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Boxing Club

Why about the Pugilists this pother?
These first shake hands before they box;
Then give each other plaguy knocks,
With all the fondness of a brother.

And who, may we ask, does not feel the more kindly disposed towards the opponent with whom one has just had a good hard bout? In no 'Varsity boxing that has been witnessed has the element of willingness to mix it been lacking; science, however, is often chiefly conspicuous by its absence, and this is a circumstance which leads to the taking of more "plaguy knocks" than is either needful or pleasant. And what is the moral? Simply that would-be boxers attend all the practices and acquire much skill and science in the noble art.

True, the attendance at club practices this year has been somewhat of an improvement on that of previous years, but there is room for a still greater improvement.

We might here remind intending contestants that there is no time like the vacation in which to prepare oneself against the "wear and tear" of the ring. An extra month s training counts a very great deal in a game where physical fitness is absolutely essential, and, of course, there is no training for boxing like boxing itself.

The Club has had a fairly active season, and the practices have shown that there is promising material in the College. The attendance, as usual, was poor towards the close of the term, but good work has been done under the able tuition provided. Mr. Roy Brien has proved himself a keen coach. That the Club was able to hold a very successful "exhibition night" during which we held the opposite corner to Community Club in a series of "no decision" bouts—the first occasion of this kind since pre-war days—shows, perhaps, an increasing interest in the "noble art."

The annual tournament will be held next year at the end of March to select the team for the Easter Tourney, and it is to be hoped that much enthusiasm will be shown by this team, to gain a place in which should be the ambition of every boxer in the College.