IS IT DESIRABLE?

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1679, 20 February 1913, Page 4

IS IT DESIRABLE?

'."' -■'■■ : '., -♦ . ' .BOXING AT UN IVERSITY, Boxing on university property and box* ing generally were discussed briofty ttur. ing the' Victoria College Council nicotine Inst night. The discussion, brief' as it' was, originated when Mr. William For. guson asked ; whether, if tho council tiUv thorisod a charge, to be anade for the students' tcuruamenti it would indicate that it was desirable for'boxing contest*■■',. to bo held, on tho university;! projterty. chairman (Mr. Charles j Wilton) r*. • marked that the City,: Council did not object to boxing at'tho Town Hall; and. therefore, he d/d not think tho present-.'■;'; matter should'cause the' Victoria College..,•■'■■ Council any worry. .' i 'i.-, Sf. ••• ; ; .■'■ '■: :•: i ■Mr. J. Q. W. ( Aitkcni. Although'; th«'.',' City Council docs not objeilt, «, great many of the citizens of Well ngton do. ',"" 'Mr. A.-K. Atkinson: The (ity Council', has at times had some 'very close divi-v ■ sions on tho question. . .'■ -jl . Mr. Ostler here, reminded members that they, were losing sight of thi fool that ' a distinction had'telwnys wen, drawn ~ between amateur and professional cony tests. Any contests hold by tho student* were of the amateur.: typo,' ;|; •',.', ~ ; This, 1 closed tho discussion'on the:que** rion, ,it being left to the chifirman' and treasurer to deal'with tho'l matter of ■ whether a charge for admission was to ; be allowed or not.'■•,' '.>.:. ')■.'.•''•'• :■■' ■■'■",! ,