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Tunney Backs Louis FINAL WORKOUTS KEW YORK, Juae 20, A message from Grand Beach states that Braddock ran three miles but cancelled his final ring work-out. He attended church and shook hands with scores of admircrs. He will leave for Chicago to-morrow and will be kept iq scclusion until he weighs in on Tnesday, Louis reduced his linal work-out to two rounds with his sparring partner, shadow boxed one round and punched a bag for a f ew minutes, ptates a message from Kenosha. The challenger was unable to evade many righte to the jaw but rain prior to tne work-out resulted Ln.a slippery, treacherous canvas. Louis, in an interview, said: "I am prepared for a long fight but it will be , a ahort one if I can make it. " A Special train has heen arranged for the trip to Chicago on Tuesday. Tunney, who will wituess the fight, prediotad that Louis will win easily because of his youth and punchiug power, Braddock, he said, was game bnf he was out bf the ring for two ygara and *t his best he was nfcver a gfeat fighter. i
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 133, 22 June 1937, Page 9
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