Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-18
Tunney and Greb
Draw in 10 Rounds
At Cleveland Arena
OLYMPIC Arena. Cleveland. Sept


Gene Tunney, American light
heavyweight champion. and Harry
Greb, worlds middleweight cham
pion, fought ten rounds on fairly
even terms tonight. according to a
ma jority of the newspaper experts
at the ringside.
Tunney. punching more accurately
and effectively, possibly was entitled
to the shade in the opinion of the eX-
perts. Greb fought his characters
tic battle, bouncing around the ring
like a rubber ball, and throwing
punches from every angle. Tunney
conferred his attack on Greb's body,
Furnishing him with ripping right and
left hooks at close quarters. He
made Greb break ground half doZ-
en- times with right smashes under
the heart, robbing the Pittsburgher
of his speed.
Although they fought furious
pace, neither was damaged. Tunney
left the ring with only slight cut on
the forehead as result of coming in
contact with Greb's head in the
clinches.
Tunney having twice defeated Greb
holder the first time.
Greb scaled about 166 pounds while
Tunney's weight was near LIS.
In fast six round preliminary
Frank Stellmack of Cleveland. de-
feated Jack Stewart of Wheeling, W.
Va. Stewart was dropped for an
eight count in the first round with a
left hook. They weighed 134 IL
pounds.
The semi final resulted in a tech
nical knockout for Al Zeimer Of
Cleveland, former protege of johns
ny kilbane, over Bobby Henderlie
of Toledo, in the fifth round of a
scheduled six round so. HenderIie.
substituting for Johnny Andrews, of
Toledo. was helpless on the ropes
when the referee ended the contest.
Zeimer weighed 100 pounds while
Henderlic scaled 100 IL
Greb started out to carry the feht
to Tunney. but was wild with right
and left swings TO the head. missing
frequently. Tunney centcred his at
tack on Greh's body.
Turney had n clear ADVANTAGE in
the second. He waited for Greh to
come in and punched him around the
body with joltinG right and left
hooks. Greb threw punches from ev-
cry angle in the third forcing Tun-
ney to the ropes a couple Of times to
escape. Tho middleweight champion
won tho round by his responsiveness
Tunnc% took some of the speed out
of Greb in the fourth. winning the
round by n heavy body assault. Tun-
ney forced Greh to break ground af-
ter he receicVd a savage right under
the heart
Greb was the acSreSsor in the
fifth. He reached Tunnev with
sweeping rights and let's to the hea d
while Tunney continued his body at
tack at close range.
Tunney had the shade in the sixth
which was tame. He continued 10
pound Greh's body in the Clinches
and caused Harry to miss Frequently
with rights and lefts to the head.
The seventh was fairly even. and
was filled with lively EXCHANGES.
, neither heard the hell and continued
to exchange punches until the ref
cree separated them. Tunncy' 8
. punches We're moro accurate.
Greh onened M in the eighth with
wild furry and almost fell over the
! ton rope when he missed wild
swing. Tunncv carried the feht 10
! him. winning the round arSthe re-
suit Of effective body punches. Gene
| complained to tho refero" that Grer
! was guilty of hitting him with his
/ head.
| Greh reached Tunnev with right r.
| the body and long lefts to the head