
VationS certain to be picked up.
Although the advance sale is actually
$176,00O, the total advance, counting
the reservations, amounts to $265, 900,
thus assuring financial success for the
fight. The promoters hope to dispose
of another $150,00O worth of tickets
between today and Friday.
Fighters Get 521z Per Cent.
If the fight draws $780, 900, which it
already seems assured, the Madison
Square Garden Corporation will have a
profit of approximately ISL 900. Strib-
ling and Schmeling will get 521a per
cent, with the champion receiving 40
per cent Of this amount The sum of
$4,000 will be paid to the city for the
rental OF the stadium and $4,000 will
be spent in providing preliminaries. The
corporation will also spend $4,000 in
installing seats and another $4,000 in
promotion.
Both Stribling and the champion
were resting today, their hard training
finished. Except for a little boxing
tomorrow night Stribling finished his
five weeks training grind last night
with four rounds Of boxing, another
round shadow boxing, and still another
punching the heavy bag. He worked
out before $500 spectators, the largest
crowd that had seen him in action
since his camp was opened. After hit
ting the showers Stribling jumped on
the scales and tipped the beam at 1873
pounds, which Is the weight he hopes
to carry in the ring when he meets the
German title holder
Max Pleases Handlers.
Schmeling worked out before a crowd
OF 4,317 spectators, who paid 81 admis-
sion to his camp at Conneaut Lake
Park. His work was impressive and
heartily satisfactory to his handlers.
The German boxed four rounds, three
against George Panka, Pittsburgh
heavyweight, and the last against Tony
Marullo, the New Orleans veteran.
Schmeling set burning pace and
thanks for the hearty greeting accord
ed him by the largest crowd that ever
damned his training camp.
1t was German Send-o6 day" and
Old-Timers' day crowded into one.
German-AmericanS from this part Of
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania were
on hand to give him a hand They
didn't have much chance to cheer how
ever, except when the smiling German
waved hello and good-by. Old-timers
OF the ring occupied front-row benches
at the ringside and critically watched
every move Schmeling made.
Frank Klaus Of Pittsburgh, one time
world middleweight champion: Tony
Ross. who fought as a heavyweight out
OF New Castle, Pa; Tom Mcmahon,
gold-tooth veteran Of the heavyweight
wars; Jimmy Dime and Jimmy Dunn,
both old-tlme managers, sat with their
eyes. glued on Schmeling as he belted
Panka with body punches and right
In perfect physical condition and that
he had an excellent chance Of retain
ing his title.
Name Third Man Today.
The referee question was the i'm
portant issue of today, with the Cleve-
land Boxing Commission meeting to
make its decision on the third man in
the ring and the judges. Dick Dunn,
representing the Madison Square Gar
den Corporation Of Ohio, intends to
appear before the commissioners and
demand that the officials be named be-
fore tonight. In some quarters 1t was
reported that Tommy McGinty, Cleve-
land sports promoter, would be chosen
as referee. but that his selection may
be withheld officially until the day OF
the contest, although some Of the COM
missioners are reported to favor making
the announcement at once. Other re-
ports were that George Blake Of Los
Angeles would be chosen as the referee.