"BET YOUR SWEET LIFE"

NZ Truth, Issue 1189, 13 September 1928, Page 18

"BET YOUR SWEET LIFE "

"DET your sweet life you can tell Truth' readers I am certainly going ** to Have another go at the world's championsnip. Why shouldn't I?" This is Tom Heeney 's message, given to "N.Z. Truth" on his arrival : at Auckland from Vancouver on Sunday. « "Yes,;Tunney is a great fighter, and, as for American fight crowds, . they are among the best iri the world. -. ■■ , "All. this talk about Americans not giving a man a fair go is bunk. "They, are hundred per cent, good sports." r :. ■ Tom intends returning to America towards the end of November to continue his efforts towards the championship honors m January. He expeots to meet one of the winners of the elimination' bouts. ' There are about, ten entrants, but Tom will probably meet one of the last three or four left in— Jack Sharkey, Tommy Loughran, Johnny Risko or. Paolino. . , '■■ ;''i ■'...■ Asked which pf ; them he: thought the toughest proposition, Tom said it was hard to say. They were much about the same. "Yes, I am glad to be. home for a spell, but, sure tell your readers, h 'certainly- am having another go for the championship." ■.;."■■?' Describing his fight with Tunney, Tom said it was a great fight,; and a clean one. ; : ; . ■•„• '■'• " ' . ■ . " '■ • i i -T- ■■ :-'T:[\-\ ] :"I felt worse m the tenth iround than m the. eleventh, but -it was a'; fair wiri, and I would like to meet Tunney again. if he is willing.'' /; V Tonri, Heeney's welcome' home was fitting and worthy 6f the occasion,. ,I', Auckland did not : forget to cheer, and his reception jon arrival was '■• one of the biggest ovations he could have received.- •--''' Tom and his American bride were to leave en route' to his home town— -Qisborne-^-on' Tuesday, after a round of festivities m the Queen .^ City^ ■.■•■■..■•",■•■-■-' -' ' '■ •' ■ ' niuimii»nnmui»nHinninniniiminniiiunniHnumninniiinmitnuimiiimnmmmnnninimiiiiiminnmmminnni»iiiimnuinntimiimiMMNUuiiMUiiiimi^ uiuiiiMiiiiitiinmuniiitiiiiiiiMiuiiiiiMiitiiisiuiiiiiiiiiiiiintiiiiiniiiiiiiijiiiiniiiiiiiimiiiMiiiiHiiMNiitiMiiiitiiititiii'iii tiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiMtiMiiiitijiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiitiinpitiiiiiiiiiiii