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The Washington times., 1932-06-22
Gene Tunney Comedies Edge To Schmeling
Sports Writers
Poll Favors
SchmeIins

NEW YORK, June 22.-Follow-
ing is the comment of leading
sports writer's on the result Of
the Schmeling- -Sharkey fight:
BILL CORUM, New York Jour-
naI-Enjoyed the fight and the
decision.
HYPE IGOE, New York Jour
naI-Schmeling 7, Sharkey 8, 2
even.
w. S. FARNSWORTH, New
York misunderstanding 8, Shar-
key 4, even.
JIM KILGALLEN, International
News Service-Schmeling.
JAMES P. DAWSON, New York
Times-Schmeling 9, Sharkey 3,
even.
SID MERCER. New York
American-Sharkey.
HARRY SALSINGER, Detroit
News-Schmeling.
PAUL CALICO, Daily News
The customer always pays, and
5000 more were hornswoggled in
this drop-the-handkerchief affair
FRANCIS WALLACE, Daily
NewS-Best can give Sharkey is
draw.
ALAN GOULD, Sports Editor,
A. P.-Schmeling.
EDDIE NEIL, A. P.-Sharkey
WESTBROOK PEGLER, sports
misunderstanding.
BILL CUNNINGHAM, Boston
POSt-Sharkey.
GRANTLAND RICE. sports col
Notwithstanding is still the
best heavyweight fighter in the
game.
MURRAY LEVIN, Daily Mir
rOr-Draw.
DAVIS J. WALSH, EveninR
Graphic-Sharkey clearly won
with Z to the sailor, S to Schme
ling and 3 even.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22

Max Schmeling seemed to be at
least two rounds in front as the
fourteenth round began. Even
the Sharkey roofing and footing
bund gave him at least one-Ses-
sion advantage. The German
won the fourteenth by a snug
margin and that made him 3 up
or 2 up, according to your likes or
9th ,rwise.
Sharkey came on in the fif-
teenth, bleeding from the nose
and with left eye closed, to make
a hurricane rally. of which he
seemed incapable because Of the
monotonouS hammering he had
taken through six preceding Ses-
sions. Abandoning skill and eau
ton, Sharkey failed away at
Schmeling.
1t was the only stirring round
of a fight otherwise made liStlecs
by two much pussy-footing and
too much of very refined boxing.
He drove the German here and
there an, then back again, and
each time Schmeling tried to stem
the avalanche of blows with coun-
ter whizzers, Sharkey swung with
redoubled fury.
Had Wide Margin
Sharkey outScored the now eX.
champion by wider margin than
was Something's entire total for
the proceeding six. but the system
makes each round separate tally,
ing unit and does not provide for
total points for the fight.
1t was a jamboree that provoked
few huzzahs from the multitude
Schmeling fought his usual, plod
ding battle. Sharkey, the man Of
many emotions, emoted not at all
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
By GENE TUNNEY
Electromagnetic Champion
of the World

| (writtcn Expressly For international
News Servicel
Copyright. 1882, by International News
NEW YORK, June 22.-Nobody
begrudges Jack sharkey the cham
pionship but many would rather
have seen him win 1t IN diff
ferent manner.
Frankly my scoring gave
Schmeling a comfortable deci-
sion.
In a way I am pleased to see
Sharkey the champion. He at
last has attained the fame ne
has been close to for five years.
His is the first heavyweight
championship won by an en-"
tirely defensive method. He
backed about the ring from be-
ginning to end.
Many Approved Verdict
Sharkey seemed to have the
defeatist attitude throughout,
and 1 am sure, was as much
surprised to win the decision as
Schmeling was to lose it. How
ever, many ringsiders thought
the verdict fair.
Of course, it is a difficult thing
to get an audience to agree 100
per cent on any verdict that is
not definitely one sided.
The most commendable part OF
Sharkey's work was the way in
which he remained calm through
out.
It is unfortunate that Jack is
not about five years younger. He
would have a longer reign as
champion and a chance to reap
the attendant rewards. Jack
looked very old; in fact he was
listleSS.
Interesting Contrasts
Analysing the fight round by
round I found in the first round
an interesting contrast between
the confident SChmeling and the
cool but obviously respectful Am.
erican contender. My score card
shows that Schmeling shaded
Sharkey in the first round.
In the second round Sharkey
seemed to find himself and
looked a little better. I scored
this session as even.
In the third round Schmeling
did most of the forcing. Sharkey
almost throughout backed away
and gave ground. Schmeling
round by a shade.
Make Forces Fighting
Round four found Schmeling
continuing to force the fighting.
At this point it seemed obvious
to me that Sharkey was devel
oping the defeatest attitude to
which 1 referred earlier. 1t was
Schmeling'S round.
Round five found an improve
ment in Sharkey'S morale. He
won this session countering at
! CONTINUED on Page %, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
MAY AIR
JACOBS CRY

