TOM HEENEY'S DREAM

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 151, 28 June 1928, Page 21

TOM HEENEY'S DREAM

GAME HUNTING IN AFRICA.

ALWAYS LONGED TO TRAVEL

THINKS HE WON'T MARRY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) SAN* FRANCISCO, May 24. The picturesque ruggedness of Tom Heeney, who shortly will appear in the prize fight ring to attempt to wrest the world's heavy-weight championship from Gene Tunncy, the present holder of the title, seems to be tickling the risibilities of some of the Yankee sport writers, and one Gotham scribe says: "Although he has been, branded a colourlees fighter, despite his disregard for Shakespeare, and not excepting b's plain and unimpressive features, Turn Hceney, perhaps unconsciously is truly a philosopher. "Heeney docs not care for colour, erudition or a Beau J>niinnnl complexion. In fact, he harbours no desires for great wealth. Heeiicy seeks but one jjpal and that, the glowing Kl Dorado of every real philosopher —happiness. Heeney told of his dreams, 'poke softly' of roseate air castles, which will become real if he wins the world's heavy-weight championship from Gene Tunney. "

"There's just, one thing I want to do,' murmured, "and that is to travel. I've always longed to see tilings, to watch other people." His voice mounted 'n enthusiasm as ho continued, and he "poke more rapidly.

"Big game shooting in East Africa, fiat's my greatest deaire. Just think "f it! There are all kinds of animals, »'<tro than uny mini could want. Gosh, what I wouldn't give to get out there "»(1 really live. And I could do my «wii cooking and wouldn't have to shave ,JI " put on a clean collar. ,"Do you think I'd monkey with vaudeville or try to make more, money in "tlier ways if I won the title with all l,l «t waiting for me? fiosh, no. J "■■Mt to sec Africa. f want to see •liiha. where they don't have chairs or forks." Women was the next subject sug»«*tcd, but Ifpciiev whs not interest erf ''"■'•<■. 'I like to fin out. with the ff!' , !",'! he remarked, "but I don't think ill c»er «et married." Sucldeiily the lieu vy-weight contender "is , * into a, loud laugh, "(iosh," n* ''"ortled. "T jii>t. thought about the "lies they wrotu when I first eane year a»o. Said I didn't even '"« an overeat. Well, if they only w it, T cjiine over firht-class with Nty in the bank. Why, in iny l"*t lit in England I jf°t- dollars, and *t is a lot over there. Of course, -'ie are in London so expensive «t if you order coffee and cough three "ie» they take the gold out of your •' tit. But you don't have to go there. ,"Uwh, if I win that championship " come back just once a year to defend Just think of thoee animals." . V great volume of the foregoing calibre "' sporting writing is appearing in the meri(.an Precs but some of the \ankee "'"•Hs continue to designate Heeney an Australian, thinking that Xcw Zealand w » town in the Commonwealth.