SUCCESSFUL SEASON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 86, 12 April 1941, Page 3 (Supplement)

SUCCESSFUL SEASON.

Auckland Boxing Association: Amateur Side of the Sport Prospers in Schools j And Colleges. j

for the amateur championships already dealt with, and one for The interpro- , t vineial amateur tournament. Auckland' .v. Wellington. The other nine were! devoted to the ;-t airing of the ten pro- ; tessional b<-ut« arranged during the! | yea r. I i Twehe different professional boxers 1 i were engaged and 11 amateur bouts! : were necessary to complete the pro- i j grammes where professional contest:- ; i were staged. j Complete li>t of carnivalsj April 2!): Young (iildo beat -Jack ' i -Tarvis on points. | May 13: Young (iildo lieat Clarrie 1 Rayner, k.o. in seventh ronnd. ] Slay 27: Young Oildu beat Vie. C'al-

JHE past season was most successful, both financially and from a boxing point of view. ' states the report of the Auckland Boxing Association to be presented at the annual meeting on ; April 23. While a number of' first-class amateurs were away on ; military service, it was still pos- i sible to stage the Auckland ama- j teur championships, and, with ten j professional carnivals, mernbers i were well catered for. i The report records the deaths of some ! of the association's ol.lcst officials and !

taux on points. •June 10: Tommy Hanson l>oat Los | Wise on points. Al. Stock ami lScrt > T .'- 1 . Kay drew. ' ; -June "21: Voting liililo anil Johnny Hutchinson drew. | June Interprovincial amateur i contests —Auckland beat Wellington. I winning five of the six bouts." ' July S: Vie. Caltaux beat Norman • Fisher, k.o. in tenth round. I July -2'2: Johnny Hutchinson lx-at | Young Gildo on points. September 2 and ;>: Auckland amateur : championships. i September "2.'?: Alabama Kid beat Lcs j Urander. k.o. in first round. I October 7: Alabama Kid beat Los j Grander, k.o. in fifth round. | ''In the return match at Wellington j on September V each team won three [ contests

memliers in Mr. K. A. Craig, a former president of bot.li the Auckland and New ! Zealand assnciat ions: Mr. .T. IT. Watt?., secretary of the association for ten j years; Messrs. \Y. K. Haekett. H. T. Keid. J. Punch and Dr. \Y. IT. Iforton. ] an- honorary medical officer. j The 1040 New Zealand championships j were to have been held in Auckland, j but after giving the matter very ' thorough consideration tho New Zealand Boxinj; Council decided that it -was not I I possible to stage the championships ; under existing conditions. An assnr- j ance has been given that when the j Dominion championships are resumed j the first carnival wilt l>c held in I Auckland. 1

Stalwarts Go South. After 10 years' service as a referee Mr. K. A. ("Dick") Meale. was transferred to Wellington, and tlie report makes reference to the severe lo<s the control of boxing in Auckland has suffered in consequence. Tlie committee nominated Mr. Meale for a seat on the New Zealand Council, and he was duly elected. ihere is. also recorded with regret tlie loss of the services of one of the honorary medical officers. Dr. J. Macky." who had been transferred to Christchurch. Through the death of Mr. Craig a vacancy occurred on the New Zealand Appeal Committee, which functions in Auckland, and Mr. G. Bush was appointed to fill the vacancy, the other members. Messrs. C. F. Sanders and \ . It. Meredith, being re-elccted. The year's activities resulted in a profit of £304. The committcc considered that it was tlie duty of the association to make a contribution to the War Fund, and a sum of £-202 was invested in National Savings Certificates. The membership of the association is still 300, the limit allowed according to the rules. There is still a waiting list.

Schools and Colleges.

Boxing continues to receive support i in the University. Training College, i various schools and colleges, and tlie i association is always willing to help to conduct these tournaments by the loan of gear and the assistance of officials. The standard of boxing in the schools and colleges is undoubtedly improving, and such improvement is in in small measure due to the support given to the sport by the various masters. The erecting of the ring for these carnivals lias always been done free of' cost to the schools. Thanks are tendered to Mr. W. T. Harper (who is a life member hand his staff for this voluntary work, and also to the officials who assisted to control the various championships. Masters and two pupils interested in boxing from each of the colleges and schools, where boxing championships are conducted, were granted privilege tickets to carnivals, a concession which was greatly appreciated. For the first time the Christian Brothers, St. Peter's School, conducted championships, and it is hoped that this will now be a regular feature of this school's sporting activities. The second inter-school tournament between the Mount Albert Grammar School and King's College was this year held at the King's College gym. Parents and supporters were entertained to a great evening's boxing, when some 19 contests were staged". Another feature of this year's work was the introduction of boxing classes in two of the primary schools of Auckland, Dominion Road and Eemuera. Young Gildo, Charlie Linden and various members of the committee assisted in putting the boys through the elementary stages. This year it is hoped to do more organising in the schools, and already the Kowhai Junior High and Westmere Schools are making inquiries. A total of eleven carnivals was staged in the Town Hall. Th<*c extended over ' 12 nights, two of which were necessary