Evening star., 1932-10-03
DOESN'T PRESS FOE
AFTER He SCORES
Max Maintains Too Steady
Pace, Critics CIaim-Baer
Greatly Improved.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n yEW YORK, OCTOBER MAX
IN Schmeling disposed Of
l Y Mickey Walker in decisive
fashion and moved step
nearer to a return meeting With
his arch foe, Jack Sharkey.
Schmeling's victory was complete
but not impressive to those who
saw him maintain a steady, eX-
asperating pace when a bit of
pressure would have ended the
fight more quickly and cleaner.
Max Baer and Primo Camera now
stand in his way and unless Schmellng
does better against either one of these
men, it looks like another boxing les
son for him at the hands of squire
ShaTkey.
Schmeling proved superior to Walker
in punching power and this advantage
was too much for the doughty little
jersey battler Schmelins's biggest
fault observed by many keen critics
at the ringside, was his inability 10
press when he scored cleanly.
Fails to Follow-Up.
Take the first round, when he dumped
Mickey with an unlocked for lett hook,
Max stood posing with his right hand
cooked high and permitted his quarry
to escape. From then on Mickey did
the leading, ana any time he landed
solidly he bore in and smothered his
rival with a barrage of punches. Max
was considerably annoyed and showed
it plainly. Mickey even got away with
right-hand leads and scored frequently
with long left hooks to the body
The victory may have pleased Schmel-
ing, but it certainly brought out the
fact that he is by no means knock
out puncher. This may sound strange
when it is recalled that Walker has
been stopped cleanly but once in his
career. But after the first knockdown
Mickey was not in distress at any
time during the next six rounds. In
the eighth Schmeling dropped Mickey
three times. He got up eacn time and
walked to his corner unaided.
Now, remember the men were using
5-ounce gloves, which fitted Schmeling
like drover's mitts When it is borne
in mind that Walkers hands were at
his sides after the first knockdoWn and
Max had two clean shots at his jaw
and failed to put him to sleep. the
German cannot by any stretch of the
Imagination be considered a real
puncher.
1t was the first time Jack Dempsey
had seen tire German in action, and Of
course Jack, being a kind soul, said
he was impressed. 1t is dollars to
ooughnuts that Jack wished he was in
there with hesitant fighter like
Schmeling showed himself to be.
Imagine Dempsey getting clean clout
hi cI Iny-t
left hook
Max Bear shapes up as the outstand-
Ing challenger for the heavyweight title
after beating Ernie Schaaff and Tuffy
Griffith. Baer has not been eating
red meat raw, but something has hap
pened to him and it is for the best.
He has patched up his quarrel with
the missus, his managerial troubles are
ironed out and al he has to do is cut
out his clowning and the Livermore
FOUNDER will be real threat.
1t is admitted that the boxers give
both Schmeling and Camera trouble.
Baer is not boxer, but he has some
thing boxer Goes not have, and that
is a punch and a willingness to swap
blows. It's a good combination, and
if Max will only settle down and do
his fighting from the first tap of the
gong he will find plenty of fans who
will back him against either Schmeling
or Camera.
Baer is endowed with magnificent
physique and ripping power of shoul-
der muscles. He is an IDEAL type for
a fighter. If he Will only forget the
crowd and size up his man fully he
will soon be tapping on the champion
door. Whoever gave him the idea OF
playing the clown for few rounds. in
stead Of bulling right in from the start
played men trick on him.
Bear Hurdle for Max.
It was just such tactics in his East
ern debut that set him back at least
II months Ancil Hoffman has real
fighter under his care and if he car
drum some logic into his head, Beal
viii be a big hurdle in Schmeling's
road to return meeting for the heavy
weight title.
There is no call for Bear -Carnera
match. Jack Sharkey, Larry Gains ano
Stanley Poreoa exploded the Carnera
myth end a match with Baer woulc
only serve further to prove that bulk
minus brain, has no business in the
prize ring.
Baer has convincingly proved his
right to meet Schmeling and the latter
will have to sidetrack the Californian
in the squared circle before he draw:
down big purse for taking another
boxing lesson from Sharkey.
No other conclusion could be reached
after the results of last Monday eve
ming, when Schmelings weak polnt
we're exhibite dand Baer's wallop wa.