HEENEY'S FUTURE

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1929, Page 1 (Supplement)

HEENEY'S FUTURE

From later accounts it appears that the injuries Tim Heeney received in his fight against Maloney were such as whether the durable Tom is finished as a head-liner in the boxing ring is a debatable point, bu. anyhow, the Gisborne man avers that he is going to kepe on plugging* aw&y until he regains the form which gave him a match •for the world’s championship. Harry B. Smith, San Francisco “Chronicle** critic, however, thinks different. He says:— “Tom Heeney’s nw.iey-makiing career was of brief duration—just about ns short as any fighter who ever achieved sufficient prominence to entitle him to a crack at the heavyweight title. Heeney had his shot at Gene Tunney and a fair amount of mo’ney for a battler of his ability. “Then he came back for the match wi h Maloney in Boston, took a fine lacing, and is through, save as a ham and egger. From now on Heeney will have to scrau for the chicken feed of the ring, and while we’ll admit tha will be a lot more than he could make •n any other walk of life, it isn“ what you would call berng in the big money. “Th e one we feet sorry for v Charlie Harvey, Heeney’s American manager, who is entitled to a better break. ’ ’