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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1928
2 Fighters Give Versions
Of Bout; Tom Complains
By WILLIAM It. KING
Associate Pre Sport Wrltrr
YANKEE STADIUM. New York.
Jnly 26. (AP) After defending
tils heavyweight title like a true
champion bere tonight. Gene first
paid a glowing tribute to the rug
ged gameness of Tom Heeney, hla
opponent, over whom he scored a
technical knockout in the 11th
round of their 15 ronnd bout and
then he broadcast the following
message to the world: 'I intend to
remain in the fight business."
"I am rery gratified to hare
won." Tunney exclaimed when he
had gained his dressing room only
after a large detail of police
fought a way for him through a
cheering crowd which numbered
thousands of his admirers.
Tunney was greatly concerned
over Heeney's condition and.
though he was happy over his
Tictory, his Joy increased when
word came from the challenger's
quarters that the New Zealander
was not in serious shape.
"I made Heeney fight my fight
for me," Tunney said when he was
asked about the most important
factor in his victory.
"1 almost knocked Heeney down
In the first round." he continued
"and when I saw what a tough
fellow he wis, I decided to center
my attack on his body. He was loo
Courageous to be knocked out with
one punch. It took a good many
hard rights to his body before
fee weakened.
"His habit of coming in at me
was also of great assistance to me.
His pushing Just added so much
more force to my blows and he
was weakned by every one of
them.
"I thought the referee should
have stopped the contest in the
eighth round when I paralysed
Heeney's optic nerve with a hard
right hand punch just above his
eye. I had cut that organ with a
similar punch earlier In the bout."
Tunney indignantly den J the
charges made by Heeney's hand
lers at the end of this round that
he had poked his gloved thumb in
the challenger's eye.
"It was a hard, clean right
right hook to Heeney's head that
started him blinking," Tunney
said.
Tunney then went on to explain
that he fought his battle according
to the plan outlined early in May
when he went to Speculator and
started training.
"You saw me fight tonight's con
test a score of times at Specula
tor," he told the Associated Press.
"Every move I made against
Heeney was exactly the) same ones
I made against the punching bags
nd the sparring partners."
By JAY B. VESSELS
Amociated Press Sport Writer
YANKEE STADIUM. New York,
July 2. (AP) Tom Heeney.
vanquished challenger, blamed
"that bllmy thumb" for his sud
den collapse in his first quest of
Gene Tunneys heavyweight
crown.
"Gene's thumb stuck In my eye
as we squared off for the eigntn
round and I ne'er could see any
thing out of that eye from then
on." declared Tom in bis dressing
room after the fight.
Five minutes after he had reach
ed bis quarters, Tom. stripped to
the hide, was a far different pic
ture from the pitiful figure that
had balf dragged itself from the
ring. His face bathed i and the
flow of blood from his numerous
wounds staunched, Tom walked
about the room, eating oranges
and seeking to ward off the sym
pathetic advice of his three man
agers Charles Harvey and John
and Bernard Mortimer.
"That bloomin thumb why I
know I was leading," said Heen
ey more in the tone of a confident
boxer starting a fight than one
who, has just been rocked into
unconsciousness.
"I couldn't see a thing for a
minute. My right eye was affected
by the thumbing and before I
could get straightened out Gene
had me bllmy sight. The punch
with his thumb curled my upper
eyelid down and under and blink
ing couldn't fit It. It didn't uncurl
until after Gene had cracked me
with that bloomin' right."
The conquered challenger stroll
ed about the room munching half
oranges to soothe his cut, bruised
lips. There was no sign of blood
then and .his slashed left eye had
been deftly taped so that his sight
from the battered optic was half
normal.
"Tom fought a wonderful fight
and I know he would have won
had .not Tunney's thumb poked
him In the eye," moaned Charley
Harvey, Heeney's American rep
resentative. "He was awav ahead w fle-nred
and we had It all figured for him
to continue keeping on top of
Tunney and making him- back up.
Tom was fresh when the eighth
round opened and kept telling us
ne never reit better in his -life."
The only time Tunney's prowess
was mentioned was when Bernard
and John - Mortimer, Heeney's
British managers Dulled the nude-r
Anzac aside and assured him to
gether that "you were fighting
tne worm s champion tonight and
your showing was no disgrace."
inlne contingent close to the ring
side applauded the champ between
each round and some times "car
ried their handclapping on Into
the next round.
FIGHT SIDELIGHTS
YANKEE STADIUM, New York,
July 26. (AP) A leather lung
ed supporter of Heeney showed
an ability to make himself heard
above the cheers of the big crowd.
He had two stock cries: "How do
you like that, Gene?" no matter
what happened in the ring, fol
lowed by "get in there Tom" with
equal disregard to what Tom was
or was not doing.
slipped and fell to the ring floor
In the fifth round.- However, be
had not been knocked down. Tun
ney quickly stepped back and the
referee rubbed off the challengers
gloves.' .
