PACKED WITH THRILLS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12425, 20 April 1926, Page 8

PACKED WITH THRILLS

TROWERN OUTPOINTS JAMITO EXCITING BOUT AT TOWN HALL WINNER'S GREAT PROMISE “One of the best fights for years/' was the general opinion of boxing followers who packed the Town Hall to see Silvino Jamito, the Filipino, make his first appearance in New Zea« His opponent was Reg* Trowern, who won by a fair margin of points, and showed himself better than ever. The' bout was fought at top 6peed throughout, and several times the crowd were on their feet with the excitement. Jamito is a real war-horse, but it is obvious he has slipped a little since lie was the featherweight who fought Eugene Criqui to twenty close rounds. Trowern stripped the better of the two at 9st 1110, with Jamito a pound heavier. BOUT DESCRIBED The pair started work immediately and the bout opened with a vigorous elinch. Jamito sprang in with a straight left and Trowern hooked his right to the ear. It was a case of punch for punch in the clinches, and the opening round, which is generally a “feeler/* had the crowd chattering after the gong went. Both connected solidly with both hands at the beginning of the second. There was an exchange of lefts at long distance, and some more willing work at close quarters. Trowern rushed Jamito into a corner, but Jamito with a bit of “kid stakes” that his foot was hurt, got away. Jamito landed solidly with his right to the body. Trowern caught the brown boy with a left hook to lhe side of the head at the beginning of the second. Jamito retaliated with the same weapon. Jamito tried again, but missed and Trox wern landed a counter. The New Zealander hooked his left to the chin and Jamito rushed inlo a clinch, where he scored to the body. Trowern hooked his right to the ear twice in quick succession at the beginning of the fourth, and Jamito replied with a left chop. It was tough hard fighting. Both swung hard left and right to the body. In , the fifth Trowern ripped in a left to the body and rushed Jamito to the ropes.

JAMITO THROUGH THE ROPES The Philipino went right through and for a second disappeared amongst the ringsiders. His grinning face appeared quickly again, however, and they were

soon trading again Jainilo whipped I Trowern on the 6ide of the ear in the sixth, l>ut Trowern rushed him to the ropes. Jamito got out of danger with a flying leap into the centre of the ring. Trowern scored with two straight left 6 and punched his man with right and left as the gong sounded. Trowern scored with a straight left at the opening of the next, but Jamito sent in a stinging left hook to the body. Jamito sunk his left to the solar plexus and steadied Trowern, who turned “southpaw" and scored with two straight rights to the face and a light left hook. Jamito hooked his left to the side of the face in the clinch that followed. Jamito evaded a series of lefts by clever head work and scored with a straight left. In the clinches it was blow for blow, but Jamito rapped twice with his left on the New Zealander's face. The ninth saw Jamito rip home his left to the body, but he missed with his right. Then followed a long clinch in which there was a great deal of tugging as well as hitting. PLENTY OF ACTION There was plenty of action at the opening of the tenth. Jamito sprang in twice with his left and scored both times. Trowern clinched and played with both hands to the body. Both swung with a left and both landed at the same time. It was a torrid round and the crowd applauded the men as they returned to their corners. Trowern caused Jamito to mias twice at the beginning of the eleventh. The Aucklander played lightly with his left and then the Philipino hooked his left to the body. Jamito launched out a left that caught Trowern on the side of the face as they broke from a clinch. Trowern commenced the twelfth with a series of light lefts to the face, but twice Jamito hooked the same weapon to the side of the face. Trowern made his man miss with a left and sprang in, delivering a left rip to the body. The conclusion of the twelfth saw the pair stand toe-to-toe and bang hard with both gloves. Trowern got the better of the exchanges and landed left and right to the head. The crowd were on their feet as the gong sounded. Jamito whipped home a left hook in the thirteenth. He repeated the dose with a solid punch and Trowern scored with both hands to the side of the head. Ho rushed Jamito to the ropes and was pinning him thcro when corners were called. HARD SLUGGING. The fourteenth opened with a slugging match on the ropes. It was hard going, and the crowd appreciated the red-blood-ed stuff. No time was lost in the final session, and both fought with loaded gloves. Jamito crashed through Trowevn's guard with a left joi* and Trowern scored with right and left. They fell into a clinch and worked their hands like piston rods. Trowern hack-mowed a left lead and scored with a sinister weapon. It was then blow for blow in a slugging bout in Trowern’s corner, and Jamito fought his way to the centre of the ring at the call of time. P. W. Woods gave his vote in favour of Jamito, and J. Staples for Trowern. Referee Earl Stewart cast his vote for Trowern. Tho crowd cheered the verdict, but they also cheered the loser for his great performance. THE PRELIMINARIES N. James (9st 51b) and J. Ihopa (9st 61b) did a great deal of wild swinging in the first round but now and again these agricultural sweeps got home. The pair were willing enougn, but •in the second round their efforts had the crowd roaring with laughter. The third was one hard slog with James doing the most damage. James has a heavy right-hand, and used it effectively at close quarters. The pair used everythin* but the bucket and the ring posts in the final sessionJames won. , ’ . M In spite of lus handicap in size an weight J. Horsfall (Bet lib) made a good showing against G. Thomas (Bst Gib). The former had a crude style, but he

OOvvOwwwVWwwvwvvvvsa was willing to mix it, and punched hard. Thomas was the cleverer and the stylist. There was very little business transacted in the second round, although both did a great deal of make-believe. The third opened quietly, but ended witb a hammer and tongs period just before the gong. In this the heavier boy got the better. Thomas swung his left home anryquently in the lost Tound, and his win was popular. Both G. Jeffries (Bst lib) and S. Martin (Bst 2lb) showed that they knew something about the game. Their boxing was much cleverer than in the previous bout. Jeffries was tho taller ana longer in the reach, and poked out a straight left at frequent intervals, but Martin kept up with his man, and was always ready to do any bartering at close quarters. In the third Jeffries took a lot of punishment from 'his opponent’s straight left. In the last round Martin Juncned his man as he liked, and effries was soon in a bad way. The referee acted wisely and stopped the fight. Two game lads, A. Burch (Bst lib) and H. Larsen (7st 131 b) faced each other in the final preliminary. Larsen connected with a snappy left-right and Burch retaliated with 'his dexter weapon. Both mixed it in plenty during the second round, and again in the third. Burch was tne bigger and stronger of the two, and kept forcing the pace. Ho pumped home two loaded lefts just before the round closed. After Burch had made the fight for the first half of the fourth, Larsen was applauded for a couple of good straight lefts- Burch was a comfortable winner.