BOXING SENSATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 64, 17 March 1930, Page 16

BOXING SENSATION.

w • tv f 9 Ir A SURPRISING FINALE tl t\ DONOVAN OUT ON HIS FEET. j a * - «• ' * SARRON LOSES ON A FOUL. tl . fa u i $ *■» ' jjj" '(By Telegraph.—o\yn Correspondent.) * " NEW PLYMOUTH, Saturday. |« Peter Sarron was disqualified by the jjj» referee when he appeared certain to 11 defeat Tommy Donovan in the seventh £ ; round of their fight at New Plymouth 11 to-day. ii" The better man lost. g■: Sarron had been warned in the second 2» round for a low punch, and in the sixth £ 2 he was again warned. In the seventh a 21 small section of the crowd hooted Sarron as the referee raised Donovan's prm. £" The little American, amazed, wrung his g I hands, paced around the ring and cried jj|! tears into his hands, a pitiable spectacle. r S The hooting was followed by an ovation " J for Donovan, but a large section of the £ I crowd was amazed, and wondered what £ I had happened. £ J Although the unexpected happened the £* crowd saw six splendid rounds, some- «» what marred by warnings, and a brimful £ i seventh, in which terrific hooks shook JJI Donovan as he had never been shaken before. Only Sarron's. accidental slip, a p * punch which landed in the region of Donovan's ear as Donovan was, falling, tl gave a nominal victory to Donovan. | J The men's tactics provided a great con- * | trast. Donovan crouched and advanced g' his left shoulder. Sarron stood square w I on, with his chest inviting, and his right £» ready for crosses and swings to the £ j side of Donovan's jaw. jjt Sarron Clearly Superior. jj*; In the first six rounds there was little p f to indicate that so sharp a turn would * * 'come, but it is evident, apart from the $' unfortunate incidents, that Sarron has *» no equal in New Zealand. It is feasible U* that Donovan's extremely low crouch g * and sudden lifting contributed to the low g! punches Sarron may have delivered. * Possibly special feeling was shown at I the. result because of the legal fiasco 2 $ preceding the match. v- f New Plymouth grew in a day, and for is» a day, to the proportions of a city, and Jjj £ the largest crowd of New Zealanders jjgjjj ev6r at a boxing match followed the g«fortune from the terrace and steep a * banks on the semi-circle, while tiers on i J * all sides, completed the amphitheatre. • *\ * How the Rounds Went. * \ The first round saw Sarron draw Donog! van and use his right cross, which conm ' nected three times. Donovan scored in %Jthe clinches slightly. Sarron's round. % • In the second Donovan landed a left a l and a right to Sarron's body and twice *; swung to the face, but Sarron drew blood. h » Sarron was warned for an alleged kidney • blow, which Donovan's low duck aggra--3); vated. Sarron, inflamed, drubbed .Donop { van's body in the corner, and at the gong |>■ he had to be pulled off. Sarron's round. J! In the third Donovan led to Sarron's Jjjface and scored: in close work,' and «; landed a straight left to Sarron's mouth. J Donovan's round by a slight margin. 2! In the fourth Donovan scored hooks to | J'the body and a swing to his face, but j; Sarron connected with a right to the » 1 jaw, and peppered Donovan's ribs. Sarron sa stopped Donovan's rush with a solid left q ' to the jaw. An even round. 5' In the fifth Donovan connected with 11 left lead, but Sarron penned him on the |J; ropes and a lively milling to the body st thrilled the crowd, Sarron hooking,solidly cat as.-Donovan broke away. Donovan twice with a left' lead and a right " 4 "' hook. Donovan's round narrowly. Sarron Warned in Sixth. In the sixth Sarron missed with a skyscraper uppercut, and Donovan scored to the body. Sarron was warned for a low punch. ("Very low," said Mr. R. Meale, the referee, pointing his finger at Sarron. "Another time—out!") Donovan scored with a left lead and landed a terrific right hook to Sarron's ribs. Donovan's round. In the seventh, after an even milling to the body, Donovan connected a left, l-ight and left again, but Sarron put his weight behind a right and dropped - Donovan with a powerful blow to the solar plexus. The referee counted five. Again Sarron attacked fiercely, and dropping Donovan with a right cross, he took the count to 1 eight. Sarron was savage, and then landed a terrific left hook 'that-lifted Donovan bodily, but he resumed at the count of eight. V ' . The End. • It was then evident that the end was near. A left to the jaw saw Donovan falling, and the next blow caught him, in the act of falling, near his ear. The referee lifted Donovan to his feet, raised liis arm —and the bout was over.