BOXING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17452, 29 December 1930, Page 4

BOXING

PALMER BEATS HAINES LOSER CRITICALLY INJURED A TERRIFIC BATTERING SYDNEY, Dec. 28. At the Stadium the middleweight championship of Australia changed hands last night, when Jack Haines, 11.4, collapsed in the twelfth round aftei a. terrific battering by the Victorian, Ambrose Palmer, 11.5^.

Haines was later admitted in St. Vincent’s hospital in a critical condi thin, due to a rupture, of a blood vessel beneath the skull. An operation was performed early this morning, hut his condition is very low.

The contest, was most sensational Fourteen thousand were present.

Palmer was master of.the situation 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 ho ginning lo end, Haines several times unsuccessfully appealing for a, foul.

The climax came in the twelfth round, when Haines was down three times, and finally fell on the canvas with a sickening thud. This is Hie first time he has ever boon knocked out.

LECKIE AND DONOVAN DRAW

(Per Press Association.)

PALMERSTON N., lasi night

After 15 three-minute rounds, a featherweight contest at catch weights between Tommy Donovan (Waitara), featherweight champion, and Johnny Lcckic (Napier), resulted in a draw, a decision which met with the approval of a great majority of the spectators.

The fight was staged in the Palmerston North Opera House before a large attendance, and although full of interest, there was little clean hitting, Donovan being an awkward target, and taking every chance of getting in close, where lie did best. Leckic outfought his man in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth rounds to lead on points, hut. Donovan Unished aggressively to make up the leeway. Mr. F. O’Neill capably refereed.

FAIRIIALL BEATS MORGAN

(l’er I’rnss Association.) WESTPORT, last, night. In their, return match Tommy Fair* hall (Australia) knocked out Ted Morgan (Olympic welter champion), in the thirteenth round. •

FLYWEIGHT TITLE

A DRAWN CONTEST

NEW YORK, Dec, 27

Midget Wolgast. and Frankie Geuernn, rival claimants for the flyweight, title, fought a 1.1 rounds’ bout, resulting in a draw.