A PROTEST.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 10

A PROTEST.

.-.\ Sir,—-The, action of the, City, Council ':'m-resolving:-to. piit.a ,stop ; 'to the. Wellington Boxing Association usmgthe^Town-Hall for. professional boxing; contests is-to my mind vory 'silly••..arid .childish. ■: .The sporting fraternity,; who■■ patronise 'these 1 contests are to ..a- great, extent, ratepayers; -and .therefore just, .as.. entitled to get. the. use of. iha hall as any of the clergy. - T think that the councillors, showed a wooful lack;of. knowledgoof boxing as conducted.by'the local;association and governed.by the hwof the land, in their explanations at , the council . meeting • 'ast evening,.; "particularly . Messrs.: : Shirtcliffc, Luke, rand Atkinson.- All,-; on their own confessipiiy as.'vyo can read in . your columns this morning,-. showed, an utter ignorance, of the. subject .under, discussion, profesBional:boxing in:Now. : Zcalaud... The'.'professipiyiT bouts- .bold■■■.in .Wellington; during : -the las.t.;tbree: years have .been: clean and decent evontaiia every case,-without exception; and worthy of, the splendid association' has achieved in the direction of making purathletes: .sturdy, and -reliable' under : difficult circumstances.; It is a-grcat pity.the councillors mentioned- above did not. go .in for U'cpju'seoof ;tho,grandest;pastime of the lot, kikUth.ejfi.would-.havo,found that'-boxing-is-a really -noble cxerciso wheii properly learnt, and dnoycoJliiig. for eve'fytliingftlmt .is good in a maii; and .teaching one broad-mindedness and.toleranee. above-otber..,things.,, Let them hie them to,a boxing class,,-,il for one would 'ike, to see tho iW.A.B.A. circulate petition forms for 'sighing..in the..city vjust.-to show the council that about 3000 people in Wellington, want to- see this-' good.and clean faro ;; f he. association, provides for its patrons.— l am,' etc.,■■•■'.•' ■■:■-.•-'•■ : .•'• v' : < ;; ''• ''"■" ■• ' • .. v: ;- ; ,:.v-X-P. 'M-'COLL.- -'; Northland, August 13.- •,■ '[I] .•• .