Sharkey Winning All the Way: Gut: Referee The German Ripe for a Knock+ in Ignorance New York, June 12
A most disappointing finish was tagged to what had promised to be spectacular contest to-night, wher the scheduled 15-round world" cha Ipionship battle between Jack Sharkey jand Max Schmeling ended in a foul, ith the German lying helpless 02 the ring floor after 2 min. 54 sec. of fighting in the fourth round. thousand spectators, their excitement raised to a high pitch by the increasing speed of the battle, clamoured in disappointment when the referee awarded the decision which made Schmeling the holder of the—Tunney-Muldoon trophy, which is henceforth to be emblematic of heavyweight supre-
Sharkey had been winning. virtually all the way and, at the moment the low blow was struck, Schmeling seemed ripe for a knockout, It was the old story of the excitable Boston sailor losing head azd whaling away without sufficient care as (o where he hit. This time it cost him his greatest prize. A terrific left-hook to Schmel-{ing's body, with only six seconds of tthe fourth round remaining, finished the fight. Schmeling, whose game~ ness could not he questioned and who, had absorbed a terrific amount of punishment without a let-up, down clutching at his groin.
Sharkey drew away and ted, It proceeded as far when the bell ended the round. Joe Jacobs, Schmeling's manager, leaped. nto the ving and carried his man to his corner, All the Schmeling seconds clustered around. The reforce, who was subsequently found to have been in a position where he Jeould not see where Sharkey's swish left-hook had landed, took no faction at thi tage.
The bell wounded for the Afth' round and tharkey sprinted across the ving to finish his man. Sehmel-1e's seconds formed " cordon around their' man and refused to leave the ring. Jim Buckler, the chief second for Sharkey, climbed into the ring and demanded that the referee hould count Schmeling out for his lure to come up to fight.
The knock-down time-keeper began the second-by-second beat with wooden hammer, bat at this instant the referee, who had been in coz sultation with the judges, stepped, fut with one hand up and announced hile decision:
Schmeling wins on a foul."
A furious clamour at once but forth, with voices apparently evenly. divided, between protest and approv-'Tears streamed down Shark face, but he accepted the verdict with unusually good grace, wiping away the tears and nodding his acceptance of what he evidently considered the inevitable. Sharkey is extremely nervous and excitable and his "erying act" is an old story, lout in thix instance he did not voi protest, at was learned that only tone of the two judges saw the low view, The referee and the other idge suspected that the hook landed low, however, and they accepted the rdjiet of their colleague.
Sharkey had won virtually all the way and had hurt his opponent badly in the third, driving him against the yepes repeatedly. Only in the second round had Schmeling taken any lead.
aster, sil aod Sharkey: was slenriy' the Indications point to. immediate strenuous efforts on the part of arkey for a return bout. It seems possible that. whatever the view of the New York Boxing Commission, Schmeling's right to claim a world title may, be questioned abroad, specially in England, where support ers of Phil Scott have consistently sisted that Scott should have been awarded a decision by the referee, Lou Magnolia, on a foul in the re-Jeent Scott-Sharkey fight at Miami Beach, Florids of night's battle followss—Round 1—After the customary inching of gloves, the two men sparred, Schmeling stepped into a and left jabs were exchanged, after which they clinched again and were parted by the referee, Sharkey scored twice to the face Just before the bell clanged. Tt was an exciting round, but' Sharkey had a slight edge.
Round 2—Action began in this round as Schmeling tore out, and teered to Sharkey's jaw. 'They Glinched again and Sharkey' hooked savage left to the body, Schmeling faisged and Sharkey countered, inning him around. Recovering lance, Schmeling rushed Sharkey uppercut him savagely with 4 right to the heart, Schimeling countered to the stomach and head, and Sharkey pounded faway: at the German's head. Schmel-
Round 3.—Sharkey hooked " left the head, Schmeling countered to the face, but Sharkey tied him up a clinch. With three hard rights to the head, Sharkey staggered German and drove hi tarkey whipped a right and the face, then uppercut a right the face.
Extricating himself from his *nusition againat the ropes, Schmeling 2 Surge on, but Sharkey drove a right hin face to look beaten, Shark rossed a terrific right to the head, en whipped a left to the bodys Round 4.—Coming out with a rush, Sharkey whipped three lefts to Schmeling's face. Schmeling missed, sharkey landed a hard right to, the Send, and the German clinched: Both men missed at their' next exchange, Schmeling was obviously in dis press and Sharkey appeared to be attempting a knock-out, immediately. They sparred in mid-ving for a moment, then Sharkey' dropped Schmeling with n left to the body. Apparently at the ame instant the ci rang. Schmeling was carried to corn val!"—United
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