BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 568, 24 July 1909, Page 13

BOXING.

CONFERENCE AT DUNEDIN. (By Tcloeraph.—Press Association.) Ounodln, July 23. At the Boxing Conference to-day, a discussion took pluce regarding tho centre system, and oventually it was decided that Auckland and Poverty Bay bo constituted a district, with headquarters at Auckland; that'Wellington'province be the sccond territorial district: that the third territorial district be Hawke's Bay, with headquarters at Hastings j that Taranakr bo the fourth territorial "district i that Nelson, and Marlborough be added to Wellington; that the West Coast, with headquarters at Greymouth, extend from Karamea to tho bound-, ary of Otago; that tho next territorial district be that portion of Canterbury north of tho Ashbiirton River, with headquarters at Christchurch; : that the boundary between Otago and South Canterbury bo the Waitaki | River; and that tho Southland district remain unaltered. The advisability of including Ashburton in South . Canterbury was left to the Tinjaru and Ashburton- clubs to : make .'arrangement satisfactory .to • each, subject to the approvar of tho council. It was also i decided that. each local association, in , the respective .headquarters of. each territorial district, bo the . Centre:. Committeo in such district. ... ..v.--Further resolutions were: (1) . That no amateur first prize trophy should exceed £5 ra value;- (2) that a deputation be appointed to wait ou the Government during next session for the purposo of securing the legal recognition of a governing body elected by i itho association; i (3)- that. the next championships • be oftered to Manawatu; and that | tho council bo recommended to offer the next Australasian Championships • meeting i hold m New, Zealand, to Auckland; (4) that | the conferen'co affirms the .principle that it is desirable to sot a limit on the size of the prizes to be. offered for professional contests in which competitors aro residents of New Zealand; (5) that tho New Zealand delegates to the. next Australasian Conference, be asked to support a proposal to alter ■the,, lowest bantain-.weight to Bst.. 41b,.; (6) that the number of entries in each class from each' association m oonncction with I tho New "Zealand championships be limited to tWO. ■ - ' I CLARK VERSUS LECKIE. Local followers of boxing /are awaiting with keen interest tho-match between Leckie, of Wellington, • and Clark, of England,- next-, week."-.. As .-ian amateur, ' lieckie took "a •. lot/! of beating, and Clark has already earned a good reputation for himself in the professional -l'Miks. Under itho guidance'' of his trainer (B. Mullins; Leckie has, it is stated, attained . better' form 'than ho has previously known, - Clark' is undergoing preparation -at Blonheim, by: : H. Riohards, who has.written -stating that .he will have him ,( as fit as 'hands oan make him" by the night of the contest. . ■■- ■ 'THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. ■i:. • (By Tolpgraph-Press Association.) , < Dunedln, July 23. Tho Now Zealand Boxing Championships woro continued this evening,- all competitors: coming- forward 'oxcept: P. 'Florioj' of 'the 'West Coast, who retired' from tho sccond round of the feather-weights. Campbell and i Wermand's bout in the second round of the bantams, did not last ten scconds, Wennand accidental!;' gottiug a - blood-vessel: in ,tho i head out open,' and 1 having .to be carried from the ring, Fiunerty,.in the second bout of -the, light-weight final round,' upper-cut-.Thomson) who was counted' out. The most popular win: was that of; Hegarty, who got i tho feather-weight championship after boxing threo :bouts. . The .'meeting concluded at 111.45. lAs befor?) Messrs, Q, Batt and G. | Shaw were judges, and.Mr;,R. Cook referee. : ' '. Feather-weights. I'; ! . Seoond round:, J, Hegarty (Timaru) beat L. Porter (Wellington); H. Wilson (Canterbury) beat T.-Qundxy t (Canterbury)M. Leckie'(Otago), a bye. Semi-final : J. Hegarty boat M. Lectio. ! Final.and .championship:: J. Hegarty beat Wilson. Bantams. .. Second ground:, W. -JI. Campbell (Otago) boat,: W. H.' Wennand , (Wellington) ; C.'i Stewart'(Timaru), a byo. Final: C. Stewart beat W. M.,Campbell, .v • Middle-weights. ■ . Sccond round: A. .O.i Cooper (Otago) - beat P..' Campbell (Southland); ,S, Monaghan (Otago):beat J, J.,Hughes (Southland). : Final and ohampionsuip: S. Monaghan i-beat A. C. Cooper. ■ / ,Light-weights. >;'■ .' SecoTid round: 'A,"Thomson (Canterbury) beat Ross (Aueklaiid); J. H. : ■ Finnerty (Southland) beat W- J- Smith (Wellington'). . Final and championship; J. H. Fmnerty (Southland) beat.A. Thomson (Canterbury).' i ' Heavy-weights. • ■v ; Final and championship: M. Ryan (Southland) beat P. Ruston (Otago). 1 1 . Welter-weights. . - . Final and championship:. G. Watoliorn (W«Jl«gton) beat W. Penbcrthy (Cantorr bury). FOOTBALL. Rugby fixtures ; f6r: this afternoon' comprise :—l'etoiio y, St. Jaines, and At-hlctio ,v. Mclroso.: These matches. will bo played at 1 Athletic: Park, commencing at 2.45. j BASKETBALL.' | : Tho -first series of ' games iu connection I with. tho second round of tho , Y.M.C.A. I basketball tournament was played mtho gymnasium- on Wednesday ovening. i Tlio | gamos resulted as . follow beat i Whites by 17-points■>to 9; Blues defeated I Greons by 16 to 2; Yellows won; againstl Pinks by 24 points to 9. Tho Blacks load i for thfe championship with a lead of 4 points; Pinks socond. ' On Monday night an exciting i game was played botwecn tho Blacks and a i team picked. from the Boys' Loaguo. The I gamo resulted in a win for tho boys by 15 i p nnts to 13. : 1