Evening star., 1939-08-21
Gallagher 10 Battle
For Family Budget,
Pride Tonight
Hungry Fighter Slight
Choice Over Robinson
In Comeback Effort
By LEWIS ATCHISON.

There are couple of unexpected
angles to tonights bout between
robust Marty Gallagher and string
beany Jim Robinson at Griffith Sta
dium that need airing. They may
exulain the Irishmans Willingness
nay, eagerness-to abandon a life
time record of training and also
explain the sporting gentry's act of
installing him rs favorite over the
Philadelphian.
We understand that the oak
limbed Celt is hungry" fighter in
need of cash, and, secondly. that he
resents sly hints that he isn't has
been in the pugilistic practice, but a
never-was.
Marty insists that he not only
could fight we'll enough to hold his
own with fast company few years
ago, but also that he still can lick a
sizeable proportion of today's class.
He is sincere about this. despite that
he's on the dangerous borderline
of the 30s.
Globular Tony Galento's pulsating
feat of staggering Heavyweight
Champion Joe Louis and then knock
ing him fiat on his honey-colored
back has fired Marty with fresh and
surprisingly tall ambitions, because
there was time when he and Tony
were good company in ring. If
Tony could get tough with the
champ, score hit with the fans and
pocket scads of perfectly good cash
for doing it, Gallagher figures he can
do likewise.
1t may not ring true to hear Marty,
budding young restaurateur,
called hungry. 1t doesn't jibe, since
the guy should be eating regularly
at least, but the erstwhile pride of
Foggy Bottom has felt the pinch of
the times, and nursing new dining
establishment to money earning
popularity requires ready cash. And
Marty has dug down for improve
ments around the place, peeling the
bankroll thinner than a drandruff-
ridden wig, and he's anxious to boil
ster the exchequer.
There also is that small matter of
William Martin Gallagher, jr., aged
2, that needs attention. Young Gal
lagher wasn't around to witness the
old gentleman's earlier fistic efforts,
but he's here to stay now with all his
lusty youthfulness. Papa could
afford to laugh off defeat with a
shrug of his broad shoulders in his
bachelor days. but battling family
budget is no laughing matter and he
now takes his swinging without the
grain of salt.
RObinson's Left Dangerous.
Thus, it would seem that the Dis
trict heavy has a sizeable poke riding
on the outcome of the judges ballot
ing tonight, with everything to gain
by winning and plenty to lose in
defeat.
Robinson threatens to be a puz-
zling rival for Marty, with his long
arms and longer legs. He should be
able to keep Gallagher off balance
most of the evening with that left
and may stab him silly with the same
weapon. Robinson has rather stiff
right hand, but still doesn't figure to
hurt the 1rishman seriously with it.
Gallagher's best chance of winning
seems to be in getting inside early in
the fight and working on Jim's mid
riff. He may be able to uncover a
vulnerable SnOt in the vo,1npSter's
defensive armament.
The supporting card includes Al
Mancin VS.. Pablo Danno, eight
rounds; Maynard Daniels VS.. Jimmy
Wilson, six; Joe Lipps VS.. Howard
Landraffe, six; and Al Hart VS.. Gene
johnson, six. The first bout is
scheduled for $3.50.