Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-04
STE OF NEXT BOUT
|. NOT DECIDED UPON
Couple Marks on Face Only
Damage Done to Champ
in Defending Title.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


IoLEVELAND, July Max
ii Schmeling, triumphant in
~ his worlds heavyweight
championship match with
Young Stribling, is ready to battle
the man mountain from italy,
Primo Camera.
This engagement will be the
powerful young Germans next de-
Tense of his title.
said today the contest probably will be
decided next September, but he did not
know where. However, Leon See, Car
nera's manager. was certain the date
would be September II. He was un-
certain as to the location.
Schmeling emerged from his cham
pionship battle with lump under his
left eye, with a redeemed right cheek
bone. but no fighter, he declared, could
go through a bout like he did with
Stribling without getting marked up a
little. However, the lump on his cheek
bone did not pain him, for he was look
ing forward to the prospect of collect
ing between 100000 and $4,000 for
battering the pride of Georgia to O
knockout defeat in the fifteenth round
of their battle that finished so dramat-
ically. Schmeling Is to receive 40 per
cent Of the receipts, Stribling 1917 per
cent.
SchIheling Is Jubilant.
The 25-year-old German fighter, jub-
liant over his victory believes his tri-
umph wiped out whatever doubt ex-
listed over his winning the champion
ship on a foul in the fourth round from
Jack Sharkey year ago. He is con-
WINGED that he has redeemed himself
in the eyes Of Americans, that he has
proven himself to be a worthy cham
pion.
Schmeling declared that Stribling
fought tricky battle, but that the
young Georgian was guilty of sticking
his thumb into his eye in the first
round and repeatedly fouled him with
kidney punches all during the contest
why, you know" Schmeling said in
me during the fourteenth round and
told me was a great fighter
That was nice Of him, wasn't 1t, Yo?"
asked Schmeling, directing the ques-
ton to Manager Jacobs. That's all
right" said Jacobs. "but boy. how you
did win. How you can punch" And
with that remark, Jacobs, beaming q
WlQe SIIlue, Threw MS arms around the
Germans broad shoulders
When Schmeling. fianked by Doc
Casey, the trainer. MacMahon. and
with Jacobs, tightly clinging to his
arms, reached their dressing room. the
door was locked and, in the excitement
of victory, nobody could find the keys.
Schmeling hurled his broad shoulder at
the door, attempting to smash 1t open.
Then somebody remembered to crawl
through the window and open the door
from the inside.
Tells About Battle.
Max perched himself on a rubbing
table, clothed in a dressing gown, and
sat there to tell about the battle He
said that Stribling never once hurt him
with those crushing blows to the chin,
but that he was good fighter and one
hard to beat.
After the first round could see
that was gaining. and kept trying
for Knockout" Schmeling said. Aft
er. the sixth round I knew I had him
weakening. was just as fresh at the
end as when I started and could have
fought IS rounds more"
Schmeling was right as regards his
condition because he wasn't even taking
a deep breath at the time he got bact
to his dressing room. Tears came Il
his eyes momentarily when he read a
cablegram from his mother, the first
of a long batch of congratulatory mes
sages received from abroad and this
country
Translated, his mothers message
read: Darling son. am glad to see you
as the real champion
In contrast to the hilarious back
slapping reception going on for Schmel-
ing in his dressing room, Stribling pre-
sented pathetic figure as his father,
Pa Stribling, and close friends at
tempted to heal his wounds. The hand
some young Georgians face was pulled
and bruised with cuts above and under
both eyes. He went to the showers as
quickly as he got into his dressing robe,
and after finishing stood in the bath
room a'one staring at the wall. He
could hardy realize that he had been
knocked out for the first time after
fighting nearly 400 battles.
Georgian Praises German.
Stribling praised Schmeling for fight
ing fairly and cleanly. It was a right.
hand blow that landed Just above his
left eye in the eleventh round that
really started him to defeat. Stribling
said. After that punch landed Strib-
ling knew he was beaten.
The young Georgian said it was an
injustice TO him to have the fight
stopped by Referee George Blake with
only IA seconds to CO. He argued that
he had been knocked down only once
and might have continued until the
finish. Stribling, however, was in no
condition to weather the storm. for he
was groggy and Keeling, and another
savage blow to the chin might have
resulted seriously.