BOXING ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 9

BOXING ASSOCIATION.

SPORTS CLUB TO BE FORMED. ■ general meeting of the Wellington Boxing: 'Association /was held' at the Chamber,of Commerce last night to consider; certain*: proposed alterations and* additions' tdvtho rules,' with the ob-, ject of forming al'-club on similar, lines, 'to the; National Sports Club, .London.; With ' this object:/ in ". view . several.; proposed in the rules , were submitted to' members.There was.'a good' •attendance,' Mr.; R/''-'W. Jl'Villy pre-; siding. ' •/•;,.v^ ; /.;//: '// ' The:chairman,.'.in informing' iriembei's. of tie object; of: the; meeting,'{'said.-the association had from the outset desired' to -'- establish a 7 club' to promote' ■Mwritifio;.'.'bpMg. , :' : -.''/Tlie one' -gre'at Ob-: stecle in .the:: past ' had:-' been' • tho ill-. lability to 'get' suitable' premises,'; but this 'difficulty, he* explained, . could now be overcome: The 'club;/which it, was pro'posed to' forny:.would: be tlie. -means of • ' raising the standard of amateur boxiig. If ' the '. meeting' '.'agreed" to : tho altera- , tio'ns in 'the: rules necessaiy - for . the formation., of the club, a ..scheme would be: isubinitted' 'for* ' tlie /renting of rooms 'above /Winder's I ,•Buildings; ,-Tto; trea.surer (Mr;.. Wi Beancbamp '.Platts); had gone' very, fully inte: the : and would: give members ;ari outline of tho scheme the committee had in view. / /Referring to'.the present, poor quality of - amateur' Iwxing, -: the treasurer; said :that the. :comrnittee was of opinion that. :the only'Vay to'save the . deterioration -^.was t-o provide '.him -with' opportunities for practice, and .for : v ehgaging 'in competitions, and 'it 'was./ therefore' recommended,', that' the club' be formed for the/ purpose of initiating frequent amateurf tourneys' and ;fo'r promoting suclr-professional contests as may bo thought-educational; .The premises over which the association had i secured -. the < option; o,f lease: consisted ;of ■- one: large room -'by 39ft., and ai;adjoinjng room"2Sft. by 22ft. Tho treasurer submitted. •: plans showing' ,how the' : main room ~ could be . converted '; into" 'a ~. boxing ; •' ha.11,./ liav- - :ing ''a': ring .:'-20ft.-\:square,: and-seating accommodation for 302 -people./ - Tlie, ' smallerV;room;: would -be ■,divided --into: ■club' and; committee iijooms./: From 'festimates" obtained - 'fr6m'' ; different:- buildT ers, it appeared that it .would cost about £320 to. fit up the premises, but : this : did not-include furniture or'' gymnastic apparatus. The. committee. suggested a scheme' of finance that would bring' in 'an; income of, £720.Against: this; the. expenses for. rent, . caretaker, secretary/.and treasurer,!.and. other, ex-, pense's would amount to £380, leaving, a; balance -of • £340 for: prize' money and trophies: '.-The, present membership.'; of the. club-; was limited .to; 50' active and' 25 honorary; members, , and ;.the,'subscription was only 10s./6d. The following alterations of the: rules were therefore 'proposed, and were' unanimously- agreed .to:—' ; : 'i"■;■■::?•!;'- ■ :Rule ; 2 to add after;the word "ruies", in the sixth = Jine ''to lease, and furnish premises .as. tho committee .may think desirable and .to conduct . same/as ~ a > sports club consistent, with, the objects of;'the', association." . -V ■■' To alter Rule 4 to read "in tlio event of tlie: association at any. time leasing premises as/provided ,in ;Rule. 2,. the membership : not, .to , exceed 250.' trieml ■ bers." ■: ; v,//.: • . After -Rule 8 add Rule 8a: "Any person on being elected to membership shall pay to the association "an entrance, .fee of one guinea, always provided,; however, that all persons elected to -November 1, 1910, shall bo. exempted from such-entrance fee." . Alter Rule 9, to read: "the annual subscription- -shall bo 10s. 6d., but in the' orent of the club leasing premises as provided in Rulo 2, the annual subscription shall be two - guineas." ; ; ; .vOn .the; motion'.of Mr. Bridge, decided' ■to : recommend the committee not to carry tho selieme into effect until the membership had-reached at least '175...:'/ v ■ i The meeting concluded with a. general discussion of the scheme; Members expressed the opinion " that . the . difficulty would not be scouring members, -but in limiting the membership. /The secretary (Mr. W... G. Talbot) was instructed .to receive applications for .membership and to supply, applicants with full information.

Members of the Artis Club are notified that the usual Wednesday evening's entertainment will be of a musical and elocutionary nature., Messrs. J. H. Betlrane and'Co: announce in our auction '.column's that on Thurs--(lav, October fi, at their rooms, at? 2.30 p.m., under- instructions from the Registrar of the Supreme Court, they will offer two properties at ICelburne and 0110 at Island iiay. The;Kolburne properties are both in South Terrace, and comprise area's of 1G.6 and 16.4 perches respectively, there being a five-roomed dwelling-hoiiso on each section.- The Island. Bay property comprises a piece of land having frontages to Derwent, Kibble, and Severn Streets, containing an area of '3 roods .8.8 perches.. Full details of the various'lots'appear in the advertisements ,antl any further in-1 formation niny be had on application to the auctioneers. I He took hot whisky, gin and', rum,, To cure a nasty cold! His home was Pandemonium p 0 r weeks and weeks I'm told; He made a fearsome hullabaloo, " And smashed the furniture! But now he's well (and sober, too) Through Woods' Great Peppermint Cure— Advt. 21 An innovation, which will be greatly appreciated by the general public, is announced in an advertisement by the Kelburne Kiosk. The manager has av- ■ ranged to issue Is. lunch tickets and 7(1. afternoon t f a tickets, which include tram fares up and down to the kiosk. .This introduction will meet the business men's aiid others' wants admirably, as they can 'phone 2151 and order their lunch aav day. and avoid waiting.