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Chronicle (Levin), 29 July 1947, Page 4

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■ Plain Speaking At Boxiiig Club's Moeting

If nb gf eater. 6^ enthtisiasm was fortheoming ff8m the committee and members than v/as evident at pfeseht, it wa§ obvidu^ that the boxing section of the Levih Bdking dhd Physieal Culture Club would have to be dropped, . Expressing this fear at a special meeting of the comriiitt'ee last night,. the pfesideht, Mr. C. Larsenj said that although it had Stafted ott v§ry Well the club was Slippihg backj arid this was due mainly td IaCk tif enihUsiasm by the cottimittee. During the last few committee meetings only five or hix mehibers Had bdthefed tb piit in ari appearande. Although it tvaS a Specidl meetihg 12 oiit Of 22 were present last night. If the club, particularly the boxing side, was to continue and further tdurhaments Were to be arrahged, then he must have the. stipport of a stroftg cofnmittee. Last year the club had recorriliiehced activitieS with nd aSsets ' ahd no eqdipriifent. Now it had editiprtient td the valUe of £l4d and a credit bdianee of £141. "All this has been achieved over the short period of 12 hiohths and i seems a shame to see.it go dowri the.drain," continued Mr. Lafsen. The ^ymnaSium inStrtictofs Were doing a good job, biit were losing he&i-t befcaiise they were not getting the support of the committee. . Few of the committee were tuMing dut oh gymnasiuni nights tq lend assistance, with the restrlt that the boys were hot getting the 1 attention necessary. "We iilust give the bdys sdiiiethihg to do or we will ldse them," warned Mr, 1 LarSen. "They stand about the hall With nothing to do." The reasdn for the special meeting was to fcfy and see if somethihg could be ddne to build the club tip to its previous standafd, and td dedide whether fiirther totifnaments should be arrahged. Be persohally was in favour of going On with the next tdurharrient arid making a siiccess of it. When . put . to the meetihg all agreed that the boxing Side of the cltib should be fostefed to the fuliest extent, ahd that the next tournament be arrahged. The sedretary, Mr W. (j. Childs, Indidated that he had booked the Regent Bail fdf ' saturday, August 23. This date.was apptoved by the meeting, which instrUcted Mr, Childs td Gontact the dentre's secfetary and cdnflrm the date. The president suggested that nominatioh fdrms should be sent dut immediately, with the cloSing date Set for Aiigust 12. Folldwing discussion on the Gondtiet and welfare of the gymnasium genetaiiy; Messrs. w. Beattie, H. Ward,- W. Gffeig ahd C. Walker offefed td aSSist Mr. D. Bait in the trainihg of the boxers, ahd MesSrs. R. McKenzie, P. 'Stdwarty t>. Cdnvety ahd C. Larsen ih the Siipervision of the gymnasium. It was arrahged that the match committee hieet Mr. Larsen at 7.30 on Wednesday night to finalise arrangements for the fortheoming tdurilameht. The difficulty6 in securing a tarpaulin was mehtioned and Mr. Larseh offered to do his best to procure one.