The Archive · 1929

Jarvis Suspended

London, Oct, 24.

As as sequel to the fight between Genaro and Jarvis at the Albert Hall on October 17, the British Boxing Board of Control has. sus~ pended Jarvis for an indefinite period, also his manager, Harry, Levene, and the referee, Matt Wells, for participating in a contest with the suspended boxer, Frankie Genaro."

The contest mentioned was one of several events at the Albert Hall fon October 17 and was announced as a fifteen-round bout for the World's Flyweight Championship. It resulted for a victory on points for Frankie Genaro, Revolt in British Boxing Circles Oct, 30. a sequel to the suspensions of Jarvis, his manager, Harry Levene, and the referee, Matt Wells, for participating in' a contest with Genaro on October 17, when the inter was believed to be suspended, a very stormy meeting of promoters, managers and boxers in London this. evening decided by 20 votes to 7 to form a new "Boxing Federation."

The three suspended men stated their case against the British Boxing Board of Control, Wells stating the he did not know why he was sui pended.

The meeting passed a resolution declaring the suspensions unfair—Reuter, New York, Oct. 80, Phil Scott, British heavyweight champion, hasbeen mareked with Otto Von Porat, Norwegian eon-tender for the title, now in United States. The match'will be a twelve round affair, to take place on December 9 at Madison Square garden.—United Press,

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