The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-02
|HEENEY GIVEN
BEST OF BOUT
WITH DELANEY
Blacksmith From New Zealand
Outcuffs Fighting Blade
From Connecticut
BY EDWARD ]. NEIL
(Ass0ciated Press Sports Writcr)

New York, March 2.-R-Oncc
more, despite the most gallant cf-
fort Of his picturesque career, Jack
Delaney today was just a great
light heavyweight and not battlcr
to mix successfully with the pom.
derous. mauling boys who make up
the aspirants for Gene Tunney's
heavyweight title.
In fifteen Juggling, bruising
rounds, boresome at times from the
incessant close range fighting, Tom
Hceney, the plodding blacksmith
from New Zealand, last night out
cuffed the one-timc rapier Of the
north in Madison Square Garden
just as Jimmy Maloney, the fish
monger Of Boston, did q year ago in
the same arena.
The defeat tossed Delaney right
back to the foot Of the heavyweight
ladder, but took nothing from his
gameness and battling ability even
though the steel in his fighting
blade does not turn to tin at the
sight Of crushing heavyweight.
Delaney was outslugged, outroughed
and outlasted by one Of the rugged
est Of present day fighters, but not
until he had made the finest show
ing of his big time heavyweight
career.
No Question as to Winner
While the result did not meet
with unanimous approval of the
$4,000 fans who paced the arena
Delaney himself was certain he had
won--there was enough margin for
Heeney at the close to leave little
question as to the winner. Lacking
q decisive outcome, such as knock
out, however, there was little doubt
that honest Tom would have to
do victorious battle with the winner
of the Jack Sharkey-Johnny Risko
bout here March IL before gaining
the coveted June shot at Gene Tun-
ney's heavyweight title.
Right from the opening gong,
the budgy muscled battler from
down under, threw himself into
Delaney like man possessed.
For Is rounds, he stayed on top
Of the colorful French-Canadian,
silencing the big gun in Delaney's
right hand with ease while he
chopped, tore and cuffed at his
rivals head and body. Heeney's
punches were short, for he hasn't
much but bulk in the war of arms,
but they kept Delaney so busy
blocking, clinching and holding to
save punishment that an offensive
was most difficult thing.
Delaney's Right Useless
While Heeney plowed to close
quarters, his head buried in his
broad. hairy chest, the right hand
that made Del..ney king Of the 49,
Founders was virtually useless. The
bronzed woodsman with the flash
ing black eyes was forced to depend
almost entirely on left hook,
swung necessarily to head and body,
for which the burly anzac had little
or no defense. All told, Delaney
had margin in six Of the rounds
while Heeney gathered in eight and
one was even.
Perhaps the highest point in the
engagement came in the tenth
session, when Delaney, battling
with new vigor and abandon, crashed
a left hook to the sturdy chin of
the New Zealander. For the first
time in the fight, Heeney, despite
his 2O-pound weight advantage,
wavered under the impact of the
blow, and was glad to clinch.
AS he did, Delaney cut loose with
all the fierce punching ability hid
den in his majestic shoulders, and
a hail of leather, storming in from
all directions, beat about Toms
head. But that solid chin took it
all, buried into his chest when the
gale became too great, and the
round ended Delaney's great oppor-
tunity.
McCann lakes Count quickly
The semifinal, billed for eight
rounds, was short-lived when Pierre
Charles, Belgian heavyweight
knocked out Jack Mccain, of St
Paul, in two minutes and 1G Sec
onds of the first round.
Charles nailed Mccain with a
right smash to the jaw in the first
few seconds and the former Bis
marck. N. D., battler, dazed, visited
the floor for a count Of three. Nc.
Cam was down five times alto.
gether, for varying counts, under a
fusillade Of blows, before the one.
sided fray ended. Jack was drapeo
around the ropes at the finish anc
had to be hauled to his corner
Charles weighed 207 IL and Nc
Cam 1911 1-2.
Charles was seconded by Jack
Dempsey's trainer, Gus Wilson
while the ex-champioh's 1927 man
ager, Leo p. Flynn, by coincidence
was in McCann's corner.