The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-01
TALKING
IT OVER
By JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, July i. - The
Broadway gentleman who is known
as Dumb Dan Morgan was giving
the boys a fill-in on a new heavy
weight he is bringing along. You
ought 70 see this fella work; he's
got everything. A swell left hook,
a swell right cross. plenty OF heart
and he steps around like a light
weight"
yeah. but can he foul?' cold
watered the practical and modern
Mr.. Joe Humphreys.
sitting in the club car listening TO
George Engel talk about the hrst IunneS-
Grsb FIGHT.
uni. vas back in 1922 Tunney had
taken the American light heavyweight
championship away from old Bat LeVinskS'
vas managing Greb z. the time, and he
was beginning 20 take on weight. lunney
didn't seem particularly anxious to take on
nv man. At the time Carpenter was stih
rsvarded as holder Of the world hzht
hearyUeiEht title. There wasn't Ereat
d,aI Of interest In either title but natural
Y there
title than the American.
I persuaded Tex Richard TO nave
hoous cable sent to him from PARIS sup
posedlv from the Frenchman's manager
sueaestinz a match with Greb. When this
was flashed on TunneY and his manager.
Doc Baplev. they became interested ana
rrssentlv signed the papers. Tunney was
70 Get the champions snare Of the gate
which was 37ls against GreS's 1874.
~DEING high minded sportsmen
D whose sole interest in prize
fighting was the sport of the thing
Greb and I decided this wasn't
enough dough lor us. We finally
induced Tunney to give us an al
ditional 5 per cent. Then, as an
afterthough. we got him to agree
that if he won or the fight was a
draw we were to get as much as
he did.
Z supnoss that in agreeing to give US
half ire purse Tunney figured Greb Wouia
do even less training than usual ana
thus assured a lot Of dough would come
M "a the fight in POOR condition. Under
.,,,a nov. I'm not charging that Tunney
i.,,,,,.d s,v sinister motives to our rather
involved anazciaI agreement. because ne
,,,,.t have known that Mr. Greb and my
SELF we're gents Of great moral hore anu
like Caesars wife above reproaen-
u guess he and Bagley merely wanted
20 do the right thing by couple OF
brother professionals trying to get along.
must say that was indeed surprised -
the energetic way my man trained for the
heht because did have some shgnt
rnisqiyines about the outcome. especially
when my man started 70 talk to himself
about the difference between 12is per cent
and IS per cent. and how much 1t
amounted to in thousand dollar bills.
n
II DIDN'T learn until later tnat
/ Mr.. Greb would have stepped
into the ring that night and paid
for the privilege of swinging at
Trnney. You see Mr.. Greb was
socially refined sailor and Tunney
was lust one of those marines, and
IL seems that a journeyman sailor
does not have any more use tor one
of these marines than a cat does
for a dog or vice versa"
Fnrel reached over and pushed a nut
ton surnmoning a train attendant from
whom he ordered mineral waters ana
civs-S wei the night of the fight
rolls around and ! drop over TO Tunney'S
dressing room to pay my respects AFTER
the charming custom OF the Queensoerry
art and to see that nothing phoney IS
going around. II wasn't that 1 doubted
the sportsman- hip Of either Tunney or
Raplev. hut there are always two or three
strangers hanging around a prize fighters
dressing reom and. Of course, do not
trrst strangers as do my pals and
friends.
well. 7 am standing there complaining
that Tunney has too much bicycle tape
wrapped around his knuckles and am de-
handing in the interest Of fair play and
ring ethics that he peel about seventeen
wards OF the stuff of when 1 feel some
thing sharp pressing against my ribs.
turn and il is one OF the strangers and
he is saying: If you don't pipe down I'm
liable to send YOU back to Pittsburgh in
a wooden kimono.'
y
"weu, I am quite shocked and as
do not wish to 20 back to Pittsburgh In
4 wooden kimono I tell this stranger that
il he does not put his rodney or gun
away and shut his face / will do the same
for him and with much pleasure
q
ut was Just one of those regret
L table incidents and everybody
heaved a sigh of relief when the I'M
welcome stranger walked away and
there was no more trouble in the
dressing room before the fight, I
am sorry to state
You know what happened. MFR. Greb
gave Tunnev a very thorough beating IN
fifteen rounds and won the championship.
But I will say this for Tunney. he fought
the gamest fight that night | ever saw.
and when IT was over I shook his hands
and predicted he would be the next cham