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The Spike or Victoria University College Review 1933

Boxing Club

Boxing Club

Though perhaps not as successful as some of us had hoped for, the 1933 season of the Boxing Club was a most progressive one.

Owing to the generosity of the instructor, Mr. Roy Brien, all aspirants for representative honours at the Easter Tournament, were given an excellent opportunity to get into good trim for the elimination bouts under his fatherly eye. Members responded to this offer in fine style.

The tournament proved a complete success and so justified the work put into it by those concerned. The holding of the tournament in the Varsity Gymnasium was made possible by the generous assistance of Mr. Joe Meats, to whom the Club extends its warm thanks.

The tournament unearthed some excellent talent amongst those who, though ineligible to represent us at the Inter-University Tournament this year, will be eligible next Easter.

At Auckland this Easter we were represented, for the first time in years, in every weight, and everyone of our men put up a good fight.

We were represented in five out of the seven finals and though we did not connect in one, we were much closer to collecting the Boxing Shield than the actual results indicate.

For this year, however, we must hand the palm to the Otago lads for winning six out of the seven weights.

Though the apathy of the members of the Club in general and of the committee in particular, in attending the weekly classes through the winter term, has been most marked, two or three of the younger pugs have attended regularly. Some of these enthusiasts will shine in the Massey College clash next year.