BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 520, 29 May 1909, Page 7

BOXING.

;:' Nominations;for the,. Wellington: Boxing Assooiatiou's Provincial Amateur Championshipsj: on June 8 and 0, close on, Thursday noxt; .at:'Armit's, , ', Lambton'. Quay.' 1 Entries for tho various.competitions'.'.aro already.to hand from various "parts of the Dominion. >■. About \the oud of .July -is. the 'period fixed by: the -Otago "Boxing .Association for ; the iNow Zealand championship meeting. -.Representations,' 'will : -probably: ba"made 'to .the southern ■■ body : to :,hav,e ihe' carried out'in the .'first, or. second week of August, othenrise thore : will ;be a paucity of-com-petitors from Wellington and: other northern centres/'';/.'; '.- - ■:: '■■.:/., -..,-. ■■■ ■;■;..; ,;■ ; Advices to hand by Wednesday's mail intimate that the Australasian; amateur championships are ; to-be decided 'in Sydney this year/ The date of the' meeting will be fixed for some'timo in-September; ,'■ . '.': Tim Tracy, of' Wellington; and Bob Turner,- of Sydney,, have been matched to. meet in Hastings, on July 28 next, under ;the auspices of the Hawko's Bay Boxing :Asso-oiation,'\for;.a-purse of £50,;0f which £35 eoes - toy tho.'• winner, , ' and the remainder to the loser.' i ''■.;•■:..;'■/: : '- ■ - ; -.-. - , : : •

:■ TO'■ AN'.ENGLISH: BOXER. . : Last: night the . Wellington ■ Pastimes;; Club accorded-.a welcome to B; Clark; a professional : welterweight boxer,'who recently arrived from' Homo.. The function,: which' took thetforni ef; a smoke concert, ■ was attended by .about seventy members: .and friends,: .During '.the. evening a number of interesting sets-to took" place.- First of all, two lads, named Davis and Scanbury, gave a display, which Tvas : much.'appreciated; .= .The next pair, -Murphy, and Brewter, also gave a fine 'J)?,^ IB K> " Cs P' to the disparity in their sires. Wilhard: and Porter, who followed, provided * f*st;.»itd exciting contest,: which was thbroußhljy enjojed. Tho participants in the succeeding bout wero Richards (trainer- to W;.Elliott), and Eudd (who has a big reputation)-. '-.A feature of their 'display was tho excellent manner in which tho former timed his hits. Thon camo the "star" item—an exhibition by A. Leckie, the ■ well-known local middle-weight, and Clark, tho .English expert.., Three :rouuds -of clever, hard boxing was witnessed. A distinctly good impression was created by tho now arrival, who proved a hard hittor, arid in capital fettle. .- ■