BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1923, Page 1

BOXING.

TllF C lIAMPIONSHIPS. [llV TELEGRAPH —PER Pit ESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Aug. 21 The following are the results of the New Zealand Boxing Championships, which commenced in His Majesty’s Theatre to-night, and will he concluded to-morrow night. The bouts were of four rounds of throe minutes each, The Wellington and Hawke's liny boxers did not compete.

Featherweights.—C. Purdy, A tick lan, | 'Sst 121h.>, heat R. Fulcher, Otago k°st 111 b). T. Armstrong, Canterbury (9st), pent W. 0. Reekie. Otago (Sst 121 b). Bantamweights.—Final: T. Griffiths Otago 7st 131 b), beat W. Weston, Canterbury (Sst lib). Griffiths out boxed his opponent. and was going strongly at the finish.

Rightweigths —R. Pascoe, Oreymouth list Slh). hear G. Brown. Auckland, (Pst 91b).

T. Harris, Otago (9st 1211. r, beat .1. Smith, Tauniaruinti ilDst). Welterweights.— R. .McDonald, Otago |(kt olli), heat A. C. Rorimer. Otago lOst GIG). .). Nelson. Greymomh (lOst Slid hpa! A. J’rangley, Auckland (lOst. .‘ijlbi.

CONFERENCE AT DUN EDI N. DUNEDIN, Aug. 21. The iirsl- conference of the boxing centre under the Boxing Council rules opened tliis morning. Mr Irwin iOtago) moved to table all correspondence regarding the Mc-Cleary-MeQuarric dispute, stating that it would he well to have the atmosphere cleared. Mr Alack, on behalf ol the couneil, stated that it could not he a party to producing the correspondence, because all the matters therein were entirely the business of the council. Further he considered that as the matter was practically disposed ol it was well to bury it. Mr F. .). Campbell (President) stated that the remit was not brought with a view n> furthering the appeal, hut the full correspondence would he useful when the disqualified members of the Otago Association were heard in the afternoon. The motion was carried. The boxing conference bad a long preliminary dispute as to the legality ‘hi the standing of the conference. The chairman. Mr Campbell, reilised to accept the Wellington motion that the meeting resolve it-oil into a emiicronce of associations. His ruling wait u .-.Us (.lined. and .Mr Handers (Auckland) took the chair. The resolution was carried and the hu-ine-s is proceeding i.u that- basis, with Mr Campbell resuming the chair. A Southland remit appointing Southland a separate centre, was carried. DETAIRS OF DfSPFTFS. DUNEDIN, Aug. 21. A meeting of delegates of the vniioun centres of the New Zealand Boxing Council was held ill Dunedin to-day The president, Mr F. .1. Campbell, occupied the chair, and delegates were present from Auckland in Invercargill. Trouble arose at the start, when W. G. Talbot t Wellington) raised the question of the status ol the conference. He held that delegates from the Associations. as well as the Gent res, should have a voice in the meeting. A lengthy discussion ensued, and Unally Mr W. G. Modish mow’d that this meeting resolves itself into a conference of local Associations, so as to accord with the rules. The Chairman -aid he could uoi accept the motion. A motion was then put and carried, l hat the ruling of the chair he not sustained, and Mr Campbell vacated the chair. A motion that the Coference resolve itself into a conference of delegates front the loeal Associations, am! that ii continue the business, was carried unanimously.

Mr Campbell then resumed the chairmanship. The remit from the Soul bland Assn, ciation tin'll ihr- Council he recommended to form a separate centre tor Southland, v.ith headquarter-, at Invercargill, was carried.

1 1 was derided l hai all correspondence between the Otago Boxing Association and llie Council regarding the Me()un rrie-McC lenry light he laid on the table. Mr W. 0. Atm-k (Secretary of the Council) staled that he had not the correspondence with him, as the Council held it was a matter for tlmm to decide. Otago As-oeiation. however, laid the curvespoudcnco, and it could supply it if it tie,light lit. A remit: from the Council, that Instructors, trainers, ami seconds he registered, was adopted. A remit from the Council regarding the revision of the draft rules was amended to read: "Thai a special Committee lie set up at Wellington to thoroughly revise the rules, with power and instruction to call a special meeting of all the Associations in Wellington within two months after August ‘Ms, ; the committee to consist ot Messrs R. W. MeViily, .1. W. Ilccnan. K. Blundell, Guise. L. STewari, and Talbot : the draft of rules to lie submitted to all Associations -I days Indore next Conference.”

A deputation was received from the O.Ti.A. in reference to the disqualification imposed on Otago members, as a result of the attitude they took up in nnectioii with the dispute with the Conned. The history of the contretemps was given by the deputation and the poiiu was stressed that the Otago Association had not been given an opportunity of defending itself. it was decided to give Mr Kira Chairman of the Council) an opportunity of placing the Council's views before tho Coulerem-e.

The Chairman permitted a discussion t„ take place on the unfortunate imnnsse which has driven in connection

with the championship figbtx to-night T' e Wellington and Hawke’s Bay deloates refused to budge from the attii,, t’-ev have taken up that chatn- „<• should meet champions, runners ;;r ninv nieel runners up. hut will not • match'-d against champion''. T u o Chairman said that the Otago r >,,,-tj-,, r Association was shortly followpur a decision arrived at at A tick - • Conference last year, and which

;,j j; down that two competitors m

-neb class, with the exception of tly and heavyweights, were eligible to take n-rt in championships. Otago "'.Association intended to stick to that rule.

The Hawke’s Bay and “Wellington competitors will not therefore_ participate (unless a change of decision is arrived at at the last moment) in the bouts to-night. Tn an endeavour to get over the difficult v, it was decided that the Conference affirms the principle that in future championships, only champions meet champions. Mr Talbot’s last words were -" However, this would not get over the present difficulty.”