TROWERN’S DEFEAT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16542, 9 January 1928, Page 3

TROWERN’S DEFEAT

HOW FAIRHALL WON "SYDNEY, Dec. 30. Once again Tommy Eairlutll Inis beaten an Auckland boxer. At the Leichhardt Stadium on Friday the Australian just managed to snatch victory from Reg. Trowern, who is not experiencing much difficulty in finding matches in Sydney these days. The Aucklander fought strongly and confidently in the early rounds, but a" recent illness had sapped the stamina from his body, and he felt the strain after tho sixth round, at which stage Fairliall exerted himself, and by better boxing managed to win over the 1.5 rounds on points. Fairliall weighed ,9st 81b and Trowern 10sjt'3ll>—an advantage to the Aucklander of 91b. There was practically only one boxer in it up to the sixth. Fairliall was most worried by punishing body blows, but. lie failed to convince either the referee or tho “fans” that Trowern was hitting low. So commanding was the Aucklandor’s lead at this stage that Fairliall, in desperation, decided to change his defence to attack. This was a fruitful measure. It meant more hardship for his weakening opponent and tho difference between narrow victory and easy defeat. The only other round Trowern could be credited with was the 31th. Fairhall was supreme in the 12(h. and thereafter made up his leeway sufficiently to earn the verdict,