BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 624, 29 September 1909, Page 9

BOXING.

— -4- — WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. THE HASTINGS. GLOVE EPISODE. A committee meeting of the Wellington Boxing Association was held, in Armit's Rooms last night, Air. R. W.M'Viliy presiding. • .The Secretary, Otago Boxing: Association, wrote asking if a 'match could bo arranged between. "Bob" Turner and! "Tim" Traccy, at Dnnedin, and what the terms would be. ,The secretary replied .that it was understood that Turner was on his'way to Sydney, and TraCey. vfas on tlio West Coast. . ■ ] Thei Marlborou'gh Association wrote, asking if the association could recommend a suitable middleweight to box Riidd on October 6, in place of Spoar, . who was injured.: The secretary reported having submitted the-name of "Gus" Devitt, "and that the Marlborough Association had accepted him. ' •; : A letter was received from the secretary ■ of the Wellington Physical Training Schodl, stating that the boxing competitions had been indefinitely postponed on account of. accidents' and sickness amongst members. . . j it. .was decided to . officially recognise, ' the • : newly-formed Wanganui 'Boxing Association. Tho.following officials have been- appointed by the > heir' association:—Committee,- Messrs. Jas.Robertson, Quigley, Harold, Swan, and H. W.. .Cooper;. secretary and treasurer, Mr.'L. AtkinV-vioe-jiresidents, 11r.;,C. Cohen'and Dr. ; Letters, from E. A.'. Tozer,'.asking if the association'could match him agajnst any 9st. ■'lad : at' the., tourney, to bo held on November 1, and. from; B. Mijilins, asking .if the association oould also secure: binV a match. Mulling Stated that lie ;.could box at.lOst. 21b;, or- would be: suited' by catchweights, ; if the association did notpit him'ngaiiist too:big'an opponent.' Both, applications will be <6on- ■■■: The secretary reporfed that as Mnrphy' (en-, gaged for <Sne of th'o amateur bouts on Thuredayl'.bad been injured, arrangements had been made for, \Le'pper,: of'"; Petone,.'. to -;meet . L.. Stewart in a featherweight contest.. ; J, Inspector-'Ellison forwarded the necessary permit for the tourney .to be held at the Opera' House.on' Thursday;.' ; '■ ~ Messrs., Bridge and ..Sampson were; appointed' .jv coninutteo to arrange the preliminary bouts' to . tho. professional contest set down 1 foi 1 November- 1. . ■. - ■ f.An _ occurrence' -it the Hawke's,-Bay ;ci)ampionships.'at Hastings on' September 10 was re-' .ported by the: secretary of. the .Hawke's" Bay'; Association.' He stated that it.was the custom at-Hastings to. put the : gloves 611' th'e competitors befwo ; th«y;ent«red the ring."' Imfoediatelv on entering the ring, aii.d. before commencing 40. fight, J, Tancred; lightweight of Petone, had been qetectedvwith suepicious-looking gloves, and- he was . made to put on another pair; while those taken were placed Sunder, lock and' key. _ ;I\ext morning the gloves were examined, and it was found that they had been cut. and part of the padding abstracted.'" Apparently. the.gloves- had: been tainpeted'ivich : between '.the .time; they/ were'.'given to';Tancred and i the lie entered • the 'ring, '■ but - hone •i thPjOjfncials had seen'anything:take; placed .The advice of the. Wellington Association was' sought in connection with .the,'matter.." A- re--ply .was: forwarded- stating' that 'asTancred had. entered. for. the- tourney .direct,' and: not as. "a representative of .the Wellington' Asso'-i' elation,., the ; mntter should have been, adjudicated'on by the Hawke's Bay. Association. It would be necessary to; prove the . condition-of the gloves: when handed to Tancred, and- the condition- when actually taken off his hands. Tailored should bo, summoned to appear before the .committee by'registered letter, and, if tho oharge were proven,.-any action-deemed neces--sary, would.be endorsed; by the Wellington Association.' It was pointed 'out; that, if it was. idesired that tho '.'Wellington ' Association WW investigate .the • matter,.;all. witnesses would have to aJUnd.'here, and tho Hawke's Bay Association would have, to defray all expenses pf the iuquiry.-. -;i : , .r • -

■■■ THURSDAY'S TOURNEY. ; ' •? Interest, is growing • in; %a i boring, tourney; to. bo held at tho OperaHouso .to-morrow.-night under; the -auspices of „tho -Wellington Boxing Association., Leckio;-nnd' Oiarko,, • thqV-contest-ants in, tho-profossionai-bout,:aro both-reported tofbe in thejr best forni, and ii: good contestis looked ,'for. Thp amateur mutches' arc also being, lpoked forward to .with : interest, 'nnd should., provido an onjoyable, portion of tho evening's, sport. Arrangements have been mado by the association to have tho .last train to ■Hutt. delayed j.tjll, U • o'clock, .to "allow'. of. resi-. dents in tho suburbs witnessing tho-big match. The box plan is open at Arinit's. ' '