The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-13
NOTABLE CROWD.
TO SEE HEAV|ES.
BATTLE TONIGHT.
Gibbons and Orsb Fight for
Benefit Of Milk Fund Of
Mayors Committee.

NEW York. March 1s.--Madison
Square Garden will be the scene to-
night Of . contest that II sure to
take . prominent place among the
memorable fights in pugiiistic annals.
Tom Gibbons Of st. Paul. and Harry.
0reb Of Pittsburgh, two Of the lead
ing big boxers In the game. win b
the principals In the fifteen-round
Tight that il expected to produce the
next opponent for Jack Dempsey.
heavyweight champion Of the world.
The match was arranged for the
benefit Of the Milk Fund of tho
mayors committee of women to
which the total profit will be devoted.
Through the fund the children OF
the poor are supplied with milk. The
fund has been the means OF saving
thousands Of lives. 1t alleviates dis
tress and suffering in every part OF
the metropolis.
It IL estimated that fifteen thou
sand spectators will attend the bout.
The crowd will include the socially
prominent, as well as the usual run
Of fistic fans. In the list of reserva-
lions are the names of Vanderbilt,
Astor, Roosevelt and Longworth. 1t
will be a crowd such as only the big
town can turn out. colorful, pictur-
esque, with Wall street and Fifth
avenue touching elbows with Broad
way and the lower East Side.
Among notsbles who are expect
I'd to attend are Mrs. William *.
Vanderbilt, Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
Agtor, MIR. and Mrs. Kermit RoOse-
velt, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, Mrs. Angler B. Duke,
Charles Sabin, Price Kinney and
others.
The bout Is regarded as the most
important boxing event since the
Dempsey Carpenter affair. though
eddy enough. no championship is in
Volved. ,-.s,.-.
Champion Jack Dempsey will be
among the spectators. The champion
has arranged with the Hippodrome
stage In time to reach the Garden
and b At the ring side while the
principals are getting their instruc-
tons.
Gibbons, clever and carrying q
Knockout punch. 10 an to favor
eta. bat many sport followers think
sven money should prevail.
gibbons and Grsb both realize that
tAav are fighting for their ffstic
futures. The victory undoubtedly
carries With 1t matches In the near
future with Gene Tunney, the claim
ant of the American light heavy
weight title. then with Georges Car
psntier, the worlds light heavy
weight champion. and finally the
bsut with Dempsey.
Orb established himself as .
nae fsvprite In New York when
h erswied Ill over big Charley
Weinert 1t Madison Square Gar
den Q couple Of months ago. Tho
Pittsbrgher demonstrated In that
battle that any man who climbs
Into the ring with him must fight.
Ho n all action, going at top
speed from bell to bell. He relies
on his terrific speed to carry him
through q bout. A slow mover, or
q slow puncher, has little chance
With 0reb. He rather likes to fight
men bigger than himself
Gibbons has fought In New York
q number Of times, but always at
small clubs, and never against an
opponent as important as Harry
Greb. For some years the st. Paul
man was obscured by the fame of
his great brother. Mike, the mid
dleweight, and little attention was
paid to him in the East, although
he West.
Tho East heard Of him bowling