CAN HEENEY CHASE TUNNEY INTO CORNER

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6667, 21 July 1928, Page 7

CAN HEENEY CHASE TUNNEY INTO CORNER

810 CHANCE' IS AT HOPES. United Press Association—By Electric ■ .C, ; telegraph 2 —Copyright. ■/*■... : NEW , YORK, July 19. A message" from Fairhaven states that Tom Hceney. has. commenced his last week, of training, weighing five or six pounds more than ho will when he faces Tunncy, but the challenger is in excellent condition, and ban easily get down to the weight within the short 'time. ' •■ - ' ■ • . ' Tfjg trainers have perfect faith in Ucenoy and allow him to dictate his own training, programme. • It.is believed that Hecney’s tactics will bo to try and chase Tunncy into a corner and pound away at close quarters until the champion wilts. The great question is whether Hccn- . cy can chase Tunhey into a corner, because Dempsey could not. . .

MCDONALD TURNS TABLES ' MONSOON WELL OUTPOINTED - Received’ Saturday 12.55 a.m. : SYDNEY, July 20. Lachio McDonald (11.1) outpointed Monson (11.5) -over fifteen round at the Leichhardt Stadium., /The Now Zealander forced the fighting but was unable to score with heavy punches owing to Monson’s persistent clinching. -V ;: ; ’ . , In the' eighth round a collision of heads opened McDonald’s eye and in the ninth round s scries of lefts and rights dropped him for nine, hut he won easily over the remainder of the bout.