BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 513, 21 May 1909, Page 9

BOXING.

';// .'../■', YYYYY'YYaNNUAI; REPORT./,,,- • //?;/'/The/seventh, annual report.and balance-sheet Y'ijf ittie/New Zealand Boxing Council! "presented ;;' to v he' affiliated bodies, :wcre/rcad .at .tho/meet- :; Y ing/of:;the/Wellington Boxing : Committee last / veveningiA/Groat /progress, Estates; the report, ;./--has. taken' ..place during' tho'_ season "in. the niatvVfer;o^'c°nip«tUibns,':aud';incrcasing; public inY v ; Urcsi/has;; been/ Bhown ; .in ; ;the;;sport:>' i '''WHli. Wfttwo/exoobtioriß/'all '.tho : ■affiliated- associations .-//have'held two', or. more competitions, and re- ':/// ports received 'refer to muoh .iiriprovement in ///the'staudard of ;boxing.i As increased conipcti-V'-tion .means'gteater cxpcrlerice,"it is. bat .natural '■;■ that, there should bocohsidernble'-progress along ;, i the scientific/side of' the'sport. 'Although it ■)- ; is.-freely'.'admUted'that' much,has yet. to-bo ///learned .by, the competitive section before the / .-/.standard .of.'older countries is reached, when .-v it ;is : ierfleiiibe'red;- th»t,:;amaterir/boxing '.as, a, ■v> public sport.ivas.-unknown in the Dominion' a .'.few; years'ago,-' those:whb''have identified'them>'.;BeheV)with iho; promotion; and: carrying out of '/competitions' have* every/-reason' to feel highly . -/satisfied wifh.the progress that hasbcen made. that ■'-. was '.once,.displayed ''in:, cer:.:r tain'quarters against-boxing is ,gradu'ally/dis-■-'!■-'appearing,': for' tho .community: /now /.realises. :/'/that, boxing, .under:proper, rules,;controlled by . government,.; and' supported.: by :p"roi'ijninont .citizens,, is dcserving.'ot' .the/same;, sup-. '/ . port that vis accorded. -; to ■:. other - robust'_ and /vjna'nly/sports." :<. ; .;/: ; '':.//,;. : v,//■ '■/.-'■■ "■/'// .. ; --~ ?'... '• -The - professional- classi.. continues - tho report, Hwas- well:.catered for;, particularly by Northern /-.Associations.. '.."The /prejudice /which -existed. ■ /against'professional'• proj udice, /aris-.' ; -'ing; : from/causes :for/,which' tho professionals :,-':'thetnsblves.Vwero to.'blame-Ms;-happily, a thing /.::-,;of/tho.past.'/Patrons of ( : ( thß:sport now.:readily ;/'■:; agree .that;/under.,proper control, such ns ithat '5 exercised, by., the;council, through- its affiliated ■ / bodiesi/it;is '.to : the interests : of tho:sport; that : : : /: the: professional Bideihirald be encouraged.and ;-v;/eupported.'/:Thbpromoting 'bodies know 'from //experience the;■ full lvalue \ of /a .'well-conducted ':■/,prof essiohal-branch, -and 'cater -for- it as -liber-, //.ally/'as'-'isspossible' Under tho handicap/ that ;'/:exists in \ the. direction: of scouring suitable> hall !':." ; Mcommodation at.regular. 'As:facili : ;V/:tie9.'for. catering improvo, :tho professional,class ;./will naturally.expandi^/":/';;.:' ■';/.' '-'■'■ ;: ■'..'. ,;viiThe,]ist of/affiliated bodies was'as follows:— y. /Northern (Auckland); .Manawatu,.Horowhenu'a, v • Hawke'si-Bayi'vWellingtoh; Marlborough,' Wcst//land/.Christchnrch',.South Canterbury, Timaru, :,: ...O.tago;/and ;an'' increase of four on. ■.;■•■•/last,' year's /membership. Now Plymouth ■v,'-Assooiation : ':stilhyemains/nnaffiliatedi-..Of'-the .