LECKIE BEATS SARRON

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 697, 24 June 1929, Page 6

LECKIE BEATS SARRON

SYDNEY CROWD THRILLED BY FAST BOUT NEW ZEALANDER’S WIN (United P. A. .— jJy Telegraph — Copyright) SYDNEY, Sunday. In a thrilling boxing contest last evening Johnnie Leckie (New Zealand), Bst lOAlb, defeated Pete Sarron (United States), Sst 91b. on points at the Sydney Stadium. A large crowd of onlookers cheered the boxers. Sarron’s vicious swings occasionally connected, and Leckie was more than once in a bad way. He was severely punished in the seventh round and was sent to the floor twice for two short counts, but he came back in an anfazing manner and piled up the points. Sarron received rough handling after that. The New Zealander hit more cleanly than hi-s adversary. He used lofts to the face freely, with telling effect. Nevertheless there was always a danger of Sarron scoring a knock-out so tigerishly did he fight. A large percentage of the crowd thought the match should have been declared a draw. FAST BILLIARDS SMITH GAINS ON LINDRUM WITH BIG BREAKS MELBOURNE, Sunday. In the handicap billiards match the English champion. TV. Smith, further decreased his opponent’s start of 10,00.0 points. Lindrum has made 16,615 and Smith 3 3.835. Smith’s best breaks yesterday were 737 and 465.

TEAMS WELL STRUNG OUT The positions of the teams in the senior A grade League competitions are as follow:

Pts. Ch. , , P. W. L. n. F. A. Pts Devonport . . 9 S — 1 154 73 17 Ponsonby ..973 — 194 S3 14 Xewtoa ... 9 5 4 — 107. 14S 10 Marist ...9 3 4 2 122 121 S Richmond . . S 3 5 — 89 90 fi King-Sland . . S 1 6 1 84 158 3 EUerslie . . . 9 .— 9 — 6fi 141 0