SPORTS AMD PASTIMES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 1 August 1913, Page 6

SPORTS AMD PASTIMES.

BOXING

BY TELEGRAPH —I'KESS ASSOCIATION". TIMARU. July 30. I'or the first night of the New Zealand Boxing Championship* the Olympia was croivded. Results: — Bantams.—Brice (Wellington) beat MciNieholl (Christchurcli;; O'Neill (\Vestport) beat H. Davis (Gisborne): C. Stewart (Timaru) boat J. Smith (Otago). Feathers —F. Kerr (Wellington) beat W. Ferris (Ashburton); N. %enaett (Auckland) beat JH. Oweu (Jnverrargill); J. Collins (Timaru) I eat A. Goodman (Otago). Light-weights.—J. Munro (Otao-o) /«^ir V- James (Auckland); J. Hunter (Wellington) was knocked out by J Penrose (Christchurch); W. Shutt (Timaru) beat G. Thomas (Wanganui) Middle-weights.—H. Wit hey (Ota^o) beat C. Cate (Gisborne); P. Manning (Christchurch) beat A. Dalziel (Wpllington). v Welter.—W. Senior (We-tport) beat W°od (Invercargill) ; J. .'.furphy (VVelhngton) beat G. Morrison (Geraldine). % Heavy-weights.—J: Hughes anvercargill) beat U. Robertson (Christchurch). At the annual meeting of «Jele»ates of boxing associations, it. was carried that no competitor shall represent a centre at the New' Zealand championships unless he is a bona fide resident of the centre, but that he chall be eligible to represent any other association provided the consent of bis own Cu n!:r<^ be obtain«d. It- was decided that 'bona fide" resident means one who has been resident ac least one month. "Break" was defined to mcsn ti-at each competitor must step back after the break with both feef on. On the question of competitors' expends it was decided that Professionals be limited to £150. "-: "' ' After a good deal of discussion it was decided that a body may give proefssionals a purse or percentage • A proposal that all matches-be made thro-uerh associations was not arlc-ted nut '^recommendation is to be sont to the Council that when matches are made local secretaries be advised