Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-25
.WO years ago a delegation Of
Georgians went North to see
Striking face Rer1eNbach for

' wv years oSO uCiCSavsOi VA
Georgians went North to see
Stribling face Berlenbach for
4 tn light heavyweight crown.
This delegation returned in a
morose, moody and shamed state of
mind. Today much larger delegation
of Georgians is at Miami Beach or on
its way, in the hope of seeing an older
and heavier Stribling wipe out the pale
green memory of the Berlenbach &C.
casion, and Stribling has promised to
send this second delegation back home
in an entirely different frame Of mind.
His loudest objection to this arrange
ment is filled by Bostonian swinging
under the name Of Jack Sharkey. who
believes he will make this second
Georgia delegation feel sadder than the
first
The fight on Wednesday In the
new pine arena at Flamingo Park
will be in the nature of an atone
ment for both men. Stribling had
the BerIenbach matter and one or
two others to wipe from his slate.
Sharkey has the Heeney and Risko
fights to eliminate from the memory
of saddened spectators. Both men
realize they have a great shot at the
richest prize in sport, and IL that
chance doesn't spur them along
they might as well be rated as hope
less. They can both fight. Both
are in shape, both are fast, both can
| box and both can hit.
1t is merely a question as to whether
some safety-first. play-it-safe policy
| doesn't make them overcautions, with
so much loose change In the of1ng on
beyond. Both men promise to crowd
in all the action they have, and Jack
/ hor lie fho{r atuprd HsThiS
will be fight" he says, mot wrestling
act. Both men know the chance they
have, and neither is going to pass il
| up The winner here will be well in
! front of the pack for the time being
! and he will also be the big card OF
| the Summer season as long as he car
, keep on winning. They know their
future ranking will depend not only
| on winning, but on how the winner does
his job. Therell be action enough fol
, everybody"
The Southern Chance.
| q THRILLING Is the best white heavy.
weight the South ever sent to thf
~ puglistic wars. Sullivan and Tun.
ney came from the East and North
Coroett, Jeffries and Dempsey from the
I far West. The South has never de-
veloped contender able to get neal
! the front before.
If Sharkey beats Stribling there is
no other Southern entry at hand to
/, take his place In the first flight.
Just how this will affect Stribling
phychol0gically Is another guess.
These Psychological outbursts have
way Of developing backfire at un-
expected moments. Certainly If
Stribling can get the jump with the
battle cry of his supporters to carry
him along, he will be the toughest
proposition, outside of Dempsey, that
Sharkey ever met in his career.
Stribling out in front can be a terror
He has yet to show how well he Car
come from behind. Sharkey is fighter
OF moods. He has started well, only tt
finish badly, and he has started badly
to come on later full of fight. Agains
Harry Wills he was full of fight ane
fury every second of the show.
The Good and Bad.
| q THRILLING against Risko, wher
- Sharkey against Wills both looked
to be potential champions. Striblins
against Berlenbach and Sharkey agains
Risko looked to be certain tail-enders.
Stribling has needed battle such a.
Sharkey faced against Christner. TIT
Georgian has met no such test. HI
has been bowling over the human ten.
pins for some time, but he hasn't beer
called on to fire into raiding party o.
Sharkey's all-round ability. Yet III
seems to be the most confident athlet,
in the world, that he will swarm al