BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1921, Page 1

BOXING

TIIK XK\V XKAkAXD THA.M. WHI.UXOTOX, Oct. |B.

I'lir Xew Zealand boxing team \vlii<-li part i< «'<] successfully ni (lie AusI r iliisinn championships :i|. Sydney nrnil'll in AAVllingtoii to-day. W’iiiliim. A nsl r;ilasian championships !,y n visiting tmi til. tlir mu linger, Mr Atni'k, remarked. is a very difficult matter owing to a variety of causes, yet the Xew /calami (cam established a iceord winning four championships out of six. lie attributed tin's mainly to the fact that, the members were all highly trained. At the Australasian conference it was decided that, in the event of tin

championships being held at Hobart next, year, they should lake place in Melbourne in lD‘2d. provided all the parties to Iho Australasian agreement wen- agreeable t«> Victoria being admitted. Tf was also decided that an ell'ort. should he made to send two or three boxers from Australia and Xew Zealand to the Olympic championships in 1021.

Mr At nek expressed the opinion that th<> Xew Rontli AVales authorities would he acting wisely if in future they did not hold their ehanioionship contests at Hie Stadium, as that was the home of professional boxing. TTe had been inforimsl unofficially that, the matter had been under consideration bv (lie ww South AVales authorities and that a hope was expressed that next year a new departure would lie made, u hereby amateur contests would he kept quite apart from any place at, which professional competitions were held. Mr ;Ataek expressed dissatisfaction with the reception accorded the team on arrival in Auckland. Members of the team. In' said. “AAVre looking forward to seeing representatives of the Vert hern Hexing Association on the Auckland wharf to receive them, hut were greatly disappointed to find no representatives of the association present. Tit consequence of this MrClearv O’Xeill and T left, hv the afternoon express on our return home to tho South.” -