Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-25 | Page 11 | Gibson is Big Factor in Tunney's Comeback

Gibson I Is Big Factor in Tunney's Comeback k NEW YORK Feb 21 Billy Billy Gibson m manager n of boxers today was considered n t the he biggest f e i factor I In the ilia re return u of erh the A American merican light heavyweight boxing c crown rown to Gene Tunney Greenwich village vil vii l lage age Idol was awarded tho the decision lon after f fifteen furious rounds with Harry Marry Greb o of ot f Pittsburg Gibson as Tunney's manager wa was h hailed ailed as the Individual who took the tho wind w out of t the windmill d as Greb i Is characterized r rl d dt because ca of lIhs his ar rotating t r method of ot boxing By worrying Greb Grab b before tho the battle and causing him to be g goaded by the Madison Square Garden c crowd some think Gibson caused the to lose much of ot his aggress aggress- i veness Most of or the tho new newspaper per p. critics never never- t asserted that tho the champion s should hould not have been uncrowned uncrowned that that a at t least he should havo have been given a d draw raw The crowd the majority of ot which was anti Grab r greeted the he decision on of t the he j judges with mingled le hea a acclaim ona a and J d disapproval