San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-23
GREb'S CROWN
= TARN|SHED BY
POOR SHOWING
American Light-heavyweight
Champion and Shade
Stall Fearfully.
OTHER BOXING GOSSIP
New York Commission Rules
Gibbons Too Light to
Meet Dempsey.
OTHER BOXING GOSSIP
RN EAIRPIAN.

Copyright. 1873, by The San Antonio Light
New York. Jan. o3.-Instead of add
ell lUster, there is brand new tar
nished spot on the light heavy weight
crown Of Mr.. Harry Greb today. Harry
got il by the way in which he won over
Shade in Jersey City Monday night.
Both men stalled disgusringly in the
first four rounds, with Greb having the
edgc-of the stalIing, Stuns by the boo
ing of the big crowd, Greb opened up
and jabbed Shade all over the ring, with.
out, however, hurting the challenger
much.
The crowd had a merry jeer in the
tenth when both men went to the cen
ter and shook hands. thinking it was
the final-and obviously hoping 50.
When the referee roughly told them
there were two more rounds in which to
earn their pay, both were as sur
prised as knights of the road when told
10 cut wood before getting q hand-Out,
In those last two rounds Shade did
all the wors. which consisted chiefly
of untying himself from Greb's tired
arms.
At Richards headquarters the writer
was told that the fight promoter might
come TO . decision and make an an
nounccmcht on heavyweight affairs
after he has conferred with both Demp'
sey and Kearns. The former WIS to
arrive here today and kearns geS here
Wednesday or Thursday. Some folks
in fight circles saw in the announce
ment that Luis Firpo was matched with
Bill Brennan and that the winner was
to be matched with Dempsey a way out
that Richard had found to let the pro
posed Dempsey Willard scrap die Il
slow, but certain death.
Shades Of Bob FitzSimmons! The
boxing commission rules that because
Tom Gibbons is 20 pounds lighter than
Dempsey, it is impossible TO license such
q scrap. How about Dempsey being II
pounds lighter than Willard al Toledo
Tommy Gibbons can fight Jack Demp
sey over in New Jersey if he is willing.
The Jersey promoters think it would
be better puller than Dempsey-Wil-
lard bout and it would not be surprising
ii serious attempts were made TO land
this match in the near future.
Mickey Walkers manager. Jacl; Bull
ger, says he would be eager 10 pit his
champion against Harry Grcb. Maybe
he will get the chance some time. Of
all fighters Greb is the most accOmmo-
dating. One night he will be throwing
his gloves at a 105-pOunder and the next
time failing against an opponent who
weighs less than he does. And it has
been a curious fact that the more Greb
. outwcighed the better showing he
makes. Grcb bars no fighter and no
weight. except One-JCff Smith. of Bay
onne. y. j.. who has made all sorts of
trouble for Harry in the past. Jeff,
by the way, takes them in all sizes and
shapes, too.
Has Rocky Kansas come back? 4 lot
Of friends of This rugged battler who
have watched his career against second
and third rate lightwcights in the past
year will have this question answered
on February 9--maybe. Matchmaker
Frank Flournoy. Of the Madison Square
Garden. thinsS that for the February
date at the Garden. the winner TO meet
Benny Leonard. White is willing.
nay. eager. and rs for Rocky's manager.
Dan Rogers. he says Just show me the
contract