BOXING.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17982, 29 March 1930, Page 8

BOXING.

THE BIG FIGHT. SARRON V. DONOVAN. RECORD CROWD ATTENDS. (Bry Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Saturday. With the weather fine and an almost complete’ absence of wind for the big fight between Sarron and Donovan at the Stadium this afternoon, at about 10 o’clock this morning crowds of people were waiting at the entrances for admission. Preliminary Bouts. In the preliminaries W. Arbuthnot beat W. Strikland; J. Connors beat J. Packer; and R. Furze beat F. Norris. A GREAT ENCOUNTER. A crow destimated at 17,000 witnessed the return bout between ’Tommy Donovan, of Taranaki, and Pete Sarron, of the United States, which was fought at the Kilfoirnie Stadium, Wellington, this afternoon. Both men entered the ring in the pink of condition, and were accorded a great reception. Donovan stripped at 9st., while Sarron tipped the scales at 9st. 1 lb. After their encounter at New Plymouth recently, when Donovan

was awarded the decision on a foul in the seventh round, this return fight was arranged, and Hie 'crowd’s expectations of a stirring exhibition were not disappointed. The First Round. After the- preliminaries had been completed the gong brought both men to their feel. Sarron crossed to Donovan’s corner, where both men sparred for an opening. Donovan opened with an uppercut, but Sarron back moved, and evaded the blow, Sarron swung a vicious right which missed and Donovan shot in a hard left t.o the face. Donovan went down from a right to the ear, but lie was up again Immediately, to meet a left and right to the body. The referee broke several clinches at this stage. Sarron forced Donovan back with cleanly-directed blows. The first round was very fast, and was in Sarron’s favour. The Second Round. The second round saw Donovan on the offensive hut Sarron stopped him

with a hard right to the body. Some good in-flghting followed, both men showing excellent footwork. Donovan scored with a short left jab to the body which he followed with a left and right. A vicious left to the face from Sarron connected, and Donovan broke away. A good toe to toe rally provided plenty of excitciment, both men giving and taking equally. Donovan’s showing in this round was much better than in the first. Both men were on their feet as the gong sounded. The Third Round. Donovan opened with a left to the face, following up with a left and right to the face which sent Sarron down on his back. But he rose quickly, and forced Donovan to the ropes with a succession of hard body blows. At this stage both men tripped, and fell, but were on their feet immediately. Sarron, fighting coolly, met Donovan with a left to the nead and right to the body. The referee warned Donovan when he knocked Sarron’s head back with a back-hand blow. The Fourth Round. With honours even the fourth round opened with a good rally and Sarron shot home a left to the face, and tried to run into a clinch, but Donovan fought him back to his corner, although his blows did not take much effect. A hard right to the solar plexus narrowly missed Donovan, who sidestepped and shot home a hard right to the head. Donovan was using his left very well. Sarron came in strongly from a clinch, and at the conclusion of the round was fighting well. The Fifth Round. The fifth round saw wild swinging (Continued In next column.!

I'rom both men in the early stages. Sarron met Donovan with a right uppercut, which, however, did not have much force behind it. Donovan scored in a breakaway with a right to the face, but he ran into a bard left, in a toe to toe encounter Sarron used both hands, and gave heavy punishment. Donovan was bleeding at the mouth at this stage, but be fought gamely, and a good rally caused much excitement. The Sixth Round. In the sixth round Donovan forced Sarron hack to the ropes, but without much effect. Donovan’s left eye was swelling badly, and gave him some ♦rouble. Sarron blocked several hard blows, and retaliated with a left and right to the body. From a clinch, Sarron chopped down a blow to Donovan’s 'neck, and a section of the crowd made a demonstration, but the referee ruled .the blow as fair. The Seventh Round. Great excitement prevailed when the seventh round opened. Donovan connected with a left to the face, which was returned by Sarron. The two contestants moved around the ring in a series of clinches. Sarron chopped down a right to the face, and scored with a right to the body. A hard left to the body from Dcnovan forced Sarron back, but he returned with a left jab to the face. When the gong sounded both men were hotly engaged in a toe-to-toe encounte*-