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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1922
Page
10
New York March 12 The burning question before the Greb versus Gibbons bout at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night is can a scientific boxer with fast hands and feet outbox a rugged two fisted miller with a powerful punch.
The proposed bout between Gibbons and Greb is a crucial test as the winner edges toward a title shot at Jack Dempsey. Gibbons brings power and old school craft while Greb relies on speed, footwork, and frequent in and out movement. The match hinges on who can impose their system, with Gibbons holding weight advantage and Greb using swift angles to dodge and score.
Veteran referee Jack Sheehan will be at ringside for the Tom Gibbons Harry Greb battle in Madison Square Garden New York tonight. He will file a story for the Boston Post in tomorrow morning's edition highlighting the bout and its significance.
Gibbons vows to ignore Greb and force a quick workmanlike bout with Harry in pursuit of a decisive victory. He believes he is the only fighter capable of challenging Jack Dempsey for world supremacy and will prove to fans tonight that he dominates Greb and other top contenders.
Sporting fans from New England gather at the Howard theatre this afternoon for Harry Wills, challenger to Jack Dempsey, who declares confidence in beating the champion. Reports say a summer bout could be set in New Jersey with a purse, amid Wills recent wins over Kid Norfolk and rival Langford.
Cambridge Latin plans a March 23 hockey game against Lachine High of Canada after a week to train. Coach Leander Macdonald remains confident despite a prior league loss to Browne and Nichols, aiming to rebound with the Inter scholastic League champions showing the same vigor that beat the Canadians last year.
Arlington High School hosts Winchester High School in a Suburban Girls Basketball League contest Wednesday afternoon. A Arlington win would place them in strong position to claim the league title.
The Arlington High School five will play its postponed game with Belmont High School quintet in the Arlington High School gym tomorrow afternoon.
Carlyle A. C. fans expect a high energy Grand Opera House card with five eight round bouts. Main event pairs Frankie Merna of South Boston against Charley De Angles of Revere as Merna makes pro debut. Sammy Terrin faces Eddie Mahoney in a cross country matchup, with other likely crowd pleasers featuring Hambone Kelly, Biff Clancy, Johnny Donovan, Jimmy Sacco, Billy Shine, and Larry Malia.
Aura Lees of Toronto led by Lionel Connacher and Billie Birch face the youthful B A A sextet in a Toronto comeback test at the Arena. Connacher, famed all round athlete, towers over six feet and weighs over 200 pounds, noted for boxing football lacrosse and hockey prowess.
Jimmy Fruzzetti of Brockton faces Benny Valger of New York in the main 10 round bout at the Casino A. C. Lynn tonight in a deciding match. Fruzzetti won in Boston and Valger earned a win in New York. Semi final features Tibble Lowrey and Charley Brennan with two six round prelimes.
Professor Henry W. Swazey, formerly Amherst athlete and NH College faculty member, appointed baseball coach at New Hampshire College in Durham. He will relieve Director of Athletics Cowell of duties tied to the baseball program.
Satirical piece from 1922 lampoons flappers, jazz, telephone service, and male he vamps. It mocks Prohibition era morals, contrasts OP Morgan and J P Sousa, and savages cultural trends with sharp, period language.
In Lynn the 10 round feature pits Benny Walger now based in Boston against Jimmy Frazzett of Brockton. The undercard includes three other bouts. Tonight also features St Hillaire versus Quill in Brockton and Cotter versus Rivers at South Shore. In New York the Greb Gibbons 16 round clash headlines the Garden.
Paris officials reject the government committee's Auteuil stadium plan and offer only 1 million francs for the 1924 Games, prompting fears promoters may resign and urge the international committee to award the Olympics to another nation. Pershing stadium at Joinville-Lepont to cut costs amid anger from organizers.
Boston hosts the arena show week feature with Young Montreal and Danny Edwards in a 31 round card. They box 10 rounds at 120 pounds as providence sends a banner crowd. Edwards arrives with recent wins over Ryan Suggs and Friedman and prepares to meet Montreal, a top bantam contender.
Arthur Duffey notes sweeping football rule changes approved by the rules committee in New York. Major Daly’s five yard line option adds one striking play after a touchdown. The piece also previews Tom Gibbons vs Harry Greb and updates on Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn State, and Jack Dempsey, with coaches and athletes reacting to the shifts in strategy and competition.
In the West, the United States amateur hockey title appears within reach for the local aggregation as season momentum grows and key matches loom.
Gibbons and Greb fought three times in 10 round no decision bouts. Greb has been knocked out only by Joe Chip in 2013. Gibbons has never been KO’d.
English High dominated with no losses to claim the championship in a first season for Boston schools. Captain Norton led the Blue and White, Bryne supported on the wing, Latin finished second after losing only to English High, and Dorchester dropped to remain in third. Games at the Arena aided player development for future big league performances.
Schedule lists track field event finals tomorrow at Jade and English High and Commerce venues, district championship trials and semi finals Thursday at East Armory, dash and hurdles trials Friday, and district finals Saturday. Basketball shows Norwood at North Attleboro Tuesday and Winchester at Chelsea Wednesday, Tufts tournament Friday and Saturday at Lexington and Andover, swimming Saturday with Andover Exeter and Huntington Princeton meet.
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