JARVIS TOO IMPETUOUS

Taranaki Daily News, 14 March 1935, Page 10

JARVIS TOO IMPETUOUS

HAWES SECURES A DRAW CHRISTCHURCH BOXER RECOVERS. MUDGWAY OUTBOXES McKAY. GOOD NEW PLYMOUTH BOUTS. Down three times in the eighth round for the count of nine, Percy Hawes (Christchurch) came back for more and by sheer grit and determination went on to fight his way through the next two rounds for a draw against Jack Jarvis (Taranaki) in a fast and exciting professional boxing contest conducted by the Taranaki Boxing Association at New Plymouth last night. Jarvis was making his debut iii professional boxing circles.

In an earlier bout Neville Mudgway (Waihi) outboxed Johnny McKay (Gisborne) in a ten-round contest. Over-eagei’ness cost Jarvis the. fight, for one well-directed punch would have won the day. However, throwing caution to the winds, Jarvis sailed in and flung in a medley of ill-directed, ineffectual punches that did more to sap his strength than injure his opponent. Jarvis held the advantage throughout as far as long-range fighting was concerned, his stinging left and a battery of rights causing Hawes’ downfall in the eighth round. Hawes knew too much for Jarvis when it came to infighting and was ever prepared to mix matters at close quarters. He delivered some telling punches in the clinches. His recovery in the ninth round was really courageous. Still slightly dazed, he returned to the fray with such fierceness that he took the next round by pounding to the body and plastering Jarvis’ injured right eye with his left. The bout was always full of incident. Jarvis scaled 9.2 and Hawes 8.8. The ringcraft and skill of a boxer were, pitted --against a fighter when Mudgway and McKay entered the ring. McKay was a fighter from the start and was continually on the attack. He concentrated on Mudgway’s body and was ever on the alert for a short route to victory. On the other hand Mudgway let McKay set the pace and sent across telling punches as opportunity offered. MUDGWAY’S CLEVER DEFENCE. McKay was unable to make the best of his vicious body thrusts on account of Mudgway’s clever defence. In more than one round McKay found it well nigh impossible to reach his opponent’s body, Mudgway taking the sting of the punches on his gloves and arms. A contrast in styles, the bout was ever interesting. McKay weighed in at 9.12 and Mudgway at 9.11. Mr. L. McAsey was the referee and Captain F. L. Hunt and Mr. L. E. Sowry were the judges for the amateur contests. Jarvis was obviously nervous in the first round, but Hawes was not long in mixing matters. At close quarters he had the advantage with short blows to the body and a good left. He narrowly missed with a vicious left hook. In close work he again held the upper hand. Jarvis then took a hand, scoring with a good right hook and two light lefts. He followed this with three short jabs to the body. Hawes did not appear so keen to force the pace in the second round, and Jarvis, although still nervous, swung a left to the jaw after a period of sparring. He followed up with a punishing right, and the pair came together, the referee having to separate them. Jarvis scored with a straight right and left to the head, and the pair fell into a clinch again. The third round was rather uneventful, both boxing cautiously. Hawes, however, was definitely on the defensive throughout. Jarvis was using both hands freely. However, he was not timing his blows accurately. Hawes was forcing his way to close quarters as often as possible.

Hawes went in close at the beginning of the next round, but Jarvis countered with a left, and following up smartly, swung in a right to the head.' A series of clinches followed in which Hawes managed to pierce Jarvis’ defence with short jabs.- Hawes, forcing an opening, connected with a stinging left, and in a brisk two-handed exchange honours were even.

Hawes’ defence had Jarvis puzzled in the fifth round. Hawes opened rather aggressively but the fighting was quiet for a while. Hawes landed a solid right in a lively exchange. Jarvis then did better with two lefts, but Hawes sent his bead back with a similar punch. Hawes was still having the better of the infighting, though Jarvis was scoring points from a distance. HAWES MAKES THE PACE.

Hawes made the pace, in the next round, forcing Jarvis into clinches time after time. Occasionally Jarvis scored with his left, but Hawes was having the best of the round, his body blows being more consistent and effective than those of his opponent.

Cautious tactics on the part of both marked the opening of the seventh round. Jarvis began to take the fight to Hawes half-way through and forced his opponent back to the ropes twice, scoring both times with good rights. Hawes sought refuge at close quarters, where he repeatedly scored to the body. Jarvis finished up the round strongly with two good rights. There was little between the men, although Jarvis appeared to be scoring most with more direct and cleanly-delivered blows. Fireworks were seen in the eighth round, when Jarvis had Hawes at his mercy and the fight within his grasp. Jarvis lashed out with a smashing left and right, and Hawes fought back. Jarvis unloosed a battery of lefts and rights, a left sending Hawes to the mat for four. Hawes rose to his feet to take a powerful left and returned to the mat for nine. Obviously dazed and in a bad way, Hawes rose to take severe punishment, and after Jarvis had missed badly with a left swing, he went down again to a terrific right. Gamely returning to the fray after being dotvn for nine seconds, Hawes, supported by the ropes, was subjected to a severe pounding about the head. He was down a third time for nine and the match appeared to be all but over. However, Jarvis failed to restrain himself and his blows went wide of the mark time and again. Just as the gong sounded Hawes sent home a left that opened up Jarvis’ right eye, an injury that probably cost him the fight. Hawes staged a wonderful recovery in the ninth, when, discovering that Jarvis was intent upon guarding his injured eye, he concentrated upon that and soon had Jarvis op the defensive. He scored freely with both hands. Jarvis’ right appeared ineffective, but he came back with a solid left towards the end of the session. The round was easily Hawes’. Drained of their earlier dash, both men attempted to make the pace in the final round, but at the end of a minute both became very cautious. Hawes led to Jarvis’ face and followed up to the head with a punch that caused Jarvis’ eye to bleed profusely. Jarvis attempted longdistance blows but his aim was poor and Hawes flashed in a vicious right hook. Jarvis failed to connect with a left, and Hawes rushed in to meet a smart right. The men were on even terms when the gong sounded. MUDGWAY BEATS McKAY. McKay, who was the stronger- of the pair, forced the fighting in the opening

