CONTROL OF BOXING

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2129, 22 April 1914, Page 10

CONTROL OF BOXING

KEEPING THE SPORT CLEAN

A DOMINION POLICY URGED.

About t#ft»ty-fiv© member* 1 of tlwi Wellington Basing .Association attend* cd :tlio annual goiwraf :"mc«tfag,» wbieb was 'held' i* the Chamber- of Commerce last-uigkt. -Jfr. 13. -A. Bluti-doll, president of. the association, was in tho .•teic.

:Tlie annua! report, (already published) and-the tjaiaH!ie : shcot -were- adopted. ' In mpviugatho'adoption-', of the.'report, tho president congratulated' members on tho improved fhiaiicia]'''po;;itioit of i-ho ftssociat.ion, which ivas' undoubtedly duo to the 'fact that the association bad reverted to its original policy of jgiriirg fever contests, but contests-«f bettet quality. He considered that frhile that policy fras followed there need bo iiw fears for tlio future of the association, GanciUed porifttts. Mr. R. W. M'Villy referred to an jtem in .tho • report • frith "the attempts of ; a 'syndicate of speculators ; .to. get a. controlling influence I ', eyot •. the_ operations of one of tij'e as«o« piatioßs in, the Dominion —that- ut- Auckland. Ha'-4 tlv> a-tte-tpplß in - Auckland been successful Aey -wedd undoubtedly hare been followed by .Miniiar attempts to other parts,of-the Dominion. .Mr. M'Vifly detailed the iffcep-s tftat .bad been taken by to keep the s-porj; ctea.fi,. aud' to frustrate the attempts (\f fho .syndicate referred to. and said that- it' was. very- gratifying to kuoiv Hiat the- Mkrister. of- Justice (tho Hon. A.' L. ITcrdman) and tho Gomnrissiottc.r of Police h'a.d takftn a fir® stand to' tho tnat-W-r:- It'w&ujd. be interesting. to members 'to bear that bo had. received a further letter from the Minister of Justicc, reading as foljows: "In further . re-ply to your letter of the IGt'b uit.. ; relative to. permits issued to the Northern ■ Boxing' Assocja* tioti, I beg to inform ycU that the. permits. ia_ question bare vbeen .cancelled until it .is satisfactorily- established .that nn private individual or syndicate has any . interest in ' the boxing contests held. under • (the auspices ■of tho .It' appears- that a Mr Bris- T)oyle arranged with the Northern losing Association for' the use of the permits issued to tbq:-. association., to - enable" bins to promote, professional boxing contests, a certain percentage of the profits made ■at these contests te go. to tho association. Doyle so'lcl his -concession to soiue Auckland speculators and theft. left thg.Bomkiio.n. Tho

cancellation of the: permits will, of course, jirevetA the . prnpowvj arrangements heme; carried out.—Yours faithfully, ' "(Scd.). -A. L. WKRBMAN." Mr, T.- Sampson.askc-d-if it would not, follow- that, ,tho Auckland .body "referred to would' lose;. 1 its amateur; statue, Mr, M'.^-illy:-replied ; that steps would bo .tatom- by ( tl}o proper -authorities i-u the. direction named.

Appreelatfcn, : • Mr. W. A. Fordham, as senior comniitteemau, spoke in high t-erms of praiso -of tlie • offorts :of ths president (Mr. Blundeli)'.and thcrbairnian' of the eom'mitt.eo (Mr. M'Vffly) in .furthetpg t-ho sport, and in. asswtiug the committoo in • every possible way. He moved a hearty vote of thanks to both these gentlemen.

Mr. W, -W. Cook seconded the Wotion, which was.carried .unanimously;

J It was .decided tbat for. valuable serj vices rendered-tho secretary (Mr. Talj bot) should'be grauted -ar. honorarium lOf 5S} guineas, and tho treasurer (Mr. J ttaise) au honorarium 'of 15 guineas.

Members' Tickets. Mr. X.' Coffey brought up thS question of momlaers 1 itetets. There appoared to ■ be no rulo bearing on the matter, and he suggested that a rulo bo introduced providing, for tho issue to each momber oi' a- ticket, which was not to bo transferred.

Tbo president said lie. was glad the matter bad bfe&n mentioned, and -itwouid bo referred'.to the incoming oornmitteo for action.

