Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-02
HARRY CREB TO RISK HIS
M|DDLEWEICHT CROWN IN
BOUT With MICKEY WALKER

New York, July 1-(AP)-Harry
Greb of Pittsburgh. worlds middle
weight champion, will risk his own
crown against Mickey Walker of
Elizabeth, N. j., worlds welterweight
champion, and Harry Wills, negro
heavyweight, will trade punches with
Charley Weinert of Newark, N. j.. in
the two 15-round headline matches
at tn Italian hospital fund bouts at
the Polo Grounds tomorrow night.
This stellar top line program will
be augmented by six-round semi
| final between Jimmy Slattery Of Buf-
falo, n. Y, and Dave Shade of Cali
fornia and four round preliminary
between Joe Lynch of New York, for
mer worlds bantamweight champion,
and Jack Sharkey of New York, COM
posing the most celebrated array of
boxing to be tossed into the lists for
public approval this season.
Promoters of the match said today
that the advance seat sale already
had exceeded the 100000 mark and
before post time tomorrow 1T is ex-
pected that all of the available PASTE
boads will be taken.
If a capacity crowd attends the
matches, $4,000 will be in the enclos-
ure which houses the New York
Giants.
, 400 uniformed policemen have been
detailed by Commissioner Enright to
keep the throngs moving both COM
ing and going.
While the gladiators are marking
time in their various quarters wait
ing to step on the scales at the state
athletic office for the official weigh
ing-in tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
the promoters are perturbed over the
unexpected twist of affairs which
prevents them from naming an Off
cial main bout. Wills and Weinert
have both served notice that they ex-
pect to be tossed into the ring for the
final attraction while Walker and
Greb have scoffed at the, idea of
turning their works title match into
semi windup affair.
Despite the most crafty diplomacy
Promoter Humbert Fugazy has been
unable to arrange the tangle and he
has passed the buck over to the state
athletic commission for final decis-
ion. All four of the principals have
agreed to abide by the decision of
the boxing moguls which will be
made at a special meeting tomorrow
following the weighingin.
While the Greb and Walker match
will be a legitimate worlds cham
pionship match. Wills contends that
his position in the heavyweight circle,
owing to his proximity to the title,
entitled him to a preferred position
on the card.
Wills will be popular favorite to
defeat Weinert and some even ven
ture the opinion that Wills will stop
the Newark Adonis. Weinert's won
derful showing against Firpo and
Wills disappointing appearance
against the same man, however, give
rise to a belief that an upset in this
match will not be entirely unexpect-
ed.
Walker has everything to gain and
nothing to lose. He has seen Greb
| fight at various times and he broad
casts from his Jersey quarters that
he has perfected a defense for the
Pittsburgher's windmill attack that
will prove an innovation in boxing
circles A knockout is not anticipat-
ed in this match.
The Slattery- Shade affair is one Of
/ the outstanding matches of the all
star card despite it's subordir alton to
the headliners. Slattery. always a
colorful fighter, meets in Dave Shade,
| one Of the toughest Of the western
/ boxers, a welterweight who has chas-
ed Mickey Walker from state to state
, in quest of a title match. The Buff
. falo lad, however, will be slight
| favorite.