“Mistakes Made, Money Lost” In Boxing

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31117, 21 July 1966, Page 16

“Mistakes Made, Money Lost” In Boxing

A motion that the Canterbury’ Boxing Association executive call a special meeting of members because of the “mistakes made and money lost,” was followed by a counter motion proposing a vote of confidence in the chairman (Mr E. G. Pocock).

The motion to call a special meeting lapsed for the want of a seconder, and the counter - motion was ruled out of order, when the executive met last evening.

Mr R. Henry said: “There have been so many mistakes made, it does not matter. No balance-sheets have been made available since I have been on the committee. We are about £2900 down the drain this season already." Mr R. Moore said that balance sheets had been presented to the executive. They were taken in committee and “you must have been asleep, Bob.” Mr Henry: We have not had the balance sheet of the last two fights.

Mr Moore: No, only the last fight. We are about £2200 down. Mr Henry: With losses on two fights to come. Mr Moore: No, one. Mr Pocock: The balance sheets have been a bit late, but they come through. Mr Henry: They should not be late. I have had so much criticism about these losses lately that I am sick of it. I proposed that we call a general meeting. Mr R. Stevenson: I am against that kind of criticism. 1 propose a vote of confidence in the chair. Mr Henry: We can’t be going wrong all the time. We’ll have to get a hand-out soon. Mr C. Wellman: Why criticise Mensah when he is gone —a man who would fight anyone from light-weights to welters and would fight any-

'where. There was one boxer here who wouldn’t get in the | ring with him. | Mr Henry: That is ridicu- | lous. You're talking through (the back of your head. Mr Moore: All this is completely out of order. Mr Wildes: What does Mr Henry propose to rectify it? Mr Henry: By having a committee, not one man. Mr Wildes: You are on the committee. Mr Henry: We are only chair-fillers. The chairman runs everything. I am sick of criticism; when the commit tee is run by one man and the committee gets the criticism, it is time for a general meeting. After a brief, acrimonious and slanderous argument ’ about the respective records and drawing powers of Mensah and Amarfio. Mr C. Knowles asked who on the committee could tell definitely in advance if a bout would make money Mr Wildes: Mensah and Murphy would have drawn well and Mensah and Santos would have drawn well. Mr Henry: Not a full house Mr Pocock, after several members had protested that the argument was tantamount to crying over spilt milk, ruled that the meeting discuss future business. He was supported by all except Mr Henry.