BOXING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 72, 8 March 1930, Page 12

BOXING

(By

“Art Noble.)

HAY-BROADFOOT FOR TITLE. BARRON-DONOVAN MARCH 15. March 13■ Art Hay (challsnger) w Jim Broadfoot (holder), lightheavyweight title, at Hasting!. March 1«i Ted Morgan v. Reg. Trowern, at Dunedin. March IS i International contest, Pete Barron (U.S.A.) v. Tommy Donovan (N.Z.), at New Plymouth. March 191 Alf Cleverley t. Alan Campbell, at Waimate.

Ted Morgan will journey south to meet Reg. Trowern on Friday night next. Later in the month, on the 27th, the pair will clash for a third time at Stratford. Ted should leave no doubt as to his superiority next time out.

At the Leichhardt l-itaduim on February 28 I’hineas Stone, of Wellington, in a six-round preliminary bout accounted for Keith Owen by the k.o. route in the second session. Phin. has registered two wins in tw« starts.

The licking of Phil Scott by Jack Sharkey war not unexpected, nor wae the manner of the bout's termination, for the elongated Britisher has become notorious for taking the canvas to claim a foul on the slightest pretence. Scott is not of the type of some of the old-timers, such as Charlie Mitchell, who paid more attention to fighting than seeking loopholes. Lightweight Champion Hector Leckie may clash with Glen Leslie at Patea in the near future. Leslie will have his chance to prove that an injured ankle was responsible for his defeat by the short-cut route at Ashburton some months ago. Hector likewise will be anxious to repeat the performance, for if defeat comes his way it may mean the proposed bout at Hawera with Welshman Jack Jones will fall through.

The fact that the whole country is agog at the forthcoming meeting of Barron and Donovan has not detracted from the interest being taken in Hawke’s Bay’s fixture, Hay versus Broadfoot. This pair will vie for light-heavyweight titular honours and it would be diffioult to bring together a better pair to battle for the crown that Broadfoot by great good fortune won from Ed Parker because the latter by a few ounces failed to make the requisite poundage. Although in ti>at battle between Parker and Broadfoot the ex-Hastings man