Betting Demoralises Boxers.
T Per Press Association. — Copyright .l WELLINGTON. This Day.
. The assertion that at least two of the professional boxing contests held last year were not “run straight” was made by the president, Mr R. W. McVilly, at the annual meeting of the Wellington Boxing Association last night.
Mr McVilly .said that an investigation had disclosed that betting, in which members of the association had participated, was at the bottom of the trouble. '
He said action had been taken by the committee, and he hoped in future there would be no more irregularities. On the motion of Mr L. A. Tracy, it was decided to make the following, addition to the rules; “Any person who wagers, or who has wagered, or who is or has been interested in a wager, money, bet or stake made in connection with any bout or bouts, or who has offered any money or other pecuniary gain to any competitor in any bout or bouts, cannot be a member of the association.’’
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Northern Advocate, 17 March 1939, Page 2
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