EXHIBITION TIME BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 179, 29 July 1913, Page 6

EXHIBITION TIME BOXING.

DOMINION EXECUTIVE'S VETO. AGENT'S INTEREST TRANSFERRED. There has been a further development ', concerning the trouble between the New Zealand Boxing Council, the Northern Boxing Association am l - vlt - Bria Doyle, in relation to the big Kshibition-time boxing carnival, whk-b, it has been announced, will take place next eurruner. It will be remembered that some twelve months ago Mr Plugjre, speaking on behalf of the Northern Boxing Associa-tion, announced to a crowded audience at the Twtfii Hail that, during Exhibition time six big fights, each for £1,000, would be put on, and that Mr. Bris Doyle was to act as the Association's agent in arranging the carnival. Later the terms of Mr. DoyleV, contract with tha Association were published. Tbest- showed that Itr. Doyl-e was to provide the purges, arrange the contests, and fcuild a stadium "wifchin a specified distance of the General Post Oflice, subject to the approval of the Association, with whom ho was t-o divide the profits. The New Zealand Boxing Council, with headquarters at Ohristehurch. took exception to the contract, pointing cut that the Minister fur Justice only approved boxing tontests under the ar-gis of the. Boxing Associations, and thai no private promoter wa.< entitled to participate in any way. Mr. Dovfe's contract, however, was

drawn u.p by the Association's lawyers, and duly signed and scaled, so that the veto of the Boxing Council served to complicate matters. What the Association, and what :Mr. Doyle would do, under t.ho circumstance -, .-, has sine? been a matter for interesting conjecture on the part of those interested in the big scheme.

The outcome <if it all is that Mr. Doyle has been gJad to pet out of th-e contract. an<i that someone fls<» has been just as g-!n<i to g-pt in. Rpeaking to a. "Star" representative this morning,, Mr. Doyl-e i?aid he had not felt at .ill oomfortablo concerning (he attitude, of fche boxing authorities. Hp wa» in possession of a definite contract -with the Boxing Association. Yet when Mr. Atock. of the Boxing Council, said that h° hid an official denial of any contract, the Roxinj Association apparently madf no attempt to contradict thnt pta'pineur. "Fortunately in my contrart. vrhich liolds pood despite any action by 1 ho Boxing Council,. I had the power of said Air. Doyle; "and yepterday T roce-ived a substantia.l chc\i\ip for tli-c transfpr of my intercut from one of '■'■''• wealthiest men in thi* town. Just at present ho docs n-ot desire bis name to r>"e m-enrionr'd. birt he is associated, I believe, with others ■who are anxious to see a bis: boxinpr carn;val arranged for next summer, and they will pro rig-hl ah<>ad with all ar-rs-nsrementr. inoludinp the building of a stadium and t-he making of matches. Personally." he added, "T was mainly interested in the scheme because T thought it minrht >>c made an additional attraction for the Exhibition. The Commissioners, ho-wever. are not disposed to agree to the erection of a boxing stadium on the Exhibition grounds, ami that, is another rea.»on. therefore, why I amplad to hare washed my hands of the whole business."