Sport: Tunney Out

Following the retirement of James Joseph Tunney, champion with a mind of his own, from the prize ring with $2,000,000 in his wise old sock, three schools of thought developed:

1) He quit because he wanted liberty—liberty to eat pie, all kinds of pie. This school founded its major premise on Tunney's shout in the office of a Wall Street broker, as he did a merry dance: "I am free, free. Yes, free to eat lemon meringue pie—or anything else for that matter."

2) He quit because he was afraid of going stark, staring mad....

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