Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
ARE WEAR|ED
BY MARTYRS STYLE
Fails to Cash in on Fine
Physique-Barry's Open
Gloves Kill Steam.
BY r. d. THOMAS.

W WASHINGTON ring fans are
NJ not at all chagrine5 over
Y Y cancellation Of the Gal
lagher Barry bout at
Portner's Arena, scheduled next
Tuesday.
Truth to tell, Gallagher, al
though personally popular, has
almost eliminated himself as 81
boxing attraction here. Lack of -
aggreSsiveness is solely to blame. r.
His bouts are nearly all the same,
made up in the main of infighting
and tugging, with Marty really
fighting only the last round or
two, and then only after his, q
brother manager, Jimmy, has .
yelled himself hoarse imploring :
action.
Marty used to exasperate John Blicknts
when that worthy was his patron and :
pilot. -
On one occasion Blick was soI-
wrought up over Gallagher's back =
wardnesS that he yelled, Fight him,
for the love of heaven, Marty, or let :,
me in therel' n
THE Foggy Bottom youth has failed :.
l. by far to fulfill early promise, but .
he still might make q 60 Of theA.
ring game in big way with a change
OF spirit and tactics. The Dempsey =
spirit and style, coupled with Gala
gher's superb physique, his durability =.
and gameness would make of Marty a
formidable fighting man =
Barry has taken Gallagher'S place <
as Washington's heavyweight hopeful, 81
with even more promise than had
Marty, but the Mohawk youngstcr, too,
has serious fault. Except when up-~s
per-cutting, Barry frequently hits with
an open glove. That he has force was
demonstrated recently when Barry
knocked Bob Goodwin to his haunches {.
with blow to the chest. 1t was
thunderous wallop.
Barry'S punches to the body are up-s--
percuts. He takes the overhead route
to the chin. His blows to the midriff,
and especially when emerging from
close quarters, are steany and solidIy
put. Barry jerking quickly from
half clinch and buzz-sawing into an~-
opponents middle is a joy to the
crowd.
THE young towhead-he will be IS 9
Il this Summers a willing mixer,
and when hurt his Irish dander
spurs him to fight rather than box, +
which may be indiscreet, but has
worked to his advantage financially. Il
has made him a desired article at
Portner's, the customers feeling as
Sured Of fair return for their money
when Reds is the attraction.
Some critics class Barry among the
cream-puf hitters, but this is not quite :
fair. His record of knockouts is not
impressive, but against this may be-
placed the advantage of experience held
by most, If not all, of his opponents.
The habit of hitting with open gloves =
or only half closed fists has spiked
many of Barry's otherwise well deliv-
cred shots to the chin. The force is, =
there but the weapon faulty. One Of
these times Barry will bunch those,
knuckles and his opponent will be ~
picked up in sections.
WASHINGTON ring folk crave more
w OF Bob Goodwin. conqueror of :
Barry and annihilator of Eric "a,
Lawson, but the Alexandria Day Muir =
sery show managers, Jack Tulloch and +
frankie Mann, are up against it to find =
him suitable opponent. Portner's
Arena is not large enough to stage aart
bigtime scrap, and such it would be If :
GodW1n met man worthy his steel.-,1
OF all the ringmen to appear at Port -
ner'S the best by far have been Goodwin
and Midget Wolgast
Wolgast is a world champion and
don't be surprised If Goodwin becomes -,
one. He is few pounds over the mid -
dleweight limit, but fights as a light
heavy. e
A recent addition to the list of Alex
andria gladiators who promise to do ~
well IS Patsy Lewis of Baltimore He =
seemed better than preliminary boy -
The way he went about the job was :
vrr,
THREE eight-round bouts, one of :
l. six and two Of four have been ar an
ranged for next Tuesday Three
newcomers will be Tootsie Bashara of ~
Norfolk lightweight and brother Of IN
Joe and Tommy both well known here; -
Al Martin, Baltimore feather. and Kid w
Roanoke, Fort Howard feather
The eight-rounders will bring TO- -
gether Bashara and Sailor McKenna, -
Martin and Nick Antonelli and Bob
Turner and Walter Kirkwood, the latter :
middleweights
Roanoke will engage Len King in
one Of the preliminaries.
In the meantime, the Portner pro-
motors announce they will endeavor to s., f,
arrange a meeting between Gallagher =
and Barry in April They feel the con- AZ
test would draw well because it would ~
give Barry an opportunity to wipe out -.
decision gained over him by Gal ~
lagher last year. &c.