Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1931, Page 33

SPORTS:. STAR, WASHINGTO C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1931 SPORTS Heavy Rivals Not So Hot in Workouts : Loughran Sees Leaders as Dodging Him STRIB AND MAX T BY NEW SPARRERS Brown, Who Holds a Decision Over Baer, Hands Champ Sock on Chin. BY CHARLES DUNKLEY, Associated Press Sports Writer. ONNEAUT LAKE PARK, Pa., June 24.—Max Schmeling’s chin is just another chin to Natie Brown, San Fran- cisco heavyweight, newest spar- ring partner for the world’s heavyweight champion. The California heavyweight made his first appearance in the ring against Schmeling yesterday, and without ex- ception, their bristling two rounds were the best of the current training drive. Brown showed up in camp four days ago without funds, but with a desire to ttrade a few punches. They fattened him up on a few square meals before they sent him into the ring with the titleholder. Brown more than made good, giving the champion his best work-ut. He rattled left hooks and right crosses off Echmeling’s chin to tbe delight cf 1,000 wpectators. Schmeling, a slow starter, warmed up to his work in the second round and seemed to get Brown's meas- ure. Brown Is No Novice. ‘They say the chamrlon did not un- load his real dynamite at any time against Brown, but is certain to do so before the end of the week. The critics are curious to see what will happen, because Brown has a decision over Max Baer, has fought Larry Johnson, the Chicago Negro, and is considered a ca- pable ring man. Schmeling plunged into his final week of training yesterday, full of fight and energy. His boxing today may be in- creased to eight rounds instead of the usual six, especially as Trainer Max Machon ,desires to test the German's speed over the eight-round route. With that ‘test over, Schmeling will return to_the six-round boxing schedule. Tomorrow will be another day of rest for the champion. He will box again Friday, Saturday and Sunday and may take-a day off on Monday, finishing all work with the gloves on Tuesday. He js in splendid condition at present and his handlers do not care to throw too much work on him for | fear of slowing him up. BY EDWARD J. NEIL, Associated Press Sports Writer, GEAUGA LAKE, Ohio, June 24— Bill Stribling has a_new heavyweight playmate, a pudgy fellow, named Frank Cawley, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and if | their first training setto is any indi- cation of the kind of workouts to come, the Southern challenger for Max Schmelling’s heavyweight title is in for a few busy evenings. Cawley, a stablemate of Tommy Loughran and a boxer with a style faintly reminiscent of the Phantom of Philly, hove into camp here for the first time last night and immediately engaged Stribling in a two-round workout. He is fat, but he was clever, and Bill discovered immediately that he could not belt Frankie around as he has the less experienced young- sters who have contracted to prepare the Pride of Macon for his 15-round match with Schmeling in the Cleve- .lynlld 3Munlclpll Stadium the night of uly 3. Occasionally Stribling nailed his new spar mate with left hooks, but he had hardly any luck at all with a straight right to the head, & punch that he has been neglecting in favor of develop- ment of his left. And Cawley, who has beaten such fellows as Tom Heeney, Jack Gagnon and Frankiz Simms, slugged back quite merrily. He even borrowed Schmeling's best punch, a straight right t> the head, and clicked it full on Stribling’s ear on one ‘occasion. Not Up to Usual Form. Stribling wasn't up to the form he showed in a brilliant workout Sunday night. He topped off the evening, how- ver, by whacking tan Sam Ward, a lengthy Negro from Cleveland, about the body until Sam was very tired and ginning to bend in the middle. In all Stribling boxed four rounds, shadow boxed one and skipped rope for two more. Bill is taking things easily in an ef- fort to hold the edge of perfect condi- tion. He is brimming over with energy, full of fight and frolic. He perspires naturally and easily, and his face is lean, his body muscularly perfect. His confidence is so great, however, that his sparring is slovenly at times, he drops his arms carelessly to his sides, and, he sometimes turns his head away from his opponent if a left hook goes awry. None of these things can he do without laying himself open to disaster in & battle with a champion. Tonight, from 8 to 8:30 o'clock (E. 8. T.), the entire Stribling family—"pa,” " Bill and babe—will take part in a National Broadcasting Co. program from the camp, along with the Negro cooks they brought from the South and some of the more picturesque of the camp aides. His next boxing drills. are scheduled for Thursday, Saturday and Bunday nights of this week. Theyre Prelims Listed For Title