The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-16
TALKING
1T OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW. YORK, June 1e.-Barney
L ' Oldfield, the automobile driver,
having nothing else to do, went to
Orangesburg and took a look at
Jack Sharkey, who is to fight Max
Schmeling for the heavyweight
championship Of the world next
week.
The fellow looks as If he is in
shape" said Oldheld
I think that is at least an ade-
quate estimate Of the gobs condi-
ton.
oldheld has seen many champions in
training: Corbett. Fitzsimmons, Jedries,
Johnson. Willard, Dempsey Iunney-aH OF
One OF the things never do" said
Oldheld. Is to pick a winner"
II seems 10 me that never was Oldheld
better fortified against chance and cir
eumstanee, especially against newspaper
men.
was Just beginning to try 10 write a
column along those lines when the news
was brought to me that Oldheld had
changed his mind-he decided that shsr-
Now, / have plenty Of respect for what
ever Oldheld says, but l happen TO know
that he had not seen schmeling and 50 I
background. does not mean much.
1t Is funny thing about these experts
who come into prize fighters camp. They
emit very profound statements. They tell
you this and they tell you that. But in
the end 1t doesn't mean anything
! haven't been to either camp. Maybe
I have missed something. But happen
to remember how badly I was misled IN
the first Dempsey Tunney fight Dempsey
alq everything right and Tunney did every
the circumstances as such was your CORE
spondent.
Dempsey was on his toes all during the
training exercises This was supposed to
mean that he was in top shape and that he
was ready to make very aggressive nght.
dsWdne sonF NOV With 0R Rs S 81 HT partners
The difference was clear. Dempsey couldn't
lose.
XXTE won't talk about what hap
w pened. I mention this Incl
dent merely to show what little at
tention should be paid to training
camp stories.
I really think 1t is better for all
newspaper men to stay away from
the training camps. There is little
chance to gain much information
watching either the champion or
the challenger work out For the
most part, the newspaper man is
likely to be swayed by the man he
likes or the men around whom he
likes.
When q man like Oldheld says he likes
Sharkey. he is saying that largely be-
out. He knows nothing about how Schmel-
ing looked at the same time. And even
II it we're possible for him to see both
Of them at the same time it would not
mean anything The question is how will
they look when pitted together?
Well, il you should ask me-and who
shouldn't?-I think you or you and you
are a sucker to try to pick this fight.
-sharkey can fight when he wants to- Who
knows that he will want to hght?-I ask
you again, who knows that he will want
OF hand, I should say that sharkey
ought to fight for nothing and for no
other reason than he has been such
consistently dismal disappointment.
You may ask. as you probably will. how
about Schmellng. who quit after being
struck by low punch. I answer that by
saying that Schmeling really was struck
low and that he didn't invite the low
punch. I also add that Schmeling could
have continued. So what? Well. If YOU
ask me. 1t is all a lot of baloney. The
boys are Just doing it again