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Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 5

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Lincoln, Nebraska
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5
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

Conn no chance tvith Louis Orv Matthews leads ten man Sooner track team here for dual BY HENRY McLEMORE. LOS ANGELES. (UP). It being birthday, when the truth is especially sacred, the chances are that Gene Tunney was telUng the absolute truth when he told me that Billy Conn belong in the same ring with Joe Louis. Here In California to enjoy our weather for a few weeks, the former heavy'W'eight champion of the world says it is absolutely ridiculous to expect the 175 pound Conn to last more than a few rounds against the heavyweight champion, "I saw the story you had quoting Jimmy McLamin as saying he thought Conn would defeat Tunney told me.

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