BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 571, 28 July 1909, Page 9

BOXING.

T./BDRNS ; TO VISIT';, NEW „• ZEALAND.; ■[.':."■'[ ' (By/TclcEraph.—l>reSs< Association), ■'';; '. ■:■ i--. ■} Auckland,' July 27., ('■■' Tommy Burns,.'• cx-hcavy-weight. ;,; boxing champion of the' world, has.'announced .his intention -of visiting .New Zealand. A cable-, gram was received'to-day ■by. Mr..' Will. Jamison, of Auckland,' who' will act as Burns's: representative in New ..Zealand, stating'tbat he would, arrive at Wellington iabout tho ; middle l ;of August.;-' 1 ..; . 'i;-fe- *}■■■'' 'S : :iy : WELLINGTON•;'ASSOCIATION;,:: :: ; ;; ■ ■' -''. A : meeting, of .Boxing Association was held.last night.. :■ Mr.Laing presented a report on the visit, of. the iWellington team'to; Otago for., the .New Zealand tourney.; 'The/ Qtago officials, he said, had '. been. very; courteous^, and ' had done ' everything in.,.-'their power to give.'the Visitors a good time;• /With regard to'the conduct of ..the- team, he .- reported ;, very favourably. Though they only succeeded in bringing: back to .Wellington: one champion- : ship, the welter , won. by' Watchorn,'' of Palm'erston; North,'jtheywould' : certainly have secured .the' bantam had it not -been for the accident 'which Wennand: met with: in the ..ring. The itourney had \ proved 'ia ; success in every.way, about' £210 having been 7 ,cleared, as' a,'financial/result./ /'/.:■'/•' i The following .officials were appointed in . connection with the tournament, to take place oh Thursday night:—Referee, Dr. Napier. M'Lean;,- .stage ', .managers,,;,'"Messrs.;.; -Laiihg. and; Dav; 'official seconds, IvMessrs; Sampson' andi.'l\' -Taylor. ' ; /.'\ w/;,':-.-.-, x.><: : /, ,-:• 'Messrs C.. E.. Bridge and Sampson .were appointed : a' sub-committee '-to; make ■' arrangements, for preliminary''.'events" at -Ithe' Tracy- 1 Unholz match... ./. r -.'.;. ~.. . .:■'..,.,>:;.