Help Heeney in His Fight Narrow Win for New Zealand with Gene Tunney Alli Blacks New York, July 26.
Johannesburg, July 21.
Jack Dempsey will appear in the ring to-night as Heeney's chief second in his bout with Gene Tunney for the world's heavyweight title.
Tunney and Heeney are both in splendid condition for to-night's 15- round bout for the world's heavyweight boxing championship.
inet apathy seems. to characterize the atitade of thea towards the Tunney-Heeney fight.
Tt is doubtful if over 60,000 persons, will see the fight, in which case Tex Rickard, who smashed all records with a gate of $2,000,000 ancial fiasco in 20 years of heavyweight exhibitions, as the receipts must total $1,200.00 before he can theless, carpenters are preparing The New Zealand All Blacks today defeated South Africa in the second Rugby test match by 7 points to 6, South Africa won the first test,—Reuter.
Amstenoam, July 20:—A young Dutch girl, named Miss Leibrand, swam the Zuider Zee to-day from Stavoren to Enkhuizen in 193 hours, It is estimated that she covered about 22 miles,—Reuter. the Yankee Stadium to accommodate a crowd of 90,000 persons.
The lack of enthusiasm seems partly to be due to the general be-Yieé that Tunney easily merits 3 to 1 odds in his favour. It is felt that -Heeney, with his wide-open style of attack, is made for the champion—Reuter.
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