Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
WE|NERT AND GREB
IN RING TONIGHT
Winner of New York Bout Will
Take Step Toward Battle
With Dempsey
MAY MEET GIBBONS NEXT
BY LOUIS ii. JAFFE

Charley Weinert, of Newark, and
! Harry Grcb, of Pittsburgh. are 10 meet
| in n fifteen rounder decision in New
York tonight. The match itself isn't of
| sufficient importance to have the fistic
world 60 googly- eyed or anything like
that over it. Still 1t means that the
victor will take stride nearer Il chance
to win the losers purse Of a set to with
one Jacques Dempsey.
There is no big man on the pugil!stiC
horizon that stands out as a serious
heavyweight champion. Dempsey over
shadows the division he rules by such
a margin that the only even match pos
sibe for him would be to be placed into
the ring against Bill Brennan and a
couple Of tons Of assorted heavywrights,
battle royal style. And possibly in such
IN instance. on a winner take all basis,
| Dempsey would be the man collecting
! the coin.
1t is hardly probable that match
between the Weinert Greb victor would
be made with DempSey-just yet.
| Neither would have Chinaman's chance
aga 'nst the Dempsey that slowed away
! CARPENTER 50 handily. What would be
| a suitable scrap. and no doubt would
meet with the approval of the dear o.d
public. would be mix between tonight E
| winner and Tom Gibbons to decide the
most logical American opponent for
| Georges the Frenchman.
Question About Georges
Whether Carpenter Is going 10 make
third invasion of these shores for the
purpose of taking back to France with
/ him n lot Of Uncle Sans glittering stuff
! remains 70 be seen. There have been
reports that the idol Of the fans Fran
Gals would arrive in this country some
time next March or April. Other yarns
arc 10 the effect that Carpenter Is sat
isfed with the haul already made from
America and that he dOesn' { care about
coming over again for further fStiC
competition.
Carpentcr still IS recognized as the
worlds light heavyweight titleholder.
On form Gibbons, the brother OF Mike,
looms as the best bet of Uncle Sam
to dethrone the Frenchman, but it would
be only fair TO test Toms skill against
the triumphant puncher Of the Greb-
Weinert feud. The dope might be up
set. As in every other competitive
sport, you never can tell In boxing.
While the name of Gibbons Is part oi
this subject. fans in Phiadelnhia may
!
Phantom. has become a new member
Of the "Claiming Championship Club. v
Michael admits he is the worlds mid
dleweight titleholdcr following Nis vic
tory over Happy lAttleton i'll New Or
leans the other night.
OF course. the ROmpadOur person did
not bother consulting one Johnny VII.
son about attaching himself to the mid
dleweight crown. 1t is strange, but
true. that there should be such a hula
baloo in this discredited division. Since
the time when the middleweight class
was left in n scandalous state of affairs
by the death of Stanley Ketchell, thu
division has not had even fairly goot
boxer, with the possible exception O
Frank Klaus.
A Toss Up
Amid the roar and din of the middle
weight muddle. Wilson naturally re,
fuses to separate himself from his dia
dem. Bryan Downey swears that he wol
1t in Cleveland, and now "Gib" slip
himself the laures. Nothing would b
fairer than to have this trio toss up 70
the crown, and even then there wouldn'
! hn onvthiDp liko q great titlphnlIar