Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-17
LION AMONG LAMBS,
LAMB AMONG LIONS
But Dixie Boxer Could Reach
Top of Ladder if He Had
Fighting Spirit.
BIZ WALTER TRUNIBULL.

I'm the years when good Queen Vic
toria reigned parlorS in this coln-
try were rooms where curtains were
drawn and dust and the family
were forbidden; or, at least, where
members of the family generally were
forbidden unless they were dust, as par
lors were opened mainly for funerals.
Certain members of the pugilistic
profession remind me strongly OF those
parlors. With lot of handsome assets,
they rarely or never open up.
Young Stribling of Georgia is case
in point. There is no boxer in the game
who is more annoying to fans in general.
Willie Stribling has a grand physique,
speed, strength. a good left hand a
great right hand, a knowledge OF boxing
and the fighting spirit of an armadillo.
Willie Has the Assets.
Stribling has every asset of cham
pion. except the flaming spirit which
makes champion. He looks like lion
among the lambs, and like lamb
among the lions. Every time he fights
really tough man he energies from the
battle with the losers end and an alibi
You may think 1 am bit tough on
young William. intend to be. Nothing
would delight me more than to have
him get mad enough to 60 out and fight
one hard battle to the extent OF ms
CAPABILITIES. I certainly would like to
see a bout between Sharkey and Strib-
ling If each man gave all he had.
You may say that Sharkey has fought
a lot of bad fights So he has, but not
against the tough cnes. Sharkey fought
his worst fights against men he should
have beaten without getting up per-
spiration. His best fights have been
against the best opposition.
When nobody was any too anxious to
take on Harry Wills, Sharkey took him
on and knocked him loose. Jim Ma
loney was supposed to be dangerous
when Sharkey stopped him. No fighter
except one with Dempseys, iron heart,
would have stood up under what
Sharkey gave him in those first few
rounds Sharkey has done his best
against the best he has met.
He's Nearly Champ.
Now he probably will do pretty well
against everybody he meets. They
have not officially proclaimed him
champion, but who can beat him? He
sure looked like a champion, and a
great champion, against Loughran.
And Sharkey himself knows that he is
close to the top. He knows that at the
present Time he COIleS CIOSt W uCAAl6
an uncrowned champion and man al
ways fights better when he realizes that
the world regards him as the best.
But there are few real opponents Tor
him to meet. They talk of match
with Phil Scott in Miami. Scott is a
nice boxer, but he never has shown
anything which entities him to be con-
sidered in Sharkey's class. Schmeling
is abroad, and anyhow, believe that
Sharkey. at the present time, knows far
too much for Max. A couple OF years
from now it might be different and 1t
might not. Some of the youngsters may
come on, but they haven't arrived yet.
Sharkey has made himself a fine
drawing card and he will bring in the
customers, no matter whom he fights.
But it does appear shame that there
is nobody who looks capable of extend
ing him to his limit. With Schmeling
or with Dempsey Sharkey probably
would draw a great gate, but those two
appear unavailable The result Is that
he must box some. one on the order OF
Scott.
Therefore, I say that it Is pity that
Young Stribling cannot seem to make
use Of the ability he has been given.
The match between Sharkey and the
Georgian was pretty terrible, but, with
Sharkey fighting as he can hight ana
Stribling fighting as he could fight, II
would stand the customers on their
chairs.
(Copyrig1t, 1929, BY North American News
paper Allian"e.)