San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-24
TUNNEY AGAIN
CHAMP Of j. 8.
L|CHT-HEAV|ES
Razzing Of Greb by Tun-
ney's Manager Credited
in Outcome.
DECISION Is DOUBTED
Ringsiders Inclined to
Think Bout Should Have
Been Draw.

New York. Feb. 24.-Billy Gibson,
manager of boxers, today was consid-
cred the biggest factor in the re-
turn last night of the American
lightweight boxing crown TO Gene
Tunney. Greenwich Village idol, who
was awarded the decision after fif-
teen furious rounds with Harry Greb
of Pittsburg.
Gibson. as Tunnys manager. was
hailed as the individual who took the
wind out of the windmill" as Greb
is characterized. because OF his ro-
tating method OF boxing. BY worry
ing Greb before the battle and cauS-
ing him to be gouded by the Madison
Square Garden crowd. some think
Gibson caused The Pittsburgher to lose
much of his confidence and agrees
siveness.
Gave Him Draw.
Most Of the newspaper critics, new
Crtheless asserted that the champion
should at least have been given a
draw.
TunnCy ralcd and slashcd Greb at
times with body attack. He tried
for knockout in the last four rounds.
| Tunnpy's big round was the four
teCnth. He rocked the champion then
with a hard right TO the jaw.
Grcb appeared worried from the
start. Gibson had asked the state
boxing commission to make sure that
he would not use his alleged butting
methods and Greb and his wife re-
! ceived number Of letters threat
cning harm il he did 50 in the fight.
| He visited the boxing commission and
! explained. with illustrated motions,
as he did to Referee Patsy Haley be-
fore the fight started how legitimate
his methods were.
Greb weighed 16J IL pounds and
Tunney, ia. TIE fight b. rounds :
Round One.
The opening round was preceded by
a prolonged conference over Greb's
ring tactics, claimed by Tunney's sup
pOrters as unfair. The champion
took the aggressive at the tap of the
gong and cut loose with a furry Of
rights and lefts to Tunncy's head.
They both mixed willingly but landed
few telling blows.
Round Two.
Greb bewildered the challenger with
his whirlwind attack. He rocked
Tunney's head from side TO side with
succession of rights and lefts. The
challenger missed most Of his at
tempts to land on his shifty oppOn-
ent.
Round Three.
Greb was cautioned by the referee
for holding. He shot over several
left jabs to the jaw and cuffed Tun-
ncy about the head rs he danced in
and out of the challPnger's reach.
Round -Four.
They mixed at furious pace.
Grpb landing three blows to one. but
Tunncv twice shot in ioltinE let's
to the face. The challenger forced the
fighting for the first time and drove
Greb to corner with body attack.
Grcb's mouth was slightly cut and
blood trirklcd from scratch over
Tunney's left eye, as result OF
miXup.
Round FIVE.
The champion bounded about IN
characteristic fashion. swinging both
fists like fails. but Tunncy seized
an oDcning to shoot home a stiff right
TO the ribs. They were mixing ar a
fast pace as the bell closed the
round.
Round Six.
Greh forced Tunney to miss re-
Tcatpdly and landed a hard right 10
the Jaw without drawing reply.
Tunncy jabbrd lightly with his left
end absorbed a stiff punch to the
ribs.
Round Seven.
Greb sct the pace with a rush
ing attack to Tunney's head and
body. He opened small cut over
The challCrger's right eye and shook
him with a series of rights and lefIS
~ tho law TuHncy seemed bafflan
ny his rivals shifting tactics.
Round Eight.
Greb snapped the challenger's head
back with several right swings. He
cut loose with flail-like attack that
drove Tunney TO the ropes but was
bOopd by the crowd in the belief that
he was holding.
Round Nine.
Grpb shot in terrific blow to
the body. sending Tunney back on his
heels. but was again cautioned for
holding. Tunney ran into a furry Of
blows as he tried to fight back and
was severely punished by the cham
pion as they mixed at close quar-
ters. 4 fresh cut was opened under
Tunney's right eye during the me-
lee.
Round Ten.
Tumey upset the champion for q
moment with one of the few sustained
attacks he had shown. The Pitts
burger came right back. however. and
traded stiff blows to the body. Grcb
pummeled his rival about the head as
the round closed.
Round Eleven.
Tunney appeared to lose conf |
dence under the rain of blows let
loose by Greb and offered little re-
sistance to the champions aggressive
ness. Greb pcDgerCd his opponent |
about the head and body, occasional !
ly shooting in damaging rights to the |
chin and ribs.
Round Twelve.
Grcb was admOnished in emphatic |
terms for failure 70 break from 4 |
clinch He blocked Tunny's drives |
for the body and punished the chal- !
longer with hard swings to the head. |
The referee went 10 Greb's corner a |
the round ended 10 repeat his warn |
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