Controlling tojdjuWanted. Mr. M'Villy ronsidered theio was need of ionic controlling body to lay -down t-ho_ policy that should be followed by the various a<ss«ciiiti<Mjs ifchrOugtiout the minjan in the direetiQU,. of keeping the sport clean. In liis opinion.jhe mainang committeo yhould.be-fortified bv a, resolution from, that meeting-. to talo• steps to hare.sitch a controlling; tody set up. He (iiought a- move should'. ; be nia'do' dttf': ing tie nost isession of Parliament. At the recent, coiiferciics in Timaru there had been i vote in'favou-r of .pretno'ti-nc contests on a pjreciitage of ."tlie gaje,* and if that soft of tiling once crept In it wouldisoau bring'about the end of-rloau spott.' He <lid not think it was fair that tea Wellington Asstt'Siation should have to do all the fighting to 6top the attempts that Wepe'-bftittg made to get hold of- the • sport, and -for tliat ftison lie Sn.oved:' "That tbis 'inßfeting Tecdnimends the.incoming comnjitteeidiH'ing-tho ensuing year to ta-ko.proper*stops to see thai a. cohimitiee is set up to lay down a. policy to bo followed by the various associations.-'

- During a brief discussion, Mr. M'Viily assured' tile meeting tli'at the. New Zealand Council would assist tlio movement. " :

Tso resolution <i?as carried unanimously. - ... Election of ORiocrSi

Officers were elected'as fojlow;—Patron, the Right Hon. Sir-.Joseph- Ward; president, Mr.l@..A' Ijliindfill;; vieopresident, Br. EL J' M'Ka'n find Messrs H. Nelson, R.W. Jl'Villy.- J. li. Day, 0. B. Bodg&rs, ,1. Fuller, jun., and H. j. Owen:. committee 'of management., Messrs, j. Galo, C. E. Bridge, W. A. Fordham, 1? A, Dawson, H. : D/Smitb, 3. S- Staples,. N.'Coffey, W,, W. Cook, and I>. H. Htiggai'd-; lion- 'medical examiners, Dr. H/ A. HOilrdofDr. A, M. Tojburst,. Dh P, JjV'M'.Bi'sJy, Di\ jil. Holmes, Dr. ft Harding; Dr. A. Martin, and Dr. W'l J. tt. Hisloj)'; lion, solicitor, Mr. T.. M. .Wilf.ord's.-M._P;^,.representa-tive- in .Australia, Mr. W. .Lawless-; hen. treasurer, Mr. tt; A. Gui-stf; h6'i>- ; -secretary, Mr! \H, G, Taliiot; Jiisu. iuditbf, Mr., W. Barr. ' ; v " SfiHSATIGHAt BOUT 'IS AMERICA, ' PANDEMONIUM REIGNS. By TVsks-ra-irt!.—-Pross Afeaciation—OoDj-ficlit New York, April ,20, . •In a fight between Blake and iJrirre.il, the latter struck. Blake as ]i« was retiring to his corner it the olid bf th" fourth roiuit!.: Blake fell and remained on. the mat-for the full,count- 'llio.ro were cries ef ."Foul," . and' pahciemoniuni. icicmed fci: ten mir.nt.es. tlio crowd believing that the Amcj jean - struck Blnkc niter, the g.*mß had sounded.

The roferoe explains ho'.d id no*, hear-the W." As«Wafto was imaMo to continue he -decided .that' it was .tie •o»t'Cst. ' ■■

"DIGGER" STANLSV\ l>lS(jUALIFim..-; ■ ■ ■ London, April 21. Mr. Douglas bad prxn-iously catilioneci at. tlio Xatio'lisl Sftorting. Ghtb,' disqualified' "Diipxer" Stanley in tho thirteenth round of-his figtiti-.w itli vvCWly" Walker for the Iniilam championship of tho Ulifted Jvittffdom. ■ 15r. Dou-slas had previously cautioned Stanley. for 'holding. CAEPENTIKR; .TO ■- MB'KI 1 "CTNBOAT" SMITH. ■ .' Nris., April -20. M. l!ocimps: on. Bella If of Cur(iciitier, lias. signed articles for. a. tight with "(xuubo.lt" SmitU, for';! purso of £5000 and a 'Stat®.of £500 a'side,. • • : ;