Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-27 | Page 6 | Gene Tunney Has Close Call from Fall into River

Gene Tunney H Has s Close Call Flom Fall Into River ROCKWOOD Maine Dec 27 AP P Gene Tunney worlds world's heavyweight boxing champion squared off oft yesterday for another round of his holida holiday battle with the north woods following upon following upon a narrow narrow nar roar row escape from drowning Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day in the tile Icy waters of ot Moose MooseHead MooseHead Head lake Jake He tie plodded out a six-mile six snowshoe snowshoe snowshoe snow- snow shoe hike this morning The ducking of or yesterday when he slipped through an Ice fee wrinkle into the lake while Willie on his on-his his way Kings King's camp to church here nere apparently apparently apparently had no aftereffects Tunney was chilled and went to bed In a hotel here while his clothes were dried yesterday and aId nd later returned to camp b by the land route The temperature toda today was cold and the air all raw threatening snow but Tunney appeared after his tramp glowing with health