Evening star., 1934-01-02
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

Schmeling and Sharkey-or rather
Sharkey and Schmeling-were the two
leaders just a year ago today.
All others were well behind this pair.
Since that period Sharkey has been
bounced all over the map and Schmeling
has been knocked out. Which shows
how swiftly things can happen here and
there, once they get under way.
Just back Of Carnera and Baer, who
are about $3.50 at this writing. We
and Neusel in the second group, pro-
vided Schmeling decides to resume ac-
ton.
From this parcel Of punchers and
such, Loughran gets the first. shot
against Carnera at Miami in February.
There is no whirlwind aspect to this
coming encounter. but there it is for
whatever it may turn out to be.
When the argument was produced
that it will take puncher to beat Car
nera the counter argument was, "Or a
fast, clever boxer who can outpoint
him"
In any event. it will be up to the
second group Notwithstanding, Le-
whisky, Loughran and NeuSel-to weed
out the debris and develop q challenger.
or nS more Rei9ss5 Of schoolng sun nse eeod hehter
has to be brought along under COM
petitive fire, even though 1t isn't al
ways flaming hot.
It will take at least 10 or IL more
starts to give this young giant any
chance to show Just what he has for
future delivery.
Chicago's KingfiSh.
~HE present evidence seems to be
i that Kinghsh Levinsky is plan
ming to give serious attention to
1884.
After knocking down Sharkey and
hammering the same rather heavily;
after bouncing McCorkindale all over
the floor, Levinsky believes he can take
Schmeling now or any of the others.
He is big enough and rough enough to
annoy any of the leaders, in spite Of a
crude style which he will probably
never change, due largely to the fact
that he can't.
fore 1884 is over Germany may have
another stout entry in Neusel, who has
dCne all that any newcomer could be
asked to do.
For all this. it still remains to be
seen just what advance the heavy
weight show will make this year.
IF Carnera and Baer can be parked
together, this meeting will help more
that a little.
Right now it is the one fight in which
any large number of prospective spec
tators happens to be interested. These
two stand out, and in spite of reports
to the contrary, Max Baer has no in
tention of tossing aside his shot at the
crown in order to become Hollywood
star.
There have been many Hollywood
stars, but only limited list has ever
drawn a poke at the main crown. which
has been handed down from John Law
renee Sullivan to Primo Carnera.
This is the toughest Of all sporting
crowns to grab and hold. and with only
one fight between him and the goal. it
is not conceivable that Baer, at the age
of %, will sidestep the chance.
You can write it down now that 1884
won't be any big improvement over re-
cent heavyweight years unless the
heavyweights kick in with their share of
the fighting.
The time has passed when one Of the
toys can pick up a chunk of gold for
merely taking bow and making few
threatening gestures. The public also
has developed the habit Of yawning in
the last year and it will take plenty in
the way of action to break up this
soothing and reStful habit.
(Ccpyright, 1894 by North American News
Daper Alliance. Inc.b