JUST FOR HONOR AND GLORY

NZ Truth, Issue 1239, 29 August 1929, Page 18

JUST FOR HONOR AND GLORY

AmatgiirsFrom All Quarters Will Compete •For New Zealand Titles A GREYMdUTH '■STS^^^,- ! pMO-.

The Honor and glory brigade have for the past 'if ew' days been concentrating on Greymouth, and on Thursday evening the great offensive commences. There are to be three nights of fighting — sanguinary and other-wise-—and indeed fortunate is the West Coast town m ' being Vableto. stage the. most successful tourney' m the history of New Zealand amateur boxing.

NOWHJERi] else in' the wide world -as the amateur so. nurtured as m the

'i V Dominion, and that the hours and ireelts of time put m with the boys is

worth while will be fully demonstrated at this week's national gathering. - Just under eighty entries have been received and ( the eliminating process is going to be a: long one, and incidentally, a painful one, for some.

Teams will be present from all quar-. ters of the country and it is worth mentioning that the Council, to assist some of the weaker associations, has spent £200 m financing the trip. There is both quantity and quality and with so many competitors surprises can be expected. Several of. last year's title winners are down to defend their emblems and m two -cases it is reasonable to expect no change. The: two boys likely to return back home the heroes of yore are Phin Stoned welter champion, and Alan Campbell/ the heavy king. The retirement of . Bob Fulcher and the crossing of the Rubicon of "Cig\" Hurrie and G. Leslie leaves the light, bantam and feather titles vacant, while Johnnie Richmond, last year's fly winner, has gone up a class. • To the winner and runner-up of each class there' is ay medal, and m addition there is' a" belt, with a miniature cup, for the nibst scientific boxer at the tourney. „ This is the third year of the Jameson Belt, previous winners being Jack O'Sullivan and Hume. For- the successful competitor >'" the welter class there is the Morgan Cup, a most handsome trophy. Stone is the present holder and on his form«should again have his name engraved. • On Friday morning the annual conference, of delegates will take place and as per usual the majority of the remits, come from Wellington. One of the proposals, that dealing , with an association using a boxer twice within a calendar month, - may cause an acrimonious discus- ' • »sibn. ..-yy Should the remit be "* adopted the association .using the boxer twiqe m the month will have to pay double fees, and

the boxer will also have to pay an extra levy from his purse. It takes more than earthquakes and floods to -upset the Coasters and for weeks n6w the Grey executive has been working m preparation for the tourney. President Artie Beban, who, by virtue of his office, is also New Zealand president, has given his committee a lead and they have not been slow to follow it. Then the executive- has the support of a most competent set of officials, the referees ahd judges being fully qualified. .

As the weather man has it, present

indications are- for a record championship fixture and the results of the tourney will be highly satisfactory to all but the small coterie which wishes to have the amateurs taken away from tne present control. Greymouth should witness the .hammering of the final nail m that coffin.