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

Round One
Grimlv determined, Tunney whipped
a solid right TO Heeney's jaw. The
challenger ducked and swRrmed into
Gene with short left and right hooks
10 the chin that drove the champion
to the opes. Heeney shot over q
solid right to the head on the break.
Sticking TO his right hand, Gene
crashed two rights on 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 Il the end or the round.
Round Two
Tunney, obviously startled at Hee-
news 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
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causing u flicker of Heeney's lashes.
Gene snapped with his challenger
and ripped left and right hooks into
the chin in q furious exchange.
Tunney spared a. Tom ripped In.
When Genes left hook dropped low.
Tom mentioned il. and Gene smiled
and asked forgiveness. A second
later they were crashing each other
all along one side OF the ring in a
~slugging exchange Of head clouts
thst rocked both their heels. The
bell broke up the exchange a. 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. Ton
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 2 success
sion OF lefts as Tom stalked after
him. Tunney slipped, as heeney
| swept a right hook 10 his head. y
| nearly fell. but came back TO firmer
footing. without having been down
and unhurt. Heeney slugged vicious-
TN AZ the champions head. while
Tunnev met his attack with solid left
hooks to the body.
Round -Four
Rising IN sympathy with Heeney's
Unexpectedly determined onslaught,
ire crowd beloved the invader on
AZ he whipped a short left and riEht
~ Genes chin. Tunney bounced
two rights off Toms flinty chin n
shot the ~challcnger's head back with
a singing left hook. Gaining the
INNER hand dcc~isively for the first
time IN the fight. Gene threw "A right
into Heeney's mead with every ounce
of his weight and strength behind III
This time Toms eyelids actually
fluttered. and Tunney pressed MS
advantage with two crushing rights
~ the heart. Sensing the turn, with
blood beginning to drip from q cut
under his chin, Heeney tore savagely
into the champion and nailed him 70
tho roncs with a rocking volley 70
the head. Back 70 the hemp. IN the
same position rs when Dempsey
floored him last fall. Tunney fought
vainlv IL sway out Of danger. Inc
! bell broke up the challenger's on
slaught.
Tunney smashed his right full
under Heeney's heart, but the Ansac
| seemed ID like il, and bounoed ln
| close IN slug at the champions body.
Gene drilled A left and right INTO
Tor's rugged head and blood driboled
from the challenger's nose. Boxing
r~arilv again on the defense. his nat
ural style, Gene prodded the Ahzac
nth inlts 10 the head and body IN
Tom sturdilv plouRhed into what
.vrr punishment came his way. Tom
ahmed. ~ Tunney hooked him IN m
slirrh hut was up without = count.
Tunnpv pecked az him steadily UP M
the bell.
Round Six
Tunreys' mastery defense nae
Heenev quite muddled now, rs ION
pledded IN only 70 find his clouts
caught On the ~champior's arms anu
his body battered nv Genes thudding
right. The champion stepped IN win
! bullet-like left hook 70 the body
and bounded his right again OF
Heeney's corrugated features. IN =
rIinch. with the broad shouldered
New Zealarder half a head shorter
Tunney rourhed II 70 the bell.
Round Seven
Tunney was content 70 maui =
challenger. killing the effectiveness
of Toms left hook ~ burying his
right hard against his check. a.
Tunney danced about. shearing Tom
with his left. the AnZac missed fire.
~quently. his short arms going by
Tunney's heacd. 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 so fast that he
landed in the center If the ring be-
fore Tom could get away from the
ropes. Gene was boxing him ,asily,
shearing him deftlv with lefts.
Round Eight
Freshened by half a bucket OF wa
ter poured over his head, and a new
haircomb. Tunney came out 10 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 TO see his advantage.
Gene held the challenger a moment
looked over his difficulty and then
numned Iefts and rights 70 Toms
head and BODY. Tom wobbled under