THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 457, 16 March 1909, Page 5

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

LATEST NEWS BT THE MAIL. To" the latest meeting of the Australasian A.A. Union Mr. J. H. Aitken, hon. secretary to the Christchurch Council of the New Zealand A.A.A., wrote stating that his council refused to agree that the union's executive has'power to refuse recognition of .his council. Ho demanded full recognition,. and requested that the, letters already sent to the various State associations be,withdrawn. Mr. Aitken, on behalf of his council, also protested against the alteration of date of- the Australasian Championship meeting in Brisbane. The president (Mr. R./CoombesO stated: that he was quite tired of haying to point out to the Christchurch Council that the union executive had not' Refused recognition to tho Christchurch Council —or to any council. The-executive had merely determined to seek instruction from the State associations as to procedure before further corresponding with New Zealand; and would continue on the lines laid down until instructions armed. Mr. Aitken's letter merely built up a case having no foundation on fact, and therefore no good purpose could be served by dealing further with it. So far as that portion of the letter dealing with the protest against the alteration of dates in Brisbane was concerned the executive would make a note of same, 'l'ho letter was received.

HTZJOHN DEFEATS HANLEY. - Clover young Fitzjohn, whoso display at the Australasian amateur championships at Wellington in 1907, won high praise for him, has been - successful in his first professional contest. His opponent was Hanley, who lost to Godfrey for the New Zealand featherweight championship .last year after a splendid battle. The contest botween Fitzjohn and Hanley was (says the Sydney "Koferee") an excallcnt one from start to finish, Fitzjohn had a slight adrantage until the end of the sixteenth round. In this round a right to the body and up quickly on the jaw had Hanley down lor seven seconds. He managed to pull himself up by hanging 011 to the ropes, and succeeded in living tho round out. From now till the end Tommy made full use of his weight,, and ccrtainly had the better of his lighter opponent, ivho foolishly stood and mixed it, thereby giving Hanley tho only chance 110 had of scoring a win, which might have cume about by means of a knock-out. Such did not happen, however, and the young ex-amatour champion won the referee's decision, which was a just one.