Sport: Eye

The left eye of Heavyweight Champion Max Schmeling was observed to be discolored after his July 3 fight with W. L. ("Young") Stribling. Last week was published an official diagnosis made by two physicians to the Boxing Board of Deutschland: "The left eye of Mr. Schmeling . . . shows an injury to the bony surroundings of the eye, bleeding of the conjunctiva, and a contusion of the eyeball, connected with swimming of objects before the eye and photophobe. . . ." The diagnosis made it plain that Max Schmeling will not defend his...

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