Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
WEIGHT QUESTION
HAND|CAPS GREEN
Kensington Featherweight Has
Been Giving Away Pound
age in Local Bouts
BY LOUIS II. JAFTE

TREAKISHLY built for fistman,
l. Willie Green. who went into the
United States Navy when the late war
started without any idea Of ever becom-
ing a boxer and who recently returned
crowned featherweight champion of the
Middle West. Is having lots Of trouble
getting into action with opponents his
own weight. Beihg rather tall for his
poundace the Kensington kid has been
forced to give away avoirdupois IN every
match he has had since getting back
to Philadelphia.
On Thursday night Green was sup
posed to box Al Fox at the Auditorium:
They did not meet, because Fox weisned
in about ten pounds heavier than Willie.
Although Eddie Stanton. Green
handler, was confident his charge would
have had little trouble with AL he
refused to take any chances and decided
not IN send the Kensingtonian into the
ring. =.
stanton declared himself today.
"Wi,,,c Green no longer. IS going to
give away any more weight ne said.
scTbe how Is legitimate feather.
woivbt. he never comes up TO ~
helm" several pounds under that scale,
"nI there are enough fentherweishts
rouni for him to box rather thah nave
him 20 on against lightweights.
Green has the stuff. stanton eontehas,
70 cone successfully with leaaini
featherweights in the country. ~, ~,
whipped everyone his weignt, IN ln'
West" says Eddie, 'and WINE car
do the some thing in the East JUST -
long as they don't come IN 100 o's'
Gibbons Is Favorite
Although the light -heavyweight bat
tle between Tommy Gibbons and Harr!
G,eb at the Garden. New York City.
still ia more than n week off the mater
"a orousinv unusual interest because OF
The nossibiiity Of developing an opponent
for one J. Dempsey. At this earl!
stage Glib already has been installed
as slight fayorite. ,,-
1t Is the Knockout record estabiishct
by the brother Of Mike Gibbons tha
makes Tom loom as the probable wlnhe,
| March 13, while 1t is well-known rae
that Greb lacks punching powers. lhe!'
will not be much of difference II
weight. hut Gibbons is chunkier, not 81
! snctsly. still n wcightier hitter by far.
In making Gibbons n 7-tO-o favorit'
nt this time the betting boys figure tha
Tommy will be the one to slip over tn
baymakpr, in the event the contest doe
nor 90 the limited fifteen rounds. 1t i
helieved that Greb will not be able Il
keen m his dizzy pace for the distance
after the St. Paul man hooks Harr!
around the body for half dozeI
rounds with the vicious left.
Grcb has been known to tear In Wild
omen and swap punches with an op
nonent. but it IL a cinch that he will no
he able to do this with so dangerou
and courageous a battlcr as Gibbons re
turning the fire.
McCarney Explains
Ray Mccartney, who punches tn
Typewriter for little Al Gordon. WELD
mean machine. Writes Raymond:
"Sure was surprised to read IN you
nopcr that Gordon and Young ketchel
were chased out of the ring in Reading
Would like to explain few things t.
YOU in reference to same.
'"Thc articles Of agreement called TO
ia bounds, ringside. and when tn
boys weighed Gordon was Ill an,
Ketchell several pounds heavier. Still
Al had no trouble outboxing Ketchel
who continually ran away.
"Whcn the referee stopped the matc|
in the third round asked him what l
was all about. He told me tina
Kctchcll was hopelessly Outclassed an
was running away too much. So tha
ought to give my boy a technica
knockout, don't you think?'