Show TUNNEY GIVEN VORD SWORD Marines Gift Goes Along AlongI Alon I With Commission as Lieutenant NEW YORK Oct 9 Dy S By The Th Associated Press Gene Press Gene Tunney gained an honor which he It said he h desired as a much as a that of ot the tho heavyweight championship his commission as first t lieutenant In inthe li the tho th United States marine corps The formal presentation took in Ma or Walkers Walker's reception ot of room where the tho oath of service was administered by Major W H Stone commander of the Seventh marine marino regiment of reserves to tc which Tunney will be b attached Later on tho the city hall hail steps be- be before be before fore Core persons Tunney was pro pre presented pro with sith a II gold eold trimmed dress dres- sword word Inscribed To James Joseph Tunney from the th marines marine of ot the th marine barracks Brooklyn Silver bars of ot the rank ra of o fleet lieutenant were pinned on his hia Iii shoulders shoulder Tho The heavyweight champion was war accompanied to the tho city hall by b Major A A Drexel Diddle Biddle phia sportsman and a II member ol ot the marine r reserves serves Major Biddle and Tunney served together In the thi marine corps corp in Quantico Va In Ir 1917 HIT and later met again aln I France France nn nfl |