BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 188, 4 May 1908, Page 9

BOXING.

b y— r ANNUAL MEETING OF AUCKLAND 11 ' . CENTRE. , (BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIA.F, CORRESPONDENT.) 3 - ; Auckland, May 2. ' Tho annual 'report of tho Northern Boxing 0 Association stated that when the committee e took- office last year tho total liabilities of j the Association, amounted to £125 4s. • 4d; _ This sum, however, had been reduced during tho past season to £85 lis. 2d. But ' for tho action of a local clnb, unaffiliated " with the New Zealand Boxing Association, f advertising an unauthorised Australasian Championship meeting on the evo of tlio New Zealand Championships (which had been allotted to Auckland by the. New Zealand r Council), a much larger reduction' of the 0 debt would havo been made. Representaj tions had been mado to the Legislature by the Now Zealand Council, with the result ' that amendments wero made to the Polico 1 Offences Act at the close of last session ,_ cancelling all existing registrations throughly nut tho Dominion, and requiring such As- ' sociations or clubs an might desire to be registered to first obtain the approval'of tho 0 Governor-in-Council. This would prevent in ° future- coteries of irresponsible individuals running boxing competitions for their own '• pecuniary benefit, .'and would eliminate other J objectionable features which, on several occasions, had brought boxing into disrepute in r ' Auckland province. . • ■: On July 22 and 29 ,the Auckland Provincial 1 Championships were held at the Royal Albert 6 Hall, and drew good .'entries. Keen interest was exhibited in this tournament, as it was 0 generally understood that the result would o guide tho committee in tho selection of tho s .provincial team to compete in tho New Zeaa land Championships'. s Tho eleetibn of officers resulted as follows: f —Patron,iMr. A. M. Myers; president, Mr. n Murdoch M'Lean; vice-presidents, Messrs. - W. F. Massey, M.P..F. E. Baume, M.P., T. n. B. O'Connor, A. Plugge, C. Grey, H W o Wilding/ Colonel Wolfe, and Dr. Hardie Noil; committee, Messrs. M. Folev, J., H ' o Trndgeon, J. Gillett, A. Hamilton, R: W. t Ravenhdl, H. Luks, E. Burns, J. Kynvott d Thatcher, Lindsay Cooke, J. E. Fagon, J. Kecnan; hon. treasurer, Mr. C; B. Rogers' auditor, Mr. E. G. Pinker. The appointment of a secretary was left to tho com-' s , mittee. . 'f Mr. Murdoch M'Lean (president) donated o a Cv p guinea trophy for _ competition'anio'nfc . members of the Association, and it was accj. ceptcd with , thanks. ii , .