DONOVAN WINS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17983, 31 March 1930, Page 8

DONOVAN WINS.

THE BOUT WITH SARRON. A VERDICT ON POINTS. FIFTEEN STIRRING, ROUNDS. WELLINGTON, Monday. Tommy Donovan, the Taranaki boxer, who got a verdict on a foul in the seventh round against Pete Sarron at New Plymouth a fortnight ago met the United States feather-weight, in a return bout at the Kilbirnie Stadium on Saturday afternoon. After a contest which was very aggressive throughout its fifteen rounds, Donovan got the verdict on points. The opening rounds until the conclusion of the seventh were full of activity, the margin being very close each time. Donovan Aggressive. In round eight Donovan connected with lefts and rights in his onslaught on the American, and continued to carry the fight to hi s opponent. The American’s smile had gone. Donovan fought exceptionally well in this round. There was a lot of swinging and ducking in the following round. Sarron adopted the southpaw stance for a few moments, but finding that this was ineffective reverted to orthodox style. Round ten found the New Zealander carrying the fight to the visitor. This w’as one of the best rallies of the contest. In the eleventh round a clever exhibition by both boxers was given. There .was a lively rally towards the end of the round, with Sarron, coming in, getting all the better of it, scoring freely with blows to the face. An Active Twelfth. In the twelfth round Sarron rushed across the ring with hard lefts and rights to the lower part of the body. Donovan had to smother up to protect himself from a rain of well-directed blows. Then ire straightened up and scored with a pretty left.' Sarron was now finding it difficult to escape tha New Zealander’s rushes. The Concluding Rounds. The thirteenth round opened tamelj but soon livened up. Good work by Donovan saw' Sarron in trouble, taking heavy punishment. Sarron chopped dowm a left to Donovan’s face, and he retaliated with a left and right. Sarron attempted , a right upper-cut, and missed badly. The fourteenth round opened amid great excitement. Donovan was again to the fore, and scored with lefts and rights to the body. Sarron was quite fresh, and got in some good work at ciose quarters, although several of his blows missed. Desperate infighting around the ring followed. Donovan fought back strongly, and the round concluded with honours even. In the concluding round Sarron fought hard, delivering lefts and rights and temporarily dazing Donovan, who gave ground. Sarron met Donovan with a left, and followed with a. right to the jaw. Donovan connected nicely with a left and right to the body, and a ding-dong encounter followed, both men scoring heavily at close quarters.*'' When the gong sounded there were scenes of wild enthusiasm as Donovan w r as crowned the winner on points. The verdict was received with much cheering, and the New Zealander, was; chaired by his supporters. Sarron was also given an enthusiastic reception. Referee’s Views. Mr Earl Stewart, the referee, said the margin of points, round by round, was very narrow. The surprising feature of the bout was the manner in which Donovan fought back at close quarters. Sarron on many occasions was forced to break down before the onslaughts of the little champion from Waitara-. The fact that Donovan had fought at his natural weight 3f 9 stone had a good deal to do with his win. Sarron had fought a good fight—“the contest was one of the best in the history of the New Zealand ring.” Watched by Otago. The Otago Association has matched the pair to meet at DunediD. SARRON’S INJURED HAND. MAY PREVENT ANOTHER MATCH. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. Mr Aldridge, secretary of the New Zealand Boxing Council, has received overtures from Otago and Auckland, both offering to stage a match between Donovan and Sarron. The former has promised to box in Dunedin. Sarron intends to have his left hand, which has been giving him trouble ever since his contest with. Leckie at Wellington, medically examined, and if the verdict is adverse he will leave immediately on his return to the United States. If medical opinion declares that his hand is fit to stand boxing, Sarron will be quite willing to meet Donovan again. Sarron does not pu,t this forward as an excuse for his defeat on urdav, but it is kno\xn that thu doctor’s order after the fight with Leckie was that he was not to use his injured left hand again for at least three months. THE HEAVY-WEIGHT TITLE. SHARKEY TO MEET SCHMELLING. NEW YORK, March 29. It is announced that Sharkey and Max Schmelling will meet for the heavy-weight boxing title in New York on June 12, instead of June 26, as originally announced. It is also announced that Stribling' will furht Phil Scott in London some time in May. It is believed, in view of this announcement and Scott's recent statement in London that he did not think he could train in time to meet Van Porat, that the bout with Van Porat on April 30 has been cancelled. another win for carnera. McAULIFFE KNOCKED OUT. NEW YORK, March 29. In a boxing match at Denver, Colorado Camera, 19st 91b, knocked out McAuliffe, 14st.llilb, in the first of 10 scheduled rounds, with a straight right to the jaw. McAuliffe made the mistake of going in to meet the Italian’s blows. He was down twice for a count of eight before the knock-out.