BOXING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21086, 10 February 1934, Page 16

BOXING

EMPIRE HEAVY-WEIGHT TITLE HARVEY BEATS GAINS ON POINTS (UKITED PRKSS ASSOCIATION—BY ILXCTRIC TJLEGIUPH—COPVRIOHT.) LONDON, February 8. Larry Gains, the Canadian negro, early forced the. pace in his fight with Lcn Harvey, British heavy-weight champion, for the Empire title, scoring four lefts to the body. In the second round he missed with a vicious left swing. The men went into holds, the referee parting them. When Gains swung Harvey round, causing him to sit down, the referee cautioned the Canadian, who continued 1o make the pace in spite of Harvey's cleverness. He had the Englishman s nose bleeding in the third round. Then he scored to Harvey's ribs, Hai-vey retaliating strongly There was much clinching. The Canadian had the Englishman twice on the ropes in the seven! h round, but Harvey cleverly escaped although his counters were apparently lacking in power.

Gains was impetuous in the later stages, and gave Harvey opportunities

of scoring. The Canadian in the closing rounds fought desperately for i knock-out but Harvey was too clever, and won on points. Harvey h_aj created a record by winning the British cruiser-weight, the British heavy-weight, and Empire heavy-weight titles in less than a year He looked frail against his burly, coloured opponent, who had the advantage in weight by three stone, and in reach by three inches.