SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 199, 8 June 1929, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

BOXING. THE ASHBURTON ASSOCIATION. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The annual meeting of the Ashburton Boxing Association was held last evening, when Mr H. It. C. McElrea was in the chair.

A motion of sympathy was passed with the relatives of the late Mr E. Maybury, who was one of the founda-' tion members of the Association.

The report stated that at the last annual meeting it was decided not to launch on a membership campaign owing to the uncertainty of the Association's activities. No tournaments were held, although an effort was made to promote a meeting which was to include a professional contest. No 1 suitable hall could be obtained, however, owing to the dismantling of tn« Theatre Royal. A profit of £45 had been made at the Dixieland Carnival, and of that amount £4O had been received.

The balance-sheet showed a credit of £4O 8s 3d. The excess of assets over liabilities was £390 8s 3d.

It was reported that the balance of the Association's share of proceeds from Dixieland had' been received.

The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The following officers were elected: — President, Mr J. H. Grigg; vice-presi-dents, Sir W. Nosworthy, Messrs E. B. Newton A. N. Grigg, H. F. Nicoll, E. F. Nicoll, and R. Kennedy; committee, Messrs W. Bramley, F. Crum, P. Cookson, H. D. Johnston, A. L. Jones, M. Keeley, H. R. C. McElrea, E. J. O'Brien, F. R. Sheehan, F. Smallbone, C. Stock, F. Davis, R. J. Laurenson, and T. S. J. Doherty; secretary and treasurer, Mr G. V. Furby; auditor, Mr J. W. Bowden. The Ashburton doctors were elected medical officers.

The question of the advisability of holding a tournament this season was discussed.

The chairman said a, lapse had curred when it was considered the "big tournaments that had been held in Ashburton.

Mr E. J. O'Brien said Ashburton was the only one of the smaller associations that had retained its assets. It was suggested that if a tournament were held, three amateur and one professional bout should form the programme.

The secretary was instructed to write to H. Leekie (Dunedin) and C. Hearn (Wellington), feather-weights, asking under what conditions they would stage a bout at Ashburton. It was decided that it be a recommendation to the incoming committee that a, tournament be held as early as possible.

HANCOCK KNOCKS OUT PURDY.

SYDNEY, June 7. At the Leichhardt Stadium to-night, Wally Hancock, lOst l£lb, knocked out Charlie Purdy (New Zealand), lOst 2Jll>, in the fourth round. Hancock thus won the 'welter-weight championship from the New Zealander.

It was a sensational contest. Purdy was the better boxer, but Hancock was extra confident, and used rights and lefts to the chin freely, while Purdy went for the body. He crouched low and escaped much punishment. Purdy opened Hancock's eye in the third round. Hancock bled freely. He seemed to go mad. The fourth opened full of promise. Hancock went after the New Zealander and landed a succession of rights and lefts to Purdy's chin, which always seemed unguarded. Purdy dropped to the boards near the end of the round. He tried to rise, and was again sent down for the full count, the bell failing to save him. — Australian Press Association.