BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 250, 22 October 1928, Page 11

BOXING.

HARMS MAY COME OVER.

McINNES SAYS GOOD-BYE.

Now that Tommy Mclnnes, the Scottish middle-weight, has packed his kit and sailed away for Sydney to get married, Jack Warner, who acted as manager for the Scotsman, and who is remaining in Auckland, is anxious that another first rate performer be brought across from Australia in order to keep the sport of boxing booming locally.

The man that Warner would like under engagement to the Northern Boxing Association, is Billy Harms! of South Africa, who is rated very highly across the other side of the Tasman. Harms, says Warner, is just the style of fighter that would be popular with local fans, being a forceful battler, with a good punch. Harms holds points decisions over Merv Williams, Tommy Mclnnes, Charlie Long, Johnny Sullivan and many others. He knocked out Charlie Ring in two rounds and gave "Tiger" Payne one of the hardest fights of his career. With Lachie McDonald, he fought one of the finest fights seen at the Sydney Stadium for many a long month, according to Warner.

Warner, after consulting with the Northern Boxing Association officials this morning, dispatched' a cable to Harms and it will be known next week whether he is coming or not. If the South African does decide to come over ho will probably be matched with Monson or McDonald and later with MeInnes, if the Scotsman returns about the end of next month as expected.

Before leaving for Wellington to catch the steamer for Sydney on Thursday, Mclnnes, who fought four fights at Auckland, winning three, was presented by friends with a gold watch and chain and a greenstone tiki.

POCOCK V. BROADFOOT.

A DRAWN CONTEST. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)' CHRISTCSHURCH, Sunday. Clarrie Pocock, list Tl3> (Christehurch) and Jim Broadfoot, list 51b (Auckland), met In a professional boxing contest last evening, and the decision was a draw. Pocock, using a straight left, followed by a right to the body, did most of the leading. Broadfoot used rushing tactics with a dangerous right swing, which very often missed. The crowd, which was a small one, would probably have given Pocock the decision. The margin in some of the rounds was clearly in his favour. In the last round he really gave Broadfoot a boxing lesson, hittins coolly and with precision, and always stepping cleverly away from the Aucklander's dangerous right.

LECKIE V. HELTON.

CHAMPION STIIiIj WINNING.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

GBBTMOIDTIH, Sunday.

A professional feather-weight boxing contest for a purse of £150 took place between Johnny Deckle and Billy Melton before a large crowd last night. In the seventh round. Melton's seconds threw in the towel. I/eckie and his opponent in trouble In the second round and from then on was manifestly the master. Melton relied on Ms right, which often went wide of the mark. Jaggers (Christehurch), lOst 41b, beat Cotter (Greymouth), in a six-rounds amateur bout after a good showing. In the other amateur bouts Croft beat Moffltt and Richardson won from Steel.