TOM HEENEY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19258, 13 March 1928, Page 13

TOM HEENEY.

IN BIG FIGHT PICTURE. .QUEEN'S THEATRE. At the present time New Zealand's greatest boxer is well to the fore amongst the lvorld's heavy-weights, and it is fitting that the Queen's Theatre should screen him in his recent fight with Sharkey. It is safe to say that until a few months ago there were thousands in America who had never heard of Heeney, but now one might say his name is a household word. He has risen to fame by big leaps;, this has come about because of his wonderful doggedness and his stern endurance. Tex Bickard, the king of boxing championships, had his eyes open for a man to meet Tunney, and arranged a series of elimination contests. The New Zoalander easily defeated the first-named, and drew with the last-named. The picture is ono of the best of its kind over shown in the Dominion, and lovers of boxing should make ovpit effort to ace this film. Neither man performed up to his reputation, though it is apparent that Heenoy tried to force the pace, but Sharkey was out to win, and used every means to prevent his opponent coming to close <iuarters. Being considerably shorter than Sharkey, Hceney's strong point is in-flghtnis, at which he is far more skilful, but the American's big reach enabled him to foil his opponent s forcing the pace. , "Fangs of Destiny" is a good melodrama which is featured on tho programme. Jerry Matthews is hired to replace Hank Mitchell, whom Colonel Shelby suspects of being in league with rustlers, who have been raiding his herds. Shields, a neighbouring rancher, holds a note on Shelby's stock, and plans with the rustlers to ruin the Colonel, so that ho can get the ranch, where oil has been discovered. Jerry's dog, Dynamite, is instrumental in revealing to his owner the presence of oil, and Shields gets his men to take Jerry away to a lonely cabin. The dog picks up the trail, and scatters the rustlers. By some wonderful feats the dog takes Shields s revolver back to Rose Shelby, who informs her father. A fierce fight ensuos, and of course love triumphs. Edmund Cobb does some excellent work as Jerry Matthews, and Bett> Caldwell makes-a, prMty Rose Shelbj. "Dynamise," the dog, shows is a cleuT canine.