BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 17 December 1924, Page 3

BOXING

boxing coli.vi'ii,. AVEIjDIXGTON, December 10. A Miceti ii(4 of tile Boxing Council was lielcl to-night, Dr. Ale 10veily presiding. The Gisborne Boxing Association wrote complaining of tlie alleged discourteous' eondiict of a iirofessional boxer, Bert Brown, holder of the fea-ther-weight championship of New Zealand. They had written to him proposing a. match between Inin and Jim Robinson for the championship. Ho had vouchsafed no reply either to this letter or to subsequent telegrams. They suggested that the Council should administer a rebuke to Brown for thus side-stepping his engagements. Tt was decided to write to Brown, pointing that lie was hound to defend his title against any legitimate challenger. In connection with the heavy-weight championship, now rendered vacant by the absence of Toni Heoney from the Dominion for a period of more than six months, two applications for the championship were received, one from George Modricli, and the other from HCi'n Young. Modricli stated that he had defeated O’Sullivan in Auckland in July of this year, and lie was the last opponent to defeat the former champion. Tom Suutcr, Young’s Manager-train-er, stated that Young was the last man to light Ileeney before his departure and on that ground claimed the championship. The opinion, was voiced by members that Mndrieh was the only limn entitled to hold the championship, and the man to wi.om it should go. In the absence of further evidence, the Council formally declared the heavy-weight championship title to he vacant, and deferred the matter of declaring upon whom it devolved to lie dealt with by the Championship Titles Committee. - In connection with the case of 11. Hudson, who was disqualified at AA'linngnrei during his fight, with Clinton, an explanation was read from Hudson, giving his side of the aflair, stating that he had endeavoured to ’ conserve his strength for a whirlwind finish in the last three or four rounds, when lie was satisfied lie could have won by the short route. He asked to Ik? given another chance to make good. 'Eventually it was decided that Hudson should he disqualified lor six months, the AVliungarei Association to have power to deal with the purse. -