Many of the crowd thought they
were in at a kill when Heeney
A definite snarl was an th
challenger's face as he came out
for the sixth round: earlier there
had been a trace ol smile. He
bad masked his normally good na
ture with a grim Jook in the
sixth and all through the round
remained. .
Tunney seemed to have the
women's vote. A majority of fem
An almost impossible feat was
Derformed by the crowd In the
tenth round. In spite of the fact
that It seemed no burst of cheers
could subdue the noise of the gi
gantic bell, there was such a cheer
when Heeney measured his length
on the canvas and almost rolled
from the ring, the bell could not
be heard ending the round and
when the challenger's seconds
rushed out and pulled him to the
center of the ring and then to his
corner, most of the crowd thought
it was a knockout.
HEN COMES BUCK
TO
WHIP
RYE, N. Y., July 26. (AP)
After trailing by one hole at the
end of the first day's play Tues
day, Walter Hagen, American
holder of the British open goir
hampionship, staged a brilliant
comeback to defeat Archie Comp-
iton of England 6 up and 5 to
play In their 72 hole exhibition
match which was completed at the
Westchester-Biltmore country club
Wednesday. The first 36 holes
were played at the Sandy Burr
country club, Wyland, Mass., yesterday.
The American professional
started his comeback on the first
nine holes today, leading Comp
3ton three up at the turn of the
first round. The British star, who
defeated Hagen 18 up and 17 to
play in a similar match in Eng
land this spring, managed to re
gain one bole before the end of
the first 18, and was trailing by
a two hole margin at the 54 th
hole mark.
Starting the afternoon round
"the Haig" captured the second
hole, sinking a IS foot putt for a
birdie four, against a five for
Compston. ''The lanky Britisher
came back to take the fourth.
again cutting down.Hagen's lead.
Hagen won the fifth with a 25
foot putt which gave him a birdie
2 and increased his lead to four
holes by taking the eighth when
Compston was in a trap with his
second shot.
Compston .won the long ninth
with a birdie five while Hagen
made the par figure, bringing
them to the turn with the Amer
ican three holes in the lead. The
tenth hole was halved in threes,
then Hagen flashed a brilliant
series of three successive fours
against a like number of fives for
Compston to give him the match
on the 67th hole.
Coolidge Opens Baseball
Tournament At Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis., July 26.
(AP) In his first appearance at
a public function since coming to
northern Wisconsin for his Taxa
tion, President Coolidge today
opened the lakes baseball tourna
ment by throwing out the first
ball.
The appearance of the chief ex
ecutive, whose past contacts with
the national pastime have been in
opening big league games with
thousands looking on, was a mag
net which filled the local park to
capacity, but even then but a few
hundred . could squeeze Into the
grounds.
Motoring In from Cedar Island
lodge, the president and his party
arrived promptly at 2:00 o'clock.
The preliminaries were soon over,
the presidential party posed for
photographers, Mr. Coolidge toss
ed out a ball to the first pitcher,
and the game was on.
Inspired, evidently by the fact
it.. .mIi was w&trhln&T .him.
i lie; imw-.m " .
the first batter up knocked the
ball over the fence. Local ruies
.iiawi Mm onlv two bases, bat
m fitting beginning to the
game, which, spotted by errors
and frequent una, was a
trtMnvfiAnt
President Coolidge. seated com-
... . t .11-
fortably in a box bunt especiauj
einn seemed to enjoy
aWa tuv t
the efforts of the semi-profession
al players. Sometimes ne
m -a m tsnu moment in the
play. Hrs. Coolidge evidenced her
approval several times ny applaud
ing, while John, on the other side
of his father, sat intently watch
ing the game.
The field was muaay. -iaye
-i .ta mi and fielders some-
times kicked up sprays of water
from the tall grass as they chas
ed the much-hit balL
The president appearea iu uo
high spirits. Tanned a
brown from his irequem.
expeditions on the Brule river, he
smiled frequently and resting eas
ily on a large cushioned chair,
seemed to find the change from
bis usual vacation routine much
to his liking.
Leaving at the end of the third
Inning, president Coolidge drove
to his executive office at the Cen
tral high school where he looked
orvma naoers. before proceed
ing to the summer white house.
Mrs. Coo li age weni miu -"c
with him and stood by his
desk as he went through his cor
respondence. '
Thomas Gentle Honored
By Rountable Students
OREGON NORMAL. SCHOOL,
Monmouth, July 26. (AP) !
. ... nATCnffthifl class
. yomtj-' ?
home or mom
instructor, and tendered him a
fi.tnrv surprise party
their appreciation, --
esteem the class P"
7, v . ..nr heantlful Ham-
uenue w -.-ilton
watch.
An impromptu program of ! onge
and speeches was enjoyed with the
class of 100 members seated on
SSSL was one that will long be
remembered. Guests of the eve
ning who were not members of
the class included Mr. Gentle's
- Bftdees. Julia
Spooner and Anna traer.
Refreshments were served by a
committee of men at a late hour.
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