Evening star., 1932-01-12
SEESWALKER BOUT
ASMERE STARTER
Figures to Use Mickey as
Means of Getting Fight
Offering Real Coin.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n IEW YORK, January IL
nj Max Schmeling visions a
/ Y triple defense of his title
this year. That is, if his
manager, Joe Jacobs, signs up for
three fights. The chances are
that, after one or two fights, Max
will consult a bevy of specialists,
who will find something wrong
with him and that he will then
retire to his 10,000-acre estate
outside of Berlin and await an
other favorable opportunity to
corral load of American coin for
his pugilistic efforts. That was ms
performance last year.
Max's suite In local hotel is hot
bed of excitement. Every one IN the
Germans entourage seems filled with
his own importance. To reach the
champion one has to pass a close IN
spection and usually the answer Is that
der chaompeen is busy and cannot De
disturbed
TOE JACOBS Is a shrewd handler OF
fightery. If he wasn't, he would
not have the world heavyweight
title-holder in tow. But he seems to
have lost sight of the fact that his
champion won the title sitting on the
floor, after being thoroughly outboxed
and beaten to the punch for four
rounds His man did not win from the
reigning title e-holder, but from man
who was considered, and still Is In many
quarters, as the leader of the heavy
weight division. If Max or Joe think
Jack Sharkey is not dangerous man.
why was the Bostonian denied chance
at the title in the Fall of 1880 ana
why was he passed up last year?
Schmeling Is the first man TO WIN
the major title on foul. With the
exception of the ,Pietro Corri fight, the
German has yet to score clean knock
out in this country. The referee inter
yened In his bouts with Joe Monte,
Johnny Risko and Young Stribling.. He
failed to floor Joe Sekyra or Paoiino
Uzcudun.
Schmeling turned in neat piece OF
work by winning over Young Stribiing.
It is true he battered the Georgian SO
badly n the fifteenth round that Rel
cree George Blake stopped the ngnt
with but IA seconds to go. But tnat Us
not taking anything away from tne
winner. Serious injury might nave
been caused by another blow.
Jacobs has now decided on Mickey
Walker as an opponent for Schmellns
There are many, the writer lncluoea'
who do not relish the idea OF Mickey
spotting the champion so much IN
weight height and reach. The Betsy
town Terrier STAYED OFF Sharkey
rushes for Is rounds and got draw
decision for his efforts Sharkey had
heen out of the ring a year and it was
lucky for him that Schmeling was not
his onponent, because off the form dis
nlaved by both in their initial outings
the German would have removed all
doubt as to their respective aollltles.
But the fight. Sharkeyr made against
Primo Camera was something else:
The sailor again shaped up as real
fighting man.
ccHMELING spotted Stribling nine
y rounds and beat him. Despite the
fact that Walker will enter the
ring short -ender, the champion nao
better be careful There isn't heavy
weight living who can spot the doughty
Jersey battler such an advantage ana
beat MN. LIE Itdool 10 1iAas Antee1y
fights harder and better as the going
gets rougher and he has lead to sus-
tain. Schmeling can and must beat
Mickey by degrees His weight, size
and punch will have to do the trick
and unless the champion coasts along
he has nothing to worry about but the
sam his percentage will total at the
gate.
However, money Is secondary con-
sideration to Schmeling in the Walker
bout He and his manager figure on
starting their 1882 American billing
with a victory over Mickey, and then
raising the price for the next show.