Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
Round One

Round One
Grimly determined. Tunney whipped
a solid right TO Heeney's Jaw. The
challenger ducked and swarmed into
Gene with short left and right hooks
10 the chin that drove the champion
to the ropes. Heeney shot yer a
solid right to the head on the break.
Sticking to his right hand, Gene
crashed two rights or Heeney's jaw
but a sweeping left hook almost
bowled the champion from his feet.
Tunney was out fast, stabbing with
his left, but Tom beat both hands
like a tattoo on Tunney's chin as they
snapped IN close. Gene ripped a
solid right to Heeney's head, which
moved the challenger and Tunney
was on the run as Tom ripped after
him. both hands failing to the head.
there was a bad bruise over Tunney's
left eye at the end of the round.
Round Two
Tunney. obviously startled al Hee-
ney's fierce offensive. started boxing
the challenger. He shot his left to
Heeney's head but could not keep
the bulldog Of the Anzac away. Tun-
ney blasted lefts and rights into the
sturdy head of the hard rock without
causing a flicker Of Heeney's lashes.
Gene snapped with his challenger
and ripped left and right hooks into
the chin in a furious exchange.
Tunney SPARED as Tom ripped in.
When Genes left hook dropped low.
and asked forgiveness. A second
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all along one side of the ring in u
smuggling exchange Of head elouts
that rocked both their heels. The
bell broke up the exchange as the
crowd stood and roared its approval.
Round Three
Absolutely unawed by the power
in Tunney's newly found right,
Heeney plodded into a right handed
exchange with the titleholder. Tom
dropped his guard and stood before
Tunney, hands ready and daring an
other exchange. Gene accommodated
him and they cracked lefts and
rights. short. vicious pokes that
stung Jaw and cheek. Gene didn't
seem to like that and he bounced
back on the defensive.
The challenger hit with a success
sion OF lefts as Tom stalked after
him. Tunney slipped. rs Heeney
swept a right hook to his head. and
| nearly fell. but came back TO firmer
footing. without having been down
and unhurt. Heeney siugged vicious
III ~ the champion's head. while
Tunnev met his stack with solid left
hooks to the body.
Round Four
Rising in sympathy with Heeney's
unexpectedly determined onslaught,
the crowd beloved the invader on
as he whipped a short left and right
"a Genes chin. Tunney bounced
two rights off Toms flinty chin and
shot the c~hallenger's head back with
4 singing left hook. Gaining the
upper hand decisively for the first
time in the fight. Gene threw q right
into Heeney's head with every ounce
| Of his weight and strength behind Il
| This time Toms eyelids actually
fluttered. and Tunney pressed ms
~vantag with two crushing rights
M the heart. Sensing the turn, Will
blood beginning 10 drip from a cut
under his chin, Heeney tore savageiy
| into the champion and nailed him "a
tho ropes with n rocking Volley e
the head. Back 20 the hemp IN the
same position a. when Dempse!
floored him last fall. Tunney fought
vainly ~ sway but Of danger. me
bell broke up the ~challenger's on
/ slaught.
Tunnev smashed his right full
undar Hceney's heart, but the Anzsc
seemed to like IL. and bounded IN
| ciose 70 slug at the champions body.
Gene drilled 4 left and right into
TOMS rugged head and blood driboied
from the c~hallengers nose. boNlhs
cagilv again on the defense: ms hat.
nral STYLE. Gene prodded the Anzac
with jolts to the head r oody III
Tor sturdily ploughed into whst,
ever punishment came ms way ION
sIipped. AZ Tunney hooked MIN III I
clinch. but was up without a court
Tunnev pecked at him steadily Up y
the bell.
Round Six
Tunneys' mastery defense hau
Heenev quite muddlcd now as ION
nledded in only to find his clout:
caught on the champions arms an
| his bodv battered by Genes thuddlnp
right. The champion stepped in WIT
4 bullet-like left hook 10 the body
and bounded his right again oil
Haeney's corrugated features. IN :
clinch. with the broad shouldered
New Z~ealander half a head shorter.
Tunney roughed IL "a the bell
Round Seven
Tunnev was content TO maui the
challenger. killing the effectiveness
Of Toms left hook by burying his
right hard against his cheek. a.
Tunnev danced about. shearing Tom
with his left. the Amaze missed fire.
u%uently. his short arms going by
Tunney's heaed. Tom caught the
champion again near the ropes. Tun-
news vital spot. and slashed a left
and right 10 Genes head. Gene
wobbled a bit and tore out Of the
precarious position 70 fast that he
landed in the center Of the ring be
fore Tom could get away from the
ropes. Gene was boxing him EASILY,
shearing him deftly with lefts.
Round Eight
Freshened by half a bucket OF va
ter poured over his head, and a new
haircomb. Tunney came out 70 hold
the challenger helpless. Heeney's
left eye swelled and nearly closed
when something irritated IL. Tom
shook his head in desperation as he
could hardly see from that eye. Fin
allv he closed IL Of his own accord
and tore into Tunney with one good
eve. Quick 70 see his advantage
Gene held the challenger a moment
looked over his difficulty and then
numned lefts and rights 70 Toms
head and body Tom wohbled under
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