Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-11 | Page 10 | Heeney, Tunney May Meet in London Britisher Need Win over Sharkey

Heeney Tunney May Meet in London I 4 8 to 5 Odds Predict Torn Tom Wont Won't t I A Needs Win Over Sharkey NEW YORK Jan 11 AP The AP The possibility of ot a fight tight with T Gene Tunney In London for the he heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight championship dangled to today to to- day r before cro e Tom Heeney burly hope of 01 the British empire ir lit Tex Rickard's Rick lUck ards ard's never-ending never hunt for title material H Heeney eney who left his his' plumbing tools down under In New Zealand Zealand Zea Zea- land to fight his way into a bout with Jack Sharkey would like nothing g better than the match now flOW drifting about In the back of 01 the promoters promoter's mind First of 01 course h he he- must dispose of 01 the loquacious gob from Boston In a round 12 match In Madison Square Garden Friday night Betting odds' odds are 8 to I that he wont won't but none have been made within Toms Tom's hearing hearing- Blimey said Heeney in a cockney cockney cockney cock cock- ney accent as as' he perched on the edge of ot a. a a rubbing table training grind over and stroke his square bristly chin at the prospect Now Ill I'll ave ter tel whip Sharkey for tor a fact HOPE FROM TEX I The eyed blue headed curly-headed giant appeared today to have more snore than a possibility of ot facing a ahome homo home crowd some time next summer sum sum- mer flier In the tho Wembley stadium Just outside of ot London and the tho hope came straight ht from Crom Tex RIckard All England needs ne-eds to gain such a match is cour courage gc and a willingness willing willing- ness to cooperate cooperate- rex said With him was Bernard London fight promoter who assured Rickard Rick Rick- ard site was available tho the Olympic season propitious and that financial backing would be bo forthcoming forthcoming forthcoming forth forth- coming as soon as he returned to Great Britain NEEDS SHOWING There was also alea an indication that Heeney need only make a stirring showing against Sharkey to arouse con consideration of 01 a match abroad with Jack Dempsey who toured Europe Europe Eu Eu- Ju- Ju rope In triumphant fashion several bears jears ears ago a o. o Mortimer who unveiled Joe Beckett believes that Demp Demp- I sey scy even en without th the title would draw as well in England as Tun Tun- ne ney Heeney 28 years oars old oM stretched out on his rubbing table table table-a a stubby stubby- armed but brawny chunk of 01 bone and muscle 18 pounds In heft helL I Fighting lie 10 said came down to him through his dad another huge hugo j fellow tell ow who still acts as engineer In Ina a brewery in Gisborne New Zealand Zealand Zealand Zea Zea- land where Tom and four husky brothers gr grew W up battling Heeney's first rt experience experience- with trained fighters canoe came during a 15 month enlistment In a New Zealand Zealand Zealand Zea Zea- land rifle rIlle- brigade of 01 the tho war wa pe pc Pc- nod After his discharge Tom Torn Soon wore out the amateur heavyweights of ot there there weren't t many In a town of 01 he explained explaIned and and was certified for professional ranks by tho the Island boxing authorities Only the tho best Lest amateurs ar are arC allowed to turn professional professional pro pro- In New Ness Zealand Several years of 01 professional proCessional camouflaging brought Heeney I ithe he championships of New Zealand South Africa Australia and Ireland A year yearS ago go Tom invaded America to beat Jack Demave J Johnny and Bud Gorman score a knockout knockout knock knock- out over Jim Maloney and draw with Paolino Uzcudun after losing a ten-round ten decision to the Span Span- lard I