BOXING AND SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 173, 16 April 1919, Page 9

BOXING AND SPORTS

GATHERING AT TRENTHAM. On Saturday last a sports meeting was held at Trentlinm Cniup tor the benefit of the Senior Cadet and Territorial n.e.o.'s and officers undcrgoinn tlie fortnightly course of instruction. 'Ilie events were nil well iou«ht out, nearly 1(10 per cent, of the n.e.o.'s competing during the day. It is the endeavour of those reaponsiblo for these sports to get lit the mass as.opposed to the expert few, and the -lnrco number of those who entered proves that they were not unsuccessful. It is hoped to make spoils or all kind, a prominent part of Territorial and Cadet training throughout the.Dominion, and the first steps in this direction are beiiiß made in Trentlinm. ' . On Monday evening the fortnightly boxing tournament was held and a very satisfactory evening's box:ng was wit"prhses for both the sports and the boxin, were presented by the Camp Comnmndant (Major Sreeher) at the concluLn of tile competitions A medal was given for the best all-rouAd at »lete, and was won by Lance-Corpora Morns*.of Auckland i also anrae lor the I cr of tho evenings' boxing, nnd Corporal Campbell, of AVanganm, was voted tho "Both" the sports and the boxing were under the supervision nfj Contain Hroeks MC, and • Chanlaiii Stnntor, was responsible for a large part of the arrangements for the former. Major albot rcforeed the boxing, with Licuten-