GOOD-NIGHT, BELOVED !

NZ Truth, Issue 1185, 16 August 1928, Page 10

GOOD-NIGHT, BELOVED !

Leckie Puts A Very Game Fighter To Sleep In The Third

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Dunedln Representative.) , . AT Dunedin last Saturday night that game fighter, Tommy Barber < met his superior m Johnnie Leokie, and the New Zealander lived up to the title of "Fighting Johnnie" by administering the sleep dope early m the third round.

HAD the terrific right wallop to Barber' 3 jaw not landed m the third round, Dunedin fans would have seen a few more rounds of what promised to be, and was actually developing into, perhaps the greatest scrap ever staged m the country. The echo of, the initial gong had hardly died away when Leckie's right was resting under Barber's chin, and the Australian retaliated with a left and right to the body and head. Leckie stormed m like an avalanche and beat Barber repeatedly to the punch. He broke m through the Australian's cover and stood toe to toe oxchanging a hurricane of blows. The round was Leckie's a big margin. The boys had only exchanged one blow m the third session when Leckie charged m with all his power and speed and smashed a terriflo right to Barber's jaw. The Australian went down on his bacl* and hit his head on the floor. . .. Leckie was now master, and more punishment to the head had Barber [down again. He was up at two and

smilingly beckoned Leckie to car*ry on with the fight. Another right and ' left to the jaw sent him down again for nine, but this Barber is tough stuff. Up he came again with the indomitable smile of the sportsman, and with his left glove he again beckoned Leckle to top it off. How Leckie felt under the circumstances is hard to say, but fighting is fighting, and he sent the , Australian down again for keeps. Referee Kilmartin generously declined to call the count, and stopped the fight m Leckie's favor. From the time Barber was first floored he was gone to the tall timbers, but his exhibition of grit and pluck, found a warm spot m the hearts of the five thousand people present, and he -was accorded a great reception. He was very distressed after the fight, but soon rallied. ■ Woods' Great Peppermint Cure First Aid fox? coughs, coldf, i&fJUQnWtft