BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 101, 1 May 1930, Page 11

BOXING.

LECKIE SHINES AGAIN. ' USSIiXE BADLY PUNISHED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NAPIER, Wednesday. A technical knock-out in the sixth round gave Johnnie Leckie (Napier, 9st 31b), the verdict over Glen Leslie (Auckland, 9st 51b), in a scheduled 10-round contest in Napier this evening. Leckie sent the Aucklander down in the fifth round with a beautiful right cross to the jaw. He took a count for r.ine. and was again down in the sixth round for counts of eight and four. Finally Leckie. again with the same good right, sent his opponent through the ropes, the referee, Mr. J. Donovan, stop- [ ping the fight and awarding the bout to Leckie. Leslie provided little opposition to I Leckie, seldom landing a blow which had any weight behind it. Leckie showed much of his old-time aggressiveness and ability to hit. In recent fights his lefts 'have been practically his sole medium of attack, but tonight his right was always prominent, with plenty of sting behind it. BOXING "PURSES." A COUNCIL EEPOET PENDING. (By Telegraph.—Special to " Star.") WELLINGTON, this day. The New Zealand Boxing Council has now completed its task of gathering evidence on the subject of purses offered by provincial associations and will report to the annual meeting in Palmerston next August. The present rule regarding limitation of purses lays it down that no purse shall exceed £150 save for the first fight of an imported boxer, when it is permissible for a £200 purse to be made up. It is understood that there have j been fairly numerous breaches of the ! rules by various • associations and with these the annual meeting will deal. '"There has been some criticism of the council recently for the rules governing the sport in New Zealand," said Mr. G. Aldridge, secretary of the New Zealand Boxing Association, to-day. "This is mistaken. It should be clearly understood that the council does not frame these rules. They are determined by the annual meeting at which all the associations are represented/' McINNES IN SYDNEY. Tommy Mclnnes. the Scottish middleweight boxer who made many friends in Auckland about twelve months ago. is now back in Australia. On Saturday night he i will meet .Timmy Pearce. tne Newcastle middle-weight, who recently downed Ted Monson. It will be remembered that Mon-, son. then the Australian title holder, was twice beaten at Auckland by Mclnnes. ] Aucklanders would like to see Mciunes j over this way again.