SHARKEY UNLUCKY

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 June 1930, Page 7

SHARKEY UNLUCKY

SUPERIORITY ESTABLISHED WEEPS OVER DECISION [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYBIGHT.] NEW YORK, June 12. Sharkey was the favourite for the fight before the men entered the ring. In the first round Schmelling was covering up. Both men, however, were leisurely and slow. Sharkey's round by a slight margin.

In the second round, Sharkey’s lefts and upper-cuts were proving effective. The men were fighting more spiritedly. This again was Sharkey’s round. The American in the third round staggered his German opponent with three rights to the head, and then drove him to the ropes with another right and left to the face, and- Sharkey then uppercut the' German with a right to the face. Max was now holding on, and he looked to be beaten. Sharkey was punishing him badly on the head and on the body. Again it was Sharkey’s round.

Sharkey in the fourth round was trying hard for a knock-out. Sharkey dropped Schmelling with a left < to the body. Schmelling then claimed a foul, but the bell ended the round, and Schmelling was carried to his corner, crying that he had been fouled. The round ended at the referee’s count of six, with Schmelling on the floor.

Only one of the two judges : saw the foul blow struck. ' The other judge and the referee were out of position to see where Sharkey’s hammering left landed.

The State Boxing Commission’s physician examined Schmelling, and announced that he found evidence of a foul blow.

It was a most unsatisfactory ending to a widely advertised contest for the successor to Tunney’s crown. “From where I saf, it looked like a low blow. I do not care to say any more,” said Gene Tnnney. who was in a ringside seat.

Sharkey’s face streamed with tears when he heard the decision, which makes the German boxer the world’s champion, at least in New York State —unless the Boxing Commission reverses its previously announced intention to accord such recognition. Schmelling stated that he is ready to accord Sharkey a return bout.

PRESS COMMENTS.

NEW YORK, June 13.

Commenting on the fight, the “New York Times” sports writer says: One powerful drive (at best an erratic drive) for the body—a conspicuously low left in a myriad of otherwise fair punches—cost /Jack Sharkey the world’s heavyweight title. The “Herald Tribune” says: — Schmelling won in the most, unsatisfactory bout in the record of the heavyweight championship affairs. Sharkey up to the time of the low blow had been outboxing, outpunch ing and outshoving the German. The “New York American” says:— Max was being badly beaten when the unfortunate blow landed. ( The “New York Daily News” says* —The heavyweight title properly goes to Max on a foul.

HEENEY’S NEXT BOUT.

NEW YORK, June 13.

A message from Boston states that Tom Heeney will fight Riccardo Bertazollo in a ten-rounds bout there on June 30.

DONOVAN DEFEATS GRIME.

NEW PLYMOUTH, June 13.

Tommy Donovan met Billy Grime at Hawera to-night, in a bout of fifteen rounds. Donovan won the contest on points. ■