AITKEN MAKES EXPLANATION

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 120, 7 June 1937, Page 6

AITKEN MAKES EXPLANATION

Fight with Parker to b# Held on Friday W#ek ASSOCIATION INQUIRY A full inquiry into the circumstances leadiag to the cancellation of the Ait« ken — Parker professiblial boxing match on Friday night aa the reiult of the belated arrival of Ralph AitkCn, of Wellington, was cqndueted by the. exe* etitive Of the Hawkb 's Bay Boxing Association during the week-end. There Was a fuii attefidaaee of ihe eieeutivi presided over by Mr », M. de LialQ,, and Aitkefi's explanatibn was accepted. The buteoae oi the inquiry wfis the decision to stage the Aitken— Pafkee fight With anbther profesffionbl CoiiroBt next Friday night- week.

The cause bf the deiky, aS explained by Aitlteii, waS that hear Featherston his car broke down .and it was necessary to have fepairs 'eftected tb the exhaust and manifold. These took lofiger than anticipated. Aitken intimated that he was prepared tb come to Hastings fit any . time to tneet Parker aiid tb do fill Ifi hie power to help the association. In. addition, he said that he would bring i'ouf Wellington amateurs with him, if desired, to meet Hawke's Bay amatetirs bfi ihe s&ffib pfbgfami&C. He debply regretted his lion-afrival ia time fOr the cbnt@sti Aftef acceptihg his efplanation, the executive decided to match him. and Parker, together with the meeting oi two middleweights, Billy pearce, of Weiiingtofi, and 3. Th8ffit8n, bf Ti Awamutu, on June 18. The offer of four Wellington amateurs was also accepted, the bbxbfS cbfigerned being J; Parker, runner-iip for the NeW Zealand bantamweight championship, Finnegan, Wellington lightweight Campion, J, Imlack, Wellington WelterWeight champion, and B. Foot, a ffyweight. It waS agreed th&t the phrtf should be in Hastings the eveniiig be* fore the cohtest. a -