Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
WILLING TO MEET
ANY CHALLENGER
Slated to Battle Camera,
Sharkey or Walker In
September Bout.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n JEW YORK, July 6.-Max
M Schmeling, the heavy
/ Y weight champion, Is leav-
ing US for a couple of
months, but he will be back In
August to defend his title again
against the best man the division
can offer.
The Teuton youngster, who
fiayed Bill Stribling in Cleveland
the night before the Fourth, will
sail at midnight ON the Bremen to
visit his mother in Berlin, and re-
turn here in time to fight either
Primo Camera, Jack Sharkey or
Mickey Walker somewhere for
Madison Square Garden in Sep
TENDER.
Schmeling returned to New York
from Cleveland with only a bruised left
eye TO show for the night of battle
with Stribling a night that may mark
the turning point in the heavyweight
depression that set in with the down
fall Of Jack Dempsey and the abdica-
ton OF Gene Tunney q couple Of years
ago.
The pleasant young German did more
than just conquer q challenger for his
throne when he carefully and me-ci-
leSSly cut Stribling down through the
final 10 rounds Of the I5-round duel in
Cleveland'S magnificent new stadium on
the Lake Erie shore. finally forcing
Referee George Blake to halt the con-
test with only IA seconds remaining in
the final round.
Reign May Be Long.
Rather the German, who looks like
Dempsey, won himself vindica ton as a
fighter. recognition as true champion,
and his logged aggTessiveneSs, his
craftsmanship, clean, deadly plnching
and durability stamped him a warrior
the faithful will follow to battle On
the basis of his conquest of Stribling,
ranked with Sharkey the best of the
American heavyweights, it seems, too,
that Schmeling is due to reign in his
Kingdom for years to come.
Riding in on the tram from Cleve-
land, the Teuton had placed almost all
thought Of the Stribling victory behind
him and was looking only to the future.
Il will fight often now" he said. 1T
doesn't matter who comes next. will
meet all OF them. I have proved now
my challengers. and think will beat
them. Strlbling was very strong, a
good fighter. No one, I think, viii be
better than he was"
Strib to Keep Fighting.
Schmeling is under contract to Madi-
son Square Garden for a September
match with Camera and the articles of
agreement call for the match to be
staged in Cleveland. 1t seemed likely
today, however, that the match would
be staged either in New Jersey or Chi
cago. The experts are sure that an
other match in Cleveland will draw no
more than the Schmeling- Striblins bout
that crossed only $349415 and cost the
promoters loss of about 5000. There
also was the possibility that Schmeling
might face the winner of the JACK
Sharkey- Mickey Walker battle in New
York II the champion can make his
peace with the New York State Athletic
Commission,
Stribling. resting near Cleveland
until his battered face heals bit before
going home to Macon, Ga, has no idea
OF quitting the ring. although his chance
TO win the heavyweight title probably
disappeared forever In the stadium ring
Young in years, but old in ring battles,
Str1bhng appeared to have been over
trained for the biggest opportunity of
career that has taken in 2o8 matches
He lacked the stamina to meet the
pace Of the plunging champion and his
punches did not carry power enough 70
keep Schmeling at bay. The technical
knockout awarded SchmelinE in the
fifteenth round was the first the South
erner ever had suffered.
Some definite decision on q site for
the September battle probably will be
made here this week