NEW YORK, June 22.-Joe
Jacobs loud cry of robbery"
because of the decision in the
understanding fight, and
his allegation that there was
a "frame-up" may result in
his being summoned before the
New York State boxing COM
mission to speak an official
piece.
The manager of Schmeling
told all and sundry today that
he was tipped off that if Gun
boat Smith went into the ring
as referee that Schmeling could
not win if Sharkey was on his
feet at the final bell.
He said that this informa-
ton had come to him more
than two weeks ago, that he
had requested that Smith
should not be permitted to
figure in the battle, but that
the commission had ignored
him,
The Washington times., 1932-06-22

This man, who provoked thrills
in other days and other years by
his weird actions and eccentric
stunts, left all his temperament in
the dressing room and was just q
phlegmatic journeyman warrior
going about his knitting and tat
ting.
Schmeling was a surprise be-
cause he showed greatly i'm
proved defense and something
neat and gaudy in the jab-jab
line of fistic material. But
whenever he tried to outlook
Sharkey he usually got the worst
of it and only when he resorted
to swapping heavy Swipes did
he take the play from the BoS-
tonian.
Done For Srd Bout
The bout merely added proof to
the already established fact that
Schmeling, as hltsmith. is little
more "murderous" than your
Aunt Jemima flapping flapjackS
on a June morning. He hurled
that right against Sharkey's jaw
more than IS times and never
orce did he have Sharkey tipsy.
Some Skeptics whispered the
attitude, after the decision was
rendered and they had grown
hoarse shouting robbers" at the
officials, that it all happened for
the delightful purpose of a third
tuSsle between the charming pair
of men from our younger set. But
this hardl. could be so. An
astonishing crowd turned out for
the shindig of last p. m. but a
vast number wouldn't visit the
premises again to see a revival
of the act, y
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
GERMAN PAPER
D, ks VERDICT.

BERLIN, June 22.-While the
vast majority of the German
press expressed the belief today
that Max Schmeling received an
unfair verdict when his worlds
heavyweight crown was awarded
to Jack Sharkey at the end Of
their 15-round bout in New York
last night, one paper. the
zwoelfuhr, agreed with the de-
cision Fundamentally.
Under the heading "a Fair
Decision" the paper declared
better tactics won for the Ameri.
can ex-sailor, and added that the
outcome was proof Sharkey
should have become the cham
pion in 1880, when he lost to
Schmeling on a foul.
The ZWOelfuhr was but one in
throng, however, who be-
lieved, as one paper expressed it,
that though Sharkey won,
Schmeling was not beaten"
The public, which had picked
their national idol to win again
and retain his title, was bitterly
disappointed, particularly in view
of the general press tribute that
the German fighter was the ag-
greSsor throughout.
The "B. z. Am Mittag," under
the question-heading Victory or
Erroneous Decision?" declared
the American was lucky, and that
it was doubtful whether he would
hold his title for long.
The paper said Schmeling made
a mistake in tactics when he
missed chances in tenth and thir-
teenth rounds to act more i'm
preSSively.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
Redo Fan, SO, Drops
Dead, Believing
!, Sharkev Lost

y DENVER. June 22-Michael
Carey. 89-year old fight fan,
was dead today. overcome by
excitement caused by the be-
lief that his hero, Jack Sharkey,
had lost his championship
fight with Max Schmeling.
Carey was at the home of a
daughter listening to the radio
broadcast of the fight. At the
end of the fourteenth round
he e~ose and shouted:
"My God, Sharkey has lost.
He dropped to the floor. Eff
forts of police surgeons to re-
.yive hitn failed.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
Firms o. X. NlIrn1i
For Olympic Games