round, though his blows were rather wild. However, he soon steadied up, scoring with short-arm blows. Mudgway did better towards the end, scoring with three good lefts to the face. The second round opened in willing fashion, though most of the blows were ineffective. Mudgway scored with two lefts but then McKay put in some good work in close, connecting with several solid rights and lefts. Mudgway, however, was always ready to mix it and landed a good right and then a left at the close.

Mudgway was more aggressive in the next and scored with several fine straight rights. McKay concentrated on the body, but in the clinches Mudgway put in telling blows to his lowered head. A stinging left followed by a powerful right to McKay’s face drew blood. Both men were missing badly, particularly McKay. The fourth was uneventful with far too much close work. McKay opened vigorously, but his blows seldom found their mark and the round was nearly half over before a decent blow was struck. McKay then clipped Mudgway’s face with two swings, but the Waihi boy soon evened matters with solid lefts and a good right. McKay was still good in the in-fighting and connected with a good right to the body just before the gong. Although doing the greater part of the attack, McKay was not connecting cleanly. He scored with a left jab to the body, but Mudgway retaliated with blows to the ribs. Coming in quickly, McKay landed two fierce rights to the head and jabbed a severe left to the solar plexus. Mudgway, dashing in with his head down, narrowly escaped a terrific blow when McKay sent a particularly vicious uppercut past him. Mudgway took the sixth round by a comfortable margin, his left leads being the only effectual blows. He opened with two good blows with this hand and was finding McKay’s face all the time. McKay, still aggressive, was swinging his blows and the referee warned him for using a rabbit-killer. He did better towards the close of the round, when he put two solid punches to the body. McKay continued to do the attacking, but his punches lacked direction and Mudgway, using his left effectively, kept the account more than even. The round was characterised by many clinches, from which McKay swung in blows to the body, but his opponent nullified their value with clever tactics.

McKay continued to pound at his opponent’s body in the eighth, but Mudgway’s defence was sound. The Gisborne boy's punches were telegraphed, seldom landing effectively, while Mudgway continued to pile up points with his straight left. . The ninth round was a tame affair, clinches being too frequent. McKay’s punches in the main got nowhere, Mudgway faking them on his arms and gloves. McKay missed with a right swing but connected with a left. Mudgway ran up points with his left, but few worthwhile blows were struck.

Realising that his only. chance lay in a knock-out, McKay went after his man at the commencement of the final round, but Mudgway was far too wily. He was quite content to hold his opponent off and at no stage did he ever appear in any danger of defeat. AMATEUR BOUTS. C. Marshall, 10.10 (Eltham) beat S. McNaughton, 10.2 (Waihi). Marshall set off in whirlwind style and McNaughton, covering up completely, took many blows on the arms. Breaking through, Marshall scored with a series of terrific rights. McNaughton connected with few punches. The second round found Marshall continuing to score with an ugly right. McNaughton connected with two pretty straight blows to the body. McNaughton was game if nothing else. In the final round he kept walking into trouble. .

G. Thomas, 9.1 (Eltham) beat R. Quinlan, 8.10 (Waihi). This was a willing if not very scientific encounter. Thomas possessed a vicious looking right, which was sent over countless times. Though it seldom found its mark it was always dangerous. Quinlan, a hardy boy, was always willing to mix it, but Thomas’ aggression earned him the decision. W. Jones, 8.5 (New Plymouth) beat J. Mudgway, 8.10 (Waihi). Cleaner hitting with both hands enabled Jones to obtain a narrow decision on points over Mudgway. The Waihi boy forced the fighting right from the start and his aggressiveness gave him the first round. In the second, however, Jones improved, more than evening matters with good lefts and an. occasional right to the body. The final round was very willing, and even, but Jones again proved the cleaner hitter. T. Loveridge, 9.4 (Tariki) beat T. Ryan, 9.0 (Omata). Ryan connected with two beautiful lefts, but Loveridge fought back and continually led to the face. Ryan scored with solid uppercuts, Loveridge being the more aggressive. The second round found Ryan making the best of his longer reach. He punched solidly to the body, but Loveridge retaliated with a whirlwind attack, using both right and left hands in telling fashion. A fierce right to the body had Ryan in difficulties, and Loveridge was scoring with both hands when the gong saved Ryan. The third session was short-lived, Loveridge; rushing in and connecting with a left to the face. Following a melee a solid right sent Ryan to the mat for nine, and a series of rights ended the bout. K. Tilley, 6.3 J (New Plymouth) v. B. Wicksteed, 7.3 (New Plymouth). Both boys set to with a will and used both hands to advantage. Wicksteed was too heavy and big for his opponent, who, however, fought back gamely. No decision was given.