The Washington times., 1928-11-29

Ting Levinsky in action since
his PALMER days, we are inn
bued with the belief the Old
Man Is still little too tough
for Marty Gallagher to tackle.
However, this is Marty's worry,
not ours. Brother Jimmy Gal
lagher, Marty's manager, has
seen fit to match his younger
kinsman with the Battler, and
you would think, offhand, your
own brother would be the last
one in the world to set you up
to good mauling.
Here is a case of May and
December trying to vent their
fury on each other. Youth and
experience are indeed matched
at Benny Franklin's Olympia
show in Baltimore next Mon
day night and II Marty can
come through this one on his
feet, even if it's draw; he can
consider himself fortunate. Le-
whisky. whose legs, like Demp-
sey's, are not so good as they
once were, still has the old sock,
and real cleverness will be re-
quired to keep out of his way.
Those who have been watch
ing Gallagher in his gymnasium
work lately, report he is devel.
oping better footwork, is more
shifty than formerly, and is
learning to put over a finishing
punch.
Marty, a good-hearted, blue
eyed Irishman, has ever lacked
the killing instinct. and his ham
dlers have been trying to put
him in the frame of mind to
bear down on his opponents. In
his earlier ring days, the Pride
of Foggy Bottom didn't seem to
realize his strength, or if he
did, was afraid he'd permanent
ly hurt his foe.
For the Levinsky 12-round go,
Marty has been told he is fac
ing his toughest foe, much
tougher, by the way, than Her
man .Weiner, whom he knocked
out recently in Baltimore. Lee
whisky, now in his eighteenth
year of professional fighting,
has reputation for never let
ting his antagonists stay on
their feet any longer than nec-
essary. The sooner his fights
are over and he can put on his
clothes and go home, the better.
Chuck Wiggins, Les Mariner,
Mat Adgie and Ricardo Romano,
all far younger opponents, have
recently been defeated by Le-
whisky and it will be up to Gal
lagher to turn the tide against,
this hoary light-heavyweight
champion of other years.
The largest football audience
of the season is at Clark Grit
fifth Stadium today to see two
colOred elevens, Howard and
Lincoln, meet in their Thanks
giving battle. Here is a game
which carries more tradition
than any annual classic this
city has known since the days
when Georgetown and Virginia
met on the gridiron. 1t is SEN
timent which packs the football
stadia of the country, my
friends, and sentiment isn't built
up in a decade. Sometimes. it
takes generations. While Wash
ington boasts one of the best
teams in the East in George
town and another high-class one
at nearby Maryland, neither. of
these teams has an ancient rival
which can pack 'em in here like
Lincoln. Odd, isn't it?
The Catholic Uniyers.tv-
George Washington Turkey Day
game is growing in Importance
and attracts a snug throng to
the pretty little bowl out at
Brookland. 1t is a strictly local
affair and last year provided
one of the best pieces Of COM
petition the city saw-so. much
so, in fact, that there was a
demand to replay the game for
the benefit of a tornado fund
which was being raised at the
time.
The Presidents Cup game,
annually set for the Saturday
after Thanksrivinr an affair