The Washington times., 1938-08-08
Robert Taylor
Is Tough Pug
In New Movie
Bob Rough But Still Appeals to Ladies';
Expert Finds He's Fair Fighter
BY BOB ADDIE


In the adjoining column, Miss
Lillian Rixey tells you all about
Robert Taylor's new movie, THE
Crowd Roars." from the femi.
nine angle. Well, I was one Of
the guys who got in for free,
too. Since I am what is laugh.
lngly known as a boxing expert,
I'm supposed to give the tech,
nical angle.
You know, most guys have
been pretty tired of having their
girls drag them to see Robert
Taylor; but not me. Taylor and
I have something in common
our first names are alike. I must
admit Public Profile No. / has
gotten in my hair a couple of
times. You take a gal to see
his pictures and the sighs are
thick enough to hang your hat
on.
NO ROMANCE
Every time I took a gal to see
his movie I had as much chance
Of being romantic as a kick in
the pants. I used to feel like
the consolation prize on bank
night. The letdown was terrific,
sort of like giving a girl corn
liquor when she's used to cham
pagne.
All, but that's all over. That
Taylor guy is a pug now and
we can get a chance to cut him
up real good. Bring out the
hammers, boy, and we'll start
pounding away.
In his last picture, Taylor was
a track star in "A Yank at OK
ford" For a minute I thought
this new flicker was a sequel,
because Bobby does some fancy
roadwork inside those ropes. Re
member how Gene Tunney got
on his bicycle when Jack Demp-
sey fired an uncouth left hook
to Genes Shakespearian pusS
and dumped him on the deck?
Well, boys, this Taylor would
make Tunney look like a wooden
Indian when it comes to back
pedaling.
CORRIGAN MARATHON
In his fight with PATSY
Cigones," whom we recognized
as Patsy Perroni, a pretty fair
heavyweight, Bobby put on a
"Corrigan marathon" He ran
backwards so fast Patsy would
have needed a motorcycle to
catch him.
AS far as his boxing ability
goes, I hate to admit it but he
throws pretty fair. Taylor has
a pip of a left hook and his
right uppercut would knock the
head off q mountain. There's
one sequence where Bob, known
as killer Mccoy" knocks out
his old tutor. Johnny Martin.
with the sweetest left hook I've
seen since my college days. There
was guy in my boarding house
who could spear roast beef SO
fast with his left the bicarbon-
ate of soda ran him a dead heat.
I'd say Taylor boxes little
off balance and he holds his
right hand too low. His defense
isn't so hot, either, because he
stopped most of the blows with
his chin. If he really caught all
those punches that were thrown
his map would look like a sub
way excavation on Pennsylvania
Avenue.
SOME FLAWS
There's only one thing I
didn't like in the picture. The
newspaper men are made to
look like bigger dopes than they
are-and that's saying a lot.
For instance, the Killer is known
as a lucky punch guy by the
preSS-thiS despite the fact that
he Starches about 10 guys with
a right hand. Then, too, the
Killer is getting a few points
(percentage) of the Short-end
dough his gambler pal bets on
every fight. The newspaper
men never tumbled to this at
all. I was wise from the six
teenth row, but then I wasn't
in the picture.
There are some swell fight
shots, despite a couple Ct flaws
like talking about throwing in
a towel. The action takes placs
in New York where toWel-throw-
ing went out with the hooped
skirt.
But If anybody should ask me
who stole the picture I'd say
Perroni. Boy, what q dive he
takes for Taylor at the end.
It was the job Of a master. I'm
not saying Patsy used his ek.
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