BOXING.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16780, 24 April 1926, Page 21 (Supplement)

BOXING.

Answers to Queries. (By "Left Lead.") "Blazer."—-Bert Brown was New Zealand professional feather-weight champion. "Dodo."—Tom Hecney lias not returned to the Dominion from ids latest lour. "Solar." —Harry Collins does not want fights in this country. He only came over for a little fresh .air. A STJRR3NG FIGHT. TROWERN GETS VERDICT. FIFTEEN CROWDED ROUNDS. In one of the most stirring fistic battles seen in Wellington. Reg. Trowcrn, the youthful Aucklander, got the decision over Salvino Jamito, the Filipino. So fiercely was the haltlc waged, and so exciting were the willing exchanges, that the crowded house was on its feet throughout every one of the fifteen rounds. It was a fight, as distinguished from a boxing contest, says the Dominion.

The Filipino showed ring genius of a high order,.but ihe Aucklander, boxing with more dash and spirit than he lias hitherto displayed, mot experience with youthful vigour 1 . At the close of the battle Ihe judges disagreed, and the referee gave Hie verdict to the New Zee lander.

The weights were announced as ,lamito 9st 121 b, and Trowcrn 9st J.lib. When the gong went, Jamito led with a left to the face, but Trowern rushed his man and dealt out punishment to the body. The Filipino had a good left, but Trowcrn showed that iic could use the same weapon, Jan'U-o's left ag£vin ct.mc into play ucCut-j a willing round ended to applause with honours easy.

They kept the pace up in the second, and came in close, where Trowcrn again had the advantage. The Aucklander rushed Hie Filipino to his corner, and landed left and right to Hie head. Trowcrn opened the third with a left, to the face, and had the "Pride of the Orient" in a had way for a spell. Trowern was fighting' with more spirit had shown against Purdy here. Jamito scored left to face and both landed solid body blows in close. The Filipino made the pace in the fourth session, boring in close and taking Trowern's blow on his thick forehead. Jamito scored a couple of light lefts to the face, and followed up with a solider blow with the same weapon. Trowern continued lo have the best of the exchanges in close. II had been fast and willing up to this stage. Trowcrn essayed a left, uppcrcul early in the fifth. The Aucklander rushed Jamito. lo the ropes, and sent the coloured man through the ropes, where he hung suspended by his knees from Ihe second strand for a spell. Hack again, they went at it hammer and Longs. Jamito was taking what Trowern was sending over on ihe Lop of his head. 11l the sixth, Trowcrn bustled his. man into a neutral corner, and had him in (rouble until the Filipino shook himself clear like a bison. Trowern was now boxing very coolly, and made such effective play that he Look the honours in (his session. There was hearty applause for him at the end of the round. In the next round, both scored with lefts to the face, and Jamito then paid attention downstairs, and missed with a vicious left uppcreut. They sleadicd clown for a while. Shortly after opening the eighth, Jamito landed a left rip to the body. Trowcrn rushed his man to the ropes, where the Filipino had to do some agile ducking' before he got clear. They did a bit of wrestling as the round closed. "Like a Wildcat." In the ninth round Jamiio commenced to fight like a wildcat, slamming home a couple of heavy lefts lo the body, which were partly taken on the gloves. In close, Trowern hammered aL the body, and in the open again made pretty play with a lancelikc left. Jamito, however, got home with left and right to the head just before the round closed. The tenth session opened with a right to the body by Jamiio, and he repeated these blows shortly afterwards. Jamito was now doing belter in close and also scored at long range, landing twice to the side of the head with right swings. Trowern's mouth and nose Hew signals of distress. In the eleventh Trowern made the coloured man miss badly twice, and repeated the trick. Jamito hit at the end of a break, and the crowd roared disapproval, but neither man was stepping back the regulation two yards after breaking. In the twelfth Jamito started swinging both hands, and matters were interesting for a time. Jamito missed with a left uppercut, and Trowcrn flashed in and scored a solid straight left to the face, which rattled ins opponent. The Aucklander went in to settle his man, but the Filipino was too clever. The round closed to thunders of applause. In ttlie "devil s round," Hie referee was kept busy separating the contestants, hut ihey kept close lo each oilier throughout the round. In the fourteenth, Jamiio led Willi a light-left, but Trowcrn went in and dealt out heavy punishment in close Keeping on his toes, Hie Aucklander continued to have the best ol matters. Arcing lhc fl « hlin " Trowcrn did much as he liked, Jamito palpably being very tired. In the last round, Jamito went for a knock-out, and came very near lo end- =„•- matters with heavily-loaded blows Willi both hands. It was Trowcrn s I urn now lo hang on, and by doing so he managed to weather the storm M the close, the two judges dis-lo-vpcd Mr B. A. Guise voting for jamito: and Air B. W. Woods for Trover,,. The referee (Mr Karl Stewart;, •hereupon pave his decision in favour of the Aucklander. Jamito and Purdy Salvino Jamiio lias been matched by the Wellington Association to meet Chas. Purdy on .May 21.

Murray and Purdy. Los Murray, ol' Duncdin, and Chas. Purdy, of Auckland, have been signed up for a. bout at Duncdin on May Li for Hie lightweight title. There, are many people who think Purdy will lift the honour Litis time, but Ihe task is not going to be. easy.