HEENEY AND TUNNEY

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 244, 16 July 1928, Page 9

HEENEY AND TUNNEY

CHAMPION COMPLAINS ABOUT SEATS NEW ZEALANDER’S CAUSTIC REPLY (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright,) (Australian Press Association.) (Rec. July 15, 5.5 p.m.) New York, July 14. News from Fairhaven says that comment ascribed to Tunny to the effect that the allocation of seats for the champion's friends is faulty, and further that Heeney expects to have only three friends present, lias caused the New Zealander to dictate a caustic letter to the champion, in which he declares: "It may interest you to know that I have already arranged for more than two hundred tickets for my friends, but they are not particular where they sit. All they want is a good view of me hooking you with lefts, and sending your head back with uppercuts. I have always drawn good audiences, and have earned the right for a try at your title, because I am always consistent.” Heeney, was pleased when he was informed that the advance sales of tickets were now close to half a million dollars. WIN FOR HEENEY PREDICTED "MORE ENDURANCE THAN TUNNEY.” New York, July 13. The sports writer, McAuliffe, who is also an undefeated light-weight champion, predicts victory 1 for Tom Heeney. He says tiiat Heeney has more endurance than Tunney, and will wear him down and win the decision at the end of fifteen rounds. "I don’t think Heeney has a strong enough punch to knock Tunney out, but he is likely to maul the champion pretty badly in the last five rounds,” continues the writer. “The coming bout will tell more on Tunney than on a regular fellow like Heeney, w-ho is used to going twenty rounds.”