BOXER SERIOUSLY HURT.
MATCH AT SYDNEY STADIUM HAINES CRITICALLY ILL. SEVERE INJURY TO BRAIN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received December 28. 11.15 p.m.) SYDNEY. Dec. 28. At tho Sydney Stadium last evening, the middle-weight boxing championship of Australia changed hands when Jack Haines, list. 41b., collapsed in the 12th round after a terrific battering from Ambrose Palmer (Victoria) list. s^lb.
Haines was later admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital in a serious condition. He suffered a rupture of a bloodvessel beneath the skull. An operation was performed early this morning. His condition is very low, but he has improved slightly since admission.
The contest was most sensational. There were 14,000 spectators present. Palmer was the master throughout. His terrific rips to the body and staggering hooks to Haines' jaw had the champion hanging on almost every round. Palmer forced the fight from beginning to end. Haines several times unsuccessfully appealed for a foul. The climax camo in the 12th round, when Haines went clown three times. Finally ho fell to the canvas with a sickening thud. This is the first time ho has ever been knocked out.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20758, 29 December 1930, Page 9
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