Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
JACKS SPEEDY WIN
ASTON|SHES CROWD
Scores Technical Knockout
in Third Round With
Blow to law.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

N VIEW YORK, September 27.-The
~ Jekyll and Hyde of the heavy
J VI weights, Jack Sharkey, has put
/ the big punch back in the pic
Jure, just as 1t seemed that
there wasn't man-sized wallop left in
the ranks. The big Boston sailor ex-
ploded it last night, without the slight
est warning, to accomplish the down.
fall of Tommy Loughran, astoniSh
crowd of $4,000 spectators and restore
himself to the top of the heavyweight
brigade that has been battling so list
lesSly for the title left by Gene Tunney.
Sharkey, in the most convincing ex-
hibicion of speed and punching skill ne
has shown in more than two years,
Knocked out the handsome Philadelphia
boxing master in the third round of a
l5-round match at the Yankee Stadium.
In less than seven minutes OF actual
fighting-after 81 seconds Of the third
round had elapsed-Sharkey's unex-
pectedly vicious attack crushed the
heavyweight hopes of the retired ruler
Of the l75-pound division.
Sharkey Is Aggressive.
Forcing the fight from the outset,
Sharkey rushed Loughran to the ropes
at the start of the third round, doubled
him up with a left to the body. an
other left to the head and dropped the
startled. whiting Philadelphian with
smashing right uppercut to the jaw.
Loughran arose at the count of five,
more from instinct than anything else,
staggering toward a neutral corner, his
back to Sharkey as Referee Lou Mag
nolia stepped in to keep the rampant
sailor from renewing his attack.
Unhesitatingly, Magnolia stopped the
fight, for Loughran, though on his feet,
was in a complete daZe, has arms hang
hall Vryoc O
knockout, but If ever a man was thor
oughly "out on his feet" 1t was Tommy,
too dazed to know VIII. had happened;
that his dreams of Scaling the heavy
weight heights had been completely
shattered.
It was the first knockout Of Lough-
rams career: in fact, the first defeat
he has met in four years. He took on
IL more pounds to make his debut as
a heavyweight last night, but 1t did not
do him any good. He was outclassed
and outpunched by the bigger, stronger
and more aggressive Sharkey. Even
more startling was the way Loughran,
who actually entered the ring slight
favorite, was outboxed during the brief
period of battle and in the same ring
where the light-heavyweight king had
last defended his 175-pound title in
masterful exhibition just few weeks
ago. Noted as a slow starter, Loughran
never had a chance to start.
Career Is Checkered.
Sharkey, an -and-outer" ever since
ago was abruptly checked by the big
punch of Jack Dempsey, fought like a
champion. Ever since he became a
threatening figure, Sharkey has APP
peared to have champions equipment
speed, strength, craft and the wallop.
He looked great when he beat Wills
and Maloney, great for round against
Dempsey, but he was unimpresSive later
against Heeney, McTigue, Risko and
Stribling The nearest to his concen-
trated fighting fury of last night that
he ever exhibited before was in knock
ing out Jack Delaney at the Garden,
but there has always been tendency
to toss that one out"
In polishing off Loughran Sharkey
whipped with remarkable ease the
boxer who had been picked by many
to succeed Tunney and by most critics
at least as 1.-The man to beat" before
any new king of the heavyweights is
crowned. AS a result Sharkey I'M
doubtedly will star in the next and
perhaps final heavyweight test, slated
for Miami, with Max Schmeling, the
clouting. German. as his probable foe,
unless the Englishrnan, Phil Scott, has
reply to the challenge he made to
the winner last night.
Shows Fighting Spirit.
The Sharkey of last night was far
cry from the cautious counter-puncher
who scored a close decision over Strib-
ling at Miami Beach seven months ago.
Somewhere the Boston tar recovered
the fighting spark. He was the old,
snarling, vicious Sharkey. In superb
condition at 1876 pounds and completely
confident, he took the "booes' from
the crowd as though he enjoyed it. A
few moments later he was taking
Loughran's light jabs just as carelessly
and leaping into his foe.
Only two real blows were landed in
the first round of sparring, but both
were by Sharkey. left to the body and
a hard right to the head. In the second
round, the sailor took complete COM
mand, astonishing the crowd as we'll
as the experts by the ease with which
he outboxed the clever Philadelphia,
furnishing him with we'll timed blows to
the head and body. The third round
and Loughran's finish, after a sharp
but decisive furry along the ropes, came |
so quickly that the biggest crowd Of
the outdoor season was almost as dazed |
as Tommy when he wabbled to his feet, |
punch drunk, after the one and only
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