Fight Stories, September 1930

About this issue

This issue centers on professional boxing analysis and adventure fiction. The lead feature pairs opposing expert opinions on four recent rounds between heavyweight contenders Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey: Jimmy De Forest argues Schmeling is an unimpressive champion, physically talented but mentally unfocused, who won by Sharkey's accidental foul rather than skill; De Forest asserts Sharkey would decisively beat him in a rematch and rates both Sharkey and Primo Carnera superior. The complete novel Sons of Sock by Paul L. Anderson follows boxer Tommy Dugan's rise from poverty until fate orchestrates his downfall through fraternal betrayal. Fiction contributions include Robert E. Howard's "Waterfront Fists" (action-driven boxing), Charles Francis Coe's "Socker Dooley, Fighting Golfer," and stories by Joseph B. Fox, Will H. Greenfield, and Arthur J. Burks. Fact articles cover boxer Jimmy McLarnin's career, financier Tommy Ryan, historic fights, and ringside columns by established sportswriters covering technique and personalities.