BOXING.
TUESDAY NIGHT'S FIXTURE, What should prove one of. tho most interesting boSts in Christ-church for some years will be Been in the Caledonian Hall next; Ttiesdny. evbning,' under 'the managejiiontof the Obriatchuich Sports-Club, when TV. Carey, winner *of the light and weight amateur championships of Canterbury' last- (season, and: also the amateur championship of New Zealand, will meet .3. Hughe3, of .Otago, who also has a Terv imposing, list of wins to hi» credit, having excelled Ah' lioth' the amateur and professional ranks. • ",'■'. v „<! A very attractive eix-round amateur_Dow has also been arranged, between Percy Hawefl, .who. is now residing in Chnstchurch and h'as~ joined one.. .of, tho local flchoola ol tewing, and Con' Brosnaban, of Asliburton, -who 'will be remembered for hia stirring fights with Wiight aV several" local contests. Other jtiig amateur bouts.are -being arranged for'this tournament. ,/ : .
NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL.
(ruBSS* ASSOCIaTtOH TfSUEOBAM.)
...''■..•'". WELLINGTON. May 28. A special generul meeting of/the New Zealand Boxing- A'3Bociation, rolled- to consider breaches.of tha-.rulos in regard to,,limitation of purses, was attended-by delegates, from eleven associations. ■ The' meeting' was . asked to - consider the council's report upon- the Wellington, North'em, Napier, .Taranaki, and Otago Boxing Associations for breachea-ot' the 'rules in the matter of purses and expenses, and to consider the action of these" Associations, in forwarding incorrect : returns to tho council. The council considers that, under its present rules, ,tuero is no adequate provision l for disciplining offending-Associations. It asked the meeting to consider also certain amendments" to'"'give the council power" to de'ul adequately with offences by local Associations. 'Tho meeting *is proceeding, in icommittoe. It was'.decided to endorso , the Boxing Council's proposal to ,send u team of amateurs- to Adstralia in September, provided that the team, meets an. Australian: team,' and not State.champions only. • Tho Taranaki Association will have first •all.on: the Johnnie Leckie'Tommy Donovan return match for the professional title, of the Dominion. ' Leckie meets Sammy Shack, the American, at,Auckland,on.June 3rd, and will decide after .this contest the date on which ho' will meet Donovan at New Plymouth. The next'Johnnie/Leckie-Pete Barron, contest; will be staged At Napier- "Lou Bloom, the American, will meet Tommy Donoran at-.Kew Plymouth, probably on .June lßthi and-Bloom ,will Center the .'ring with, ©us Fitasmaurice at Gisborne on July. 16th.
In future ' Pete • Sarron, - in common with •It other boxers at'present domiciled' in the Dominion, will have to fight for 2200 purses.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19940, 29 May 1930, Page 16
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