Tex Rickard chooses Tom Heeney for Tunney fight
Tex Rickard announced Heeney of New Zealand as Gene Tunney's potential July heavyweight challenger. The tentative bout would be in New York with dates July 12 and 28 at Madison Square Garden.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1928
Page
8
Tex Rickard announced Heeney of New Zealand as Gene Tunney's potential July heavyweight challenger. The tentative bout would be in New York with dates July 12 and 28 at Madison Square Garden.
The column surveys Gene Tunney clashing with William Muldoon over championship strategy and Tunney’s perceived neglect of duties. It notes Ick Hyland aiding Adela Rogers St John in new ventures, Hyland’s divorce, and custody details.
William T. Tilden captained the United States Davis Cup team to a dramatic win over 11 year-old Junior Coen in Mexico City. Final scores: 4-6 1-6 8-6 6-3 6-2. Also, reports say Fernja Nev may quit baseball after the season and may join Stanford as an assistant football coach.
Athens high school basketball ends its season with an inter class tournament to be played in the first four days of the week. Varsity players are eligible in each class with three players from the first and three from the reserve squads. The winning team faces the faculty quintet Thursday afternoon.
Three legendary players Speaker Collings and Cobb join the Philadelphia Athletics for the first time this season as scores from cities like Chattanooga West Palm Beach Kansas City Birmingham Fort Worth Greensboro New Orleans Jacksonville and Los Angeles indicate a busy schedule and weather interrupted games including a rain cancelled Cardinalis vs Jacksonville contest.
Cambridge defeated Oxford in the annual boat race on the Thames at Putney by ten lengths. The Cantabs displayed superior form, finishing the four mile course ahead as Oxford tired. Conditions were cool with light showers and a smaller crowd than in past years.
Finn leads Palma. A five hour time lead marks the Palma to Moriarty race with Souminen finishing second in 6 21 30. Darby left Santa Rosa for Palma 49 miles distant while other finishers include Pollard Garner Godlupra Gavuzai Pasnac and Pasnac. Ott Romney resigns after seven years at Montana State to head athletics at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah.
A series noting proper conduct on the golf course by Art Brmitha. The rules cover staying quiet during partners drives, not teeing out of turn, removing ground debris, marking scores off the green promptly, signaling to play through, courteous treatment of caddies, not crowding the cup, and avoiding complaints or obstruction during play.
Reports from Washington and Jefferson note three regular players will complete their four year college courses in three years earning diplomas this year. Coach Arnold Horween discusses advanced algebra signals and plans for practice with half hour sessions. Alumni traveling to New York train crowds highlight college football debates and new eligibility rules. Coach Andy Kerr awaits hospital returns as student mass meetings debate football independence.
Prince of Wales suffers three falls in two point to point races at Wor cester meet riding Lady Doon and De Gomme. He remounts after each spill, finishing the day mud covered but uninjured amid treacherous ground and a thronged crowd praising his sportsmanship.
In Dayton, Lomski defeats Sekyra in a middleweight bout as part of boxing card. The Aberdeen boxer pressures with powerful rights and body shots, while Sekyra fights back but falls short. The match follows earlier bouts featuring Lomski's iron defense and improved stance, with crowd watching eagerly for the next challenge.
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