Wilted Wilson

For ten years Harry Greb (of Pittsburgh) has been swinging wildly with his long arms, butting desperately with his head, and roughing it generally in quest of a world's title. Ever since Johnny Wilson, a second rate fighter, won the middleweight championship in 1920 Greb has been anxious to take the title from him. He succeeded in a 15-round fight at the Polo Grounds, Manhattan. Swarming all over the defender and slashing his face into ribbons of red flesh, he took 13 of the 15 rounds and was awarded the title by decision.

Although a better fighting man than Wilson, Greb is not in the class with his illustrious predecessors in the middleweight championship. Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack Dempsey the Nonpareil (his international reputation in 1884-1891 persisted so strongly that the present heavyweight champion adopted his name), Tommy Ryan, Kid McCoy, Stanley Ketchel have held the title. So great was their skill that the heavyweight championship alone overshadowed the middleweight in national interest. Since Ketchels murder 13 years ago the middleweight class has been distinguished only by its consistent mediocrity.