Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
BLAMES SHARKEY
FOR BOXING MESS
Holds StribIing Highly, but
Feels Certain He viii Beat
Georgian.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL.


n YEW YORK, January 28.-His
M broad face beaming, black
1 Y eyes shining with pleasure,
Max Schmeling moved into
New York today, genuinely happy
to be back in the land that voted
him heavyweight champion of the
world.
The youthful German with the
features of a young Jack Dempsey
sailed into Brooklyn late last night
on the liner Europa, accompanied
by his trainer, Max Machon; a
dozen pieces of baggage and a cute
little dachShund named Cecilie,
third in the line of Teuton dogdom
aristocracy that is rapidly becom-
ing the tavorite pet of the New
York box fight writer's fraternity.
Max appeared to be in splendid ply
steal condition, eager to get to work on
preparations for his title battle in June
with Young Bill Stribling, Georgia q
challenger for the heavyweight crown.
He was anxious to explain that, regard
less Of statements in the papers, he has
never made derogatory remarks regard
ing either the New York State Athletic
Commission which recently stripped him
of his title, or the German Boxing Fed
Grafton with which he has been tilt
ing. Over and over again he insisted
that he wants to fight Jack Sharkey,
feels sure that eventually he will face
the Boston sailor in prize ring, but
for the present:
"Cho Yackobs ISIS mine manager I
am der fighter. He manages, I fights.
Wass he says, goes"
As Max Sees II.
Sharkey has no one to blame but
himself. Max insisted, for the ntuddled
state of affairs that ENVELOPES the
heavyweights today. a situation THEREIN
Sharkey, loser on foul to Schmeling
here last June, Is recognized In New
: York State as the outstanding chal-
lenger while the National Boxing Asso-
citation, controlling boxing in 81 States.
believes that Stribling alone Is entitled
to a title shot.
while Stribling knocks out Phil
Scott and Otto ven Porat since last I
am here" Schmeling argued, what has
Shark~y done? Messing. Sharkey
should have fought as Stribling did. I
cannot ignore Stribling's record. II /
don't fight him the N. B. A. suspends
me. If I don't fight Sharkey New
York suspends me.
"some day I win fight sharkey
again and viii whip him. I know
that I would have beat him last June
If he did not foul me in the fourth
round. I am not entirely recovered from
that punch until last october. In the
third round take all he has and they
could not even give me smelling salts
after the bell. In the fourth I run out
ShArkey sees me coming. He is q
changed man. feel him weaken. He
fouls me.
"Ach. what can do. know that II
had fouled ShaI key instead of him
fouling me, would not be given an
oth-r chance at him."
Admits Foes Worth.
Schmeling said that he had seen
Stribling fight only once back in 1928
when the Georgia slasher knocked out
Johnny SQuires with q half dozen
punches in Madison Square Garden.
He is very good" said Max seriously
81 have O hard fight ahead Of me. But
am sure I beat him."
Since no site has been chosen yet
for the match with Stribling, although
the bout probably will take place in
Chicago, Schmeling has no imm: date
plans for training camp. He starts
February on q Nation wide exhibition
tour lasting until April IL. He has six
months to acclimate himself again and
feels he will be in much better condi-
ton than he was for Sharksy after only
six weeks In the United States. He said
he weighed 1872 pounds as compared
with the 1S9 he scaled for Sharkey last
June.
During his stay in Germany, schmel-
ing said he had trained constantly
boxing three times q week in O camp
40 miles outside of Berlin in addition
to his gym work and almost daily
rounds Of golf His exhibition tour will
Be preceded by an appearance in Phila-
delphia next week.