BOXING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 227, 23 August 1935, Page 10

BOXING

REEVE BEATS JACOBS. WELLINGTON, Aug. 23. More forceful boxing won for Harold Reeve (I’ahiatua) his professional boxing match with Ern Jacobs (Wellington) in the Town Hall last night, staged by the Wellington Boxing Association. Reeve attacked practically right through the bout, and though some of his punching was erratic he scored more frequently and more strongly than Jacobs. For middleweights the pace was fast, especially over the last three rounds, when the visitor persistently chased his opponent, whose main work was in counter-attacking. Both lasted a strenuous bout in a way that spoke of excellent physical fitness. Reeve weigned list fib and Jacobs list 121 b. The contest was of 10 three-minute rounds. Jacobs, though only five pounds heavier, looked more solid and was taller. Reeve was the more eager for action over the early stages, iorcing his opponent back to the ropes with leads to both face atid body. The attacks, however, generally ended in mix-ups on the ropes and the referee had to part them six times in the second round. Jacob was told to keep his glove closed in the third. Jacobs chopjied his left across the other s face, but Reeve sank his right into the stomach of his opponent and punched him about the head. Iteeye got home to the ribs and the chin in the fourth, but the faster work in close was done by Jacobs. Jacobs was toppled in the fifth round by a strong left into which lie ran when off his balance. He stayed down for nine and did not appear happy on resuming. Reeve, however, became somewhat wild in his punching in his anxiety to thrash his opponent, but wisely kept out of reach or went into clinches. With a flurry of punches from both hands, Jacobs attacked with vigour in the sixth, in which not neaidv the same speed was shown by Reeve. Reeve, however, was the more persistent attacker, Jacobs generally ducking under his leads and then scoring while they were close. Reeve used both hands well, but Jacobs nas stronger with his right. Jacobs was mobile on his feet, though he used this advantage more in saving trouble for himself than in making trouble tor his opponent. . Reeve expended much of Ins energy on punches which struck the arms or the gloves of the other, and by the eighth appeared to be slowing He was still, however, keen for fight and enthusiastically chased his man, though some of his punching, was better in intention than effect. Jacobs was told to stop wrestling in the ninth round, when the referee had to part them eight times, mainly through the tactics of Jacobs in ducking when meeting the rushes of Reeve. Reeve, in his eagerness, missed frequently or punched only the guard or his opponent, but he scored more frequently and more tellingly nevertheless.