News and Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 764, 10 September 1929, Page 12

News and Notes

By “Left Counter Both G. Leslie and Matt Hatton have been offered a match at Ashburton with Hector Leckie about October 4. Hatton has not made up his mind, but Leslie has accepted. The Northern Boxing Association has wired Lachie Macdonald offering him a fight with Artie Hay in Auckland on September 30. If this bout eventuates it should make up for last evening’s contest. It is reported that the Wanganui association would like to get Charlie Glasson, who defeated Johnny Leckie there early this year, across to fight Tommy Griffiths. Glasson created a sensation when he defeated Leckie, but in his later contests in Australia his performances were so poor that the boxing public wondered how he had managed to shade the New r Zealand. champion. Haymann Retires It is reported from America that Ludwig Haymann, the German heavyweight. has inherited a small fortune and has retired from the ring. He intends to devote his time to finishing his studies in political economy, which he deserted for boxing. In Germany, Haymann is considered a better boxer than Max Schmeling, who has proved a sensation in America and who is looked upon in some quarters as (the next world’s champion. A Promising Boxer W. Purdie, who won a preliminary fight at the Town Hall last evening, is a brother to Bobbie Purdie, bantamweight champion of New Zealand. The younger Purdie gives promise of being as good, if not better than his elder brother, and with more ring experience should be a hard proposition for championship honours next year. He has a good straight left, punches nicely with his right and his footwork is good. Like his brother. Billy fights back all the time when pressed. His future contests will be watched with interest.

! Johns's Success • Following the Auckland champion- | ships I commented adversely on the | action of the judges and referees in ! awarding decisions to boys who hit • persistently with the open glove and : the inside of the glove, and took Johns jas a case in point. As stated at the ; time, Johns did not deserve one decis- ; ion. A spectator at the championi ships held the same views, but he has ! toid me that at the New Zealand chamj pionship meeting at Greymouth, where ; Johns won the feather-weight divisj ion and the Jamieson Belt for the : most scientific boxer, Johns fought ! twice as well as he did in Auckland | and did not offend with open glove i hitting. He says that once or twice Johns did hit incorrectly but it was i only a momentary lapse. Congratj ulations to Johns in altering his taci tics for the better and to his success i at the championships.