BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 145, 18 June 1908, Page 6

BOXING.

AUCKLAND AMATEUR BOXING' JCVtO. '"*''"" "' ■"'. ': CCyCsCC A largely-attended meeting of the _b»rt club was held last Monday evening; ♦_ the'various officers were appointed ftritiiM season. , t "— Messrs T. McGovern and 3. W. Etvattf. tin were unanimously elected lotaf-SSil tarias, the latter having had co&ihiint experience In running tournaments, _*e_ k Australia. . -;./'- A considerable amount of correspondent::C waa received, and It was declded-»-a__til re-registration. . It was also proposed to open the h_ with an amatenr carnival In July, also na amateur and professional eararwT i» August During fleet week two AvattaßaaW, men will be matched, and a champlen__» contest for the English and Ameri<_uT_e_M; will be neld. Several other Important matters were'iK_£ cussed during the evening. The committee intend doing everything it their power to provide first-class, 'clkvgMm. entitle boxing during the season.

WELLINGTON CHAMPIONWnPcIIIIII

(By Telegrapß".—^i^e_tV_u_»c_i|«^-^S WELLINGTON. Wednesday.i.'C The championships were concradfd i(K¥nlght,before a great crowd, at th» _______ House. The finals resulted as follows:— The heavy-weight wrestling, waa •__ It Mundy by default, Lanauze being unit to meet him, owing to "injuries The lif) weight wrestling was won ;>y Stewart The boxing events resulted as t-UoannW; Bantam.—Selway beat Ketr" Light-weight.—Watchhorn beat Pert* Welter.—Devitt beat MmotfT. \5 Heavy-weight.—Hale beat Mundy ' '•"' Middle-weight.—Leckie won by _e___li!l from Murphy, who was injured.

OLTMPIC GAMES. -■

FINANCING OF KERR. ;.' * (By. Telegraph.—Own Correspo-A^ftj^p WELLINGTON. Mr. James ■_?;-"■ Speed, ireasurer «f "fl_» organisation for financing Kerr's trip -■__•, !2 ld - a " Post " reporter yesterday altera* that the financial statement had been completed. It showed that th--. total uMt i collected w_s'_i_3_ 5/Vand that the a_3_ expended was £112. ia/, leaving a «*_» balance of £19 7/.