BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1216, 26 August 1911, Page 13

BOXING.

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. HANNAN AND TRACY MATCHED. OTHER FIXTURES. A meeting of tho committee, of tho Wellington Boxing Association was held last night, Mr. E. A. Blundell presiding. There were also present Dr. A. L. Napier M'Leau, Messrs. U. Guise, J. L. Day, J. E. Stanles, W. A. Fordham, T. Samson, It. D. "Smith, and W. G. Talbot, secretary. A letter was received from tho Tarnnaki Boxing Association stating that that body had protested to the Now Zealand Boxing Council against tlio selection of J. Hegarty as New Zealand light-weight representative at the coming Australasian championships, in preference to A. 'C. Maxwell, tho prc£e~it champion of tho Dominion. The letter stated that the Northern Boxing Association wero supporting the protest. Hcgarty is an exAustralasian feather-weight champion, but has never proved himself in tho lightweight division. Mr. Day moved that tho team for tho Australasian championships should, in tho opinion of this association, be selected from the competitors at tho New Zealand championships, unless there nre exceptional circumstances. The _ motion was seconded and carried unanimously. It was decided to forward copies: of thq resolution to the Taranaki Boxing Association and tho New Zealand Boxing Council. , The Otago Association asked if B. Ellis, of Wellington, could meet Lcckie at the forthcoming tourney in Dnnedin. It was decided to ask the association to name the date of the tourney before the matter could be decided.

it was decided to match "Billy" Hannan, of West Maitland, and "Tim" Tracy, New Zealand lijfht-woight champion, to fight 15 rounds for a pnrfe of iCinO at the Town Hall on September 20. Hannnn will fight at 9st. 611)., d:hl requires Tracy to make flst. 121b., at 5 p.m. on the day of the fight, or lOst. at the ringside. In view of Hannan's recent (lUplov against Kelly, it is anticipated that the match will prove a big draw. As preliminaries, Gosling will fight Parsons and Ellis will meet Wilson. On the motion of Mr. Samson it was decided to advertise in Sydney for lightwci"ht and fcotlier-woight boxers prepared to appear in Wellington for J2IOO purse towards the end of October. fin another column will bo found « spirited account by "Mercury" of the contest between Hannnn and Kelly. ,It was loTgoly through "Mercury's" good offices that "the match between Tracy and Hr.nnau was brought to its present footing Particulars of the negotiations are given in "The World of Sport" in this issue. It is not the first time that the genial and far-seeing "Mercury" has left his mark on the events of the day.] TRACT'S PROGRAMME. In addition to meeting ilanuan at Wellington on September 20, T. Tracy is fixed to meet Gault, of Auckland, at Wanganui on September 29. After that he is to meet Artntur Kelly at Blenheim on October 11, and will probably lace D. Murphy at Grcymouth towards- tho end oi Uctober. "BILLY" HANNAH. "Billy" Hannan, the clever lightweight boxer, who deleated Arthur Kelly at thfe Town Hall on Wednesday last, lclt for Svctuoy by the Vvarnuioo last night. He" intends returning to his home in West Maitland for ten days, and will leave ovdney (or Wellington on September 9. "This will give him a week to get o\cr the sea voyage before his encounter with Tracy. i MANAGEMENT MATTERS. (By TelegraDh— Press Association.) Christchurcli, August 25. Tho New Zealand Box.ng Association has" received a letter lrom tho Northern Association regarding tha report publishc, in an Auckland paper, and te.egrapnod through' tho Dominion reflecting on the management of tho council. Tho lo.tcr stated that the report was a garbled, untrue version of tho proceedings, apparently furnished by a membor of the committee with the object of causing friction between tho council and tho association. Tho New Plymouth Association protested against the selection of Hagcrty to re.prtsont tho Dominion at Brisbano in preference to Maxwell. The council decided that as the Selection Coinmittto had a free hand it was unable to interfere, .fno Wanganui Association wanted permission to match Tracy and Gault for tho lightweight professional championship, lho Christcliurch Club wished to match Mitchell and Ryan, heavy-weights.