BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 282, 21 August 1908, Page 9

BOXING.

BURNS v. SQUIRES. Tho managing director of Scientific Boxing and Solf-defonce', Limited, has explained the conditions under whiclr' the Burns-Squires boxing contest, which is to take. plncc in Sydney, is to be carried out, Ho states distinctly that it will not bo a prize-fight, which lasts till one of tho contestants is defeated. It is to be a boxing contest, limited to 20 rounds, and is to bo decided on points. Tho gloves to bo used are those allowed by tho law, and before thoy aro put on they irtiay be examined by tho police. At tho termination of tho '20 'rounds, should tho fight last that time, a rcfereo will givo his decision on tho points Ecored by each contestant. The superintendent of police'for tho district will havo a se.it besido the referee,. and hot can stop tho fight at 4 any t-imo' if he thinks it nccossary. Tho distinction between a- prizefight awl a boxing contest may bo a fino 0110, but it is claimed, by those who regard boxing as a useful athletic exercise that tho distinction is perfectly clcar, since tho 0110 must bo a fight to a finish and tho other is a contest of skill, . Against this it has been urged that a contest rarely lasts 20 rounds, as one of tho , men > is i usually rendered incapable before the limit is reached. Others, howover, contond that the injuries sustained by the boxer are loss serious than those received from the ball by a lacrosse playet, and that tlfe effects of what is known as a knock-out lasts only a fow seconds, rarely minutes. Tho Scientific Boxing and Solf-defoncc, Limited, complain that tho projected boxing contest has beon unfairly criticised, owing to a misconception of the rules under which it is to be decided. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Christohurch, August 20. Tho New Zealand Boxing Championship mooting "was concluded to-night. Tho finals resulting as fololw: — Bantam'-woight :• J. Parker (Canterbury) boat F. Kerr (Wellington) and W. D. Shields (Manawatu). feather-weight: W., Elliott (Canterbury) won by default. Light-weight: T; Metcalf (Auckland) beat J. H. Finnorty (Southland).' Welter-weight: R. Mayzo (Canterbury) won by default.' . Middle-weight: J. Smith (Auckland) beat A. Leckio (Wellington) and A. Thompson (Marlborough). Heavy-weight: M. P. Ryan (Southland) beat P. 'Halo (Wellington). . AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, (ny TELEor.irn— press association.) Clll'lstcimrcli, August 20. Tho Solection Committee of the Now Zealand Boxing Council has selected tho following team to represent the Dominion in tho Australasian championships at Brisbane:— Featherweight, W. Elliott; welter, R. Mayzo; middle, J. Smith; heavy, M. P. Ryan.