Biff Briefs
Jack Comes Home TABLING from Sydney, "N.Z. Truth's" V special representative says the Newcastle fighter, Jack Roberts, 9.7, created a sensation at the Stadium on Saturday by knocking Kid Johnson, 9.0, m the first round. The fight lasted two minutes, twenty seconds, dwing which time Johnson was down five times. There were unprecedented scenes witnessed after the bout, the crowd going wild with excitement. Fidel la Barba is matched 'to meet Billy Grime at Melbourne on February 23.
Was Not So TOMMY GRIFFITHS drops a note stating- that it was not the money side of the Stadium offer that did not appeal to him — it was the date. Tommy is m business m Dunedin, and he could not see his way clear to get over to Sydney'in time to do himself justice. ■ As he says: "I would very much like to meet la Barba, and I am not worrying a great deal about a guarantee. * * * . . Leckie Again WANGANUI is the lucky association " to get the first services of Johnnie Leckie after his spell. Charlie Glasson is to be Leckie's opponent, and the fight is set for a week to-night. Glasson is a fine feather, and he was the only one to stand up to van Jteeden m Australia. That worthy, prior to meeting Glasson, .had made an awful mess of McAlister and Kid Socks, and he was rated as one of the best m the States. * .<* # ■'. Hand All Right A DUNEDIN letter states that Johnnie . Leckie is training hard for his forthcoming matches and that he will strip very. nearly at his best m nui.The injured hand that brought about his retirement is now back to. normal, and Johnnie fs punching harder than ever with that member. . .■.•;■ # * . # . : Soon Moving CPEAKING to' the Mahawatu secretary . T the other 1 day, he said that his association hoped to be going again within a short time. .■:.:-.' . The district has a partiality for the bigger men, and it is just possible that a good sort of a middle-weight will be brought over from Sydney. Jack Haines, who has been carrying all before him over the other side, is one the association has m mind.
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NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 10
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