THE MEASUREMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 22, 27 July 1928, Page 10

THE MEASUREMENTS

(Received 27th July, noon.) MONTREAL, 2Gj;h July. The following arc* the measurements of the boxers: — ; Heeney. Tunney. Age 30 30 Height 5p l°iiu m. !iiu Beach 72iu 7G£in Wrist .......... Sin • 8 Jin Forearm 13in . 13 Jin Biceps ISjSin 14jn Chest, normal 43in 41in Chest expanded .. 47in 44in Waist ••• 34in 34in i Neck 17in I.7in Ankle 9Jin 9in Calf 15Jin 16in (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, 26th July. Tho following messages were received to-night by the-well-known radio operator, Mr. Ivan O'Meara: — ','. ' "San Francisco, 26th July.—lt is a matter of record that this is Tunney's first 15-round bout as champion, both of his clashes with Dempsey having been 10-round decision affairs. Ho is the first heavyweight champion to capture the title without knocking out his opponent. Some observers believe lie will knock out Torn Heeney, of New Zealand, tonight. In the v matter of weight Heeney will have ay ten pounds advantage. He figures to scale a little over 2001b, while the champion expects to enter the ring at about 1911b. The champion has one big advantage over his rival outside of boxing skill. He has a reach of 74£ in against 72in for Heenoy."—San Francisco "Examiner." '"New York Times' under date 26th July. Dempsey in a statement to-day said: 'Heeney has a wonderful pair of logs, and that he needs against Tunney. If I had Heeney's legs,' he said, 'I could whip Tunney easily.' A crowd of sixty thousand.is expected to-night to see the champion risk his title at the Yankee Stadium. Tunney is a three-to-one favourite against the rugged New Zealander, but the betting is light. The shortwave stations that will broadcast the fight are 2XAF on 31.4 metres and 2XAD on 21.96 metres." .