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Sherlock Holmes vs Philip Marlowe

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The Gentlemen Consulting Detective vs The Hardboiled Private Eye. No brains, just brawn. This will be a simple battle with no preps or investigations whatsoever. Both start at 25 yards. Speed equalized (like that's going to make a difference).

Sherlock Holmes will have his deerstalker, Webley revolver and riding crop. Philip Marlowe will have his fedora, Colt Super Match Auto and any weapon he can find (he's good at improvising).

Who wins?
 
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If this was a detective battle, Sherlock Holmes would have won through his superior intellect. But in a straight up fight, Philip Marlowe would destroy Sherlock Holmes. Like what can a Webley revolver do against a Colt 1911 auto? A pistol would always be defeated by a semi-automatic due to faster rate of fire, farther range, and faster reload. Marlowe is the better h2h fighter as well even if he doesn't know any martial arts like Holmes. In the story the Adventure of the Illustrious Client, Holmes got his ass handed to him by two thugs. Philip Marlowe, in Farewell My Lovely, was able to fight off and escape three thugs (while DRUGGED).
 
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