Card LEVELAND, Ohio, June 24 (#)— Johnny Risko, Cleveland heavy- weight, will meet Tony Galento, Orange, N. J,, in the semi-final fol- lowing the heavyweight champion- ship bout between Max Schraeling and W. L. “Young” Stribling at the Cleveland Stadium July 3, fight offi- cials announced today. The semi- final is scheduled to go eight rounds. All the other preliminaries will go five rounds apiece and will be heavy- weight events. They are to be staged in the fol- lowing order: Frankie Simms, Cleveland, vs. Jack Dormal, Boston; George Pave- lik, Cleveland, vs. Frank Morres, New York; Frankis Cawley, Pittston, Pa, vs. George Panka, Pittsburgh, and Charlie Retzlaff, Duluth. vs. Marty Gallagher, Washington, D. C. HUNT-CORRI CONTEST PROMISES HOT STUFF Excellent Records Made by Big Fellows Billed for July 1 in Laurel Ring. One of the best heavyweight ring | battles in this section in years is pre- dicted by General Manager Angy Ger- rin of the Mid City Boxing Association when Babe Hunt and Pietro Corri meet July 1 at Laurel, Md., in a ten-round bout. Both Hunt and Corri are far better than average, as their records bear out, Hunt, a six-foot, four-inch battler, weighing 195 pounds, has perhaps the better record. Among Babe's victims have been Bill Hartwell, Jeff Carroll, Jimmy Braddock, Ernie Schaff, Johnny Risko and Frankie Sims. He has been beaten by Jack Renault, Jack Dorval and Al Fay. Corri has numbered among his vic- tims Ted Sandwina, Joe Monte, Tony Galento, Mike Firpo and Frank Mon- tagna. He lost to Ralph Fucicello, Bill Stribling, Ernest Gurhing and Georgie Hoffman. Hunt won over W. L. (Bill) Stribling once on a foul and fought a no-deci- sion with Max Schmeling's opponent of July 3. Corrl, though he floored Strib twice in Atlanta last year, was beaten by the Macon favorite on a de- | cision. CARNERA VS. RENAULT. TORONTO, Ont., Juve 24 (F)— | Primo ~ Carnera, giant Italian heavy- weight, has accepted terms for a ten- round bout with Jack Renault bere | June 30, says an announcement by the | Queensbury Athletic Club. MAKES THE NEXT § Nut ] extra keen. SUAREZ RATES HIGH WITH RING EXPERTS South American Picked to Defeat Petrolle—“Fargo Express” Is Dope Upsetter. BY WILBUR WOOD. NEW YORK, June 24—The wise men of the sock market already have set- tled tomorrow night's Petrolle-Suarez fight in the Garden, with Suarez as the winner—that is to say, three out of every four m-nl,m, trainers and fight- ers canvassed for an expression of a{alnlon see the South American as the victor, In spite of the preponderance of pre- sumably expert opinion in favor of Suarez it does not appear that the Buenos Aires butcher boy will be more than a 3-to-2 choice. Those who wager are chary of laying heavy odds against Petrolle after what he did to Canzoneri and McLarnin. The prevailing opinion in the sock market that Petrolle is due to absorb & lacing apparently made little impres- sion on the Fargo Express or his volu- ble manager, Jack Hurley. The latter dismissed the informal poll with the remark that cdds and opinions never have meant much where Petrolle is concerned. Many of those picking Suarez con- tend that he is the best all-round fighter in the game today, that he can hit harder than Petrells can take more punishment and is younger and faster. ‘These argue that Billy is just about through, that he got rid of his last good fight in his first joust with McLarnin and showed he was no longer up to snuff when McLarnin gave him a lacing in their return engagement. The fellows who like Petrolle excuse his showing in the second McLarpin fight with the statement that Billy still had some influenza germs in his system that night, but will be sound as a dol- |lar when he faces the South American. | They contend further that he is a faster puncher than Suarez and a much more elusive target. Mat Matches By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO.—Ed “Strangler” Lewis, 271, Los Angeles, threw Jack Plummer, 206, Omaha, Nebr., two out of three falls. Plummer, first, 13; | Lewis, second, 7; Lewis, third, 9. Everctt Marshall, 218, La Junta, | Colo., threw Casey Kazanjian, 212, Palo Alto, Calif,, 212 (29). Renat Gar- dini, 210, Italy, and Dr. Karl Sarpolis, | 211, Cleveland, wrestled 1 hour to a draw. | SPOKANE, Wash—Gus Sonnenberg, | 205, Boston, defeated John Freberg, 235, Spokane: Abe Kaplan, 218, New | York, drew with Dan Koloff, 320, Bul- garia, in two falls. MOKE TASTE BETTER How good your smoke tastes after dinner! It's the same way after you chew Beech- gum It stimulates your taste sense more enjoyable. Remember, always, there’s no gum quite 80 good as Beech-Nut. akes the next smoke taste better, The Hundredth ) Part of a Dollar! ill Tomorrow! Oh Boy! TAUBMAN'S They're extra durable. Theyre mighty smooth workers..Demand genuine EverReady Blades- SPURNS ZBYSZKO BOUT