AUCKLAND EXHIBITION BOXING PROPOSALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3997, 30 July 1913, Page 3

AUCKLAND EXHIBITION BOXING PROPOSALS.

AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT. (.BY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT] AUCKLAND, July 29. There lias been a further development concerning the trouble between the New Zealand Boxing Council (whose headquarters are in Christchurch), the Northern Boxing Association, and Mr. Bris Doyle, in relation to the big Exhibition-time boxing carnival, which, it has been announced, will take place next summer. The Northern Boxing Association arranged for six fights for £IOOO, and Mr. Bris Doyle was appointed to act as the Association’s agent in arranging the carnival. The New Zeahand Boxing Council, with headquarters at Christchurch, took exception to the contract, pointing out that the Minister for Justice only approved of boxing contests under the aegis of the boxing associations, A nid that no private promoter was cmitled to participate in any way. Mr./fDoyle’s contract, however, was drapn up by the Association’s lawyers a ml duly signed and sealed, so that tile jpto of the Boxing Council served to Complicate matters. What the A*sedation and what Mr. Doyle would do under the circumstances has rime been a matter of interesting conjecture on the part of those interested in the big sclrune. The outcome of it all is that Mr. Doy’e has been glad to get out of the contract and that someone else has been just as glad to get in. Mr. Doyle stated tc-dav that he had not felt at all comfortable concerning the attitud? of the boxing authorities. He was in possession of a definite contract with the Boxing Association, yet when Mr. A tack, of the Boxing Council, said that lip had an official denial of any contract, the Boxing Association apparently made no attempt to contradict that statement. “Fortunately in my contract, which holds good despite any action by tlm Boxing Council, I had the power of assignment,’A said Mr. Doy'e r “and yestedav 1 Vrceeivrd a.-’ substantial cheque for the transfer, cf.my interest from one of the wealthiest men in tins town. Just’ at present lie dpes'hot dosire his name to he mentioned, but he is associated,' L believe, with others who are anxious to see a b.’g boxing carnival arranged for next summer, and they will go right ahead with all arrangements, including the building of a Stadium and the making cf matches.” “Personally,” he .added, “I was mainly interested in the scheme because I thought it might be made an additional attraction fop the Exhibition. The Commissioners, however, are not disposed to agree to the erection of a boxing stadium on the Exhibition grounds, and that is another reason, therefore, why I am glad to have washed my hands of the whole business.”