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Show 00 GENE TUNNEY WINS OVER TOM LOUGHRAN PHILADELPHIA. Aug 26 Gene Tunney, of New York, former light heavyweight champion of America, de-Feated de-Feated Tommy Loughran. of Phlladel-i" Phlladel-i" la, In an enh;-round bout her,- on ; Thursday. In the opinion of u majorits Of sports writers at the ringside Tunney Tun-ney welched 173 pounds and Lough-ran Lough-ran was 10 pounds lighter. Tunney landed a hard right on lxughran's Jaw In the first round and Tommy went down for a count of nine Lough tan came back gamel and made a great battle, so much so that eome sports w riters were In. lined to Judge the match a draw. Oeorge "K. C.") Cheney, of Baltimore, Balti-more, 135 pounds, knocked out Earl France of California, in the second round of their bout, Eddie ("Kid") Wagner of Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, won by a comfortable margin trom Earl Balrd of California Pal Moran of Neyv Orleans, and Harry ("Kid") Brown of Philadelphia boxed six rounds to a draw. 00 |