Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14
GREB ELIMINATES
ST. PAUL HOPE
"Boy Will Make Big Ones Step
Fast" Says Dempsey
at Garden Bout
OVATION TO PITTsBUReHER
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

New York, March 14.--Fourteen
thousand fans who witnessed the elimi-
nation of Tom Gibbons Mt the Garden
Nfe last night from possible chance
Of meeting the worlds champion. Jack
Dempsey. by the victory of Harry Greb.
4 smaller opponent by ten pounds, are
, marveling today because of the clean
emf way in which the Pittsburger side
trocked the supposed knocker. .out. Be-
ftte the contest two to one wagers that
the st. Paul man would win. went
begging.
those at the ringside, and throughout
the encounter Jack wore n smile; /;
In fact, several times the title
holder could not help but chuckle when
Gibbons. in missing hefty right handlers
to the head, looked somewhat foolish.
Both are good men," smiled Demp-
sey after the bout. THAT boy Greb
sure is lily--he'll make a lot of the
big boys step fast
''Do you think the public would want
such bout?" asked Dempsey. in an.
swering a question If he would meet
Greb. "Why, would outweigh him
by at least thirty pounds" smiled the
good d-natured big boy.
Even before Announcer, Joe Hum
as to the winner at the conclusion of tho
scheduled fifteen rounds. the large
gathering was satisfied with the fact
that Grcb had showed by far to the
best advantage. Throughout the en-
counter the smaller battler was out in
front. A resume Of the sct-to en-
titled Grcb to nine rounds, four were
even and Glib had the better of but two
sessions.
Worthy to Meet Carpenter
While Greb. weighing 1887 pounds.
no doubt would be deemed entirely TOO
small au antagonist for the Manassa
mauler. Harry demonstrated beyond
question that he would be Il worthy vis-
avis for the French idol. Georges
Carpenter. In comparing the Pitts
turgh man with Georges, it might be
said that the Frenchman is the harder
hitter, but Harry IS SO awkwardly
clever, as II were. he would not be q
set-up for Carpenter by any means.
Greb virtually fought Gibbons off his
feet. Harry carried the fight to Tom al
most continually and popped the West
erner on an average Of half a dozen
punches to one. The Pittsburgh scrap
per began peppeering Gibbons from the
opening gong. He started off at n ter
rife pace, kept. bouncing in and around
Glib with the elasticity of rubber ball
and had his bigger foe bcwildered more
than once.
What looked like n flash in the pan
for Greb seemed to result in the second
round when Gibbons slowed up the fast
moving Greb. He hooked a number of
lefts to Harry's body and had him hold.
ing on. This was the other round in
which Glib showed to advantage, Tom
also having the better of the tenth.
The third was even, but in the fourth,
fifth and sixth Greb easily outboxed the
st. Paul entry. He scored continually
with straight lefts, and in driving home
right handlers from almost every angle,
which made him appear awkward.
Harry was clever enough to make Glib
bons miss time and again.
Gibbons flarcd n bit in the seventh.
but before the end of the session Greb
had earned fifty-fifty split and Harry
again stepped out in front in the eighth
and ninth. While, Greb seemed to be
resting bit in the tenth Glib had him
urs4lding sOn from series Of body
emashes.
yen Break for Eleventh
In the eleventh Greb also failed to
open up wide and Gibbons infighting
entitled him to an even break for the
round. The twelfth was nightmare
Tor the heavier boxer, who tipped the
beam at ia pounds. Harry was the
! aggressor almost for the entire three
was being smothcred with an avalanche
OF punches Of every form and dcscrip-
ton.
Grcb actually staggered Gibbons in
that twelfth. and although there was
no semblance of q knockout, It did an
pear as If the incessant wallops by
larry to head and body would topplc
Tom to the floor. But Glib succeeded
IN keeping himself from off the resin,
although he almost fell all over himself.
The thirteenth found Grcb somewhat
ffaatigued from his vicious offensive of
the previous chapter, and by keeping
plugging away with body smashes Glib
pons was enabled to bold his own In this
round. The final two cantos, however,
were entirely in favor of Greb, and bt
nniShed up with terrific burst of speed
=, when the boxers stepped out of the
ovation.
AL Wagner, of Philadelphia, an.
Pcared in one of the prcims, and he
had the decision rendered against him
91tcr eight rounds of Suggesting with
ho.i1 hEoais (kid) kaplan, n, Connecticut
al put ou IL nara contest, but
me Nd was too rugged and aggressive
Tor the Philadelphian.
IT., ABE Col ldstein, who Is to meet Patsy
wallace in Philadelphia on Friday
nnight, was returned winner over
Heorgie Marks, California bantam.
ana George Eagle was defeated in eight
rounds by Clonie TAFT, the French
canadian and lightweight champion of