"BOY" CHARLTON.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 259, 1 November 1928, Page 9

"BOY" CHARLTON.

MAY SWIM IN AUCKLAND.

AUCKLAND CENTRE'S DESIRE.

" SOME IMPETUS WANTED."

It is possible that Aucklanders may see Andrew ("Boy") Charlton, the idol of Australia's swimming public, in action this summer. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Swimming Centre last evening it was decided, following a discussion concerning the use of swimming funds in assisting to send competitors to the Olympic Games, to urge the New Zealand Council to make an endeavour to arrange a visit from Charlton, or, failing him, the Japanese champions. The opinion was expressed that swimming funds would be used to most advantage if tours of the Dominion were made by prominent oversea swimmers.

The fact that the Olympic funds had not been spent in what the centre thought was the proper way was mentioned by Mr. L. Brighton. He thought that it was better that swimmers be sent to Australia than to the Olympic Games. Male swimmers in the past had had but few trips other than to the New Zealand championship meetings. Trips and the visits of oversea swimmers would greatly benefit the sport generally.

Mr. J. Enwright said that the New Zealand Council had tried for the past two seasons to send Lindsay to the New South Wales championships, but its correspondence had been ignored by the Australian authorities.

Mr. D. Mulvihill said that New Zealand had three instances of Olympic representatives coming back and practically retiring l —Malcolm Champion had turned professional, Misb Walrond had competed for only a season or {wo after her return, and Miss Shand had taken up golf.

"Swimming in Auckland is at rather a jo" Abb and we want something, such as the .iait of an outstanding swimmer, to give it'a*'impetus,*'said Mr! F. Stewart. After saying that he did not think that Orabbe, the American, would proye a sufficient draw in New Zealand, as he had not been an outstanding performer at the Olympic Games, Mr. Enwright moved that a request should be forwarded to the New Zealand Council, urging immediate representations to Charlton for a tour of the Dominion or, failing the Australian, the Japanese champions. Mr. Bnwright'e motion wm carried.