BOXING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18414, 21 May 1920, Page 8

BOXING.

CHRISTCHURCH SPORTS CLTT9 -meeting of tho committee nvis .held o< VVCdlK6Clu.y Jljglit. Tho secretary reported -that he had axxhuged with Messrs Euttreii Bros, ior tho construction oi a iftu piatrorm ior iim an the iving Ldward li .arracks whenever wa» \ *? luud 1 uud fpessary to hold -competitions tiexe. t a '^ or,xl k.o' 4it /ahoxc gooij ! ..• Mr U. Graham accepting ikw posi* j iron .oi .vice-president of the club. ,*nd 'for- 1 14 of £3 to be p fi cd ah th« 1 discretion oi tho committee. Mr J. Sutton’s resignation as a member | or the committee was received with regret. j meethL aeCided *° ‘ flU U “’ vl ' cfMlc 3 r M -aduture ! T “ connection with the recent -Cook-Vena contest, the secretary reported -that, in accordance with instruction from tho previous roeeung, he had invited Cook to attend tha present meeting. On tho night of tho contest Look had scaled 71b -over weight V nil m consequence Venn had -refus'd tq enter the ring unless paid the sum o'f iio as jpvcvi'led in Clause Boi tho articios dt agreement. He, the secretary, had paid * ei: , n , * lle amount claimed, otherwise thero would have been no bout. Cook attended, and the attitude of t ha committee was explained to him. The -committoe considered that cus he hod failed to perform the term* of his coutrect in the direction of scaling »ot mono than .a stipulated ***?“% l vas he ..who should bear thd eos« | the forfeit, and not the club 1 Cook declined to -admit .any financial re-> sponsikility, and it was decided .to forward the case do the How Zealand Boxing Council for decision. A telegram was reoeived from Volaire, who had signed articled to meet O’Neill on Juno 'b asking the clitb to alter the date to Aund The secretary reported that the King Ed* ward Barracks had been booked -ior -the data mentioned, and other arrangements ior that date had been made. Further, the building was not available between June. 4 or thereabouts and June K>, and the latter date.viif available, would bring tlio contest too dicta to the Canterbury championships. It was derided to inform Volaire that, in view of tho circumstances, the committee wa? unable to agree to ms proposal, e ndj that ho would be ornected to fulfil his eu-ea-iemerit with the club on June 4. Correspondence was received from the Hew Zealand Boxing Council asking {or -nominations for the positions -of referees and judges in connection with the Hew Zealand championships cm July 28. U was resolved' to nominate Hr T. E. Robson ior the nbsition of referee, .or as n judge.