BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 May 1930, Page 11

BOXING

GREYMOUTH ASSOCIATION.

A general meeting of the Greymouth Boxing Association was held last evening. In the absence of Mr A. Beban, the meeting was presided over by Mr C. Chamley. Messrs F‘. H. Denton, F. Costello, H. Moore and F. AV. Baillie (secretary) were also present.

The secretary reported that owing to insufficient entries, the amateur tournament arranged fox’ Eastei’ Saturday had to be abandoned. It was resolved that a telegram be despatched to Mr Beban, who is at present in AVellington, asking .him to endeavoui’ to arrange a suitable professional match for the Association at an early date. The meeting further resolved that an amateur and novice tournament be held on June 21. A novice will constitute any lad who has not previously competed in public. >

F. L. Bell notified the Association that he was conducting a boxing school in Greymouth, and invited members to call and see the lads undergoing training. The Runanga Swimming Baths Committee were granted permission to hold an amateur boxing tournament at Runanga on a suitable date.

MORGAN’S APPEAL DISMISSED.

[PER I'RESS ASSOCIATION.]

AVELLINGTON, May 8

Through refusing to box on when ordered to do so by the referee, in his contest with Reg Trowern at Gisborne on February 14 last, Ted Morgan, of AVellington, lost the fight. “Tho appeal must be disallowed,” said the Boxing Council. “We would like- to add that the whole mattei’ is regrettable. It is impossible to deny that an injustice would probably have been done to whichever contestant lost tho fight after the initial mistake was made. For this wo hold the referee entirely to blame. Unfortunately, we have no power to do anything other than to give a decision under the rules, as tho matter now stands.” The initial mistake referred to Trowern being allowed out of the ring and remaining out for several minutes. A special meeting of the New Zealand Boxing Council will be held on Monday next to consider the position respecting the action of the Hawke’s Bay Boxing Association in withholding Morgan’s end of the purse in his contest with Lou Bloom on April 11 last, in which Morgan was disqualified.

•'" 1 YOUNG STRIBLING AVINS.

(Received May 9, 1 p.m.) LONDON, May 8

At the Albert Hall, in a ten rounds bout, Young Stribling dc[:eajted (the German heavyweight, -Hans Sehronrath.

Tho referee stopped the fight in the second round, when Schronrath, after being down fox’ counts of 8 and 5, was severely punished.