Evening star., 1932-06-07
JACK NOW IN FORM
|. OF DEMPSEY FIGHT
Former "I'. Man to Seek
Place Among Ring Immor-
tails in SchmeIing Bout.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

lORlA RANGEBURG; N; y June
IL Jack Sharkey is a
" changed man. Those fans
who liked the clustering
sailor and expect a fighting man
to broadcast his opinions of a
rival, openly sneer and otherwise
make a great show, a la John L.
Sullivan, would shake their heads
if they saw Sharkey now.
1t may be unnatural for the great Il"
man from Boston to change at this
late date in his career, but one cannot
escape the fact that Sharkey is doing
things in different and, if one is to
Judge from his outward condition. a
better way.
Sharkey has been doing some things
that the general public, and the ex-
perts as well, know nothing about He
has taken on weight. 1t shows about
his waistline. But Jack always has had
a semblance of fat around that portion
of his anatomy. The impressive thing
about the new Jack Sharkey is the
larger breadth of his chest and shoulder
muscles.
JACK breathes more easily and, judg-
ing by the effects of his wallops on
the 200-pound Lou Flowers. he is
punching harder. The big Negro shuffleS
In and punches away with full force
Lou has his orders to tear loose and
he does that little thing Knowing that
knockdown or solid blow against
the American title holders jaw will
mean added money to him, Flowers
punches hard and often.
So far Sharkey has been able to
soften the effect of these blows by d
turn OF his head or lifted elbow and
at the same time drive in solid counters
under the heart. Jack favors this blow
and instead of keeping his punches
high, to remove any doubt of FOUL
this appears to be the punch he will
use TO beat Max Schmeling's left lead
and right cross counter when the pair
meet here the night of June 81.
THE Sharkey in training is a far diff
L ferent man from the one who went
Is slovenly rounds against Mickey
Walker and the brilliant boxer who out
Slildl CCu SdIIleId ldSL year. IN
stead We have the Sharkey who Swapped
blows with Jack Dempsey and sent him
reeling to his corner after a first-round
barrage Of solid rights to the jaw.
Jacks pet trick of shooting in an
overland right on smart boxer, as he
did to Jimmy Maloney, Jack Delaney
and Tommy Loughran, is gone. Sharkey
is not the student of fight pictures that
| Schmeling is but he certainly Is a ring
wise strategist and probably the craftiest
boxer of the day.
/ One cannot come away from Jacks
camp without the impression that he
/ knows what it IS all about and is
capable enough to revise his plans un-
less the stress of the battle brings on a
mental explosion and results in boner.
! That is his main fault. If he continues
in his present frame of mind, he will
enter the ring determined to win on
, his merits.
| Charley wants to know all about
- the doings of his opponent He
reads all the papers brought to
camp. listens to all the fight talk his
! friends ard newspaper men care to
! hand out, and usually winds up by get
/ ting into an argument and demonstrate
ing how he will offset whatever move
Is calculat ted to beat him. Frequently
the speaker regrets his speech. because
Jack, in his enthusiasm, forgets to hold
his punches and jars his friend no little
bit. Any one arguing a fight with
Sharkey is hereby warned to pay his
insurance premiums before tackling the
COB.
Sharkey is getting a chance to re.
deem himself and place his name among
| the ring iy,,pn0rtalS