The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02

lie doesn't know anything more
about backing up or sldestepping
than a racing car driver. There's no
use IN fcinting at Greb. because he
doesn't try 10 sidostcp or shift about
10 avoid blow. and so n feint does
MT trick him into leaving openings.
Fcinting Is half OF skilled boxers
bag OF tricks
Grcb Stcns, the Wrcstlcr's stuff.
Greb's one way OF fighting Is 10
rush in persIstently keeping both
arms going every second of the time.
Instead Of hitting in tho uppercuts,
he hits from wherever his hands
many have swung to after missing
or landing blow. a punch may
come up from his knees or down
| from over his head.
He introduces n bit OF whestllng
stuff. Frank Gotch once told me
that all wrestling was a matter of
| putting the other fellow off balance.
| Grcbs one fighing theory Is that he
must not let his opponent get set"
| for II blow.
"I can beat Dempsey by keeping
| him on his heels, where he can't hit
| me-" Greb says.
lie tries to keep them all in their
| heels. Ho beat Tom Gibbons by
/ rushing him off balance and never
giving him chance to start one OF
| his heavy punches. Meanwhile no
| was pounding Tom with an end
/ less shower Of hair arm blows that
/ como fro mall directions and fol-
| lowed no boxing rule. He whipped
| Gene Tunney In the same way. After
/ the fight Tunncy said:
! There's no use trying to be
D gRi4F1fIfIN ttslfh - n
attention TO Il. He hit me so often
] / didn't see anything but stars, and
. there wasn't punch that came over
the way II ought to-"
Applying his wrestling instincts
| Greb used trick all through the
| Tunney fight, continually selling
| Tunney as they bumped together
and whiring him around. or push
Ing him off balance, Immediately
! startling another whlrlwind OF
| punches before the bigger man could
| get back into boxing position.
! At times this came near to the
| forbidden line in holding and hit
| ting, and II Greb met Carpenter In
| either England or France he'd take
some risk OF disqualifications.
It Greb fights Carpenter the
| Frcnchman will find this hustling
style of attack disconcerting II may
/ offset Carpenters boxing skill en-
! tircly and force the French cham
| pion 10 do as he did with Dempsey.
and throw all his chance into mix
Ing and trying to shoot over dam
aging right.
BUSY Bee" Grcb's Best Defense.
Greb Is as tough az iron. His
| thickcned ears and flattened nose,
with other scars OF battle, show that
hn toEnn aYl M n :
and that he makes no attempt O.
avoid them. He doesn't believe
anyone can knock him out. OF
course. if Greb relied on "sparrtng"
he'd he hit much more. His busy
bee style ts his best defense be-
cause his rivals are hustled about
too much, 10 deliberately time their
! punches.
took Greb down 20 Introduce him
to Carpenter when the Frcnchman
was training to fight Dempsey
Georges looked Greb over carefully
and noted the bumped nose and
thick ears. George doesn't carry
any scars himself. Both smiled as
they shook hands and Carpenter
laughlngly said he thought Greb was
much bigger. from what he had
heard Of his flgting.
Greb modostly said he was bis
enough and that he hoped, in per-
fectly friendly way, he and George
could have n bout some time. Car
! pentier agreed that he would hi
! pleased -delighted--some dav wher
the Dempsey affair was settled.
4 few minutes later they wer'
sitting side by side on the steps and
Harry was showing Georges n pic
ture of his wife and kids, that h,
carried I'm his watch. Georges dashed
; into the house and came back with
photos OF Mrs. c, and the baby girl
and when | left them they were
holding the photos up and compar
ing them, chatterlng and smillnl
like couple OF old friends.
: when Greb and Carpenter NEE
II won't be any "grudge fight" lt'l
= hc just n sporting proposition be
tween them, and may the best maj
Twin -