Tage Eight
THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OttEflON
Frldnv. July 27, 1928
GENE RETAINS
CHAMPIONSHIP
, (Continued from pace One)
lr" Ihd typa of fialiler Tunney
In hi huart always has cnrlvd.
Vnfnrlunatoly, dunes awesome
display of punching Tenon came
loo lulu to wva Tea ltd Ward
from Dm flmt great financial
failure of hla career. Although
orrirlal roceipta have yet to be
announced, lha promoter adralt
tnd (hut the crowd of 60,000
that more than half filled the.
hiiKe home of the American
Ioukuh world championa paid
hut $700,000 to see tho major
rlsifc show of tho outdoor aca
aim. Tho loss to Tllckard and the
Madison Hauare (iardon corpora
lion, coming at the end of a
sorlns of heavyweight champion
ship matches that set new rec
ords for recelpta, probably will
roach- 1300,000. The champion
ship tilt, counting a guara
that rattled off hla flinty ch.ln.lnto the pit ot the atomarh, now
and chugged deep In hla burly j rght amaahea under the heart
body, atretched helpless at ,hat painted ll.-etfey's sldo a deep
enae oi me nna, vttfuw irot-iuru
to hare won the priae of clean
knockout. But before a count
could be atarti'd, the gong clanged
red and drained hla atamlna.
Then aa Heeney weakened un
der body blown that therntened
to end the session and Tomsj "uvg a an. i.ene cm loose
despairing seconds dragged hlra aaain In the thiol, boxing ctwlly
to hla corner. Heroic treatment whenever Tom threatened, pln-
W-estored the Anise aufflclently I nmg nim in a irime grip, uui
to warrant aendlng him forth for j crashing alwaya those punches to
team wna gone from Ilcenoy'a
attack.
Steadily the champion whittled
away at hla challenger, alandiiig
toe to toe with Tolu te batter
and sllco at hla body aa lleeney's
Irength foiled but fighllng aplrll
never altered. In the seventh
round, the one blow that aettled
the battle left Tom blinking and
rubbing hla eye and tor a nu4
llient It aeenied thmieh the
the final round, but tho end, MM cnaiiengera iron ames. i no milling might end then and there,
foroc-axt from the-moment Gene Punishment began to tell on the lltre Tunney, now the master
paralyied halt of Ileeney a sight, bull-chested Invaded. Ills rushes , in full command or the milling,
could not bo averted three, mln-.rw nior desperate, runches j showed a brand of sportsmanship
utea more. j wandered off the line. 1 1 liut brought cheera troin the
Having the sympathy of moat I Switching to lleency'a head In j throng already tiriug of the gory
of the crowd by hla apartan In-1 the fourth round. Gene drew spectacle. Uene, clinched with
difference to punishment, Iloeney j blood from Tom'a nose and lips 'the chullenger as lleeney fought
tore Into the champion In the with knlfe-IIke left Jabs and right j to gain control ot the left eye
first round and drove Gene be-j hand smashes that carried every j lid, held him there and refused
fore him under storm ot short, ounce o fthe weight and atrength to punch until. he was sure that
lopping hooks to the head. Con-'in the champion's body behind tho Injury was Just one of the
temptuo-ie of punishment, the'theui. Desperately but In vain
"breaks" of the game.
craggy-fcatiired challci.ger rip-j lleeney slashed back In an i'f-i Iluppy at the outrotne of the
ped through Tunney'a guard,: fort to halt hla tormentor. . bruising Tray that definitely ea
bulled him about the rlnv. and Now and then, as Heeuey'a tea-' 'abllshed him as a slugger ot
... -! drummed bis punches oa Gene's inrea crumbled under the rhamD- I tremendous power, Tunney waa
J525.000 for Tunney and f 100,-
' 000 for Heeney, probably cost
$1100,000 to atage and ot the
$700,000 estimated recelpta. The
promoter must pay SO per cent in
taxes In the state and federal
governments.
Hut through that dreary vista
of figures that showed Rlckard
nothing but losses where gates
of $1,800,000 and $2,600,000
since bloomed under the magic
touch of Jack Dempsey, the pro
moter today saw visions ot big
ger and better gates" to come.
The Impressario ot Madison
Square Garden believes that be
now has In Tunney the makings
ot one of the greatest drawing
cards of the history ot the ring
a master boxer with the power
In his granite fists to batter
helpless a man who never be
fore was punched to the canvas.
Certainly the handsome champ
Ion, bronied the color of an In
dian, trained to the minute, and
savage In the perfection of his
slouting accuracy, turned loose
upon Tom Heeney a brilliant all
round display of fighting power.
From the third round until
the seventh, when a slashing
right hook paralyxed the optic
nerve la Tom'a left eye, there
was no question of Tunney'a su
premacy,, and from the moment
that blow landed until referee
Ed Forbes merclfullfy atepped
In to save the Ansae, blind and
helpless, after two minutes and
C2 seconds ot slaughter In the
eleventh, the sole issue was one
of endurance Heeney's ability to
absorb punishment.
For just a moment in the
tenth round, as Heeney. battered
senseless by a storm ot punches
head. ion 'a marksmanship. Tom rushed ' carried from the ring by his ad-
It was an amating sight l Tunney to the ropes In brave j mlrers and-rushed away to rest
the throng, which viewed the . But fUie efforts to pin him down I and plan his hiking tour through
champion as a. S to 1 favorite i to ona apot. There Gene showed ' Germany. Oft In hla dressing
land had come to see a' master; hs soe weakness. Whether i room. Heeney 'bemoaned the
boxer riddle hia foe with light-lfrom the memory of the Sep-1 punch thut temporarily had rob
bing lerts. an occasional richt I iemlxr night In Chicago when (bed him of half his sight,
and datxle him with the fastest j prmpaey caught him on thej And around the ringside, where
foot-work any heaywelght hasirop, ,n0 m Dut knocked him J Hlrkard'a proverbial weather luck
developed slnce'tbe days of Jimallt or because of natural aver- had kept things dry until the
Corbett. It wai Just as atuaxlnx s,on lo ,hat stylo of fighting.
to Tunney and a worried, bar- Tunney germed always at a dls
rassed look wan on his facn as ' advantage there. Once he bounced
he trotted to his corner, a red ! go fMat ,0 ln8 renter of the ring
bruise above tho left eye. ,
Gallant ca w Hreney's start'
amid the roars ot approbation
ot the crowd It ended as quickly
as It began. Within the next
three minutes, Tunney had
solved the problem on the plung
ing Ansae enough to hold Tom
even in the. round. From then
on Heeney failed to win auother
session.
Strangely enough, solution of
that tough, punching problem
from New Zealund with the con
crete Jaw and steel-ribbed body
did not come through slugging
with the challenger. In the sec
ond hound Gene called upon all
his boxing skill to fend oft Tom's
rushes. At every turn he tied
Hoeney up In clinches with arms
so strong that even Tom's bulgy
muscles could not break the grip.
But in between times. Gene
smashed everlastingly at the
challenger's body, now short,
thudding left books that boomed
fight was ended, newspapermen,
like a flock of drenched roosters,
huddled over their typewriters
pounding out. copy In a drenching
that Tom was left standing by: downpour ot rain that swept the
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