LATE BOXING

NZ Truth, Issue 791, 1 January 1921, Page 6

LATE BOXING

Bout for Bag of £209

Jarvis Again Disqualified.

The attendance at the Town Hall, Auckland, on Tuesday evening was far below expectation, but it cannot be said that a Jarvis-Rutherford clash, or anything they 'had done m New Zealand, was one to appeal to fans. The Governor-General, Lord Jellicoe, favored the contestants and the fight fans with his presence.

The ■first bout Avas a thrill between two amateur ' feathers, F. Hatton (8.11) and V. Dyer (8.12). They wrestled, pushed, punched and, m the second round, almost hit eaoh other, but Hatton, .who was the stronger, knocked Dyer out m the third.

The next go. was between the lightweights, B. Greig (10.) and G. Brown (9.10). Both boxed carefully m the first round, 'but m the second Brown, out loose and they fought each other. Brown 'had the best of this round, but the third was m favor of Greig. In the third Brown had Greig almost out, but Greig refused to) fall -and gamely came back till the gong saved him. In the last two rounds Brown landed a 'heavy right frequently, but Greig also did (well with a straight left. The decision went to Brown, and met with a very mixed reception, but Brown won. He fought the best fight. Greig will be given a special trophy for the good fight he put up.

The feathers, J. Otway (9.1) and H. Brien (5.12), followed. FrcVm tlfe jump, Brien kept continually jabbing Otway with the left, and he had Otway completely outclassed when, from a breakaway, Otway snapped a short right across, and dropped Brien for the count. It was simply carelessness on Brien's part, and Otway scored a very lucky knock-out.

Two more feathers came on m L. Dignan (8.12) and B. Nelsofo (8.11). The pair were evenly matched, each possessing a solid right swing, which Dignan used to most effect m the early rounds. In the fifth and sixth rounds they slogged at each other and, when Referee Burns announced a draw, the crowd was well satisfied.

The clever bantams, C. McCarthy (8.5y 2 ) and J. Whittome (8.4), was the next item on the agenda, and there iwas as much interest shown m this go as m the big fight. In the first round McCarthy hooked the left to neck and bcidy • repeatedly, and occasionally brought a sharp right across. Whittome did not put any weight into his punches, but he was up against a clever lad m McCarthy, who ducked anything .dangerous that was cominghis way. It was only on raTe occasions that Whittome landed anything like a decent blow, but McCarthy, on the other hand, ripped, the left to body and repeatedly brohght his right across. In every department he completely beat Whittome, and Referee Burns was absolutely Correct when he crowned McCarthy winner. The latter will probably be matched with Facoory.

The big fight followed, when Mick Rutherford and B. Jarvis met for £200 over fifteen rounds. The weights were: Jarvis (9.8), Rutherford (9.11). The former was iseconded, by Les Gleeson, C. MacManemin and Williams. Rutherford had m his corner Geo. Cook, G. Menzies and C. Lucas. . In the first round Rutherford did the leading, stepping m with a left jab, which Jarvis replied to by closing In. In the close work Rutherford played to the ribs. It was the same m the second? round, though Jarvis landed three lefts to the face. Rutherford continued to come m with a left that did not carry much sting, and this he would follow no by chopping the right to the head. The third round was ditto. In the fourth round Jarvis did rather well, and one<_sHvas banging away with left and- right at Rutherford on the ropes, but Rutherford was well covered up and suffered no damage. Nothing material happened m the fifth, or sixth round. In the seventh round Rutherford "brought his right into play and this he would hook to the body. A straight left to the face was the best blow Jarvis used, but it was not often enough to even up, the points rattled up by Rutherford.. Considering that the boxers were earning £200 between them they put up a. very poor exhibition; the only one doing any fighting at all was Rutherford. Not once during the whole fight did Jarvis use his right

hand, and the fight was painful to watch. Rutherford was .filling enough, but Jarvis .preferred to*"stop" rather than to "stoush." The monotony continued right on to the thirteenth round, at which point Rutherford must have been a street ahead. In this round Jarvis hit low, almost immediately after they met, and was cautioned. Evidently 11 he took no notice, because he was cautioned the second time, and then when he got m close and deliberately hit low again, there was nothing else for Referee Burns'" to do but disqualify him and award the contest to Rutherford, the crowd cheering wildly. Jarvis, on the other hand, was hooted to the echo, and, as this is the second occasion on which he has been disqualified m a contest m Auckland, there is nothing very brilliant to expect m him.