THE BIRDS SANG SWEETLY

NZ Truth, Issue 1191, 27 September 1928, Page 12

THE BIRDS SANG SWEETLY

(By Cable.— From ; VN.Z. Truth's" Special Sydney Representative.). •THE American middleweight, Wesley Ketchell, burst into prominence * ma sensational fashion at the Stadium on Saturday. He was outweighed by one stone and -five pounds by George Thompson, : heavy champion of Australia, but Wesley knocked his opponent cold in'seven rounds. v- .-, -. ' : Ketchell is a southpaw arid does "all his heavy hitting with a. short, straight-shooting left hand, v Early m the going, the "Australian's weight had' the Yanfc m trouble, and m the fourth. Thompson knocked Ketchell to the ; . mat for " nine seconds. The Yank wa's very sick, but saw the round out. ' In the seventh session Ketchell cut loose, and his left hit George flush- on the' chin. Thompson fell on his.face^nd was counted out. The winner looks like troubling any middleweight m Australia or New Zealand. He weighed 11.5 and Thompson 12.10. , At Leichhardt Stadium Wally Hancock defeated Eddie Butcher after a hectic struggle. Butcher was on the floor seyen times. • Reg. Trowern leaves for Broken H-ill this week to meet Pat Petly, a mediocre welterweight.- ■ .;. There, is some talk of Trowern travelling on to Western Australia after the contest; j uiu w i muiu nn y \ i