NEW ZEALAND BOXING COUNCIL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 64

NEW ZEALAND BOXING COUNCIL.

CHRISTCHURCH. August 9. At th© Wt meeting of the New Zealand Boxing Council correspondence was r-e-cf.\<xl dealing with T. Burns's tour throutrh tho Dominion. The secretary reported that ho had communicated the tenor of (he correspondence to the local associations It wi« decided that as the local a^xxjiations had b^tm placed in possession of all thr. information at the disposal of th"» council further action by the council was unnesns-arv. An application f<>r roinstatoment as an amateur by J Fern-, of Invrcargill, was loceivcd from the Southland Association. The ai'ii lieu' ion was zrantcd, a= the facts

? showed that Ferns had lost his statin* i through ignorance of the rules. 'The Horowhenua Association wrote asking the council to endorse the disqualification of a person who, after asking the association to arrange a match for him, had failed to put in an appearance on the night selected for the contest, and had refused to give any explanation of his conduct. — It was deoided to refer the matter to the Wellington Centre. The Otago Association wrote protesting against the action of the Selection Committee in not inoluding a middle-weight in the team to represent New Zealand in the Australasian Championships. — It was decided that the matter was one that could only be dealt with by the selectors. The Southland Association forwarded the resolution of its committee expressing surprise at Ryan not being selected as a New Zealand representative in the Australasian Heavy-weight Championship, and asking the Selection Committee's reason for passing Ryan over. — It was decided that the council, had no power to ask the Selection Committee for its reasons for ' selecting or refusing a candidate for inclusion in the New Zealand team. I The Seoretary of the New South Wales j Sports Club wrote that September 25 and 27 had been definitely fixed as the dates I Cor the Australasian Championships.