Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-27
SPORT NEWS SECTION
ROUND BY ROUND STORY OF
TUNNEY'S SMASHING VICTORY


lenger s chin. Tunney shook Heen-
ey with left hook Heeney drove
a one-two punch to Genes head.
Tunney landed hard right to jaw
and ntde the challenger clinch.
Tunney put left to body and they
clinched. Iecney landed two light
lefts to head. Hccney scored with
hard rights to body. Tumey land
ed hard left to body. Hecncy rush
ed the champion and made Gene
back away. The challenger was
bleeding from nose and "A cut under
the chin but was fighting vicious
ly. Heeney drove the champion to
ropes with a furry of body punches
and was outfighting Gene at the
bell. Hccncy s face was covered
with blood as he went to corner.
Tunncy s round
Round Five
Blood streamcd from the chal-
lengcr s nose, as they came out
Tunncy landed two light lefts to
head. Hcency landed a half dozen
punches to head and body. Gene
shot hard right to stomach. The
champion issued a right to head and
they clinchcd. Tunncy put left to
face. Hcency missed with both
hands and Gene landed left to the
body. They clinchcd and came out
of il very slowly. Tunney staggcr-
ed Tom with hard right to body.
Heency put left to body. Hccncy
landed long left to ear as. Gene
danced away. Tunncy missed with.
both hands as the challenger landed
right to the chin. Tunncy half
floored Hccncy with left and right
to body but Tom was up without a
count. The challenger appeared to
be in a bad way but continued to
fight viciously. Tunncy 5 round.
Round Six
IIccney grazed the champions
body with right. The champion
landed right under the heart. Tun
ney put a right to the head They
/ exchanged blows to the head and
clinchcd. Heency landed hard left
to body and champion backed away.
Gene landed lcfts and rights TO the
body. IIccney backed the champion
to the ropes aud took left to body
and right to head for his efforts.
Gene was .iabbing away at the head
with both fists and cutting the chal-
lengcr up badly. They clinched.
Hccncy landed right to body and
they fell into Il clinch. The chal-
lcnger appeared to be a bit groggy
rs he missed left to the chin. Gene
shook Tom with hard left to jaw.
The champion was fighting a superb
battle and wearing the challenger
down. They were in a light scrim-
mage in lIccncy 5 conner ut the bell.
Tunncy's : round.
Round Seven
They spared for an opening and
Tunney landed right to body. Tun-
ncy shot over two left iabs to head.
The champion dug his right glove
deep into the challenger : body.
Heency landed sharp left to head.
Tmncy Jared the challenger with
left to the jaw. Tuuncy had best
of exchange at close quarters Tom
missed left hook to head as Gene
daEccd away. Ilccney landed left
to body and fell into clinch. The
champion put right to body. In a
! furious exchange the challenger
! landed two blows to Gene $ one and
made Tunncy 60 into retreat.
/ IIeencv missed left hook. The
champion put his left to the face.
! The crowd chcercd rs Heency land
ed hard left to face. ThrW were
sparriug at the bell. Heeney S round
Round Eight
! They came out slowly, Gene fciut-
ing with his left and backing away
Gene met Tom with right to body
as the challenger bored in. The
. champions put two lcfts to jaw.
Heeney was blinking his left eye
backing away from the champion
who refused to hit him. Hecncy
/ wiped his eye with his glove but
was unable to clear it. Hecncy
could not see out of his eye but
the champion did not hit him
Hccney was backing away for the
first time. The champion landed
left lab to the face. Gene walked in
cautiously and Jared Tom with a
two fistcd attack. Still unable to
see out of his left eye, llccncy wa
standing toe to toe swapping
punches. The champion drove hot'