Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-24
GREB WINS LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TITLE in IS ROUND BOUT WITH
TuNNEY AT MADISON SQUARE
Windmill Tactic. Of Greb
Were Too Much For A. E.
F. Battler, But Many Ring
side Fan. Appeared To
Favor The New Yorker;
Greb Wants To Meet Car
pentier.

New York, May 24.-Harry Greb
today was holder Of the American
light-heevyweight title as a result Of
his victory last night in is rounds
With Gene Tunney Of this city, and
now Harry wants to meet Georges
Carpenter for the world title.
0reb started against Tunney In his
usual whirlWind faahton and mused
up the Nov Iorker,s countenence
with sharp hooks and long swings
before the csntest was many rounds
! old. Greb then opened a cut on
Tunney's ~ and cut both his eye
Then Tunnay slowed tho Ptttsburgher
for =. spell With hard body punches.
disappearing quickly, Greb launch
Cd amAult sitter assault. for h head
and body. and while his punches'were
not ~ hard as those sent in by Tun-
ney, they . in the majority. The
"BeArcAt~ VA. always on top OF" his
opponent.and was tho aggressor in
most Of the rounds Against Gfeb,
tTunnev displayed some OF the courage
I that carried him to fisdc tituAr hon
nrA IN the American expedftionary
! forces IN France.
; Itthas. been reported that Carpen-
foruWm come to this country this
year to defend his world hEht-heavy-
vsieht title against any man selected.
t6rsb. after the victory Of last night,
S1nRsr at any time.
FIGHT BY Rounds.
Ap9nd One-Greb took the agrees
hvo.and both mon landed sharp let's
to the Jaw. Greb brought blood from
eTUmey's noee. The Pittsburger seem
led .fAster than y They exchang-
!sA.A series Of hard lefts and rights to
; body and both were covered with
blood. Tunney's body blows were
heavy. Tunney rushed Greb to the
| ropes with body punches at the bell.
Round Two-Greb started another
from Genet9 e again. Tunney's
body punch. re worrying the
I, Pttsburger. 80. now took the
aggressive and Ian ia series of hard
lefts to the stomach.
Round Three-Most of the mixing
was at close quarters and Tunney's
punches seemed the harder. Tunney
was now having the better of the ex-
changes. Greb was not so fast as
when he started and Tunney's fight.
ing va. steady and effective.
Round Four-Tunney shook the
ii tsburger with two left hooks to the
Jaw. Tunney hurt Greb with a hard
lie toethe stomach. They were fight.
ing furiously At the bell and the ref.
! cree had to separate them.
Round Five-They exchanged hard
punches to the head and body. Gret
was holding a great deal and was
cautioned by. the referee. He found
( Tunney a more than willing mixer
! Tunney sent Greb to the p witt
hard rights and lefts to head anG
body.
Round six-Tunney. bleeding nov
from q cut over his left eye, kept W
| 1Ae aggressive tactics. Tunney shoof
I Harry with a left to jaw. Greb con
ttnusd swinging his arms n clinch
ing but landed few effective punches
| Round Seven-The referee warned
orsb against hitting in h breaks
The nghting In this round was slow
| Gfeb swung his arms continually bu
$Gd not land and was sent to tn
kropes BY a left.to the stomach as tn
Iround closed.
Round Eight-Greb started a mix
up in a neutral corner and Tune.
responded with a4salvo of body punch
e. 0reb landed sharply to the heat
several times. Greb was very act1v'
IN this round and landed his mos
solid blows.
Round Nine-Both Of Tunney'
eyes were4 bleeding now. The bloo|
bothered him considerably. Greb KEEP
on top of'Tunney and sent light blow
to the head. Tunney returned will
/ lefts to the stomach. They wer
in the center of the ring .
the bell.