SCIENTIFIC BOXING

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 266, 6 August 1937, Page 7

SCIENTIFIC BOXING

Jarvis Outpoints Gildo DECISIVE WIN In as clever and scientific a display of boxing as has been seen in Wellington for some years, Jack Jarvis, protes.,-iunal lightweight champion of New Zealand, outpointed Young Gildo, "The Filipino Flash,” in a 15-round match at the Wellington Town Hall last night. A large audience, including the members of the South African Rugby football team, thoroughly enjoyed the spirited display. The New Zealand champion’s win was decisive, as he was just as fast as Gildo, beat his man to the punch, showed sound defensive work and was more rugged than his opponent. Jarvis scaled 9.8 and Gildo three pounds less. They opened quietly, both doing some clever blocking. Toward the close of the round Gildo started to hop about and scored with a couple of light lefts to the head. They sparkled up in the second round. Jarvis scored a solid left hook to the head, but this only roused the Filipino, who made rapid play with both hands, and soon had the Eltham man bleeding from nose and mouth. Gildo was boxing very coolly, and with supreme confidence. The third session also saw plenty of action. Though bleeding freely, Jarvis kept at his man, and the crowd were well pleased with the spirit they were putting into their work. In the fourth round both used an effective smother. There was not much power behind the blows so far. To the delight of the crowd, Jarvis started to forge ahead in the fifth round. He rushed the Filipino to the ropes and scored heavily with both hands to head and body. Gildo made a pretty play with a lancelike left in the sixth round, and soon had Jarvis bleeding freely from the nose again. The Eltham man was not idle, however, and played’ a tattoo to Gildo’s face with both hands before the gong went. The Filipino was having the better of the infighting. Crowd Excited. Gildo carried the fight to the enemy in the seventh, but Jarvis was more than ready to mix it, and the house was well pleased as they freely exchanged punches. A left to the solar plexus by Jarvis was a solid blow. The crowd went into a frenzy when Gildo waded into his man with both hands, but the New Zealand champion was ready, and he steadied the ‘‘Filipino Flash” with a hard right to the nose. They kept at it in the eighth, both men leading in turn. Jarvis was now making better use of his longer reach, but Gildo was showing good footwork, and his ducking and weaving made him an elusive target. Jarvis took the aggressive in the ninth round. He crowded Gildo on the ropes, and dealt out heavy punishment as the Filipino came out of prolonged smothers. This was easily Jarvis’s round. Jarvis did the leading for a time in the tenth round, but Gildo pulled him up with a two-fisted attack, in which he moved at great speed. The eleventh round was full of action. Gildo started off with a whirlwind attack, but Jarvis countered with a good smother, out of which he would come to score with both hands to the head. Gildo had the better of a spirited twelfth round, in which Jarvis had to do some nimble ducking to avoid heavilyloaded rights. Gildo scored a beautiful left-hook to the hqad just before the gong. Realising that he was behind on. points, Gildo clapped oy the pace in the thirteenth round, but Jarvis brought his effective left into play again, and gave as good as he' got. Jarvis had the better of the penultimate round, using a clever smother to Gildo’s onslaughts, and coming out of this to take the offensive. Gildo tried hard for a knock-out in the last round, but Jarvis was too fast and clever for him, and had if anything, the best of a spirited finish. The verdict for Jarvis was well received. Mr. Earl Stewart was the referee. Amateur Preliminaries. In a welterweight bout, W. Giles (10.6) outpointed W. Luddon (10.8) in a stirring encounter. Giles was the better boxer, but Luddon showed great gameness, and made a spirited fight of it. In a bantamweight clash, marked by fast and clever boxing, H. Foote (7.10) outpointed J. Treanor (7.13). Treanor piled up points with a straight left in the earlier rounds, but Foote showed wonderful fighting spirit, to take the contest with a spirited finish. It was 'a stirring tussle all the way. T. Dunn (9.0) proved too fast and clever for J. Hansen (9.3). The Moera lad had the advantage in height and reach, and did good work with his right hand. He had his man badly marked in the last round. In a second featherweight bout, L. Aieken (8.13) proved too rugged for L. Edney (9.0). Edney showed promise, and will be heard of when he is a little older. ■ The. judging during the evening was done by Messrs. P. W. Woods, B. A. Guise and W. P. Sommerville.