BOXING

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23002, 23 April 1940, Page 15

BOXING

a CANTERBURY AMATEUR ASSOCIATION An excess of expenditure over incomi amounting to £57 0s Id for the last seasor was reported at the annual meeting o: the Christchurch Amateur Boxing am Sports Club last .evening. The presiden (Mr A. K. Harris) presided. “On the declaration .of war it was con sidered expedient to terminate furthe activities for the season,” stated the an nual "Five tournaments were held durini the season, including the interprovincia contests with a team from the West Coast in which honours were evenly divided All of these tournaments, however, re ceived very poor public support. Thi aggregate financial loss on four was £9 12s, and had it not been for the generosit: of the club’s supporters in ccmtributlni £2B, 18s towards the Canterbury cham pionship tournament, this would havi shown a bare profit of 9s 6d instead o that disclosed In the balance-sheet. Tin misfortunes encountered also had i damaging effect. upon membership fees which disclose a drop of £49 9s 6d a: compared with the previous year.” The election of officers resulted as fol lows:—Patron, Mr F. E. Graham: presi dent, Mr M. J. Christie; vice-presidents the Mayor (Mr R. M. Macfarlane, M.P.) Messrs A. R. Harris. W. E. Mouldey, N McGllllvray. A. E. Talbot. R. L. Kennett G. Annand. and J. M. Coffey: commit tee, Messrs W. S. Newburgh, H. R. B Anderson, S. Oates, L. T. Annand, E Pocock, B. Rennell, J. C. Thomson, anc J. Musson; honorary medical officers. Drs P. A. Ardagh, L. A. Bennett, W. M Brown. W. M. Cotter, J. K. Davidson, J H. Fahey, J. Guthrie, B. H. Gilmour, M Gray. A. M. Hartnell, E. R. Reay, F. L Scott, and N. Whetter; honorary auditor Mr W. S. Newburgh; secretary-treasurer Mr C. Leeming. The Fairbaim Cup, awarded to thi boxer showing the mast - improvemen during the season, was presented to: M D. McGirr, and the challenge shield foi the most successful trainer was presentee to Mr J. Musson, this being the thirc time he had. won the award. A sub-committee, consisting of the nev president (Mr M. J. Christie) and Mr W S. Newburgh, was appointed to confei with the officers commanding Bumhan Military Camp and Wigram Aerodrome with the object of promoting boxing contests between members of both the Arim and Air Force in aid of patriotic funds. The meeting bade farewell to its retiring president (Mr A, B. Harris), win is to leave for a trip abroad in the neai