To Greymouth Will Travel

NZ Truth, Issue 1238, 22 August 1929, Page 18

To Greymouth Will Travel

Big Things THESE days the local associations are * thinking , of nothing but the national championships, Avhich will be held at Greymouth next Aveek. Teams are being selected, and applications are coming into the Council for grants to enable the boys to com- . pete. These applications are being met as they corrie fohvard., and something m the vicinity of £250 Avill be expended m dispatching teams to the West Coast. - \ , Record Entries ALL previous- totals have been ex- ** ceeded; The entries for this year's championships", which closed on Saturday last, afe easily a record. ' -The draAv for the first round Avill be made ,by the local association, and judging by the number of the participants, there is going to be • some trouble m getting the tourney run off m three nights. Maybe a day session will have to be held, as was' the case at Napier three years ago. - In Control .'_. THE appointment of referees for the tourney has been made by the Council. -.'. Two have: been selected— Earl Stewart, of Wellington, and Cliff Thomas, of Westport. The ' appointments ' can only give general satisfaction. Iloth referees are fully qualified /and experienced men, and , the control of the ring can Avell be left m their haVids. The Judges IT must be admitted *hat at past * meetings the judging has not been all that Avas desired,- but this .year there should be little cause for complaint. „ The Council 'has appointed four judges'-rtwo from each island. The, four selected are Messrs. E. A. Craig '(Auckland), 8..A/ Guise (Wellington). J. .Baybutt (Christchurch), and P.. Ruston (Dunedin). The Council reserA-es the right to appoint further judges,: should the circumstances AA'arrant. ''_'■ That Fight V I AT Auckland last week Dick Meale AA-as refereeing the Parker — Broadfoot fight and m Wellington, his old opponent, ReAvi Gray, -was Avatch-ing-trie amateur 'championships. : Dick and ReAA'i figured m that famous fight m Hastings'. in which there Avere two'.lchockouls.'. , Rewi knocked Dick and the referee gave him the, verdict. Then Dick came, to/arid the referee, having a remarkkble brain Avave, . said . the gong had saved Dick. ': ReAvi Avent out 'to '■ repeat the, performance. . only to be knocked colder than an Eskimo's nose^

Next Year IT is laid down m the rules that the annual championships be held alternately m the North and South Islands; That being so, next year the north Avill stage the tourney. It is for the delegates to say Avhere [the meeting is to be held/ but "N-.Z. Truth" hazards the guess that Palmerston will be the scene of activities tAvelve months hence. Order Paper A HEAVY order paper will be pre- ■** sented to delegates to the annual meeting of 'the NeAv Zealand Association. There are some motions of a contentious nature, but knoAVing the feeling of the vast body of delegates, "N.Z. Truth" anticipates that the "ayes" : . will \vin a big percentage of victories. Not There A NEW ZEALAND championship •"* meeting not graced by the presence of Tim Tracy Avill seem all Avrong. But Tim will not be, at Greymouth this year. "Irish" told "Truth" this Aveek that business would not allow him, to get a\va.y to the Coast at the end of the month. All Well • PRESIDENT ARTIE BEBAN was m - Wellington the other day and he reported all Avas going Avell m preparation for the championships. What with a feast of good fighting and the proverbial Coast hospitality those avTio attend this year's tourney are going to Avitness the best, championships ever held m the history of the game. Morgan Out DECENTLY turned pro., Ted Morgan, *V"'has been hit on the chin, not by a glove, but by that non-respecter of persons,. Mr. Influenza. Morgan had a couple o.f engagements m the offing, but iioav that he has. taken the temporary count he Avill have to let them slide for the time being.