ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1422, 24 April 1912, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

ASSOCIATION. CHIEF EXECUTIVE MEETS. LETTER FROM FRANCE.

The executive of tho New ZeaTand FcoV tall Association met last evening, Mr. L. White (Canterbury) presiding. There wer« also present—Messrs. W. E. Wells (Southland), W. J. H. Reynolds (Poverty Bay), W. Mathieson (Marlborough), C. ii. Forilliam (Otago), A. Newbold (Auckland), and 13. L. Salmon, secretary. A letter was received from M. Henry Garciueton, i I'. Rue Iluguerro Street, Bordeaux, France, in which the writol stated: "Our champion team will be veij glad to make ,somo games of football in New Zealand, to be played during tin coming months of August and September, If agreeable, I liopo our proposition will come to something. I wall soo if I can arrange a serios of matches which will lie played so that something will go towards our expenses. In awaiting a reply from you,—Many compliments, Henry Garqueton." The letter was referred to Mr. A. E. Gibbes, New Zealand delegate to the Football Association, Ltd., London. Tho Manawatu Association wrote stating that tho offer of a cup for compote tion among New Zealand teams by Messrs,. Pettitt and Dudley had been withdrawn HOCKEY. i NORDON CHALLENGE OTP. The arrangements to play the final of ' the Nordon Challenge Cup hockey con- ' teste at Duppn Street Kescrvo h'avo been ■ cancelled. An announcement clsefrhere in this issue notifies members of the.Marl- , borough team to meet at the Pier Hotel at 8.30. a.m. to-day, and members pi tho Manawatn team at the Now Occidental Hotel at the same hour. BOXING. THE ASSOCIATION'S REPORT. Tho ninth annual report of tho Wellinfft ton Boxing Association contains tho following, inter alia:— In accordance with the recommendation of tho last nmiual meeting, that the membership bo increased to 100 and the sub. \ scription bo raised to oue guinea, tho membership limit has now been raised to that number with the higher subscription. The present membership is BU. The annual provincial championship tournament was held on June i'i anil 24, and attracted a good number of entries. The following 1 are the holders of the various champion-ships-.—lkntam, A. 13. .loplin, Welling' ton; feather, F. Ellis, Wellington; light, H. M'Carthy, Wellington; welter, J. Murphy, Wellington; middle, C. Tanered; : heavy, J. Freeman. The tourney wag conducted at the stadium, erected in connection with the Wellington Industrial Exhibition, and although popular priceo wero fixed, the attendance was not up to tho usual standard. Four tournaments, in addition to the championships, wore hold during the season. Tho first of ' thoso was on August 22 at tho Town Hall, . when the principal item was a fiftcen- ' round contest between W, Hannan and 1 Arthur Kelly, two light-weights from Sydney. The former proved the victor oa ; points, after a clean mid vigorous exhibition by both contestants. Preliminaries were supplied by Joplin and Kutner (feather-weights), Clifford and Humo (mid-dle-weights), the first-named being tho winner in each case. .On September 22 Hannan was again scon in action in a 1 contest with T. Tracy, for tho lightweight championship, which ended in the visitor wresting the titlo from tho local 1 champion after an interesting liout. In tho preliminaries, Ellis won from Ireland, a promising feather-weight from Waip«,wa, and W. Rodgers secured a verdict ever W. Hardy in an eight-round contest. Tho third tournament was arranged tor November 14, tho "star" item being :i boat, of fifteen rounds between Billy Elliott and Frank Fitzjohn,_ of Sydney— t rn of tho best feather-weights seen in Now Zealand for some years. Tho event was keenly contested, and supplied an excellent object-lesson in all departments of the art. In tho result, Fitzjohn wo« returned tho winner. Preliminaries resuited in wins for Bnrr, of Masterton, Murphy, and Tho final tourney was promoted on November 29, when A. Oault, of Auckland, mot W. Hannan. From a spectacular point of view the bout did not come up to expectations. Hannan was tho winner. In tho preliminaries Stewart, of Petone, M'Carthy, Finnic, of Wellington, and Barr, of Masterton, won their respective matches. During the year the association controlled a series of contests promoted among members of tho Territorial forces, with some success, and contests under the auspices of the military authorities will probably becomn frequent and popular. The association was represented at the New Zealand at Invercargill by Kntney (bantam), , Ellis (feather), M'Carthy (light), Tanered (welter). Although each gave a very creditable display, no championships were annexed. The team was canably managed by Mr. .T. E. Staples, who also represented tho association at the an- ; nual conference of representatives of the several associations. With the New Zealand championship, meeting being held hern this season. \our oommitteo anticipate that, there will bo a marked incrrase in the number ot amateurs going in fcr the sport, and with tho prospect of being 6elected to represent the province at the Aampionships, and the further prospect of being selected ai a New Zealand representative in (ho .-\ns. tralasian championships, there should In a decided impetus among the amatenn throughout tho province, and the annual prorillrj.ll championships should be o( move than ordinary attractiveness, OT.AGO TOURNAMENT. IHy Telegrapli.-Prom Duncdin, April 23. The Otago Boxing Association's opening tournament for tho season was concluded to-night in the presence of a large gathering. The finals resulted as follow:— Middle-weight, D. Boreham boat W, Styles. Light-wcighhW. F. North beat E. Stewart (Wellington). Foalhcr-wc.iehtt Goodman l.vat P. Torrio. Bantams: 0. Farrell beat J. H. Marks. Novice fflst, rih.): W. Boreham beat L. Twist. Novio* flflst. !)lb.): J. M'Pho« boat J. Pearson, Heavy-weight: P. Ruston beat D. Bore, ham, Wolter: E. Stuwart beat W. Styled.