-- NEW YORK - Max Schmeling, a young German who arrived in this
country only two years ago, with three knockouts against his record and
a broken hand, claimed the world heavyweight championship today - on
a foul.
-- Schmeling's career is without parallel in all heavyweight history. After
six fights in this country the young German has a claim to the heavy-
weight title, which has eluded Jack Sharkey for three years, since the
Bostonian reached the top in 1927.
-- "I guess it's just not in the cards for me to win the championship,"
Sharkey half sobbed today.
-- Sharkey fought his way to the front rank of the contenders for
Gene Tunney's title in 1927, only to lose to Jack Dempsey on a knock-
out in the seventh round when he turned his head to protest to the
referee that Dempsey had hit him low. He lost last night on an acci-
dental foul in the fourth round. This is the third time Schmeling
has won on a foul in 53 bouts.
-- Sharkey has won three times on fouls, but this is the first time he
has ever lost that way. The Bostonian won from Jim Maloney on
a foul in 1924, and from Bud Gorman and Harry Wills the same way
in 1926.
-- Schmeling is 24, and has been boxing since 1924. In some ways
Max may be compared to Jack Dempsey. The young German has
a striking facial resemblance to Dempsey and, like Dempsey, he ran
away from home while a youth and tramped around the country. But
he still is far from the fighter Dempsey was.

___Max Kayoed Thrice

-- Schmeling was knocked out three times before he came to this country.
Max Dickman scored a technical K.O. over him in two rounds
in Max's first year in the ring in 1924. Schmeling later reversed this
knockout by stopping Dickman in one round in 1926.
-- Larry Gaines, a Canadian Negro, knocked out Schmeling in two
rounds in 1925. Gypsy Daniels hung up the third knockout over
Schmeling in one round in 1928 shortly before Max came to this
country.
-- When Schmeling arrived here in 1928 with his German manager,
Arthur Bulow, he was idle for several months because of his broken
hand. After a successful operation on the injured hand, Schmeling
made his debut against Joe Monte, of Boston, winning by a knockout in
eight rounds. Schmeling received $1,000 for this bout.

___ Takes New Pilot

-- Then he had a break with his manager, Arthur Bulow, and Joe
Jacobs, Max's present manager, succeeded Bulow. Schmeling next met
Joe Sekyra, of Dayton, Ohio, and won a 10-round decision. His third
bout was against Pietro Corri, Schmeling winning by a knockout in
the first round.
-- Schmeling scored his greatest victory in his fourth bout in this coun-
try on a technical knockout over Johnny Risko in the ninth round.
Risko had outfought Schmeling almost up until the end, but Schmel-
ing's rights to the head eventually had the Clevelander bouncing all
over the ring until he was no longer able to continue.