BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1930, Page 3

BOXING

I PALMER OUTS HAINES. [By Telegraph, Per Press Association.! SYDNEY, December 28. At the Sydney _ Stadium, the middleweight championship of Australia changed hands last night, when the holder, Jack Haihes (11.4), collapsed in the twelfth round after a terrific : “‘ :; fi}Ttt¥rmg"by' T Tlm ? 'Victorian, Ambrose Palmer (11. oj). Haine.spfrgs later admitted to S’ ,,in a dying condives J the skull..' An operaearly this morniajndition remains very mmMM ■" ... ■ ■ .; ■ ■ .sensational ; ftitojiSJiind ...persons were. Ar#i Palh^i^ : :wM' th# master; of - the situ»< Vtjoh terrific rips'; to; ; and Staggering ’ hooks to > '(.champion 'hang-: i. ing every Ground : '• • , r qamQ 1 .^! 1 ? ,Jhe twelfth S'• rpurtd'44'heniHiiines v was down three j times, .filially, fell on the panvas'' thud. This is ■ %e has ever ■ ■ <■,*..* . ••• e.'v : . ' ' ’ AND DQNQVAN DRAW. k. ■ !£. , ! f ~ # •-- ' - PEtMERSTON S' Seceinber 28. : 3-igiimte wounds featherweig/ft eontfe^t,cat-: catch ..weights, be-*S-:tw||i||omiiiy ; i Dcrriovah;-' Waila'ra,- -• champion)'and Johnnie.. '*" * te in a" draw/ y ~* approval of a 'great majority of the spectators. The''figlit" was staged in the Palmerston North Opera House before a targe attendance and although full of interest, there was little clean hitting. Donovan proved an awkard target,'betaking every chance to get in close, where he did the best. Leckie outfought his man in the tenth, eleventh and' |we]fti|; rounds, to lead on points ; Lut-13cmp('an finished / aggressively to make up the leeward. Mr Frank O’Neil (West Coast) capably refereed. : f .