BOXING

Evening Star, Issue 20138, 1 April 1929, Page 2

BOXING

JOHNNIE LECKIE WINS IN AUSTRALIA BILLY GRIME BADLY BATTERED. Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, March 31. At the Stadium Johnny Lcckio CB.U.J) heat Billy Grime (,9.0) jn the fourteenth round. The New Zealander was faster and cleverer, and Jiis hurricanc-Jike blows reached Grime from all directions whenever the latter came up from his old-time crouch. The crowd present sensed (he passing of the champion, as apart from the fifth and seventh rounds, in which the Australian had rather the hotter of the points, the New Zealander piled up his tally steadily. Grime was cautioned in the eleventh round for hutting, and later on he accidentally landed an illegal tap, hut Lockic, after a moment’s pause, offered his gloves, and the bout proceeded. 'The last three rounds saw Leekic lighting like a demon, hut flic Australian was tough, and lasted till the fourteenth round, when the New Zealander’s punches told their tale. A right to the jaw sent Grime down for nine. .Ho got up, hut was immediately floored, lie got to his feet again at the count of six, only to be dropped once more. The police then intervened. The cx-champion was badly haltered.