BACK TO WORK

NZ Truth, Issue 1178, 28 June 1928, Page 10

BACK TO WORK

And Something of Hughes (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Dunedin . Rep.) ' Johnnie Leckie is back into harness again and he will resume his fistic campaign m the first' week m July. , HE will then fight Archie Hughes, feather-weight champion of New South Wales. Hughes, who is a furred Bkin classer by occupation, has received two months' leave of absence and wants as many flgrhta as he con get before he returns to the Mother State. He told ."N.Z. Truth" that his reason for stipulating that his first fight should be with Leckie was that he would stand or fall by his form m that engagement. Archie is confident that . his showing against the Dunedin boy will justify his claim to further encounters. He is of the nuggety type, and m his work-outs at Tom Harris' gym. he has pleased the fight fans. . It is Archie's desire to see as much of the country as possible and he win work north after fighting Leckie-~and Griffiths m Dunedin. Auckland has a capable stay-at-home feather-weight m Hatton, and as Hughes is prepared to meet anyone at catch-weights, the pair should make a good match and assist materially m regaining prestige- for the noble art In the Queen City. Hughes has never been knocked. He has. two draws with Tommy Barber and victories over Billy Melton, Mike Flynn and Harry Warren (bantam champion of N.S.W.), while he stayed fifteen rounds with Aides, the hardhitting Filipino, who knocked out Norman Radford. A Revival IT is a long time since there was any * sign of life In. that once very live body, the Wanganui Amateur Boxing Association, but a move is being made to start operations • again. It is expected that a tourney will be arranged shortly. The Fatea Association is arranging to hold two tournaments — one m Waverley and. one m their own town. Bulls and Talhape also intend holding tourneys, so that the boxing game appears to be taking a new lease of life m the Wanganui district. Gus. Carlson, Sid. Gray and Alan Karton, pupils of Tom Souter, are likely to compete at the N.Z. championships m August. '