The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-22
kee Stadium two years ago.

kee Stadium two years ago.
At the end, through the loud speak
ers that sent his voice out to one of
the greatest throngs that ever saw a
prize fight, bellering Joe HUMPHREYS
hesitated bit as he shouted:
THE winner, and new champion
Jack Sharkey."
That hesitancy IN Old Joe's voic,
seemed to be echoed in the roar that
went up from the crowd, in the split
verdict of the two judges and Referee
-Gunboat' Smith, the critics about
the ringside, and even the warriors
themselves.
Experts Argue
For moment Sharkey, his should
erS dropping as he stood in his COR
ner, paused before he made his wild
dash across the ring to embrace the
former king. Schmeling turned and
stared as though he could not believe
his ears, and the experts promptly
launched into arguments.
They'll still be arguing, probably
year or so from today when, in the
natural course of events, Sharkey is
called upon again to face the foe from
overseas.
Those who agreed with George Kel-
ly, the judge who voted for Sharkey
and Referee Smith. himself famous
old time fighter, who cast the decid-
ing vote, could see nothing but that
Sharkey. fighting the coolest, calmest
duel OF his hectic career, had consist
emily outboXed the charging Teuton,
scattering his face and ribs through
most of the fifteen rounds with Jar
ring left jabs.
1t seemed from that side the Boston
sallorman, although always in re-
treat, had followed the battle plan of
a more illuStriouS predecessor, Gene
Tunney, always on the defensive, new
err leaving an opening, but drifting
through steadily with countering left
hooks and right crosses to the head
and body to give him a margin on
points.
But to a wide majority of the critics,
it seemed Schmeling had earned the
right to retain his crown, even if not
by any great margin.
Closes Sharkeys Eye
For the entire fifteen rounds, dur
able as baby tank, the German
marched into Sharkey. never breaking
ground, continually punching, and in
flicting the only real damage that
showed in the entire distance. His
short, right-hand jolts to the head,
started Sharkey's left eve dropping in
the early rounds and closed it COM
pletely in the last three
He missed a great many punches,
short swings that Sharkey pulled
away from as he concentrated logged
ly on his plan of battle-jab, hook,
counter, and retreat. At times he
seemed to make the tactical error of
jabbing with the long armed New
Highlander, and when he did that
Sharkey seemed to be beating him to
the punch.
That sort Of milling made a fight
In which there never was a really
thrilling moment, never a touch OF
the dramatic and the spectacular
that the faithful have to come to ex-
pect of their heavyweight title tits.
For the first three rounds. at least
Sharkey's battle plan, drilled into
him all through his long conditioning
grind, worked to perfection. He kept
Max off balance with his left jabs
looSing his left hook and right cross
only when the opening doomed large
always in retreat, but always piling
up points.
Then for a couple Of rounds the sun
blackened German, never discour.
aged, never changing his forcing tao
tics, plodded past Sharkey's guard
betting his head with short rights
and reaching him with an occasional
lab.
Shows Self Control
\ hut then Sharkey edged out again
through the halfway point, more
self controlled than ever before in a
career that includes his famous blow.
up against Jack Dempsey, when 9
choice Of Gene Tunney's last ring foe
was up for decision, and his erratie
punching that cost him the first
6chmeling battle.
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