BOXING.
DEMPSEY-TUNNEY FIGHT.
NOW SEPTEMBER 22
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.
Upon Jack Dempsey’s request for a week’s postponement on account of the illness of his wife, Tex Rickard has announced September 22 as the date for his fight against Gene Tuiiney for the world’s championship. Rickard expects the gate to exceed £400,000.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 220, 15 August 1927, Page 7
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