BOXING.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 134, 9 June 1920, Page 7

BOXING.

Ttco tbb edttok.7 Ssr,—We all know that there exists in 'isur midst to-day a body known as > Marlbdrough Boxing Associatxonv In the past this body has been very active in catering for the local .sports,- but now when the best fights are available it., seems to be dead. Never in the history of New Zealand iiave we had such a lot of high-class boxers in our midst", and -it is real agony for the ardent "fan" to read *g the thrilling fistic encounters taking place in other parts and to h& deprived of seeing them ,in action, for himself. Why does not the-local Ijody get to work and match some of t"he Australian lads at present in ,-these parts? In New Zealand at the present time 4re have • such fine pugilists.las Volaire, TJren, Gleeson, said Holmes, all trying for matches, so there is nothing in the way to prevent any body from putting on a really good "go." The Blenheim Association could easily offer a purse of £200 to stago the best men; and then the Association funds wouM benefit, v These are the "palmimt days the game has ever seen m New Zealand, so let our local body step in and let our local "fans" have the pleasure of seeing - a good .contest, instead of ho ving to be content .with re^gcfthem.-I^m^tc.^,, [On the above letter being referred -to the secretary of the Association, lie said that the. cmestinn wns entirely, one of finance. The Association had conducted two tournaments thfo year, and had lost money on both. It was not yet in a position to put- up the W money which metropolitan associations and those in the larger towns could'provide to attract the leading, "boxers. Mr Thomson pointed, out that 'the highest price ever ehnrged for admission in Blenheim was 10^ M ; Jn other places from £1 Is to, £2, 2s was the .Wai figure for a "nstside sedt. :Miibhas it would like tn bring men of the calibre of Iftren, Volaire, and others to Blenheim, the iorough Association did not believe in rushing blindly into a fpntrnct it would have great difficulty in fulfilling. • If "Fight Tan" cou d get the £200 guaranteed, there would |© no trouble about the rest of the arrangements.—^Ep.] .