//smaller' institutions,/Manawatu/. Hawke's. Bay, :.,:'.:arid :Timaru : hayb/.'mado; '.wonderful,-progress, ;'.; oatering.".ih:'a :; .niost/liberal manner /for/both; /'/local ..and,:outside competitors.: ';/ ; -,/•/ ■',•;"'".; ///.Tho/finaricialposition of the.council w'as. very. ; :.:eatisfactoryi'',there : being l ',-a,;oredit balance of //over;\i£Bs/and nonliabilities;. , /:./.!; : ; ..,':,<.rjjj 6 ;a a ta r mination. of >local;associations to ./.keep' tho: sport/clean-is ; shown-by 'tho- fact :/■ that during .the season'four;persons :wer« pun- / .ished. by; life : disqualification: for .various : of-. /yfohces./fThis. promptness; to : deal' severely; with : ../cases :J of/mhconduct;' : , ;in.and .Otttof.'thV'ring, ■ v;has:had a.very,'great .'. influence'• on'<the.'publio '/■mind,-showing, : as /it/..does,;; that:.those'/who, /.'/ aro/primarily: interested. in' the/sport ■ are/keenly; /;;nliye,to J their,responsibilities, and,'to!the heces- ./ :,6ity/that'exists for': eliminating anything 'of a :.'■:",naturevlikely/to. arouse'.adverse'.publio"-' critic-' ;/:isin;":///./:.'/: > ./v/:':;//;//;:;;v/ ; .. /-'-; ■'.// -;/ /Y/"-YYY^elung?w :.Tho,;Committe'e'.''of .lianagement'/of .tho'WelAssbciatiohrmot last evening. l , :- V-'/-.'■ 'i:Jt,/was/ agreed, "in/response ,'to ; an: applica''./tioh.:from;.,the/'Wellington Physical/Training: i;v that,'.at "the:close,of ,the burrcnt season, /.;a/distribution.of second-hand,:gloves.would bo. /'/made/as : a/donation!ito: tho 'school, i,:-\: ?- i ' ~:;,;;Tho/HorowhenuttV-Boxing:: ' Assooiaticn ,'fbr-: '/•r.'warded, for:approval/ tho' following programme //of,; events ;f or, the/tournament; to :;bo held-'at :'Levin:;.on:- Wednesday, June 23:—K. r Carruthers, : /.Levin; v./A. E..Dunn, 1 Otaki; 6. HlCarruthers";' / levin, v. P. Chambers,; Levin; G.: Devitt; Wel- ,/: lington,-V. :leckie,''':Wellingtbhr, W:v: I). :■■ Shields,-:-Palm'erston, v.ViirX. ".Porter,^ //ton; J.':Kutner,vWellin'gton/v.;'.E..J.'■.'Watkins,'' •;.■ -.Wellington;. J. -;Scobie, i.Tokomaru,' v. W. Car-' ;/CMtos;sl*ririi'-J.vC^Morris/]^yin;'.v. , '■,-Palmerston .North.//Tho., programmbvwas ap-. //proTOd^lt.'was'/decidedsto' caliche /attention' HprowhenuaAssociation'tb the fact that ■-.the maximnm'amount fbr:.prizo money in any ;/. event had:been • fixed : at X 5.:' . :" ' ■■■'■'.--':: secretary.'of the New Zea- ■ ■''•■ IV »Ti oxl ? g;C(i,l ncii;:^vrbto-tb:thb,effect that ;,: the following horiorary:;officers had been elected /;: for Jthe t year patron; Sir ; ' G.; Ward ;,:presiv.ljent,/Mr.;H::poison ;(Wellington);:committee,] ,/ -MessrsJ A; : :e: Kirk, P. ,W.:John'' J.,F.Grierßon',;-/C.'T.:Aschman, J. E. ■:■■ ■•■ V', lve , r '" a ? d Ji:c -' Cooper; secretary, Mr. W. : G iv::Atnck;:auditor,,Mr;. H, E./Ma'rsh.i:-: ' : : " "^ : . : :f t '•-The.Now.Zealandoh.ampiOnships,: applications K i ibr^.which: ! had,.been, made;by: the'; Wellington: •/. and; Otago,Assqcmtwns,:;hacl,been'allbtted;-by '.'■■: : - >/;BoOiatlpn.//.';/ "■:'■://'/::■;;.'-r; ;; :,-/:/';;,":-/.,-. • ■ .'" — : : '■■ i? r r-r'{ alß^!"? 'Watsprii Vboxing of /,,Chr.s ohnrch,N.wrOto :/- : .gO i od,lads:who,wonld : ,beavining:tb make the -"■' ™l^i Up *:: ba ?^ n 'S,;H,fe.»thersi ' lights,-, weltersi jv:mfldles,/and/one also j/ v committee:decided :to V -W^,^'^ a :wouH •/"f 6 Wd^tp.receive-the:lads, but could not ehH: -WP^;: I s ß '' g !^^ "f thb /:: >':4 n '' i n ' im »^»n;wks'received-to ; ihe'effect that 0 ««■ held:at:Nelson In //:,jThe; tender/of ;lfe^ #ai2Si»f#: