The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-05
by EDWARD W. cocHRANp

By EDWARD w. COCHRANE ,
Harry Greb. the human wind.
mill from darkest Pittsburgh, may
have to he content with hurting his
shower OF padded mittens at Amori-
can lighj haHvyweights and middle
weights for the time being. II does
not soom anywhere near certain thnt
bhttling SKI, the ebony hucd scrnp-
per from Senegal. who knocked the
worlds championship at his weight
orr tho brow OF Georges Cnrpcutlcr.
Ia going TO come to this country 10
dcfond the crown. N Ae does come
there IN no assurance that Greb will
be fortunate enough to meet him In
the homped circle, the money grab
bing gents who promote boxing
wishing 10 put the conqueror of tho
French war hero against heavy.
weights.
Greb In the American champion
ana II would seem only logical 10
give him the first match with 1.-The
negro here to clear up tho worlds
tltle. which tho shifty. clever Grcb
should take from the African ia n
decision contest In New York. But
possibly that is tho rub. Tex Rickard
realizes that Grob would throw so
many gloves into the map OF tho
Senegalese that there would be no
way 10 save Siki for a match with
some good heavyweight which will
draw aA much money az one with
treb' And against Norfolk or Bren-
non SKI VIII stand n better chance
OF winning.
Meets Roper Next.
Sikh resembles a gorilla In action.
He ts not clever. In fact ho IL "a
very crude piece of boxing machin-
cry but In tough and can punch. lie
battered Carpenter beyond rccogni.
tion. He Will batter some OF the
rough unsclontifiC American fighters
In similar manner. but not Greb.
who In too fast to be the target for
many punches from a wild man of
the Senegalese's type.
SKI has said now that he may
come to America I'm January. lie
said he was coming In October. then
November and now January. Pos
sibly he viii not come at all.
In the meantime Grcb will 20
right along fighting American scrap
pers of his weight. His first will be
with Bob Roper, the veteran army
captain. In Buffalo. Roper is lust
good enough to hold his own with
lot of scrappors, but not fast
enough for Greb. Roper got draw
recently with Billy Mlske In Okla
homa City but II lacked seven
leagues OF helng a good fight, Roper
Is fairly clever and good mixer at
close range, but he doesn't stack up
wen against "a man who can stop
around with the speed OF Greb, and
can throw gloves into the general
direction OF the opposition much
faster than he can move his feet.
Greb viii decorate Roper In his
customary fashion and so on to the
next one.
Grcb Hest Of Lot.
There are few better men than
Roper for the Pittsburgh windmill"
to meet He can fight Miskc, Glib
bons, Brennan and few more OF
that type, but he can beat them ali
He isn't a punchor, but whore de-
cislons arc given his ability to pile
up points by boxing skill and speed
enable him TO get the plum. The
proper thing To do IS bring sikh here
and let him fight Greb for the
worlds championship N II were
not for the fact that promoters think
more Of money than they do OF the
game Itself that Is exactly what
would happen,
Jock Malone. st. Paul middle
weight. continues on his march to
the top OF the division and IL he
Keeps up his present busy campaign
he is likely 20 dispose OF -! .hc
other contondcrs during the present
season. Malone win fight twice this
week according to schedule, He ls
10 meet Frank CarhOuc In Canton
Monday night and Augie Rather In
Detroit Friday night
Cnrbonc Is Easy.
CarhOuc rs a slow awkward fell
low, who should be sct-up for the
clever, shitty Malone. II Is doubtful
II Carbone can lay a glove ON Jock
in 10 rounds, Rather is a different
sort of "a tighter, lie il fast tough
and a puncher lie will give the ST
PAU entry plenty Of opposition.
Malone already has whipped
Bryan bownry. claimant OF the title,
who beat Johnny Wilson, champion,
in Cleveland, hut was disqualified on
"A questionable foul. n he beats Rat
ner there viii he tcw In his path to
the top,
jeff Smith, who polished off Bob
Roper IN Is rounds down I'm New
orleans, X going to meet Martin
Burke in the Crescent City this week
Burke ~ an IDOL In New Orleans,
but he IL against one OF the best
middleweights the game has known.
II smith wants TO show az his best
he is likely to whip Burke,
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