BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 631, 7 October 1909, Page 8

BOXING.

•WELCOME TO NEW - ZEALAND TEAM., Three members 'and the manager. of the New Zealand team which.tb'ok part in .the re-', oent Australasian boxing: cnnmpionships were welcomed . home; yesterday, by the Wellington ;Boxing -Association.. The''.reception.",was held ,in .the, Empire ' Hotel. 1 . The members,' of the team present. ; wei:e Messrs. iM. P. EyanJSouthland), J. / Hegarty' (Timaru), arid J.' .H: Finiierty, (Du'nedin), -the others not. having yet returned irom ; . ; . •.,• Mr. Wi. -Coffey,.- secretary of the .WellingtonBoxing. 'Association, welcomed,: the team,- and complimented--them on the success of' W. H. Wenarid-(Wellirigton) arid Hegarty,- arid on the good showjiig of the other, men. They were proud, indeed, , said'Mr; Coffey, that two chainpioriships; Had come back to'N«W' Zealand. Wei-. lington people, were /particularly ..satisfied- with the .'success vpf. -Wenahd; -this ' Was.:.the : first time-inihe'jhistory' of, the Au'stralagan championships' Zpalapd, had'/ won the ban-. : tam-weight. 'oham'pioriship. - (Applause.) • The showing.- of'all; of the IseV Zealand :]pds had, been r,redi table. '(feather-weight) had .ari unbcateil:'certificatej and he had taken part in., about: eighteen; 'contests. No/other. State hart doho better ;in-the'way of championships, and! it';.was.: an achievement' to, havo; beaten; the other States'; in.the bantam'and-feather-weight contests, two divisions in" 'ffhich • they'wero very strong. - (Applause.) 1

. .The' manager;•;Mr.' W. .G; Atack .(of 'Christchurch), said ' thrit . the ;team had had . a good passage over, but a couple of the members had suffered; badly from. seasicknpja.' Weriand .put oh .the trip;across, and 'fwas;found to. be.ljlb.'overweight;'with'.fpur days-in which to train. The .--contest ■ between. -.Weriand and . very: olose. .indeed,, but.'Wflnand, 1 did;'the cleaner; work. ,Hegarty -succeeded .in-.-knocking.- but; Fitzsiinmons;it-'- was- Hegartyjs. first, : Knock-out, .'and Fitzsimmtins' had--;- never had 'the- experience - before. • 6., .Watohorn." (welter,v of -Palmerston North)' .-his 'bouti land ' gave .his 'opponerit.2s pefjeent.. inor6 ; ,than:.he - himself -received.The .New : South' Wales Snorts Club had ,treated.-.the teairi; very-hospitably. ,It was expected "that;, New South -Wales would send a strong team v, to tbo ohainpionships, at Auckland next year, Victoria would, also have representatives, -and:, Queensland, would-eend two ip'e'n.... , Several, members of tho - association said' afew additional -words-.of, welcome.