Evening star., 1932-06-24

M turns out that the bout
Y between Jack Sharkey and
Max Schmeling Tuesday
night was just preliminary.
When Joe Humphries raised the
Boston boxers hand it would have
been a mistake for any band to
strike up Hail, the Conquering
Hero Comes" The fitting selec-
ton would have been Just Be-
fore the Battle, Mother"
When the first bell rang, there were
only two concerned in the title bout
At the closing bell, millions declared
themselves in From Maine to Call
fornia, and out across the Pacific; from
New York to London and onward to
the Orient RACES what appears to be a
second World War.
Rotund John Buckley. Sharkey's
manager, entrenched himself at Madi-
son Square Garden, net only holding
the fort against all comers, but making
sudden forays whenever an alien force
appeared.
tsCCHMEL1NG says he never heard of
- a man winning a championship
While backing up" he said
''Well we never had heard of man
winning a championship while sitting
on the floor But l didn't run to anv
megaphone to yell copper then. and
don't believe Jacobs should do any
squawking now. The idea of having
officials, as understand it. is for them
to call the thing as they see it. not as
somebody e.se happens to see it.
halt
"that anybody should be permitted to
talk over a radio frcm the ringside,
except the regular announcers. The
others are likely to be excited and you
can't tell what they will say. But once
they have said it, there is no way Of
taking it back and it has gone into the
ear of the entire country"
Il don't believe in any radio hook-up
anyhow" said Mike Jacobs. 1T gives
too much weight to the opinion of
single individual, without opportunity
for rebuttal, and" added Jacobs, astute-
ly. ''it doesn't help the gate"
THAT is true" said Bill Farnswcrth,
'and this is why. It may not make
take the man from Bridgeport, Hart
ford, Trenton or Bellpo-t. He goes out
any difference In the city proper, but
and looks at the sky II it looks dark,
he says well, I was going in to the
fight; but why should take a chance
of getting wet? That sky doesn't lock
SO good I'll Just sit in the old easy
chair, light my pipe and listen to that
snnouncer".
81 N announcer is human" said
n Johnny Buckley. ANY an
nouncer is, likely to lean bit
one way or the other. I just had a
little argument with Charlie Coe. Well,
it wasn't exa 3tlv an argument just
told him what thought and he told
me what he thought I was calm about
it, bit he sort of went up in the air.
All ] said was thought he was preju-
diced, and he said it was funny so many
newspaper men were prejudiced the
same way"
There are a lot of beginnings to
arguments" saio Jack Conway, but all
of them end the same way: They paid
off on Sharkey. That is the final and
ultimate answer"
"Schmeling himself hasn't done any
squawking," said Jackie Farrell HE
said he thought he won, but he GER
tainly has a right to think that, He
didn't say anything about being robbed" F"
NO" said Bill Farnsworth, land now
that Joe Jacobs has cooled down. he
admits that he said a lot OF things IN
the heat of excitement and disappoint-
ment that he didn't mean"
@"YXIELL," said John Buckley, were
w the champion now, and / hope
we make O. little money out OF it.
No, Sharkey won't fight again this year.
Why should he? He is entitled to O
little of the gravy every champion gets.
We might do something with the stage
and the pictures Maybe he'll write a
book All these other champions seem
to have written book.
Maybe he will give some radio talks
On boxing or fishing. No, / don't think
he means to give any lectures on
Shakespeare. Jack and John l.. are the
only two heavyweight champions who
came out of Boston, and I can't remem-
Der that the pride of the Sullivans ever
gave any lectures of that kind.
Put, show us enough money and you
can't tell what we might do For g
sufficient amount of cash, in these days
Of depression" confessed Mr. Buckley,
Il might be tempted to sign Jack to
play Little Eva in Uncle Toms Cabin,
and agree to take the role of one Of
the bloodhounds myself"
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