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NZ Truth, Issue 1293, 18 September 1930, Page 10

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SarronK.O'd. . . MR. Appendicitis knocked Pete Sarron *"* coid last week,' and Petey took the chloroform and waa pleased to have it. When "Truth" saw him at the weekend he was n\erry and bright, and though he had a few stitches below the belt they did not seem to inconvenience Pete m the least. . , To hear his plans for the future it was pardonable to imagine he had just had a tooth removed, but, with all due deference, it will be some time before he steps out m public again. ; It is rumored that the doctors found SaiTon pretty tough to cut up. Toughness, is Pete's second name. Down At Ashburton ASHBURTON is not" going to wait *"■ till n^xt August to have a fight. The mid-Canterbury Association has arranged a pro contest for October 3. The two principals will be Tommy Griffiths, of Dunedin, and Jack Crowley, of "Wellington. Griffiths has not had a fight for some time, : but Jack had an outing recently and when he takes the ring he will be cherry ripe. " I Sympathy Extended I INURING last week there were two. *^ bereavements m Wellington box- j ing circles. i ' • ** * John Ernest Staples, late chairman of the local association, died suddenly on Wednesday, and then, on Friday, Mrs. Talbot; wife of Secretary W.G., passed a^vay. j , The late Mr. Staples, was at the, helm J of the association .m its troublous times, and to him much is due for the present sound state of affairs. . | In. the case of the late Mrs. Talbot, she did not come into the public eye, but those who were familiar .with the inside working of ' the association knew the tremendous help she gave to her husband. < The deepest sympathy is extended by the boxing world. Sydneyside Talk v AT the Sydney Stadium on Saturday 'V night Russ . Critcher easily outpointed Dealer Wells. Wells was amazingly tough and game, but v had no chance with the crisper, cleaner hitting Critcher. At Leichhardt on Friday night the wetter champion, Tommy i Fairhall, stopped Len. White m thirteen rounds. White , went well for eight rounds. He tired then and almost collapsed at the end of the thirteenth, when the fight . was stopped by the Referee. Artie Hay is ' to have his first Australian fight at the Sydney Stadium on September 27, when he meets Jack Haines. Last Wednesday night, at the Sydney Stadium, Jack O'Malley outclassed Ted Dargin, knocking him out m the sixth round. * Back To The Fold DEGGIE TROWERN has his ticket •" again. At the last Council meeting his application for a license was granted. There is no doubt that Trowern was made the scapegoat m that affair, but now that he is back m again he should be careful to keep himself on side. -.