The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-22
Metropolitan Press Experts Be-
lieve SchmeIing Should
Have Won

Sharkey's victory over Max Schmeling
for the world heavyweight champion
ship Wednesday was greeted as the
GROWING touch to one of the ring S
strangest careers.
The decision In the Boston sailor s
favor. after Is somewhat notorious
rounds, was as sudden a break" OF
fortune for him as have been the
| Illustrations previously in his cratic
course through the heavyweight
ranks over a six year period.
The Sharkey who walked out of the
ring with the world title. finally, on
2 to verdict of the officials. was
not the convincing fighter of the
nights he whipped Harry Wills
knocked out Jimmy Maloney and
floored big Primo Camera. He looked
more like the careless fellow, who had
wasted chances. by his lack OF ag
gressiveness. against Heeney and
Risko and Dempsey.
Sharkey at no time showed the
punching superiority and spirited
drive that had given him an over
whelming margin over Schmeling two
years ago up to the time the big
sailor swung low and fouled out. He
looked like the complete master OF
Schmeling. in 1880. Tuesday night
he seemed to be biding his time,
trusting to luck. To most everybody's
surprise, he suddenly found it with
him as the clear Irish voice OF Joe
HUMPHREYS proclaimed him 1.-The VIM
ner. and new champion"
There was nothing more than vo-
cal rebuttal to the verdict which wen:
to Sharkey on the vote Of Referee
"Gunboat" Smith, himself an old
time heavyweight. but it was the
loudest that has been heard in many
moon in the working press section.
The experts were at least six to one
in their conviction Schmeling haG
won and that by no stretch OF the
imagination could the German have
been given worse than a draw.
Only once before has the heavy
weight crown changed hands on
decision and never on a divided YER
dict. Gene Tunney captured the
crown on points from Jack Dempsey
in the rain at Philadelphia. IN 1926,
but there was no argument as to the
winner there.
From the time of John L. Sullivan,
it has been an unwritten law OF the
ring that the champion receives the
benefit of the doubt; in other words,
that a world title should change HANDS
only when there is small chance for
DISPUTE. Schmeling didn't receive
any such benefit from the hands o.
the officials Tuesday night, despite
his stronger. more effective finish. =.
The Associated Press score sheet
gave Schmeling seven ROUNDS, WITH
six going to Sharkey and two regis
tered as even.
In one of the preliminaries, Char
lev Retzlaff, Duluth, Mimi, was
awarded an unpopular decision over
Jack Birke in five rounds. The an
nouncement was hooted by many OF
the fans.
New York, June 22.-P)-Metro-
politan newspaper critics disputed
wednesday the 2 to vote that gave
Jack Sharkey the decision over Max
|Schmeling.
1T has been the legend" said w.
o. Mcclellan OF the Herald Tribune,
that a foreign fighter could not get
a square deal in the U. S., especially
in New York. Up to this time I felt
that this merely was a legend, but
that decision given last night was
the worst have ever seen for a quar-
ter of a century or more"
Paul Calico of the News said:
"Schmeling's steady pursuit, the sting
in his left and right and his strong
fighting finish were enough to give
him the fight"
Damon Runyon Of the American
said: Personally gave Schmeline
quite a lead In my score Of the rounds
and was surprised at the decision"
James p. Dawson Of the Times
said: 81 gave 6chmeling nine rounds
Sharkey five and one even. 6chmel.
ing won, In this writer's opinion"
Francis Wallace OF the News said
THE worst schmeling should hav'
had was q draw-and that was no
enough to take his championship
Richards Vidmer Of the Herald
Tribune said: mo longer can the for
mer sailor complain about the breaki
for last night he got perhaps the big
0eSt break q challenger for the heavy