Despite his predicament, he beat the fellow to the shot.
The black phantom of the night had been beaten to the shot!
Harry could never have beaten the gangster to the shot.
His move had given him the chance to beat Renright to the shot.
The Shadow had beaten him to the shot, with plenty to spare.
Solly, his body turned, could not beat him to the shot.
He was good enough to beat Trip to the shot.
His only system was to provide darkness by beating the crooks to the shot, and he did.
Sleed saw him and beat the fellow to the shot.
He would have to beat two men to the shot.