Tunney Stops Heeney In Eleventh Round Title Clash
Gene Tunney overwhelmed Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium in a brutal eleven round battle to retain the heavyweight crown. Heeney fought valiantly but could not withstand Tunney’s sustained body and head punching, leaving the Anzac battered and blinded in the left eye. Ticket sales topped 50,000 with receipts projected near 700000.
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Edward J.neil
Associated Press
New York
Gene Tunney
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
Heeney
Yankee Stadium
Tunney
Gene
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Savage
Tom
Ed Forbes
Bell
Onds
Jim Corbett
Anzac
Dempsey Watches Tunney Fight as Spectator at Yankee Stadium
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey attended Gene Tunney's win over Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium as a private citizen. He nodded at fighters, greeted by John McGraw and others, then left before the finish while Tunney dominated Heeney. The record includes round by round notes of Dempsey's reactions.
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Max Buckingham
United Press
New York
Jack Dempsey
Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney
Tom Heeney
Dempsey
Big Jess Willard
Jack
Toledo
John McGraw
Francisco Cruz
Portugal
Johnny Grosso
Heeney
Charley
Harvey
Keenly
Tunney
Johnny Risko
Knute Hansen
Tommy Loughran
Jack Sharkey
Joe Humphreys
Chicago
Entrants Grow for Panhandle Open Golf Tournament
The Panhandle Open at Hillcrest links has 26 entrants listed by Clements and Young Sporting Goods. Sun may firm the course for tournament play after a clearing spell, with latest entrants including N. D. Bartlett Jack Bush C G Wagner Fred Jobe E Lee Smith Dick Willetts C P F Anderson B C Harrison Memphis Charles Wise Sayre Oklahoma.
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Hillcrest Links
Clements and Young Sporting Goods Company
N. D. Bartlett
Jack Bush
C. G. Wagner
Fred Jobe
E. Lee Smith
Dick Willetts
C. FP
Anderson
C. Harrison
Memphis
Charles Wise
Sayre
Oklahoma
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Advertised by City Drug Store
Bleeding gums and pyorrhea are claimed to affect overall health, including stomach kidneys and rheumatism. The ad promotes Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy as directed with a druggist money back guarantee if it fails.
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Leto
City Drug Store
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