HELSINGFORS, June "a
The Finnish Olympic commit
tee today definitely decided to
permit Paavo Nurmi to parti-
cipate in the marathon race in
the Olympics at Los Angeles.
Hope was expressed that the
international sports council.
meeting at Los Angeles just
prior to the OlympicS, will re-
verse the ban Impressed on
Nurmi's partic patton on
grounds of professionalism.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22

J.. In fact the bout may well
be called the battle OF the
left-handers" for Sharkey'S
famed left jab was kept flick
ing in Schmeling's face all
night long. and occasionally
Schmeling's left rocke d
Sharkey's head, but to no
particular avail.
Sharkey was the master
throughout, even in the
fifteenth chapter when Make
desperately tried to ruffle the
, new champion into one of his
famous tantrums. but Jack re-
: fused to go haywire this time
and came through the night
!, with colors flying.
1t was the same cool,
methodical crowding.ln Schme-
ling who backed Jack up 10
miles during the evening but
= who took considerable cutting
, for his trouble. Yes, Jack must
have backed-up fully that much
during the fifteen rounds, so
you can imagine that it was
Schmeling who forced the
fighting.
In fact many at the ring
side doubted they would take
Max's title away from him, so
valiantly did he force the war,
but these doubters did not
reckon with the jarring jolts
the German took while he was
trying to measure Sharkey for
"a good, right-hand punch
which by the way-never ma
terialized.
We believe these tactics of
Schmeling in crowding Shar'
key throughout the fight, prob
ably kept the Dutchman from
being floored on more than
one occasion. Schmeling played
Sharkey perfectly on this
score, however, really never Civ
ing the challenger an opportun-
ity to set himself to admins
ter a lethal dose.
- Had Jack Sharkey pursued
the tactics he adopted last fight,
! in many of his previous ring ap-
pearances, he might have been
champion long ago. He abso-
lutely and positively refused at
any time to become ratified or
even mad. He was determined
enough He was vicious enough.
but in a quiet, orderly manner.
He has learned that of all peo-
pie, he wasn't going to put the
German to rout, so he was salts
fled to keep his chin tucked
under his shoulder and box, box,
box.
This he did to the queens
taste and he was handsomely
rewarded for his maneuvering
with the thing he has wanted
most of all since he first
adopted the ring profession,
eight, long tedious years ago.
1t was not what you would
call a thrilling fight. At no
time did the audience rise to
.its feet. We rather suspect
those of you who remained at
home to listen over the radio
might well have slipped off
into Sunderland, only to wake
up and find a new worlds
champion.
No, it wasn't a Dempsey
Firpo. There was no high
moment such as a playwright
would put in his piece. There
was no big fourth round like
in the Philadelphia Tunney-
Dempsey fight nor a seventh
round hullabaloo that marked
their Chicago meeting.
The boys simply sawed wood
from the first to the fifteenth
round. With just little raSp-
ing in the final chapter to
give it a sort of finishing flour
1ish. Sharkey waged a perfect
war, plIlng up round after
round until toward the end
there was no way he could lose
short of being knocked out and
that was most remote from the
minds of the multitude which
packed the pine and concrete
saucer as in pre-depresSion
days.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
VICTOR CALM
THROUGHOUT
CONTEST

Editors Note: Gene Tunney,
retired undetedted heGDytOeight
boring champion OF the toorld,
oiueS his round By round inlpreS-
SionS of the SharEey.Schmeltng
tioht and tells tUhGt he thinks OF
the new. champion in the tollo1D'
inc drticleD
The Washington times., 1932-06-22

SPORT S
-By KIRK MILLER
After Eight Long Years Fight Not Thriller
iSharkey Is Champion But Decisive Victory
Max Forces the Issue The Tenth THLe-HOLdel

