| Show I Tunney Must Meet Second Rate Boxers By fly SPARROW GANN 51 Special 1 Correspondent on of ot Tho iho Copyright 1926 l by The Th Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated dated Press Association NEW YORK YOm May What 29 29 What Is James better J J known a as Gene Geno Tunny y doing to snake mak the th pub pub- public lic think he h Is a formidable rival for Jack Dempsey And what has he h been doing In this respect Youve You've guessed It on the th try nothing nothing Going back a few tew months wo we find him be th silvery IU sands of Miami the th observed or of orall all the tho th cynosure of o all eyes the white whit haired boy of the hJad jaded d society folk In search starch of a an anew n new thrill Then came cam a period of ular ular bag punching In preparation for a mighty battle batti against young which never neer came off And now he ho Is strutting before the moving picture camera Lights Light please The Th trouble Is I that the tho lights when turned on do d not show hw the handsome e gladiator In a pleasing aspect so tar fr as a the th fight game cam ame Is concerned Why for tor Instance has haa he h not nota as yet applied for tor a renewal of his Itis license to t lit fight In New Nw York statS The Th fiery lery Colonel Colon chairman of ot the th license board looks and act acts as a though lh u h he h Is getting ready to shoot hoot a few t choice remarks In Tunney's ys y's direction lIon tion shortly Tunney y according to the gas goa- ro sips sips told the th colonel fast March that he h would go through with a match with Jack Sharkey of ot Bos lbs Boston ton but he did not do It Phe Ph- Ph Ph lan Ian can be b mighty unpleasant when he h wants want to t be b and he h may Insist that Tunney keep his bis word before he h Is I permitted to do busi busl- busi- busi business business ness In the he Empire state TIlE TUK One On thins thing Is contain If It Tun Tun- Tunney Tun- Tun Tunney ney ny expects expect to fight Dempsey this ummer summer with any hope hop of securing Inc ing substantial support from the public as a serious contender he must lOust meet at least two good g men say Sharkey and Jack Delaney prior to his championship title adventure Tunney sorely lorely needs a couple of real battles to put him on edge and dg-and and the tho th two fighters fig named could be rolled upon to perform this service Pete rete Pet Reilly who Is Jack De- De Delancy's lancy De-lancy lancy's manager and a a II square quare shooter hooter advises the writer that his boy Is fully qualified to give Tunney a 0 great creat right fight and whip him ItS as a well puts Gene G ne down as noth- noth nothIng noth nothing ing log more than a mechanical In tighter ln which there Is more nore of truth than most fans fan realize realize- realize and and says sas lay that he h and Delaney have studied Tunney for tor years know his hi every very move and just how to checkmate It tt Delaney Is la a better boxer than ihan Tunney is I swifter with hits hIs punches and can hit bit harder says s 's Reilly All of which I Is bravo brave talk to which the th writer Is not rn ready dy to subscribe not yet et anyway Next year the status statu of the tb two men may b be different different as a Delaney Is Improving all the th time now that his health Is fully tully restored Just the th same sam the th Bridgeport Adonis Is I plenty good rood enough right now to give Tunney a 0 nip nip- nipping nipping nip nipping ping workout And It If Geno Ceno could dispose of two such men as Do- Do Delaney Dolaney De Delaney laney and Sharkey his prestige for fora fora tora a battle batti for the world worlds world's heavy heavy- heavyweight heavyweight heavy weight title would bo be b greatly en- en enhanced en enhanced the th probable gates rates of ofa ofa a Tunney Tunney-Sharkey and a It Tunney- Tunney Delaney Delaney battle It Is easy to arrive at the conclusion that these the two battles would not nt him more money y than titan ho he h would receive as the challengers challenger's comparatively paltry share shar of ot a fight with Demp Demp- sty leT PLENTY n- n OF There Ther Is Ia I ample time for Gene Geneto Geneto to whip himself lt Into shape for forthe these thele two bouts and still meet the champion before betor the th outdoor Ma sea Mason son closes Billy Gibson Tunney's Tunney manager f is b one of the th wisest wl r t handlers handler of fighters la in the th business One wonders just jurt how he h Is figuring Does Doea ho h fear tear that his man might make poor showings showing against De Dc- Dc lancy Dc-lancy laney or Sharkey or both bolh and nd andis Is thus setting himself for or a do or ordie die dlo crack at the th worlds world's world title with all to gain and nothing to lose Or Just what Is his hi slant The situation Is hard to figure and the tho only onig satisfaction one on can derive is the assurance that the thUrn time Is drawing near when a definite nite nile move of some sort must be made |
