WELLINGTON BOXING ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 222, 12 June 1908, Page 2

WELLINGTON BOXING ASSOCIATION

, PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. A moating of the, committee of. the Wollington Boxing Association was held-(in Wednesday s evening, Dri Napier M'Lean presiding. -V'.' Correspondence which Had taken place between the secretary of; the ' uewly-formed . Hawke s Bay-Association anil /the JV.Vv 1 of the Wellington Association, re the affiliation of the'new body, was'.', read.Mr. M'Villy, chairman of the local, Association, ' reported that he , had had . a conversation with the secretary of the new body (Mr: Jaeger) who was in Wellington. on Tu'esday. It was;explained to Mr. Jaeger that tho.Wel-" ' " lington Association wished, to assist rather ' than hinder the'ostablishment of the HawkeY Bay Association. It was expected that all , formalities would be .oompletedjri a day or _ two, and the new boijy would be affiliated.'-' The necessary permit was received from the Inspector of Police for the boxing tourney to.be held'at the Opera House on Juno 16 and 17. . . The secretary of the Palmerston North ; Boxing Association wrote, notifying , that all the members, of. his committee intended be-' ing .present at the championship ' contests next week. " Y , < It was decided that the value of. the tro- ; phies for'the boxing and wrestling contests' ; ■ be fixed at £3 3s. for .first, andl£l Is. for second. On account ;of the large, entries received for the different contests it'was reSolved to purchase three extra sits of sixounce gloves, from/ the local manufacturer, ••Mf. G. Cloake, and Miiiifie's String Band was • engaged t6 play at the tournameitt Mch evening. Various other details were' also -■ arranged.'■ 'v • -v ■.'■ 7. „'. .LIST OF COMPETITORS.' ... \ ;,:: ■ . The follciwirig aro the names of the com- • ■ ■ /petitors entered for the different .iontests:— -: :• BOXINC. : ' B) : _Shields? u WiUtam .Iggulden. Prcd Kerfj C. M'Carthy, Michael ' : G'eorge- TeUyay/ T. - Kiitner,. Joseph J; TobjnV Herbert;'R. : Leppe Stewart.":" ' . : ' r -. ~'".i Feather^William'Grawf6rdi '.Edwkrd' : Hiil; r Len Porter, B. Chapman, Michael Chamber- • lain, H. Graham.' " Light—Geoffrey Watchohi, W. ■ Kirk,. T. ■.: Bright, Thomas Mahoney, Oswald J,'Parry,',' : ; G. Haighy John Leavy, A. J. Hunter, George • Gibbons, W. Young, H.'SainsburyV ■ •''' • :Wclter—Joe O'Donoghue, James Cotterell; " Henry Rigby, Oswald J. Parry> Joe Korn-' '• eadt, Edward M'Carthy, Thomas .Mahoney, " Gus. Devitt. •" ; ■■ • . Brown,' Ridley Woodbridge, ' F. L. Murphy, E. \M. *Minnifie, : William .'Lloyd, Archie'Leckie/; ..'-' - , ' ! Heavy—R; M'DowolL Ridley Woodbridge,' 1 . M. ■ Busby, Arthur W.- 'Thoniasj 'Dbnala' : Mundy, Percy Hale, JohnF.'Hininan," j ■'.' Wrfi3tlin2Heavy—Donald Mundy, E'. Lanage,, William Tait, John F...Hinihan,Gordon. Templeton. .Light—C. M'Carthv, H. G. : liew\i,p Stan- ■ ley. Dromgool,,Uonnld Stewart, A. J.'Scam*. tiify. ; ' . Competitors, and.seconds can obtain-their. . ■- tickets -at •' Armit.' i on - and ■ after .Saturday, ~.j g. .. and the weigh-in : of competitors will' be car-,, ried out at the Opera, House on. Tuesday bo- , twolve noon and 2.p.m., and betwori 4 p.m.. and 6 p.m. > 'The 1 bookings for'the tourney promise to 1)9,.exceptionally large! Tickets'aro now obtain-.- .'i,-,,, Able at Batkin's, where-active and honorary members may secure their On both hkhts. tho Theatre, doors will open at 7 ■ o'clock. • •; ' ■ -'. V', •. • •y■