WELLINGTON BOXING CENTRE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 118, 11 February 1908, Page 8

WELLINGTON BOXING CENTRE.

PROPOSED SPORTS CLUB. UNAUTHORISED MATCHES. A long-felt want'will be filled if tho Wellington Centre puts in concrete, form a proposal that a sports club should, he formed similar: to the Amateur Sports Club in Sydney and other- well-known sports' clubs in older countries. ,In order to carry out tho project' successfully; a considerable' sum will be required,-but it is unusi stood that the ■pvomises of support lare so numerous as to warrant tho formation of the club.; An important matter which will rc'caive attention from tho ! Wellington' Centre $113 season is the I promotion >of inter-coijegiatq and interschool tournaments.. Some months ago the New Zealand Boxing' Council, circularised the \arious centres, ; asking them to do what lay ! ni. their power to .secure the introduction of boxing info the The proposal met with approval, and it is certain that tycforo the winter sets .in; something' tangible will be-done in-the cities at any rate'. Boxing has already been, successfully introduced in a number' of scholastic institutions in the Dominion.' At tho;' present; '.-time .' the Wellington Centre has. also under consideration the question of' opening boxing school, which it; is 1 proposed, 'shall .bir.'conciucWd by an expert from Australia'.,,' ; *' /Investigations are being made by the officials of tbe Wellington' Centre' relative to. seyoral. proposed 'private/matches which, if .held, would, be illegal".under.the Police Offonces AnieridniontiAct;o.f ,1907., ,It has been ascertained .that,^inimbre^han, "one instance, the proposed stalce*.ijas fairly,'heavy, and the proposed.ucharge,'""for!. : 'admission' high. The promoters were,'. it is,..Understood, informed .thatj the. event ; of further arrangements v being ; ]nade, the matter would be placed in tho hands of the. police.. It-is'alleged that , one imatch; actually-did take' place, the stake ■ being £25;, an 4 ;that,it is not;'at..all unlikely . that-, it will-, bo the subject jpf. investigation.. ;. j tl ;, :. j There are at 'the present tinio. quite,a number. _of prof essi'onals from Englanfl and' Australia in Wellington,, and in consequence the ; Wellington Contrij is' being T( injjndatod with applications for matches.,.,ln/some oases the applicants have lindic'af.ed.tho',' boxers with whom they .would,.'^likeVtp,-be ,matched. The. .Centre has.replied, to the offect ,'that it. does not intend to hold competition's'or matches until'-after' the:annual meeting,'.which takes place in 1 April, • also that its object is to foster boxing from ,'an educational view-point. It will riot .onv any, consideration - pay the ;slightest : ,cohsidiratiqp ! ; to,, suggestions" from ; applicants for a' to;.;whom they should bo selected to compete against.