BOXING ENQUIRY.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1921, Page 1

BOXING ENQUIRY.

(; 1< IiYMOI'TI 1. Get. 25. All exhaustive empiiry .was held on M,oi,lav ,'V,'iiing by the (.roymoiith Boxing Assoeial ion into the circumstances eolineeled wth Saturday night, contest, helicon Frank O’Neill and .Dm Mussel. Both of the principals were called before the Association lor the purpose Of getting the fullest ...formation. The 1 11< ini ry revealed the fact that the set- of cU'flimsaliees "'lull brought about the abrupt and unsntis„rv conclusion to the contest on Saturday night were such Hint, while the referee (Mr NaslD was <|iute justi. i„ acting lIS he did at. the time with the fa'-ts lie had in front ol him there was really nothing at the hack of th,w,' facts, suspicious as they looked ~t the time, to warrant any action on the part of the Assnciat ion. * rank (PN.'ill's conduct was at no Dine called into ipicstion. and this tlm roloree mad clear nt the inquiry. Musscn was examine,l at length. IheC on . 11.M.V then decided to award O’Neill the winning end or the purse and MnsM ii the losing share. So that there would lie no misunderstanding as lo |lk> action of the Association regarding the roloree s (Mr Vasin decision, it was iinanimoiisly rosHlveil-. ‘‘Thai viewing the very peculiar nnl tiro of the riroiiinstniiooß which had to be decided upon by Hie icier,•>' at) the moment, in the midst of exeiletmeiil. Mr Nash was finite right in safoiriu rilin.' the interests of the public (Mill the AssiMiirton against anv possible rhnrioo of crooked dealing. hv deciding lIS he did. And for his rnura;,,,, tin so deciding lie deserves the liest. Hianks of the Association and the public.”