ONCE AGAIN THE TIGER

NZ Truth, Issue 1127, 7 July 1927, Page 10

ONCE AGAIN THE TIGER

1 * , (By Cable.— From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Sydney Representative.) "Tiger" Payne (11.12) made a meal of George Thompson (12.7) at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, when the latter was K.O.'d m the eighth round. , .It w v as a,bright old fight and heavy punching by both parties • concerned 'gave the backers their moneys worth. • Thompson was down four times before the finish.

Big Men Meet TO-NIGHT- the North Otago Associa- * tion is stag-ing a professional bout of ten three -minUte rounds between Brian McCleary (ex-heavyweight champion of New Zealand) and Jack Pettifer, of Oamaru (runner-up for Army and Navy dhamns.)., In Oamaru Pettifer is /the favorite, but a good all-round tussle is expected. Two welterweight amateur bouts figure on the programme, each' of six threeminute rounds. • • • Championship Entries *• t CNTRIES for the N.Z. amateur cham- _ ■*"* pionships must be made through an affiliated 'association by August 10. ! No late entries will be accepted. # # • ' - Double Bill' - MAILER' WiII stage its double bill on 11 ffuly* 20; Harry Casey is to meet Artie Ha&) and Duke Maddox will face Tommy .G^-ifR ths. . Both affairs will be over, ten ?ounda. , f '' . ,< „ t, v

Two Punchers AT New Plymouth on Saturday even- ** ' ing, two punchers will meet, Harry Casey, fresh from his victory over Lachie McDonald,- will take ,on Jack Heeney. Casey is m pretty good form and he will let Heeney know it<before the evening is out. .» *** t* 3jC Overend Fund TO date the N.Z. Council has £75/15/- --*' m "hand for the Overend fund. It is made up as follows: Council £25, Wellington Association £25, Northern Association £10, Southland Association £5/5/-, Grey Association £3/3/-, and Gisborne Association £2/2/- --• • • ft ■': Could Come Back AFTER having a look at Paul Hannah " spar the other night the conclusion was arrived at that he could come back. "If he should' do so it would be as a fully: fledged welter and m that case he would give the others some trouble* ; -