JARVIS DEFEATS HUGHES

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 25 July 1935, Page 2

JARVIS DEFEATS HUGHES

DECISIVE WIN ON POINTS PROFESSIONAL BOUT AT HAWERA BRIGHT AMATEUR CONTESTS. BY “THE MINER.” After a willing, ii' not altogether thrilling display, Jack Jarvis (Eltham) gained a points decision over Harry Hughes (Whangarei) in m. professional boxing .contest, at the Haw era Opera House last night. The winner was always ahead by a fairly 'comfortable margin. Weighing 9st. 31bs, against his opponent’s 9st 71b, Jarvis gave la vastly improved exhibition on any of his previous professional- bouts in Taranaki. He fought confidently throughout, his harder punching aided by his coolness, really being the deciding factor. Although there is still plenty of room for improvement, J-arvis fought much better than usual when at close quarters, but, particularly during the middle stages, he was inclined to swing rather badly.

Hughes impressed as a clever, scientific boxer, who, however, lacked the hitting power of his opponent. He piled on the points with a very neat straight left, which he used to great advantage throughout, and had he hot offended in holding to such an extent as lie did, his losing margin must have been a very narrow one. Considering the 'adverse weather conditions, there was a very satisfactory attendance. The bout opened brightly yith some sparkling work in close by both men. Hughes was punching rather the faster, but neither were putting much force in his blows, a straight left by Jarvis to the jaw being the best punch of the session.

In contrast to the first, the second round produced some very solid punching, being fought at a fast pace. Hughes took up the attack, scoring with a neat left lead, and with a good right went right through Jarvis’ guard to connect to the head. Jarvis rallied and shot in both hands to head and body, shaking Hughes with a right hook to the solar. Hughes was twice warned for holding land the round ended in favour of Jarvis.

There was further fast work in the third, although fhe punching lacked the sting of the previous round. Hughes scored heavily with his left, but Jarvis ripped in a left to the head and a right to the body, which temporarily had Hughes groggy and evened the round.

Boxing prettily, Hughes opened the fourth by poking a couple of lefts to his opponent’s face and hooking a right to the jaw. Jarvis was missing badly, but made up leeway with a couple of solid rights to the body. Jarvis was fighting strongly at the gong to even the round. Hughes was again finding a mark with his left leads at the start of the fifth, and twice in succession snapped in crisp rights to the- body. Jarvis was swinging rather wildly, and, although he twice hooked rights to Hughes’ head, the round ended in the latter’s favour.

Hughes was getting over the top of Jarvis’ guard in the sixth, which, was marred by over much holding, Hughes being the main offender. Jarvis came out of an effective smother to connect with a right cross, Hughes replying with a left to the head. This rather dull round was even.

Jarvis was now fighting more strongly, although still troubled by Hughes’ left in the seventh. Jarvis swung a left to the head and two rights to the body, putting plenty of vim into his blows, and it was apparent that both men were seeking a win by the short route. Hughes again earned the displeasure of the referee for holding.

Jarvis carried the fight to Hughes in the eighth, plastering him with both hands to head and body, but Hughes retaliated with a right rip to the solar and lefts to the head. Jarvis slammed in a hard right to the jaw and another to the head to take the round. In the ninth Jarvis was definitely on top, and following a brisk exchange, in which Hughes’ left snapped back

his opponent’s head, Jarvis rallied to hook two lefts to the head and miss narrowly with a vicious right swing. Coming away from a clinch,- Jarvis connected with another left swing and this Tound also was his. Both men put all they had into the last Tound, which was easily the best of the bout. Opening out, Hughes ripped in both hands hard to the body, only to be punished severely by solid lefts and rights to the body and head. Jarvis outfought Hughes to once again take the honours for the round and he was declared the winner. Mr Alan Maxwell was referee. AMATEUR BOUTS. The amateur preliminaries were of an excellent standard. Three Two Minutes.

J. Column (Stratford), 9.0, beat T. Whalen (Ilawern), 9.0. The shorter, but sturdier Colrnan. proved more aggressive than his tall opponent, and, hitting hard with both hands, scored heavily to the head. He soon had Whalen groggy to win on a technical knockout in -the first round. B. Maddern (Hawera), 7.10, -beat A. Reid (Piatea), 9.0. Despite his big disadvantage in weight, Maddern made a great showing, having the better of the first round with crisp, fast punching. He retained his advantage throughout, although tiring over the final stages, to take the decision on points. It was a good display, Miaddern hitting with terrific force for a boy of his weight, while his experience stood him in good stead.

R. Penniall (Eltham), 12.0, beat E, Kivell (Kaponga), 13.5. Penniall was altogether too good for Kivell, and finding a mark with every punch knocked out the Kaponga man earlv in the first round.

J. Neutroski. (Mangamingi), 9.4, beat W. Wilkinson (Pn.ten), 10.0. Wilkinson set a very fast pace early, -but found Neutroski haTd to hit. Punching hard, the latter put Wilkinson down for eight in the first round. Wilkinson fought gamely in the- second, but could not stand up to Neutroski’s hard hitting and the referee stopped the bout.

11. Wood (Eltham), 10.10, lost to L Lines (Rowan), 10.11.

The bout started evenly with Wood using a neat straight left to advantage. Lines was swinging wildly in the second, "when Wood connected with several heavy rights to the head. A very even last round saw Lines win narrowly’ on points. P. iSeheumanski (Ratapiko), 12.10, beat E. Evans (Hawera), 12.3. Showing very little science, but plenty of initiative, this pair of heavyweights had tEe crowd roaring with laughter from start to finish. 'Seheumanski had much the better of the last round to win comfortably on points. Four Two Minutes. R. Clement (Te Kiri), 10.7, lost to C. Marshall (Eltham), 11.5. Carrying the fight to Clement, Marshall concentrated mainly oh the body, but was inclined to swing wildly at times. Neither was punching cleanly in the second, in which Clement took some heavy blows to the head, but, boxing coolly, was frequently making Marshall miss. A hectic third round saw both men very tired for the final session -and Marshall, who was now connecting more often, took a points decision.

C. Gordon (Patea), 9.5, beat A. Gishard (Ratapiko), 9.10. Showing all his usual brilliance, Gordon was too fast and clever for Gishard and the bout had scarcely gone a minute when the Patea man swung a right to connect to the jaw and put Gishard down for the full count.

Len Huzziff (Tariki), 10.2, lost to K, Pitzwater (Patea), 10.8.

A rather quiet opening round saw Huzziff punching the cleaner, Fitzwater appearing to take matters rather easily. Pitzwater was connecting more often in the second, while the third was very even. Pitzwater again had a shade the best of the last round to win narrowly on points.

NOVICE TODRNAMENT. NOMINATIONS THOUGHT A RECORD. (By Telegrapn—Press Association.) HASTINGS, July 24. A remarkable response has greeted the recent call by the Hawke’s Bay

Boxing Association for nominations for a novice tournament, no less than 65 competitors forwarding their nominations. This is believed to be a record not only for this province, but also for New Zealand. Such a number of entries has rarely been received for the national amateur championships. -REFEREE WARNS CONTESTANTS. MOULIN DEFEATS WAIDE. CHRISTCHURCH, July 24. N. Moulin (Canterbury), 9.12, beat .“Ginger” Waide (Nelson), 9.13, on points in a ten rounds professional boxing bouf to-night. The pace was so slow that at the opening of the eighth round the referee cautioned the men that unless the pace increased he would declare it no contest.