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

by a storm Of punches that ratified
off his flinty chin and chugged deep
inn is burly body, stretched helpless
at the edge Of the ring, Gene seemed
to have won the prize Of a clean
knockout. But before a count could
be started, the gong changed to end
the session and IONS despairing
seconds dragged him to his corner
Heroic treatment restored the Amaze
sufficiently to warrant sending MIN
forth for the final round, but the
end, forecast from the Gene
paralyzed half Of Heeney's sight,
could not be averted three minutes
more.
Heeney Game; Wins Crowd
Having the sympathy Of most Of
the crowd By his Spartan indiffer-
ence 10 punishment, Heeney tore into
the champion in the first round and
drove Gene before him under a storm
of short, looping hooks TO tie head.
Contemptuous Of punishment, the
craggy-featured challenger ripped
thrugh Tunney's guard. bulled him
about the ring, and drummed his
punches on Genes head.
IL was an amazing sight to the
throng, which viewed the champion
as a 8 TO / favorite and had come to
see q master boxer riddle his foe
with lightning lefts, an occasional
right-and dazzle him with fastest
footwork any heavyweight has de-
veloped since the days Of i'm Cor
bett. II was just as amazing to Tun-
ney, and a worried, ~harrsssed look
was on his face as he trotted to
his corner, a red bruise above the
left eye.
Gallant as was Heeney's start
amid the roars of appreciation of the
crowd it ended as quickly as il be-
gan. Within the next three minutes,
Tunney had solved the problem Of
the plunging Anzac enough 10 hold
Tom even in the round. From then
on Heeney failed TO win another
session.
Body Blows Win
Strangely enough. solution OF that
tough. punching problem from New
zealand with the concrete Jaw and
the steel-ribbed body did not come
through slugging with the challenger.
In the second round Gene called upon
all his boxing skill 10 fend off Toms
rushes. At every turn he tied
Heeney up in clinches with arms 90
strong that even Toms bulgy muscles
could not break the grip. But in be-
tween times, Gene smashed everlast-
ingly at the challenger's body. now
short, t~hudding left hooks that
doomed into the pit Of the stomach.
now right smashes under the heart
that painted Heeney's side q deep red
and drained his stamina.
Then as Heeney weakened under
body blows that threatened to crack
Q RIB, Gene cut loose again in the
third. boxing cagily whenever Tom
threatened, pinning him in = vice
like grip. but crashing always those
punches TO the challenrer's iror
SIDES. The punishment began 70 tell
IN the ~bull-chested invader. His
rushes grew more desperate. Punch
es wandered off the line.
Champ Draws Blood
switching TO Heeney's head In the
fourth round, Gene drew blood from
toms nose and lips with knife-like
left ja5s and right hand smasbes
that carried every ounce of weight
AND strength in the champions BODY
behind them. Desperately but in
vain, Heeney slsshed back in an ef-
fort to halt his tormentor.
Now and then, as Heeney's Yea-
lures crumbled under the chamnion's
workmanship, Tom rushed Tunnev
to the ropes in brave but futile e.
forts to pin him down to one snot
mere Gene showed his sole weak
ness: whether from the memory Of
the September night in CHS 20 when
Jack Dempsey caught him on the
ropes and all but knocked him out or
ecause Of natural aversion to that
style Of fighting. Tunney seemed al
ways at a disadvantage the Once
ne bounced so fast to the center Of
the ring that Tom was left standing
by the hempen barriers. But the
steam was gone from Heeney's at
tack.
Heeney Brave TO End
Steadily the champ',n whitfield
away at his challenger. standing toe
70 toe with Tom 70 batter and slice
at his body as Heeney's strength
failed but fighting spirit never fall
tered. In the seventh round. the enc
blow that settled the battle left Tom
blinking and rubbing his eve and
for a moment 10 seemed as though
the milling might end { en- and there.
Here Tunney. now the master in
full command OF the milling. showed
a brand OF craftsmanship that
brought cheers from the throng al
ready tlrirx Of the CORY spectacle.