San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-09
GREEN HOME
To REST FOR
BIC BATTLES
Local Fighter Letting Ef-
fects of Walkers Thumb
in Eye Heal.
SUCCESS CHANGES BOB
Returns From Lucrative
Tour Enthusiastic; Am
bilious and Confident.

If Welterweight Champion Mickey
Walker hadn't worn glove on his
left hand in his Davenport, Iowa,
fight recently with Bobby Green of
San Antonio Bob's right eye would
look like finger print record. As
it is, Green is home in San Antonio
for n month or so letting two broken
blood vessels in the eye heal so that
he may again go after the big guns
in pugilism without danger Of perman-
ent injury.
"Walker pokel his thumb in my
eye as often as he could in the fifth
round Of our fight" said Green. Il
was blinded and an easy mark for
his left after that. But | swear
wasn't out when the referee that
Walker brought with him from New
York stopped the fight in. the sew
enth and awarded Walker techni-
cal knockout. The crowd sure did
boo him. l was licked all right but
| wanted to stay the limit with the
champion and l think l was cheated
of that honor. I've taken lots of past
ings worse than that Walker gave
me-
Green is hopeful of getting another
crack mt Walker at an early date.
Walkers boxing skill is far below
that of his predecessor in the weller
kingship. Jack Britton and Green, who
is the rugged. smuggling type himself,
feels he has fine chance with the
champ under favorable conditions. At
Davenport, Green was a little nervous
at meeting the champion the first time
and had little advance dope on Walk
er. Mickey came into the ring weigh
ing 154 pounds to Green's 1873. 1t
had been agreed that Walker you'd
weigh 14S, Green says, but what are
agreements in the ring?
Is a Changed Man.
Bobby has an all-consuming ambi-
ton. developed since he left San
Antonio many months ago to try his
luck in the East and Middle West.
This ambition has worked wonders in
him; he keeps in training, staying
around 13S pounds, he takes a pride
In his personal appearance he talks
enthusiastically of his prospects and
he has confidence in himself. He
even adds an "e" and makes it
Greene on his stationery.
His one good eye sparkles and his
bloodshot right eve grows a brighter
red as he talks Of what is before him
when he goes back to the fight coun-
try"
Green had TO call off no-decision
bout booked with Benny Leonard. the
overweight lightweight champion, in
Milwaukee because of the bad eye suf-
fered in the Walker mill. He had
other lucrative engagements ahead, his
fame having spread all over the mid
die states through his decisive victories
over RUDE Schauer. Pat Mills and a
flock of others. His "big battles, "
however, are yet to come, he says.
If it takes determination and be-
lief in himself to win, Bobby Green
the rejuvenated, made-over Bobby
with pep and sunny smile. and not
the old pepless, sc0wling Bobby, sour
on the world because he couldn't ad-
vance in his chosen profession here
in his home town--will travel a long
way in the pugilistic game.
Means To Rise In Profession.
Maybe some day Green will rise
to the heights. Who knows? A sug-
gestion that Green game aud rugged
and hard-fisted though he has always
been, would some day stand 4 char ce
to become a champion would have been
laughed at six months ago, but the
success-changed Green is a different
person. He's set his mind on the big
things and he grinds his teeth when
he says he'll get 'em. He looks like
a man who'll get what he goes after
if it's humanity possible, and he has
those two assets which make nothing
impOssible--health and youth.
Green intends TO spend much OF
his time in the next month fishing
at Medina Lake. He wants to stay
in the open air. exercise plenty. give
his eye chance to heal and then hike
| north again after the "bir ms