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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
4
In a ten round featherweight card, Hall and La Verne fought a spirited contest with Hall edging early control. The draw was declared after a close ninth round, with La Verne’s clubbing blows and Hall’s countering shaping the bout.
Harold Bolte critiques Mickey Miller after a Melbourne defeat to Jackie Wilson. Miller’s head and guard are exposed to Wilson’s precise lefts as he walks into punches, exposing flaws in Miller’s current ring method. Bolte argues Miller must adopt more defense and smarter aggression to compete at the top level.
Zaharias at Sydney Stadium will headline the Australian tour opening at Anney Stadium on Tuesday facing Irish challenger Pat Meehan. Meehan is known to Sydney crowds while Zaharias, billed as a heavyweight, aims for a strong showing in the main event.
Action description shows La Verne delivering a jolting left to Hall's jaw and a left rip to the body as he presses his attack. The remark about Joe not dropping him early implies a sequence of notable exchanges in the slugfest.
Witnesses condemn Mr Wright for alleged rough tactics against Raymond during the West Melbourne match. The piece notes incidents in rounds three and six and recalls a prior clash with Alfie, urging fair play and restraint in future bouts. Steele won the event 1 fall to 1 penalty fall.
The Alabama Kid, billed as the colored middleweight world claimant, defeated Al Rex at 179 pounds with a left to the solar plexus in the second round. Rex, weighing 121, was game but knocked out as the Alabama Kid halted him. The result sets up a match with Raynor next Saturday.
Sydney rings host a Wednesday night bout as Mickey Miller challenges Kong Young for the bantamweight crown. Miller aims to snap Young’s two fight win streak sparked by wins over Hall, while Young trains hard hoping to defend his top form. Miller’s backers vow a knockout, with manager Charley Miller and promoters Baxter Burr backing the challenger.
The NW state amateur bantam champion Sam Wilson faces Tasmanian title holder Len Brown in an exhibition at Leichhardt Stadium on Tuesday night. The match shares billing with the open amateur boxing and wrestling semi finals.
In a strong crowd scene, Little Wolf provoked the match with rough tactics against George Steele. The Indian fighter refused to submit and was disqualified in the seventh round as Steele dominated, with praise for the audience reaction and the event’s dramatic finish.
Charles Lucas touts Wilcon as Australia’s top featherweight with ten straight wins in Australia and a bid to arrange a bout with Kul Kong Young. Promoter Bonny Gear backs Wilson while Stadiuma Ltd. seeks a shared promotion to satisfy public demand for a Young Wilson showdown. Other notes cover Braddock’s return, local Brisbane fights, and rising prospects like James Gardiner’s Don Bell.
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