The Washington times., 1938-06-11
SChne|ing May
Upset Ring
Precedent
ALL HAVE FAILED
Louis Record Better
But Max Sure He
Can Succeed
Nv KIRK MILLER

Can Max Schmeling succeed IN
a task in which four previous de-
throned heavyweight champions
have failed, when he squares off
against Champion Joe Louis at
Yankee Stadium, New York, the
night of June %?
With the National Open golf
tournament out of the way by sun
down tonight, with the two major
baseball leagues not yet straight
ened out for their scamper down
the stretch and with War Ad-
miraLSeabiscuit duel appearing
more and more remote every day,
the Schmeling-Louis controversy,
due to be settled 10 days hence,
is the commanding subject wher-
ever sports-minded people fore
gather.
ALL FAILED
Jim Corbett couldn't make the
grade.
Bob Fitzsimmons failed to re-
gain his throne.
Jim Jeffries fell short, and So
did Jack Dempsey.
Those are the only four who
have ever made the attempt, but
their bitter disappointment evil
IDENTIFY is not feazing the deter
mination of Max Siegfried Adolph
Schmeling, who believes himself
to be a man of destiny in his pur-
suit to recapture the highest pugi-
listic laurelS available to any man.
Schmeling became the twelfth
champion since the reign of John
L. Sullivan when he won on a foul
from Jack Sharkey, June IL, 1880.
Two years later Max dropped the
diadem to Jack Sharkey in a Is
round decision which went against
him. He has been a restless man
ever since, making trip after trip
back and forth across the Atlantic
until he would have another
chance at the title.
COMMON FOES
This opportunity is almost at
hand and the entire world awaits
with intense interest to see
whether Schelming can accom-
plish what none before him has
been able to.
The fight will be over the IS
round championship course, a
distance Max has gone four times
in his career counting his last
round knockout of Young Strib-
ling in Cleveland. Louis has
fought in the ring over that dura-
ton but once, against Tommy
F5rr, the Welshman.
An interesting comparison of
the principals in the June 20
fight is found in the outcome Of
fights against men who have at
one time or another been their
common foes.
Both Schmeling and Louis have
met Paolino Uzcudun, Jack
Sharkey, Max Baer and Harry
Thomas.
BETTER RECORD
Schmeling met Paolino on three
occasions, defeating him in IS
rounds, repeating the performance
in II rounds and then having a
12-round draw with him. On the
other hand, Louis belted out
Paolino in four rounds in their
one meeting.
Schmeling won the title from
Sharkey on foul in four rounds
and then lost it to him on a de-
cision in Is rounds, whereas Louis
finished Sharkey in three.
The German was knocked out
by Baer in 10 rounds while Louis
required only three and a fraction
rounds to finish the Livermore
Larruper.
It took Schmeling eight rounds
to flatten Harry Thomas, Louis
doing the same thing in only five.
Schmeling stopped Louis in IL.
Briefly, Louis has made much
shorter work of what foes both
he and Schmeling have met, but
against Schmeling, Louis was a
bewildered boy who just couldn't
get going.
He's ready to try again. but no
more eager for the encounter than
is the confident, much older
Schmeling.
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