BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 December 1936, Page 3

BOXING

JARVIS DEFEATS RAYNER [PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] ' BLENHEIM, December 19. For the second time, Jack Jarvis (Eltham) retained the light-weight title on a draw against challenges by Clarrie Rayner (Blenheim), when they appeared this afternoon in the first open-aid title bout held in New Zealand, Javis (9st 61b) was. one. pound lighter than the challenger. Fought in hot sunshine, the contest was hard and even, and marked by much infighting. Both men were exceedingly fast, Jarvis giving evidence of improvement after his Australian trip. It was anyone’s fight throughout, and the verdict was popular. In a professional preliminary, Ralph Aitken (Wellington), 9st 611 b., beat Percy Rayner (Blenheim), 9st 91b., on a technical knock-out in the twelfth round, after an open display, in which Aitken was superior.. KELLY DEFEATS RAINSFORD AUCKLAND, December 20. A professional boxing contest at the Town Hall on Saturday night between Deacon Leo Kelly, of America, and Jack Rainsford, of Australia, ended in a knock-out victory for Kelly in the eleventh round. The bout was fairly interesting for the first five rounds, but after that Kelly was clearly the master of the situation, and the only question was how long the bout would last. ROSS AND CARROLL CHICAGO, December 19. Negotiations for a match in Australia between Ross and Carroll, which failed last August, have been reopened. ‘ Ross’s manager announced the receipt of a cable from Mr. Lucas, guar-, anteeing 50,000 dollars, and 5000 dollars expenses, for a match in "Sydney ii April. He said that he and Ross, were much interested and he was going to ask Mr. Lucas to telephone him. '

KID CHOCOLATE WINS . NEW YORK, December 20. Kid Chocolate won the decision over Johnny Erickson in an eight-round bout. , , RANKINGS FOR 1936 WASHINGTON, December 20. The National Boxing Association’s rankings for the last quarter of 1936 placed Max Schmeling second and Joe Louis third in the heavy-weight division. Two Australians are included in the rankings. Carroll is third in the welter- , weights, and Fred Henneberry ninth I in the middle-weights. | Ceferino Garcia, of Manila, is between Ross and Carroll.