New Britain herald., 1927-10-25
TUNNEY ID LEAVE
 RING IN FIVE YEARS
New York World Says He'll Shun
 Stage, Meanwhile
CALLS FIGHT FILMS UNFAIR
Champion Hits "Unsportsmanlike" Tactics Of Dcmpsey-Declares Pic lures or seventh Round' Altered and Tex Rickarl Partial to Rival.

New York, Oct. 25 P-The New York Evening World says today Gene Tunney will retire from the ring within five years but still as the heavyweight champion of the world. ! Until that time, the ttueholder is quoted as declaring, he will devote all his time 10 the "perfection of ! physical and tistic equipment, shun- ming all stage or similar work of tIe-commercializing nature." Gene expects 10 retire to the work he has planned for the future. A millionaire several times over from his glove endcavors, the paper says he expects to be in even better trim than for his recent title defense against Jack Dempsey in Chicago. when next called upon to defend the heavyweight crown.
 Calls Films Unfair
 Tunney intimated that pictures of the Dempsey fight had been "so ar ranged and cut as 10 make the former champion appear to the best possible advantage" The titleholder said he could have risen at the count of four from the knockdown in the much discussed seventh round of that battle, despite allegations that a long count" saved the title for him.
 I have learned two lessons from my first year as champion" Tnney said. "One is that stage work and that sort of thing is best left alone. Another is that you must never go into the ring with your passions aroused
 Hits Dempsey Tactics
 "Anger over unsportsmanlike tac- ties resorted to by Dempsey in his open letter attack and the fact that q dear friend of mine stood 10 gain $50, ,000 on my winning by a knock out caused me to deviate somewhat from my usual cold attack, which is necessary if one is to have the re- uuisite perfect command of ones self. But even though my anger re- suited in flashes of carelessness. l could have gotten up after l had been dropped by Dempsey even If the referee had counted 50 quickly that nine would only have been the equivalent of four"
 Declaring it ''immaterial what they say or write about my con- tests" Tunney said he had worked too hard to get where I am to be wrought up about anything very much.' He said he "knew perfectly well that Tex Rickard was partial to Dempsey in their second meeting.
 But then Tex has a mistaken idea as 10 the former champions value as gate attraction. He couldn't draw s2o0, 900 in New York against a con- tender like Bill Brennan, and how MiSke" . Maybe Tunney had something to do with the fact that my two matches with Dempsey drew far beyond s3,OO0,O00.
 "Riyal Played Up"
 And still Rickard has the pictures pldS up belllpSey as pest ne can. bo the pictures, as now exhibited show the world that every blow landed in the seventh round after l got off the floor was struck by me?'
 Tunney said he expected to defend his title within a year against the best obtainable contender. He said there would be mo three years be- tween matches while l am cham pion."
 Maybe, after my ring farewell in 1882, Twill get married--but don't think it will be even as soon as that. At 34. l have decided that will be too old 10 tight-and too old to get married--if you like.'