Evening star., 1931-04-22
SAYS SHORT BLOW
BEATS LONG RANGE
Max's Manager Predicts
Crowd of 100000 for Bout
in Cleveland.
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

n IEW YORK, April 22.-In a
M visit to Madison Square
4 Y Garden I found a dapper
young man talking with
william F. Carey. 1t was Joe
Jacobs, manager of Max Schmel-
ing, heavyweight champion of the
world in those localities controlled
by the National Boxing Associa-
ton.
This appeared to me to be good
spot to get direct information in re-
gard to the health of the German
fighter and his chances in the July
bout with Young Stribling.
I intimated tU Jacobs that wished
to interview him on the subject of his
champion and he seemed willing to
answer all questions. First 1 asked
him pointedly if he really felt cure
that Schmeling could beat Stribling.
made to order for the German.
And why?" I inquired.
A Matter of Styles.
at will tell you one good reason"
said Jacobs. Fighting il a question
of styles. Stribling is what I call
long puncher. BY that 1 mean that
hand for left hook. SchmeLng is a
short puncher. His fist goes straight
from where it may be to the mark.
He can drop right on you that will
knock you for a loop without moving
his fist more than six inches. Sooner
or later he is going to beat Stribling
to the punch. And Schmeling never
clinches. He is always punching
How about the distance?" asked.
Fifteen rounds will be better for
Schmeling than for Stribling," said
Jacobs. "Stribling is like Sharkey, in
that he goes well for the first few
rounds and then dies out. Sharkey
gave Max all he had in the first three
rounds of their bout and Schmeling
took it. In the third round Sharkey
landed full right clean to Schmeling's
jaw. When Max didn't go down Shar-
key was through. He had hit Max
with everything he had and found that
it wasn't enough. When Schmeling
came back to the corner wanted to
give him smelling salts. He waved me
away; said he didn't need them. And
you may remember that he didn't lie
back against the ropes in that minute
rest. He sat straight up. He told me
afterwards that Sharkey was ferocious
and terrible in the third round, but
that he had nothing in the fourth"
Can Take and Give.
t'Do you figure Stribling better than
Sharkey?" asked.
''He is not as good boxer" said
Jacobs, "but he Is trickier He will hold
you and shove you around more, and
you have to watch him coming out of
a clinch. Perhaps he hits little
harder, but Max certainly has proved
he can take it. And Max can sock
Stribling isn't going to take many OF
those punches
Some experts think Stribling has
had too much experience for Schmel-
ing" said. Aren't you asking good
deal of your man when you put him
up against as smart and good fighter,
after Schmeling has been out Of the
ring for year?"
I'VE have shown in AZ cities" an
swered Jacobs, land In 40 of those
Schmeling has boxed three rounds
against about eight different sparring
partners. It seems to me that there is
not anything much better to perfect
timing than 120 rounds of boxing. And
he will go into training on May Is.
and then will have about Is sparring
partners for him. He will have had
plenty Of boxing by the time he meets
Str1bllng."
Foresees Big Crowd.
How do you think the bout will
draw" asked.
How can it help drawing" demanded
Jacobs, when it will be held in the
greatest stadium I ever saw for box
ing, in a city where so per cent Of the
population of the United States and
Canada Is within radius of 500 miles?
! think it is a cinch to draw 100000
spectators.
Yes" continued Jacobs. "it should
be a good fight, held before one Of the
biggest crowds in fight history. And
Max will win Why, Stribling is the
same fighter he was when I took Nc
Tigue down to fight him. He couldn't
stop Tuffy Griffths, and he couldn't
stop Arthur de Kuh. How can I fig
ure that Schmeling is in any danger?"
What is Schmeling doing now?"
asked.
We'll" said Jacobs, "he played 54