BOXING.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
Per Pi ess Association.
OHRISTCH URCH, May 6. The New Zealand Boxing Council reelected Sir J. G. Ward pawon and Mr. W. Atack secretary. The balance-sheet showed a credit oi £lO4. The council’ had a long discussion on the question raised by the Hawkee Bay and Greymouth associations. The latter, with the council’s sanction, arranged a match between Mitchell and Ireland for May 18 for the heavy-weight championship. Subsequently the council was informed that the Hawke’s Bay Association, had matched Mitchell and Ireland for April 20. At the council’s request Greymouth gave way. It is now decided to call on Mitchell for an explanation, also to submit a full statement of the case to the ,-dfiliated bodies, with a request that they should strictly respect one another’s engagements. The New Zealand championships were allotted to Wellington.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143783, 6 May 1912, Page 3
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141BOXING. Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143783, 6 May 1912, Page 3
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