LECKIE DEFEATED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20781, 29 July 1929, Page 9

LECKIE DEFEATED

KNOCKED OUT BY SARRON. LOSER’S WONDERFUL GRIT. / '■ — • i • (United Press Association.) j (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,) SYDNEY, July 28. (Received July 28, at 5.5 p.m.) A stirring return fight between Johnny Leckie (New Zealand) and Pete Sarroii (America) saw the latter avenge his former points defeat by knocking out the New Zealander in the thirteenth round. Sarron had the better of the bout all through, only Leckie's wonderful grit staving off the end so long. Leckie fell in the first round to a stiff short left, but was up at once. His eagerness in the second round gave Sarron an opening for a left hook, which lloored the New Zealander for eight. He needed a spell, but attacked immediately, to be lloored again, though he had the satisfaction of seeing the American down. , ■ j jC PK’° "’as at his best in the second and third rounds, when he had a shade the.better of the points, but after that the American had matters practically all his own way and the New Zealander took heavy punishment, being down tn ice in the eleventh. • A battery of left hooks and right swings in the thirteenth finished Leckie, , 10 was half through the ropes, helpless, but came back to be dropped by a smashing right to the chin. Listcners-in wore disappointed' on Saturday night when they learned that there was to be no broadcast description of the bout. The result was briefly - Sydney, the announWr stating that the weights were: Leckie o-fii, Sarron 8.9.