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THE NEW YORK TIMES SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1931 SCHMELING vs STRIBLING STORY TOLD ROUND BY ROUND

Holders of the World Title Since Sullivan Won It in 1882

Champion John L. Sullivan James J. Corbett Robert Fitzsimmons James J. Jeffries Tommy Burns Jack Johnson Jess Willard Jack Dempsey Gene Tunney Max Schmeling

Years 1882-92 1892-97 1897-99 1899-1906 1906-08 1908-15 1915-19 1919-26 1926-28 (Retired July 31, 1928) 1930-

What Major Fights Have Drawn In Attendances and Receipts

ATTENDANCES

Tunney - Dempsey, Chicago Tunney - Dempsey, Philadelphia Willard - Firpo, Polo Grounds Dempsey - Carpentier, Jersey City Dempsey - Firpo, Polo Grounds Dempsey -Sharkey, Yankee Stadium Schmeling - Sharkey, Yankee Stadium Milk Fund (1923), Yankee Stadium Milk Fund (1924), Yankee Stadium Leonard - Tendler (1922), Jersey City

145,000 130,000 100,000 90,000 90,000 80,000 79,222 63,000 60,000 60,000

RECEIPTS

Tunney - Dempsey, Chicago Tunney - Dempsey, Philadelphia Dempsey - Carpentier, Jersey City Dempsey - Firpo, Polo Grounds Dempsey -Sharkey, Yankee Stadium Schmeling - Sharkey, Yankee Stadium Wills - Firpo, Jersey City Tunney - Heeney, Yankee Stadium Leonard - Tendler (1922), Jersey City Dempsey - Willard, Toledo

$2,658,660 1,880,000 1,626,580 1,188,822 1,083,529 749,934 700,000 674,950 452,648 452,522