Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-10
|GREB BIG FAVOR|TE
AGAINST L0UCHRAN
"Won on Points" Probably Will
Decide Contest at Ball
Park Tonight
NEITHER A KNOCKER0UT
By LOUIS II. JAFFE

A MERICA'S light heavyweight cham
n pion will make his debut as title
holder in Philadelphia tonight when
Harry Grch. Of Pittsburgh. begins civ.
ing his windmill impersonntiOn shortly
before II o'clock Mt the National League
Ball Park with Tommy Loughran. local
nineteen year r-old. as the person OF the
second part. Greb is picked as thc
winner. but the well-known double y
often has occurred in boxing so that
one never can tell.
Longhran's youth and inexperlcncc
are the factors being used in figuring
him as runncr-uf in the scheduled
eight round contest. Greb has been
winning matches aga inst topnotchcrs
so consistently that. other than Lough-
hOrts. Tommy isn't being given the
semblnncc of chance to return win
ncr against the conqueror of Gene
Tunncy.
While Grcb is being quoted heavy
favoritc, 1t is unlikely that Knockout
will decide the fracas. Harry never
has been accused as a socker of sleep.
He is rapid fire pune her and hits
from every angle. At the same time
I.oughran has never been arrested for
being knockerout. so that "won on
points" will be the logical line used in
determining the victor.
Once Bimbo
Greb has boxed in Philadelphia be-
fore. But instead of being labeled n
.'bimbo," rs he was several years ago
when he was forced to leave this city
because match makers believed he
wasn't worthy Of competition. Harry
will step into the ring recognized rs Il
dangerous contender for Georges Car
pcnticr's worlds light heavyweight
laurels and. also. suitable opponent
for JACK Dempsey in limited con-
test.
No big man in the ring todax looms
with such stamina as Grcb. lie is Il
hopping. Jumping. ever r-punching boxer
who continually keeps whaling away
with both HANDS from bell to bell. There
is no lul in the Grcb makeup of tiSti-
cuffs and action does not subside even
at close quarters.
1t is the inside tricks of Greb's fistic
category that probably will prove Greb' :
supcriority. From the distance. how
ever. Harry will find himself up against
n stiff jabbing youngster who also can
go along at fast clip. and the chances
are that, for big men, Il real nifty
scientific demonstration of the art Of
NIT ana get away Will chsue'
Both Confident
Grcb has never seen Loughran box :.
II understand" said Harry toda.
"that Tom is n pretty clever sort of a
boxer. Well | have licked all kinds
boxers and fighters. Loughran will be
no different and feel sure l will give
the fans here an idea that they would
like to see me box Dempsey
All along Loughran has been bubblinG
over with confidence. And it isn't Il
case of over confidence either" smiled
Tommy. II have been picked as set
up often this seaSon-aganst Jimmy
Darcy. Bryan Downey, Mike McTiguc
and several others. But | fooled 'em,
I'll do the same thing tonight. don I
fret. l don't see why ! should have any
fears for Greb."
There are four other eight FOUNDERS
On the program. Adj Stone, who is sta
toned with the United States Marnc,
at League Island here, will try to con.
tinuc his knockout streak against jim
Holland, the big Baltimorean, in the
opening contest.
Next in the ring will be Joe Benja-
min. of California. and George Ernc,
followed by Earl France. another na
tive son, opposed to Jimmy lIanlon, of
Denver. and the scmi-tinal will be be-
tween Joe Tiplitz and Pal Moran, Of
New Orleans.