The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
CREB AND TUNNEY
in SHAPE FOR LIGHT
HEAVY TITLE FIGHT
Pittsburgher May Meet
Georges if He Beats
A.E.F. Champion.
By wEsrBRooK PEoLER.

By WESrBRooK PEGLER
NEW YORK, May 17.-Harry
Greb. of Pittsburgh. is rehearsing
his favorite dual role Of Trouble
and Bad News. aiming to be per-
feet In his part when he quarrels
with Gene Tunney. the American
light heavyweight champion, next
Tuesday. Greh searched New York
for some neighborhood which could
reproduce the smoke and SCOT OF
his native Pittsburgh and finally
chose a downtow b gymnasium with
no windows and filled with the
fumes of long-filler BRUSSELS sprouts
cigars. His manager contrived a
further touch of Pittsburgh by
lap in the gym and Greb said
everything was elegant. Those
were his very words: Everything
Is elegant" He then explained
that a PittsburCher must be care
full not to expose himself to fresh
air when training for a fight be-
cause it's likely to hurt ones
breathing.
Greb really doesn't need much
training as he has had a right busy
season, having whipped Tom G'b-
bons, OF St. Paul. and various
other fighters scaling from middle
weight to heavyweight, the latest
being Al Roberts, a light heavy
weight. who was knocked out. He
also uplifted the drama in the cor
ners where Babe Ruth and Jack
Dempsey left II sagging and. alto
gether. has made more money one
way and another this season than
most any other fighter you might
name.
/. Sparrfng Partner Resigns.
Hartman FIaherty. also of Pitts
burgh. a 210-pound puddler from
the steel mills. said to be OF Italian
lineage and known as Red
Flaherty. possibly because OF his
red hair. came to town toting
Harry's arnica bottles and boxing
gloves. to act a. Greb's sparring
partner. They were pretty good
friends until 3:55 p. m. today. when
Hjarlmar's nose was smashed in a
spot where IL had never been
smashed before. One of those hys-
terical right hand swats of Harry's s
went humming through the smoke
and the sparring partner would
have Topped for a count of 1000
by fractions. but the air was so
thick he couldn't fall. This hap
pened at the end Of two ronuds OF
boxing and right there Hjarlmar
leaned weariIy against a smoke
screen from the imperfecto barrage
and passionately bit the gloves
from his hands. saying he pre-
sented herewith his resignation,
which he hoped would be accepted.
Jack warman. light heavy
weight. was the next boxer evoked
from the smoky recesses of the
training quarters. He also balanced
a number of punches on his nose.
but he leered defiantly at Greb.
daring him to break it in a new
place. which was asking the i'm
possible-because there was no such
place.
Greg to Fight Georges.
Greb went four rounds altogeth-
er. then did some calisthenics, and
finished of with several deep in
hales from the burlaP smudge, aft
er which he jumped into the sub
way to practice his in-fghting with
the rush-hour crowds.
Il am in the pink Of" he was
about to say, when his manager.
George Engel. interrupted with the
news that Tex Rickard has OBJ
tanned Greb's option on a fight
with Carpenter for the light heavy
weight championship of the world
at Boyle's one-score- and-ten acres
late this sumAner. in case Harry
defeats Tunney next Tuesday night
In refined way Mr.. Engel said
the talk Of another fight between
Carpenter and Jack Dempsey
struck him as being a lot of apple
sauce. The next big Carpenter
fight will be with the winner OF
the Greb-Tunhey engagement, who
will be. of course. Mr.. Engel said
a lad named Greb.
Tunney is training at Red Bask
in the great open spaces where
men are commuters. He has held
the title only short time. and
now his manager has matched him
with Harry Greb.
Pete Hobin, the Belgian welter-
weight. who has surprised New
York and Philadelphia tight suf-
ferers by his skill and punching.
will be seen for the first time in
big show against Moe Hersco-
witch. the Canadian Highlander
just before Tunney and Greb step
into the ring.