NEW YORK June GA dream of eight long, tedious
wears of good bad and indifferent ring work is today c
NAKED for Jack sharkey the tenth world heavyweight cham
pon he at last has learned to master his emotions
br sharkey stabbed schmeing into submission last night
in an exhibition which purely boxing contest until the
last round when Schmeg, in desperation waded into the
sailor in q vain effort to slug him to the floor.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
STUNS.
CORBETT
BY JAMES J. CORBETT
Former Heavyweight Champion
of the World

NEW YORK, June 22.-Noth'
ing ever amazed me more than to
find that Jack Sharkey had been
given the decision over Max
Schmeling in their 15-round bout
last night.
Based upon all the rules of
Judging boxing contests, I would
say that Schmeling won by a
million miles.
Schmeling was the aggressor
from beginning to end. He car
ried the fight to Sharkey all the
way. He landed the cleanest
punches and the heaviest. He
caught many of Sharkey's left
jabs on his gloves, and didged
back from others.
Schmeling made the fight.
I do not recall in all the years
that I have been identified with
the ring any battle in which one
man so greatly outclassed the
other as Schmeling outclassed
Sharkey, and when they gave the
decision and the title to Sharkey
it took me a long time to force
myself into the conclusion that
this was something real--not a
fantastic dream.
Copyright, 7. N. 81
Home seekers who want to establish
themselves in home Of their own VII
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
LINEMEN CASTING

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone diamonders are seek
ing a game for Saturday with an
unlimited team. Call Chief
Myers at Wisconsin 1895.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
Title Bout Made Listless
By Pussy-F Footing
Rv FRANK q. MENKE

NEW YORK, June 22.-Great scientific minds were d.
verted today from trying explode the atom and catch up
with Ensen theory attempt to determine how come
that Jack SharkeY is king of fistic kings.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
PoLIsHERS PRACTICE

Dixie Polishers practice today
at 5 o'clock on diamond No. !
of the Monument grounds.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
'It's Great" Shouts Jack, Jr.
Swelling His Chest
News Photographic Service.

BOSTON, June 22-"Gee It's great and the cneS' o.
Jackie Sharkey ir, sweed high.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22

Home seekers who want to establish
themselves in a home OF their own viii
find a timely homo geleetioH IN the
Real Estate for sale aCOIumns Of the
Classified Section.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-21

fed with only financial control. True
enough that will give them control of
independent business. But political
control is also one of the aims and
one of the things the large group
banks are trying to get.
We believe the time has come
when people should no longer be
dominated by the large financial in
terests of this country. Independent
business and initiative helped in the
progress this country has made and
it still serves as useful purpose to-
day as it ever did. In that light the
election was a significant one and
one which should have the serious
consideration of all people interested
in Independent business, whether
that business be farming. banking
or operating a mercantile store.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-21
LEGISLATION NEEDED
Editor ASkov American:

Editor AskOv American:
President Hoover puts over the dole
for the railroads, insurance COM
panies and large banks. cannot see
where the farmers of the nation will
receive any benefits from this money
The United States government has
loaned to bankrupt South American
nations. who could not get credit from
private bankers. hundreds of millions
of dollars. Europe owes us money,
billions of dollars, a large part of
this money was sent over to Europe
during the presidential reign of Pres
ident Hoover and good deal more
while he was member of the cab
met, with no protest.
Two pieces of legislation that would
help to improve conditions, and
justed compensation legislation that
would really put money into circula-
ton, more buying power and a debt
that the government owes, it has the
support of the great public. but the
wealth of the country is against the
sO-called bonus.
Another real farm bill is the Fra
zier Bill to re-finance agriculture at
a low rate of interest of 11a%, this
would be real farm relief to the over
burdened farmers who are paying a
high rate of interest and would put
new life into the farmers and crippled
industries of America. and would
thereby restore some of the purchaS-
ing power of the people in general
President Hoover would be dOinS
fine work if he helped legislation of
this kind rather than the re-financ-
ing of Europe. South America, the
railroads, insurance companies and
large banks.
ERWIN NELSON.
Pine City, Mimi, April II, 1882
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-21

