SUMMERS IN HOSPITAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 24, 28 July 1939, Page 5

SUMMERS IN HOSPITAL

A KNOCK-OUT PUNCH

TOWN HALL BOXING

JACK JARVIS IN FORM

Unleashing a vigorous attack, Jack Jarvis, of Wellington, knocked out -Harry Summers, of Australia, with a beautiful right-hand punch to the jaw in the fourth round of a professional lightweight boxing match under the auspices of the Wellington Association at the Town Hall last'night. It was some time before the Australian boy recovered from the blow, and there were several urgent calls -tor a doctor. However, he stood up before medical aid appeared, but the manner in which he held the back of his head as he left the ring suggested that he had fallen heavily on it. He was subsequently taken to hospital suffering from concussion. There was no change in his condition this morning. Quite a large number of spectators were present for the bout, which was! scheduled for twelve rounds. Actually, the bout hardly went a sufficient distance for both boxers to be really warmed up, and in the first three rounds there was hot a great deal of action. Jarvis, after his fairly lengthy spell from the ring, was obviously wary ior a spell, and Summers also was content to await openings. Two lefts to Jarvis's head stung the New Zealand boy into action properly in the fourth round, and for a time, until he secured the knock-out, he displayed his aggressiveness of past season's. His wellknown smother was much in evidence. Summers had the advantage in height and reach, but was three pounds lighter than his opponent. Summers at times showed quite a fair defence, and occasionally whipped over useful lefts. At no stage, however, .did he look as if he had the edge on the local boy. During the evening it was announced that next Thursday amateur boxers and trainers would coroperate in a special tournament in aid of Ted Mor-

gaa, former Olympic champion boxer, j who recently suffered a broken leg, as the result of a fall. From the ring j I Tommy Dunn, of the Hutt Valley, issued a challenge to any amateur lightweight in the Dominion. RAPID-FIRE PUNCHING. ! Jarvis weighed 9st 81b and Summers' 9st 51b. There was some rapid-fire punching at short range by Summers when the bout started, and Jarvis was content' to cover up and take the blows on his gloves. Jarvis rushed Summers to1 the ropes and scored with last lefts and! rights to the solar plexus. There was little heavy punching. ' Summers landed an upper-cut or two in close in round two, and Jarvis retaliated with a slashing left to the head. Clever smothering and weaving by Jarvis was the feature of a melee in the centre of the ring. On two occasions Summers was driven i to the ropes in the face of two-handed attacks by the New Zealand boy. Summers showed that he, too, had a pretty useful defence in round three, and Jarvis, try as he would, could land only a few punches of any weight. Summers landed a rather smaller quota than Jarvis. The crowd in this round began appealing for more action. Summers steadied Jarvis with two beautiful lefts to the head in round four, but Jarvis came back with some solid rights to the head that had Summers in a bad way. Clever weaving on the ropes saved Summers temporarily, but, back in the centre, he absorbed more punishment. The i knock-out blow almost lifted him off his feet, and he fell heavily. - ;. Mr. P. Thompson refereed. AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES. Amateur preliminaries resulted as follows:— / P. Ward'le (Tracy's), list 71b, beat T. Gollop (Railway Workshops), list 101b, on points. This was a hardhitting contest with honours only just in favour of the winner. A. Davis (Crowley's), 9st 111b, beat F.. McKenna (Silverstream), lOst, on a technical knock-out in the second round. The winner was altogether too powerful for his opponent. A. McMullin (Railway Workshops), 9st 91b, beat W. Ford (Crowley's), 9st 111b. For some unaccountable reason the reception was mixed; McMullin won by a mile. ' C. McNaughton (Newtown), 9st 91b. beat W. Brown (Cotterill's), 9st 71b, on points. This was quite an entertaining bout. L. Philp (Railway Workshops), 7st 31b, beat G. Childs (Newtown), 7st

21b, on a technical knock-out in the , 'first round. Philp gave his opponent no chance. .",''.< D. Mack (Crowley's), 9st 51b, beat W. Hollingshead (Railway Workshops),' 9st 91b, on a technical knock-out irith* third round. The loser was obviously ' a newcomer. -. -/ - ■

The referee was Mr. P. Stone, and th« judges for all the bouts were Messrs. W. P. Sommerville and P. W.*Woods» ,