BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 69, 14 December 1907, Page 10

BOXING.

(By Merotoy.)

~ 'Tli'6 following' from the "Manawntu Standard" indicates, that'the noblo art is taking on in the country'districts :— bf.'tho Manawatu Boxing Association, was held at the Empire Hotel recently. The attendance was fairly good. At thß._commoiiccmen.fc of the meeting considerable" discussion took place with regard to the new legislation in connection with boxing contests, and considerable dissatisfaction was expressed. .It was-flecided, however, to hold an amateur tournament for thrco classes on the evening of .Friday, 27th inst., providing tho necessary- p'erniisswn of tho authorities could;bo obtained, jt being pointed out that a,largo number of visitors who would be present in,Palnierstou that week would attend. Valuable trophies will bo provided by tlio 'Association, ,as : donntions totalling £2o'havo ■ already .been ,promised, which, with other sources of revenue, will enable them to do so:" '' •"" ; '_•'''•' ' The conditions for the tournament are to ;bfij anripunctjd iiij-a few days, and it was thought that- a number of additional entries would be received as soon as they (tho conditions),, became, ku,own, 14 amateurs having 'already'handed in'their names as competitors. ;■; 'i -i "•" ' v *lt was decided' fo set up a sub-committee „to,, .make : enquiries as to what halls wore available r and to report at a subsequent meeting. . ■■ •. . ■ . v.- ■-. ■ ■ Tho.question'of arranging an extra contest open to members.of the various district volunteer corps was/"brought up and discussed, and. the-idea, was thought to bo a good one ,and.will,.probhbly.be brought up again at the 'noxt..jn'cetin2;,„, ': ■•It was decided -that tho next meeting bo held as' soon as tho permit to hold the 'annual; tournament., had b'ecn obtained from .the Colonial ..Sccrptjary.

."The Amateur" .in tho Sydney "Referee" prints, this-paragraph about our i local bantam weight, from which it woul dappear that a' blow from a padded glove is one of the least of tho ills that may befall a knight of tho squared circle:—A correspondent, contends that Gosling, the New Zealand oight-stonor, cannot possibly, be. a bantam, or oven a "feather," bccaiiso he is a gosling. The caretaker's axo will be kept handy pending a personal visit from tho man who could, without a qualm, inflict such a.thing upon* one already badly bent by the weight of his lot in life.

Tommy Burns, heavyweight champion of the.w.orld, "let "Gunner" Moir at the Na-tionnl-Sporting- Club, London, on November 27, in a boxing mutch for the championship and a purse. There wore about 1000 spectators, anil Burns was favourite in the hotting. Moir was outclassed, and seemed norv'ous'.;from'.', the'"outset. Tlio visiting champion toyed with him until half way through the "tenth-'round, knocking him down twice. At the finish Moir was badly used up, but Burns "had not turned a hair."