The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-27
DLEWEICHTS Wall
AT HAVING NO CHANGE
TO FIGHT CHAMPION
By FRANK q. MENKE


All dis world am sad and dreary-
fob dem middleweights.
It's all because of Johnny Wilson's
suspension which again demonstrates
how the innocent must suffer with
the guilty.
No one gets very far in the matter
OF prestige or finances in the world
of pugdom unless he can get whack
ct the champion. And Wilson is not
whackable for the simple reason he's
under a ban.
Jawnee agreed to fight Hankerino
Greb-and then performed a ladylike
thing. He changed his mind. AS pen
ance, the New York State Athletic
commission suspended him indefin-
itely and practically all the other
states did likewise.
That's fair enough = as far as
Jawnee is concerned.
But how about us?' wall Mike Glib
bons, Jeff Smith, Mike McTigue, Augie
Rather. Bryan Downey, Jack Malone
and other $50 Founders. How about
us? We didn't do nuthin' yet we
can't win a title or get big money
for fighting the champion because the
commissions won't let him fight"
Its an odd situationi
There YOU have a half dozen really
good middies, each deserving of a
smash at the "Kink". Each has a
chance to win; each certainly has
strived hard enough to earn the big
money they would get for meeting
Wilson.
Must Fight oreb.
But 1t can't be done.
Now here's another singular feature
Wilson perhaps, will remain sus-
pended until he agrees to fight Greb.
Chances are he won't be permitted
to fight anyone else until he does
meet Greb. Which places all the CON-
missions in the position of insisting
that Jawnee give the first crack at
the title to the "Pittsburg Windmill. y
And if Greb gets the opportunity,
it's likely that he will win the fight
and the title
Greb will make 160 for Wilson. To
scale down that low might weaken
him bit, but he figures he can beat
Wilson whether he is weak or not
Should Greb win, it's likely that he
may never fight as a middleweight
aaGin because making $50 for tough
MILDLY may size up as too hazardous
y
after-year middleweights who aspire
to the crown, tear their fetlocks?
All commissions bar them from
mingling with Wilson. All commits
sions say Wilson must fight Greb first
If Wilson does, he'll probably lose
and the title then will go to man
who may store it away with his heir
looms.
Ask Weight Limit
Wilson passed along the news the
other day that he might fight Greb'
if Greb will make 15S pounds
How does that bozo get that way?'
responded Greb. What's the 158 stuff
all about? The middleweight limit is
160-not 158. No commission In
America would stand for his insist
ance that make less than $50.
Just the same, if he's really seri
Gus and will guarantee me he'll 'gC
through with the match, I'll make 15S
for him. | can do it-and do it easily
I've fought most of my fights within
the last year and a half between 15s
and 162. So 15S is soft for me.
But I've got bunch that the grea'
champion. if he found l was making
158 for him, would decide that | hat
to make LAT. Or, if he couldn't ge
away with that, he'd break thumb
or chop off an arm, or have some
other sad excuse for keeping out o
my neighborhood.
Maybe. if I agreed to make las TO