The Washington times., 1922-05-24
RICHARD SEEKS
CARPENT|ERTO
BATTLE H. GREb
conqueror Of Tunney May Be
Matched Against Frenchman
For Light-Heavy Title.
By DAVIS j. WALSH.

NEW YORK, May 24.-Hard
upon the inevitable passing OF the
American light-heavyweight title
from Gene Tunney to the eccentric
custody OF Harry GreB. the worthy
Mr.. Tex" Rickard today cabled
Georges Carpenter an offer 10 meet
Greb in America with the worlds
championship as the stake.
Rickard strolled down to the ring
side at the end OF the fifteenth
! round at Madison Square Garden
last night, as Greb, unmarked, and
Tunney, a bloody ruin. were leaving
the enclosure.
The promoters purpose was to
| cast this morsel of news among
the scavengers OF the press. but he
could just as well have announced
his intention any time after the
fifth round.
Tunney, smothered by the inces.
SAINT stream of Greb punches, his
| face cut into human hamburger.
never had a chance after the carly
exchanges. His nose spurted blood
in the first thirty seconds Of fight.
ing, his lips were raw and bleeding,
crimson stream and his left was
barely discernible through the gush.
ing blood.
That was what Harry Greb did
to the ambitious young man who
so quickly had graduated from q
championship in the A. K. r. to a
national title, and as Greb sat In
his dressing room after the fight.
he gave the impression OF having
just INDUCED In gymnasium
workout. He had been all over
Tunney's face with q rOundelay Of
punches that seemed to run in
series Of thousands, yet so great is
Grebs vitality that no visible sign
Of distress could be noticed In his
bearing.
"Ill fight Carpenter" he said, In
answer to a question, and then he
added laconically, ANY time, any
place"
Greb's attack, as always, was con-
fined to speed alone. He packed no
punch, and IL Tunney had any. it
failed to show, because the Pitts
burgh Panther never gave him a
chance to let one go. He simply
started right in at the sound Of the
gong in the first round and was
failing away at the same pace when
the final bell ended 1t. He took n
"breather" during the tenth and
eleventh rounds: otherwise. never Il
let-up was noted in the Pittsburgher' s
| advance.
But long before the tenth and
eleventh rounds, Tunney was beyond
| Aa1 ~ 81 IN
on at Greb's pace and found himself
arm-weary before the fight was half
over. Further, the men had fallen
through the ropes in the sixth round,
and the cut over Tunney's left eye,
the worst OF all. had been opened by
coming in contact with Greb's head.
What speed the new champions
constant pummeling had not taken
out Of Gene was drained from him
by that unfortunate cut over the
left eye, not only obscuring his Wis
lon, but weakening his physical re-
sources.
The effect OF Tunney's piercing
eve, staring out through the blood,
was CHASTITY, It reminded one Of n
medical diagram, showing the mus
cles and nerves Of the face. utterly
devoid OF skin. However, the fight
was not as sanguinary as II appears
for Tunney is the type that bleeds
easily.
Greb gave away twelve pounds TO
his rival. Tunney going In at 174h
pounds and Greb at 1924. A mere
dozen pounds makes no particular
difference. however, to man who
can hit you faster than the second
hand can tick.