BOXING.
LEIQKIE DEFEATS SARRON. Sydney, June 23. In a thi-illdng fight right through, Johnnie Leckie (8.10 J) out-pointed American Pete Sarron (8.9) at the Sydney Stadium last night. A big crowd cheered the boxers to the echo. Saigon’s vicious swings occasionally connected and Leckie was more than once in a bad way. . The latter was severely punished in the seventh and was floored twice for two short counts but he came back in an almazing manner nnd^ piled up the points. Sarron got a rough handling thereafter, the New Zealander hitting cleaner than his adversary. He used lefts to the face freely and with telling' effect but there was always a danger of Sarron scoring a (knockout, so tigerishly did he fight. A large percentage of the crowd thought the fight should have been a draw.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3960, 25 June 1929, Page 2
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136BOXING. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3960, 25 June 1929, Page 2
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