The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
BY HENRY SUPER

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, June 16-(UP)-They never come back. -
 Down through the years, from the night of May II, 1900, when Jim Corbett tried the first great come back" heavyweight champions with high hopes and stout hearts as their major Weapons-have tried to regain boxing's most prized crown.
 All of them faued-some long before they even got a chance to fight again for the crown; others when victory seemed only seconds away.
 Gentleman Jim" Corbett, the San Francisco bank clerk and first of the fancy Dan boxers, twice tried to win back the title and was defeated. Ruby Bob" Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries, the "big boilermaker, " and Jack Dempsey, the rings great "killer"-all first had to be con- vinced in a prize-ring before they'd accept as the truth the tradition that they never come back.
 Couldn't Make It
 There were others too-Jack Shar- key, Jess Willard, Primo Camera and Jack Johnson-who tried to march again up the long, hard road to the title. But they were con- vinced it was futile job long be- fore they reached the final step.
 And now Max Schmeling, 32-year old, is certain-like the others were that he is the man to shatter the tradition. Schmeling, unlike any of his predecessors, will step into the ring against man he has beat en before. None of the others en- joyed such an advantage.
 And if Max defeats Joe Louis next Wednesday his name will rank high on the honor roll, perhaps even above those of Sullivan, Fitzsim- mons, Corbett, JeffrieS and Demp- sey.
 Corbett made the first comeback attempt on the night of May II, 1900, at the old Seaside Athletic club in Coney Island against Jim Jef- fries who had won the title from Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett had lost the championship to "Fitz on March IT, 1897.
 The first Corbett- -Jeffries fight was scheduled for 25 rounds. For g rounds Corbett outboxed the heavier Jeffries. It was a fight be- tween a bear and a panther. Ifl the 23d round it looked as if Cor bett would get the decision. But with victory in his grasp, Corbett ran into wild left hook which landed on his chin and put hin out.
 On July 25, 1902, in San Fran. cisco, Fitzsimmons tried a come back against Jeffries. The bou was held in a circus tent before { crowd of 10000 and Fitzsimmons lee for seven rounds and he looked like the winner. But again lief fries rallied, brought home left tt the liver in the eighth round ant ended the second of the rings grea COmebackS.
 Corbett, who had retired, began t' dream about winning back the title He went back into training and wa re-matched with Jeffries for Angus IA, 1903 in San Francisco. Gentle man Jim" still had enough of hi old-time speed left to travel at , high rate for five rounds. Then h, tired and after being knocked dowr twice in the tenth round his sec. onds threw in the sponge.
 Jeff Failed
 On July 4, 1910, Jeffries, who hat retired in 1905, came back in answer to plea for a white hope" who could take the title from Jack John son. It was a one-sided bout Witt Johnson knocking out Jeffries who was then 35-years old in a 15- rounder under a broiling sun al Reno, Nev.
 There were no more comebacks after that until September 9, 1927 when Dempsey fought Tunney irl their famed Battle of the Long Count" Dempsey floored Tunney in the seventh for the count of