New-York tribune., 1922-05-24


paid S5s.9l412 to see the title change
hands, IN ADDITION to handing Tunney
Tar tougher lacing than he cavc Tom
Hlbhons few weeks ago, Grcb con
ceded the champion d weight handicap
Of twelve pounds. The weights we're
Iunncy, l14]s; Grcb, 1929
Greb came through the fifteen rounds
unscathed. His hair was hardly
mussed. Gene Tunncy was a weird
ana grewsomc spectacle. Ragged
gaShcs poured n crimson flow from over
each eye, his lips were swollen and his
nose was sadly battered. He fought
gameiy enough, and he had the crowd
with hun, but he was no more match
Tor thc revolving tornado OF Pittsburgh
than was Tom Gibbons Grcb main
taIned terrific speed throughout the
fifteen rounds, and from first to last
ne smothcrcd all Of Tunncy $ offensive
efforts in deluge Of blows.
1t was hurricane of glove that
Gene 1urneN met last night. and the
storm bewildered him. In only two OF
the rounds, the seventh and TENTH
couid4 he be said to have secured an
even break, He was unable to reach
Greb's face with either hand. and
gradually gave up attempts in this di-
rcctlon and devoted himself TO the
BeArcat's body.
Greb brought the blood from Tun-
ncy's nose in the first round and his
classic beak gave forth red stream
from then until the finish. The left
eye was opened in the fifth and tho
r'ght IN the eighth. and it was plain
that the steady loss Of blood weakened
the cX-soldier
Tunney Outwcighs Grcb
Tunncy's weight was announced as
IA = and Grcb's 1924 Kid Mozart
land was the referee.
The first round was an uproar Of
swiring fists, wild rushcs, upper cuts
and blood. Greh tore into Tunney at
the bell and delivered the first blow, n
long reaching left that landed squarcly
on Tunncys nose. II brought tho blood
in a rcd river, and in second both
men were smcared with crimson. The
deep red stream trickling down Tun-
ncy's broad chest seemed to spuro Grcb
on to sort of super speed, and for
moment it seemed that Tunncy was
lost in living tornado Of 0yinG
fists. The round was Grcb's. as was
sions Gene fought back desperately
and frequently landed blows that shook
Grcb to his heels.
Tunncy devoted his attention to
Grcb's stomach, while Harry made a
target Of the Greenwich Villagers
nose. Tunne$'s seconds made frcnzicd
efforts to check the flow Of blood from
Genes nose, but it started again IN
the third under the first LETT hand SHOT
that Greb put over.
BY the end of the fourth round Grcb,
Tunney and Referee Mcfarland were
Smeared with crimson all from Tuu-
ncy's nose. This round was turrous
one. and they were at it so hard when
the bell rang that they went right ON
for nearly fifteen seconds before Nc
Partland could tear them apart This
round. like the others, went to Grcb.
but by somewhat smaller margin
Tunncy began to show an improve
mont in the fifth, which is the first
that could be said to have been even.
He drove in many Furnishing body
blows and some of these made the
Pittsburgher vince. In this session
Greb tore ragged cash over Tuuney's
left eye with a vicious right swing.
This added to the scarlet dciugc that
by the end Of the sixth round had made
the ring look like an ovcrworked alb
batOir.
Tunney's Eye Cut
Greb took the sixth by FIVE punches
to one, but Tunney came back. and by
rushing tactics and series of left and
right hooks to the body mangcd to get
an even break in the seventh. All Of