BOXING CONFERENCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3577, 17 July 1912, Page 9

BOXING CONFERENCE.

OPENED AT WELLINGTON.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, July 16 - The New Zealand Boxing Conference opened to-day. A proposal to establish a North Island and South Island championship was vetoed. Mr Tsaacs (Dunedin) moved that entries for the championships be limited to one entry from each, class from each affiliated body. An amendment was moved by Mr Cooper (Timaru) that the entry in each class be limited: to

six. The motion was carried. It was moved by Mr Cooper (Wanganui) than the rules he so altered as to provide for the appointment of an official announcer for championship Mr Goodwin (Timaru) proposed as an amendment that- there should be an official announcer for all meetings. The motion was carried on the voices It was decided that the duties of an - nouncer should be to introduce contestants, and announce their class and weight; lie is to obtain from judges their decisions, and if they arc in ag-. reement he is to immediately announce the decision. If they disagree he is to refer the matter to the referee, whose decision he is to announce. On the motion of Mr Beauchamp Platts (Wellington), it was resolved that in the opinion of this association it should be" understood that in the case of any association importing a professional from Australia, ana whilst in the Dominion such professional is engaged by associations other than the one which imported him, his travelling expenses to and from Australia should be shared pro rata by the associations under whose auspices he appears. The conference also decided, on the motion of Mr Goodwin (Timaru). that in the event of the New Zealand 1 championship meeting extending over more than one evening, the competitors must weigh in on each evening on certified scales. It was resolved to recommend the Council to hold the next N.Z. championship meeting in 1913, and that the next Australasian championship meeting be held in Dunedin. On the motion of Dr- O’Brien (Palmerston N.) it was resolved that no relative of any competitor be permitted to judge or referee, at a meeting in the bout in which such competitor is engaged. The Boxing Conference has decided to recommend that the next New Zealand championship meeting be held at Timaru.