BOXING.

NZ Truth, Issue 78, 15 December 1906, Page 2

BOXING.

;■ (By Upper- Cut). The Northern Boxing Association is making an effort to bring Douglass, of the English Cricket team, and Godfrey, who annexed the feather-weight championship at the New Zealand Amateur Championship tourney m Wellington a few months ago, together for an exhibition spar, the idea being to place this item on the programme at the carnival to be held on Tuesday next for the purpose of raising funds towards the expenses of sending the New Zealand light-weight representative to England with the Australasian amateur boxing team early m the New Year. Word comes from Auckland that Inspector Cullen has come to a decision not to issue boxing permits for matches m whiph the contestants are directly pitted against one another for a tirophy. The inspector has deemed this step necessary to prevent the sport from drifting; into prize-fight-ing pure and simple, as one or two contests recently held seemed to indicate a 1 trend m that direction. In future it will be necessary for boxing clubs to advertise for entries, and then have the ..bouts drawn for, thus eliminating the chances of any two competitors being purposely matched. The Auckland Boxing Club was unable to hold its recently advertised' meeting owing to this decision, . but they have obtained a permit for a contest under the new conditions. It strikes me "very forcibly that the Inspector is taking upon himself .gbwers which are not authorised by^'^The Police Offences Amendment Act." . • •At the meetfn's oif r^e New Zealand Boxing Council in'-phrist'clutrch last week', the' Secretary reported that the Centres had been asked to collect subscriptions for the purpose of sending .a representative to the English amateur championships, m Marph.aiid" reports ' that, had .been received stowed .that ..a sum of about £.10.0 had been subscribed. , ,v '„ "... .*' '" „,.*. " '',' .'. ; ' .Mr.:W. F. Corbett; of Sydney, has been seleqted f^p-"'.i:eptes,6iitj.'..'*|ilie New Zealaiiil Boxing, Council m, Australia.; A."Biewde<fi, of Auckland" "lias, been chosen by the.N.Z.B.C. as iiie'repre-: ssentative light-weight of' the,' colony to accompany ' the .Australasian amateur boxing, team "to England, pro-, vided sufficient funds are cpllected and a representative .js sent!. Blewdeh's. selection has given f :great;vais'satisfactiori ■m local*, circles. \The choice of the! Aucklander is r npthinp less than a hollow farce. The /local Association protested against; him "being chosen, but'the reply was. that i he was the best available tried man. The Otago Boxing Association is holding , aloof : from contributing towards the funds for sending a New Zealand representative 'with \the Australasian' amatieur boxing team for reasons which are very unsportsmanlike, to say the least pf.it. The Westland Association has, so .far, turned a deaf ear td all communications from the Council on the sub-. ject: . . .., ';■■.■ ■ •' .' '-.■■■■. The two Bills, Squires and Smith, met at the Old Cyclorama Duildins:. Melbourne, on Monday week to fight for the heavy-weight championship . of Australia, held by S.quires, and which .Smith had earned alright to try for by beating Tim Murphy and the big S'africari Irishman, Mike Williams (on a fpul\," .The huge building was packed : , %\X% $&£i<M£l l sti Y er y ! '^^ iOTA their money is Smitß, "well aware oT" the terrible nature of his former pupil's blows, made a poor 'showing, and, when they fell together, half wav through the . first round, after Sqirilres had landed a few stinging punches, Smith lay there, till counted out. Squires has, m his brief career, beaten m short order Tom Fennessy. Dick Kernick, Tim Murphy. Ed. Williams, Peter -KlhiK, Bill Smith and several practically unknown men whom he met before coming- into notice outside Newcastle, where he was a coal, miner and where Smith first picked him as a likely man and gave him lessons.