Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-27
TUNNEY SLUCS
WAY TO VICTORY
OVER OPPONENT
Champion Never Bother
ed By Best Efforts of
Anzac Challenger.
BY HARRY FERGUSON
United Press Staff CorIespondent)

NEW EOv'., July 21.-Gene Iun-
ney is secure in his niche today a
mong the great fighters of history.
A rebuilt Tunney, Tunney with
punch, slcdged his way to victory
last night over Tom Heeney, as
stout hearted boxer as ever waged
hopeless fight.
Referee Eddie Forbes stopped the
bout after two minutes and tlfty-
two seconds of the eleventh round.
Heeney was limp against the ropes
and Tunney was measuring hlm Tor
a knockout. 1t would have been the
first time in his career that the
count of ten had been tolled over
the challenger.
nccncy said he would carry the
fight to Tunncy and he did. Always
h. was lunging forward, failing
with his pudgy arms and taking two
blows to land one.
The champion apparently tossed
the first round away deliberately to
sound out his man. He was the Tun-
ncy of Philadelphia and Chicago, Il
fautless boxer who drove blow in
at long range and retrcated before
his opponent could recover.
The change came in the third
round. They were in a cliuch when
Turney rested his head on leen"y $
shoulder for second and smiled
wistfully as his eyes roamed across
thr vacant seats. When the gong
rang for the fourth round Tunnry
had become punchcr.
lleency came charging ont of his
corner, his granite jaw stuck out
to invite right cross. Tunncy aimed
for the Jaw and swung, Hecucy
duckcd lrifle and the blow caught
him on the nose. LIood tricklcd
out. From then on Tunney never
ran away.
My body blows wore him down
and enabled me to win, Tuuncy
said in his dressing room after the
fight.
BY the eighth round IIccncy =
left eye was closed aud his far"
Was smcarcd with blood. But he
kept coming in, = CORY cYeIop5 look
ing for the tWo-eycd man who was
pecking away at his eye and his
heart.
Bell Saves Heeney
Tho climax came in the tenth
round. They met in the ccntcr of
the ring where Tunncy found the
wohbling ilccucy an easy mark for
lightning onr.two punch that
drove the challenger to the ropes.
Tom slumpcd down into a half
d.. 1 }. 4-
chest. His chin saggcd. Then the
scholar got the better of the fighter
in Tmucy 5 makeup.
For three seconds he stood there
with his arms at his side gazing
AT Nccucy with PerplcXcd look
on his face. He spun Heeucy INTO
an upright position with left to
the chest and stepped in with his
right fist ready. Cuolly, almost
mathcmatically, he marked his tar
get and sent the blow across like Il
rocket That punch Travelled thrcc
feet, bat it knocked lieency three
Yards.
The challenger bounced on the
canvas and rolled over once to land
sprawlcd out on his back
AS licency came ont of his corner
for the next round he automatically
started that ccascless mngiug for
ward. Ills first knowledge Of where
Tunncy was came when he felt 4
familiar Jolt at his heart, followed
instantly by sledgc hammer blow
against his Jaw. Hecney probably
will never know how H. managed
to last ont the l72 seconds Of tho
last round.
His arms were loose at his side and
he was taking blows on the chin,
head aud body when the referee
stopped the bout.
The only trouble with Hecucy last
night was that he was outcIasscd.
He met faster, harder hitting
and crafticr man and the cnly thing
he had to offer in return was his
great stout heart and n will to
win