Squealed After Defeat

NZ Truth, Issue 1209, 31 January 1929, Page 8

Squealed After Defeat

(By Cable— From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Sydney Representative). Fidel La Bar ba (8.7%), thrilled i ation did not disclose any evi.dence ten thousand people who paid two of an illegal blow, thousand, pounds when he knocked! ' La Barba out Billy Mc» Alister (8.3 i/ 2 ), early m the fourth round at Sydney Stadium on Saturday.

The American outclassed his. opponent, giving a whirlwind exhibition of boxing. Using left hooks wi t h machine - like precision and rapidity m the third round, the American dropped McAlister with a stomach punch. M c A I i step claimed a foul, but the referee rightly refused the plea.

Early m the next round the visitor dropped the Australian with a cleanly delivered solar plexus punch for the full opunt

Subsequently McAlister alleged a foul blow and produced a dented shield. Doctor Bohrsmann's examin-

said that the punch was the cleanest he had ever delivered. He had never struck a foul blow m his ring career. S ta d i v m s Ltd. have sent a cable to Bushy Graham offering him inducement to come to Sydney to fight La i. Barba for the world's bantamweight title. La Barba meets Willie Smith on February ,7 at Sydney, and; Billy Grime makes his re - appearance the same night at Melbourne. His opponent as yet has not been selected. Probably Grime will later fight La Barba at Sydney. Grime says

his American trip cost hinp a thousand pounds. He is disgusted with American boxing promotion methods. He thought he was doped during several of the contests, but he had no proof.