BOXING ASSOCIATION HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

Chronicle (Levin), 24 September 1946, Page 3

BOXING ASSOCIATION HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

j . AUCKLAND, Sept. 23. A report on Ihe proposed tuur oi' South Ai'rica by u team of New Zealand amateur boxers, was preseixted b\ the secretary, Mr. G.. P. Aldridge, at the annual meeting of the Nevv Zealaud Boxing Associalion in Auckland today. Mr. Aldridge said the Assoeiation I had aceepted an ixivitation for a team to make a three months' tour oi.' South Ai'rica to meet provincial title holders ' and national chaxxxpions. The team woub.l consist of 11 boxers, manager : and trainer, Mr. Aldridge said a lelter had sinee ! been received fronx South Africa stat- : ing that Australia had also accepted axx , invitatiou to tour at the same time and 1 suggestiug that. a team representing botlx Australia and New Zealand be selected. The Assoeiation had notagreed to tlxis suggestion and a reply ; to its contexxtion that an entirely New Zealaud team slxould go was now awaited. The selectors. Messrs E. Armishaw and G. Bnslx (Auckland) and G. Cotter (Bleixheim ), would slill select the New Zealaud teaxn following the Dominion toulmainent in Auckland. Tho team might go to Australia slxould the South Ai'rican trip not evontxxate. A' l'ecoixunenclatioix that the Gouneil /

endeavour to atrange a tour of New Zealand by a team of amateur boxers from overseas, received xmaniinous support. It was decided that the New Zealand championships be held in Christchurch noxt year. A remit by Otago providing for the present arrangement of holding championships in Nortlx and South Island centres iu successive years to be waived under special circumstances, " was carried unaninxously. lu presenting the motion the Otago delcgato said the Otago Centenary would i'all in 1948 and his Assoeiation was niost anxious to Ixold the championshijts in conjunc,.tion with the proposed exhibition.