BOXING ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1004, 20 December 1910, Page 7

BOXING ASSOCIATION.

Sir. M'Villy presided at the meeting of the committee of the Wellington Boxing Assoqiation, which was held last night. J. Clarke,, formerly of Wellington, wrote -stating that .ho would like amatch with 'T. Tracy for the welter-weight championship of New Zealand, or with Gus. Devitt. - .It was decided to tako a ;note l/ of,.th(S'"request." ' ' ! •''iS-.f Bud'd,;.'prqfessionaL' fioavy ; w'eigh't' champion of,Nov': Zealand; apnliea-'for'-A'; match with, "Ranji" Burns, ''Monty" Andrews, Howard, Clarke, or: Mitchell, before leaving .Now Zealand. -.Consideration was deferred., -

In reply,-to .Messrs. Tancred, who wrote asking that displays should be given under the auspices of- the association .as r/BefcOnej : : it- : was»-decided that inquiries ' iriado as to-tho advisauiniy [j'ojf^Born^ljife*l'"\villv the- request.''-:', *i»ln 'If "wisd'ecidod 'that no'action be'faken • at present 'with regard to an application for d : _ match oil. behalf of Gus- -Devitt; tflio;;V\t i"n,."th'e "rerf Vio.tt. it'n's willing .to meet anyone in Australia his weight, and who , hnd improved' wonderfully, as a result of sparring'with Douglas. Summers and'other's. "

Tho committee regretted that it was unable to hold a benefit for Mrs. Higgins, widow of the-late-O, Higgius, but decided to inako a'donation of ten guineas. In view of the large disparity' in weights.in tho Thompspii-Unholz match in Sydney, the committee decided to recommend the New Zealand Boxing Coun,cil to mako a .rule which'-would prevenr anythifig./ot: the: kind happening ,in ; Ne\v ;Zlc,ilaiid;,,'.:)nd, "that. in. weights, should not be. aliowcA 'to' eiceea. 81b;, exccpt-in the .caio of catch-weigHf matches.

Tho committee dealt with n 'number of matters which -tho New ZealandBoxing Council is taking a mail vote. It was decided .to recommend, as regards bandages, that they-should be restricted to soft linen to be used at-the discretion of tho' referee, on the. recommendaT tion of the doctor. Members favoured costumes' for'amateurs to be- from neck, to lmeo. Upon tho matter of countingout, it was agreed that the appointment of the -official to . perform the -duties should be left to the association 1 and rofereo. The committee approved of fixing. the total maximum prize for professionills at..-850, .with-provision for any addi-. tionnl side stake. ■ It was also .resolved to allow wood-choppers to compete as amateurs.