Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-01
NJ TAMI BEACH, Fla, March
M before getting back
VI to recruit candidates

n TAMI BEACH, Fla, March
M before getting back
VI to recruit candidates
"A for battery positions
with the Nationals, another
word or two anent the fstic
festivities of Miami Beach
Wednesday evening might not
be out of order.
First it might be set forth in
our humble opinion, William
Martin Gallagher, probably the
Capitals best known resident
of H street northwest, lost little
in prestige through the per-
Torrance he gave against
Johnny Crosse. even though
Referee Slim Mcclellan of De-
troit did rule against him at the
end of the eight-round en-
gagement which wound up the
card presented by Promoter
Jack Dempsey in behalf of the
Madison Square Garden Cor
poration.
True it is that Gallagher failed
to display any marked degree of
clevernesS in either punching abil-
ity or foot work, but none was eX-
pected of him. He did furnish
additional evidence of a fact al
ready established. However. that
he is willing and game, and in view
of the far greater ring experience of
MS opponent, can be adjudged to
have made a creditable showing.
When it is considered that Marty
auGs appearing before by Jar the
largest throng of his brief career,
NTH uprard OF 10000 pairs OF eyes
focused on him under the binding
glare OF the powerful lights that H.
Illuminated the squared circle, the
2f-yedr-old leather pusher must be
credited NTH hauing given good
account of himself.
1t seemed to us that Gallagher
has improved nOticeabIy in the en-
plOyment of straight left and he
is getting his One-two punches bet
ter synchr0niZed, but he will attain
greater effectiveness if he can learn
to punch straight with his right in
stead of eternally swinging, because
Marty hasn't the speed to score tell
ingly with a right when his Oppo-
nent always knows it is coming.
A NENT the main bout-per-
u usual of the printed COM
ments Of a number of the
avoWed experts of the ringside
would seem to bear out the i'm
preston this reporter put on
paper for presentation in this
column yesterday after weary
hunt for typewriter and elbow
room in the wee small hours
following the fight in this hu-
mainly damned Winter resort
of Miami Beach.
Said one, Jack Sharkey was
a little too smart for Young
Stribling and the something
that is generalShip and ring
cunning enabled him to stage
great closing rally and win d
l0-round decision"
Still another said, "Sharkey.
a topheavy favorite, won, but
only after as close a call from
defeat as he ever has had. Only
the most desperate, determined
sort of a rally enabled the BoS-
ton sailor to overcome the big
early advantage that had been
piled up by Stribling."
For the spectator it wasn't
thrilling affair" in the words Of an
other commentator, who added that
the carnestncss with which the
Southern contingent cheered for their
representative was its most notable
feature. and still another Oplned,
"Sharkey won. but he failed 10 DEM
onstrate any great superiority. and
his margin Of victory was only a.
round or two Of the 10 slow sessions
that were fought"
Although Referee Lou Magnolia
mho raised Shark2yS hand in token
OF rict0ry NTH so much celebrity as
10 indicate he had no shddo,C OF q
doubt as to the 1cinner, disclosed
yesterday that he had scored sir
rounds for Sharkey, three for Strib-
ling and one eUen.
The general consensus was Strib-
ling earned an edge in four. with
Sharkcy taking five and one being
u draw. and to Us this seems 4 faircr
Cstimatc.
X Il ): x
JUST how much credence
should be placed in the
- post-battle claim, made by
Pa Stribling that his young
hopeful was handicapped by a
aeuritis- ffiicted arm from the
litn round OF is q matter Of