The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
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CREE DEFENDS
 WORLDS TITLE.
Rather Tame Contest With
 Johnny Wilson Goes Full Fifteen Rounds


 NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-Harry Greb of Pittsburg successfully defended his worlds middleweight boxing title to- night against Johnny Wilson of Bos- ton, former title holder, receiving the judges decision at the end of a 15- round contestx at Madison Square Gar den.
 NEW YORK. gJan. 1s-narry Greb. title holder. and Johnny Wilson, former
 In the first round Greb jumped to the attack. landing a swinging left to with pG tie effsst GGffeq GreS kept hooking as left to Wilson's body and Wilson was unsSe sHiIN0 tp lSpd lS%o Esx pIow s,s.s.a r .r change of body pounding at close quar- ters. Greb missed a long hook and was ae s0pss quickly and they began slugging. Greb was hit ing often but his blows did not seem to
 ROUND THREE-Greb swung right to Wilson's stomach during a heavy slug a shaking left hook to the jaw. After a right to Grsbs jaw and Greb stayed
 ROUND FouR-wilson rolled ereb with two. swinging rights to the body fell into half a dozen clinches after miss ing punches and when the referee ean, ss se SFsn to Of ring aHa Mssn ssd waess fight. But the round ended.
 ROUND FIvE-wiisoh led another at oftener now. He kept sending straight lefts into Greb's' stomach. Greb began holding. Greb danced around and started i'4R1S5i RoUNp .six-They mauled each other made 1Greb dance, around. Greb rocked son came back with a t%o-fisted attack to the body that forced Greb to the ropes.
 punches and once Wilson, turning all the way around. lost Greb and started to- wards the side of the ring for him. mak- around again with hard right to the jaw They exchange1 swinging rights to the body and then at close quarters chopped at each others jaws.
 ROUND EIGHT-Greb swung half a dozen rights to head and body. Wilson's head rocked from the impact of straight uppercuts at close quarters had Wilson's head bobbing up and down. Greb swung hard right to the stomach as the bell rang.
 ROUND NINE-There was lot of wild swinging by both man. Wilson jared Greb with right to the jaw and Greb came back with heavy rights to the body. Greb was landing heavily to the head and body with his rights.
 ROUND TEN--They milIed around for at least a minute before either landed a blow. Greb then swung another right to the body. Greb was now dancing all about his opponent and began swinging punches from any angle. Greb turned Wilson completely around with a chop on the jaw and Wilson was bewildered when the bell rang.
 ROUND ELEvEN-Greb danced around around so fast that he hit wilson three and four times before the challenger could find him again. Wilson sent in an occasional hard left to the body. Will sons left eye was closing from swinging right.
 ROUND TWELvE-There was hardly any action to speak of. Wilson was caring about his injured eye and kept stabbing lefts at long range. Greb land ed left hook to the jaw as the. round
 ROUND THIRTEEN-areb flung lefts at Wilson's head. Wilson countering with short punches to the body. Greb kept lamning a right to the body. Thero was lot missing in the latter part of the round. Tho round was a slow one.
 ROUND FoURTBEN--Greb kept shooting the right and 1t was doing great work for him, Greb started manling at right uppercut shook Wilson to his heels.
 ROUND FIFTEEN-areb slammed a right to the jaw, Wilson coming back with shaking left to the chin. Greb drove Wilson to the ropes with a swing ing attack to the body. There was a lot of head to head mauling which swung three rights to. the body as the fight ended.