HEENEY'S CHANCES BETTER THAN EVER
DEMPSEY ENTHUSIASTIC
WILL TAKE feUPEBMAN TO BEAT HIM, HE SAYS
United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Monday, 5.0 p.m. , . • EW YORK, July. 22. N - A report from Pairhaven states that Jack Dempsey is enthusiastic over Ton) Heeney. - He declared; “It will take a superman to heat him. .He is strong and rugged, and apparently possesses a lot of stamina, and for these reasons he has a better than even "chance of winning.” v Heeney gave the best exhibition of his training period to-day in a furious four rounds with his sparring partner, Braddock. A message from Speculator states that Tunnoy insists he will fly to New York by landplane despite the vigorous protests of Tex Rickard, who is exhausting every means of dissuading the champion from risking his life. • The famous promoter argues that there is no adequate place for a take off at Speculator.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6669, 24 July 1928, Page 9
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151HEENEY'S CHANCES BETTER THAN EVER Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6669, 24 July 1928, Page 9
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