The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-23

Last week in Waterbury SOW
Greb knock out Frank Moody. and
If he isn't any better net Thurs
day than he was that night. Moore
will beat him. Harry stuck his
thumb in Moody's eye early in tho
fight. and was guilty Of much other
rough work-the sort of tactics for
which he was suspended in Massa-
chusetts. Moore Is a clever boxer
and a clean fighter. He'll beat
Greb on points II they make Harry
Jacobs has supplied Moore with
good sparring partners, and the
Englishman is specializing on body
punching. He expects to beat Greb
by getting in close ana hammering
the short ribs.
It has long been q theory Of
Greb's rivals that he can be
taken" by an opponent who at
tacls his wind and slows him up.
In practice this has not worked
out 90 well, ~ Greb, by the
speed Of his attack, forces the
man In front Of him 70 act on
the defensive most Of the time.
Greb IL completing his training
at Jack O'Brien's gymnasium. He
making 100 pounds.
i'They said couldn't do It for
Wilson last summer" he remarked
yesterday, "but fooled them and
I did It again when gave Wilson
n vatsarV Yf10fNh -
Greb and his manager, Red
Mason. make light Of Moore'S
championship pretensions. The
rniddleweight champion is so sure
he will win that he has accepted
match with Young Stribling Tor
July 4, at Michigan City.
Striking, another star on the
Mix Fund card, has inaugurated
a novel training stunt. The Strib.
ling family is quartered in a New
ark hotel and the Georgia school
boy does his boxing in an open air
gymnasium which Pa Strtbling has
fitted up on the roof Of the hotel.
Every afternoon promptly at 8
o'clock Young w. G. jumps into hts
sthiAtic raiment and climbs a flight
of stairs to the roof. He lives right
underneath it.
Stribling enthused q small rs.
senlblage yesterday with ten
rounds Of fast boxing, previous to
which ne pounded the bag an9
did some shadow work. Two OF
his spaa11ng partners are Harold
MAYS former amateur light heavy
weight champion, and Billy Brit
ton OF Kansas City. From time
to time Pa Stribbling will re'en-
force the spaTTing corps.
After the stiff workout Stribllns
Jumped on the scales and tipped the
BEEN at the 1877 notch. Yesterday
was the third day of active training.
He will 20 to 1t harder each sue.
ceeding day until tomorrow when
he Will call it a day, Wednesday he
intends to do some light exercises
and start for New York the next
day to weigh in before the COM
mission.
"Im be in wonderful shape for
Berlenbach," said Stribling. "Of
course, I'm confident I'll win, but I
anticipate q hard fight. have
Paul's style down pat and when
he makes a rush at me I'll set him
back with stiff let's to the face. He
can be beaten and I'll turn the
trick"
Erminio Epalla IL nearing his
best form after ten days Of hard
work at Madame Bey's training
camp, near Summit. N. ]. Gene
Tunncy, who Is to oppose Epalla
in the heavyweight feature, IL quar-.
tered near Red Bank. Golf is q
part OF Tunney's daily program, but
he has not neglected his boxing.
Yesterday Billy Gibson sent down
two more husky boxing partners to
Tunney.
Tunney and Spalla will each weigh
about $50 pounds for their scuffle.
Panama Joe Cans. who holds the
belt emblematic of the colored mid
dleweight championship, is preparing
at Grupp's gymnasium In Harlem.
Larry EstridRe, who win endeavor
to lay Cans low with his dangerous
left hand, is tuning up at tho Gar.
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