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Show Boy Who Learned to Mix in France Becomes Champion NEW YORK N. Y.. Jan. 14 Geno Tunney, tho Greenwich Village boy, la today AmcnJCan llglwt heavyweight boxing box-ing champion by vlrturo of his victory-last victory-last night over the veteran Battling Levlnsky, Ho got his start In pugilism through a desire while not busy swapping swap-ping punches with he Germans In France, to entertain his buddles behind tho battle lines. When boxing became the king of A E p. sports. Tunney entered for the fun of it. His opponents were never able to plant a hard blow on him. Geno wen.' on to became the champion f his weight of all the glove swinging artists in the American forces in Francs. Sporting experts here were almost unanimous In their opinion that Fred Fulton, the Rochester. Minn., plasterer, who fough.'. a 12-rounel elraw with hartley Madden last night, did not show eneugh ability to warrant a return re-turn match with Jack Dempsey. |