United States senator. Now they, in
their turn, are ready to start making
little history of their own"
The LaFollette family has in fact
received much publicity in many OF
the big national magazines and other
publications, as the two brilliant sons
are making a big impression with the
American public. Mr.. Davenport
brings out in his article that the
junior Bob LaFollette had in mind to
become a banker or to be engaged in
commerce in some way, but he was
swept into office following the death
of his distinguished father.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-21
INDEPENDENCE

Not content with getting the
lions share of business. the chain
banks are already commencing to
get their men elected to local Of
fees in the state. This was
brought out in a letter by Robert
ID. Beery, secretary of the Mime
sofa Independent Bankers Associ-
alton, Long Prairie. Mimi. and
published last week under the
above caption in The Long
Prairie Leader. The letter fol-
lows:
A political campaign waged re-
Gently in connection with the city
election in Sank Centre should have
the serious consideration of all peo-
pie who are interested in individual
initiative and Independent business.
In the campaign two estimable
gentlemen were candidates for the
office of city treasurer, the incum~
bent winning the election by large
majority. The incumbent was the
representative of an independent
bank, while the other candidate was
the representative of one of the
group banks. The campaign was
clearly one in which the group bank
tried to place one of its representa-
tives in public office.
The instance is important in that
it calls attention to what we have al
ways claimed. that the large group
banks are not going to be satisfied
to get financial control of the indie
pendent banks and independent bust
ness, but will also make an attempt
to gain political control as we'll. AS
far as we know it was the first at
tempt by group bank organization
to place one of its members in d
political office in one of the smaller
communities of the state, and it is
an attempt which we are sure will be
made in the future in more and more
of the smaller cities and villages of
the state.
During the campaign literature was
circulated to the effect that both of
the banks should share in the bust
ness of the city. One of the banks
is home owned and controlled, while
the other is controlled by a Twin City
group. The fight was made solely
on the grounds of whether or not the
independent bank should have the
business.
The large financial interests o.
the country are not going to be salts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-21
A GOOD LEGACY

Golfers Magazine of this week,
April %, contains an interesting ar
ticle on the LaFollette family of Wis
consin, written by Walter Davenport,
we'll known political and feature
writer. In this article is revealed
that the late Senator Robert M. La
Toilette had an ambition in his ear
lier days to go on the stage. 1t tells
of his early experiences in the politi-
cal field, his trials and tribulations,
achievements and the effects on
American life. The introduction of
the article reads as follows:
"Old Bob LaFollette, defeated in
his ambition to become an actor, made
history in this country and left it g.
legacy of much legislation and two
sons. Both the laws and the sons are
doing nicely. One of the latter is
governor of Wisconsin, the other is
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-21
HINCKLEY VOTES TO
BUILD GRADE SCHOOL

Taxpayers of the Hinckley school
district voted POP to 81 to build a
new grade school building at Tues
days special election. The cost Of
the building, which is to be a fire.
proof eight room structure, is not to
exceed $4,000. 1t will be located
adjacent to the new auditorium and
near the high school building so
that central heating plant can be
used to heat all the buildings. Bids
for construction are being advertised
for Immediately and will be opened
on Tuesday, May 10, after which con-
struction will start soon.
The new building will replace the
one that burned about the middle of
January. Since that time the pupils
have been housed in the high school
and in the town hall There are
about 375 attending the Hinckley
schools.
l.. w. Brown, superintendent of the
schools for the past several years,
has been reelected and will have
charge the coming year. All of the
faculty has been reelected.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-21
GARDEN PART OF THE HOME
(NOrthi field News

Those who have experienced the
pleasure and profit of working in the
garden" or of beautifying the home
grounds need no new stimulus to
arouse their interest other than the
warm sunshine and balmy days of
spring.
The conception of the garden as an
intimate part of the home is growing.
1t is coming as the use of screened
pOrches came in our house architec-
ture. We moved from the inside
rooms to the screened porch in sum-
mer, and now we are moving from
the porch to the garden and finding
it possible to live outdoors in COM
fort and pleasure amid surroundings
of ordered beauty. This is the mod
ern American conception of the home
garden.