WAS PLEASANT BREAK

NZ Truth, Issue 1194, 18 October 1928, Page 12

WAS PLEASANT BREAK

Leckie Has An Interlude In H^ Trip

, . (Prom "N.Z. Truth's" '.'. Blenheim Representative.) Dicky Vercoe, long the apple of Blenheim's eye^—in the boxing sense— and often hailed as a near champ., was knocked clean off his pedestal last week. •

THIS came about when he tried, con--1 elusions with the redoubtable Johnnie ' Leckie, of' Dunedin, ... the Dominion's feather champion, who incidentally was on his honeymoon trip. He .took on Vercde as a perhaps refreshirig; contrast to love and' . kisses. •_'■ : . ■■-.'■■' '■■■ ■..-,■ ■•.' ■ ■ - ; -. ■ ; Vercoe was raw and unseasoned, riot having been m the ring for some considerable tifrieV '"■'■' ' " •> ' .. ' ■; Even allowing for this, he was, however, hopelessly' outclassed. By smothering up and crouching he managed to: survive five rounds, but m the sixth he took the count. . ; , /"'

Going Back '■■■: : \ '. \^)- : -'-K. ;■ : - r ; ■ IT iss said that ;Tom .Mclnnes y has * fought hiis.iast light m New Zealand •—for' some time. ' , ' ' , • He, is; to : be a passenger by this week's Sydney boat— at -least that was the intention i early m the' 1 week. ' : : '' ■< ■■'■■.'* ■; : • ■■'..#.?■•■ .;;■'. '"#.;-v ■ ■■■ Hfs Trainer , ' DEFEREE EARL STEVVART received ** -a little; publicity last week that he, was not Looking f0r.' ,..-.■.'. -. ' , An Auckland paper published a photo of Tom .^aith.air arid Stewart, taken orv the; former's arrival m Wellington, and the caption beneath the block statedthat Earl Stewart, was .FalEhall's trainer.-.- ■•■.■.■..'-. ;: .'■;."'■'' ,'■;,■■• Purdy will now ... probably object t© Mick/ refereeing Monday's fight !

The Dunedinite amazed and ■ delighted the audience with his brilliant boxing. i ; His, punches were direct and wonderfully peppy, the blows flashing m from short range, every one of them to tell. . - ' His footwork and ringcraft, though, he was not required to call on all his resources, were of equally high' standard., It was not a match, but a massacre,:,.. ■ . ■ : : Leckie'a victory was very popular.

Still At It * AN inquiry about Lachie McDonald the other, day brought the response that he is still working for his living down at; Timaru. . is wise to keep going during his lay-off from boxing— for there «.s nothing \vqrse than idle hours on a boxer's hands. ■■■'. ■■■ .■.■/rW 1 -. .■■': •■•.-■ ■■ . * Saturday Night ffHAMPION JOHNNIE LECKIE will V, have his next outing. at Greymouth on Saturday evening. . , ■, He: is down to meet Billy Melton, Who ; looks better now than on his previous visit.-, :■":..' Melton, is an attractive little fighter, and he will show .up well against Leckie. ;