Sensational Battle Of Giants

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7031, 15 December 1932, Page 10

Sensational Battle Of Giants

Detailed reports of the bout bclwccji those huge Irish heavyweight boxers, Jack Doyle and Jack Pettifer, at the Crystal Palace, show that it was really sensational. In the first round Pettifer outboxed and outpunched the young Irishman. lie gave Dovlc a boxing lesson, in a calm, businesslike way, hitting him properly with well-placed punches that had 1/st hehind them. Soon Doyle’s face was covered in blood, and though lie kept boring in lie became weaker and weaker, until he was almost out on his feet. Only the bell saved Doyle. However, with the opening of the second round Dovle leaped from his corner like a tiger, and drove Pettifer before him with a two-handed attack of the utmost ferocity. It was a forlorn hope, and it triumphed. A tremendous right swing smashed on Pettifcr's .law, and Pettifer crashed like a falling tree, halt through the ropes, knocked out. Hoyle, who is only lfl years of age, is .0ft .0.111 tall, and weighs over 15st, hut is niuscular and hard with it. Pettifer, 6ft 7m tall, has a hint oT flabbiness in his 1/st. Doyle, who became a professional about a year ago, has won all his lights since then with knock-outs. He has everything to learn, hut -with his' fighting spirit and his punch, he should go a long way in the ring, with proper handling.

Many British golfers are expressing regret that at its recent annual meeting the Royal and Ancient Club did not announce its expected new definition of what constitutes an amateur player. It is commented that there are posing as amateurs all sorts of people who, because of their skill, arc making a living out of the game.

Borotra’s Service Lesson There is much of Jean Borotra s game which is entirely individual and which it were futile to attempt to teach (says an English paper, in some comment on the famous French lawn tennis players game on covered courts). Strangely enough, from his much-discussed service a useful lesson may be learned—not the first service, hut the second. Borotra takes pains to cut this service when playing on wood and also lilts it when it is slightly in front of him. No great pace is necessary, but the service is disconcerting nevertheless. It keeps low (thanks to being hit in fiont of the server) and breaks away to the forehand. Behind this delivery' Borotra often rushes for the net. The receiver can drive across court (the obvious retort), down the line (difficult because the service keeps so low), or lob, and what is the use of a lob against Borotra? This service is extremely useful; it calls for little efforl. denies the other side the initiative, and leaves the server free to call the tune.