Shikat Ired at Offer and Turner 8till Seeks Grappler. “Efforts of Promoter Joe Turner to book a strong opponent for Wiadek Zbyszko, one-time world heavyweight wrestling champion, have been to no avail thus far. Another reversal was met yesterday when a wire from Joe “Toots” Mondt, manager of Dick Shikat, a former ey Borse Tor any wester: 2 Sty tr rse for any wrestler. s2ko wants to meet Shikat, let him get a record first.” Zbyszko, according to ‘Turner, ac- cuses the leaders and contenders of dodging him since he started to wrestle independently. The former world champion still thinks he can pin Londos, Lewis and all of the more modern’ grap- lers. P ‘Turner is wiring more matmen. He plans to use Zbyszko in his next wres- tling ;how at the Griffith Stadium on July 2. Fistic Battles By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS. —Tommy Ryan, Lit- tle Rock, Ark., outpointed Walter Madey, Chicago (10); Frankie Hughes, Clinton, Ind, stopped Jack Collins, Flint, | Mich. (5). WILLING T0 FIGHT, BUT GAN'T GET FOF Rates Schmeling Toughest of Big Three, but Sees Max as Easiest for Him. BY WALTER TRUMBULL. EW YORK, June 24 —Tommy N Loughran and Joe Smith, his manager, had just been in conference with William F. Carey, president of Madison Square Garden. Mr. Carey was finishing up present business be- fore leaving again for Cleveland, where he expects to remain until after the Schmeling-Stribling bout. He reports that the sale of tickets is progressing favorably, | i and so is in a contented frame of mind. This is not true of Loughran and his manager. - “Sharkey wanted 40 per cent of the the prospects do; ht. He might box us after he takes on Walker, but a lot of things might happen in that match. We might not want Sharkey after that.” “Yes,” sald Loughran. “It 0ks as if Sharkey preferred taking on a mid- dleweight to meeting me. Walker can't weight over 165 pounds and be at his best. Fitzsimmons, in spite of his lack of weight, had height and reach, but Mickey would be giving those away, too. Unable to Get Action. “It doesn’t look as it I were going to get much action. won't fight me. The winner of the Schmel- ing-Stribling bout won't fight any cne except Carnera. Now Sharkey won't fight me. It looks like a Summer of unemlcymem." “Who do you think the leading heavyweights are?” he was asked. “There are only four of us” said Loughran. “THe other three are Jack Sharkey, Max Schmeling and Willie Stribling.” “Who is the toughest of the lot?” “It is a matter of styles” said “Schmeling is, literally speak- ing, the toughsst. He is a rugged fel- low with’ a corking punch. But, on account of our styles of fighting, I ink he would be the easiest of the hree for me to beat. By saying that I do not mean to take anything away from Max. He is probably the smart- est ring man of the three, but he hasn't had the experience of the other two. I believe '?M I could make him fight my style of fight. “On the other hand, and in be- cause of styles, I think Schmel beat Stribling. He is just the type of fighter to give Stribling trouble. Any crowding hter, with a good, hard, short, straight punch, can bother Strib- . Schmeling all the time, and Schmeling is a fine puncher. “Stribling is a straight puncher, too, exee?t that he loops his right, but he is what I call a long puncher. 1 think Schmeling will outlast him and beat him. Any time you meet Schmeling in & 15-round bout, you have to fight the entire 15 rounds. ~ He will never stand the easiest of the lot for me, and in spite of the fact that I think the Ger- man will win in Cleveland, Stribling would be the hardest man for me to beat. A question of styles again. Strib- ling is a type of fighter who gives me trouble. Sharkey might be tough for the first five or six rounds, but after that I think I could handle him fairly | easily. He would not hit me again with | one lucky punch.” Has Praise for Campolo. “How about Campolo?” “Campolo,” said Loughran, “is a mighty good fighter and a dangerous fighter. He hit me plenty with one right to the jaw. 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He is strong, and he can hit.” In spite of his size, none of thege heavyweights appear to com- ‘ampolo extremely dangerous, olv. least, they all seem willing to fight him. but the Garden is not willing to let m Here is a funny situation from a- boxing siandpoint. Catnera will be conslam the logical contender and moatched with the winner of the Schmeling-Stribling bout, yet the Iili- nois Garden Corporation, which has under contract, undoubtedly will ref to permit him to meet Ernie Schaaf. (Copyright, 1931, by North American News- vaper_Alliance, Inc. Authorized Service Harrison Radiators - CREEL BROTHERS 1811 14th St. N.W. Decatur 4220 CAR WASH Progressive $ 1_' Auto Laundry 1423 Trving N.W. Col. 10046-53 Sat., Sun., Holidays, $1.25