MISUNDERSTOOD.
GIFT TO LOVELOCK. THE NATIONAL APPEAL. OTAGO OPPOSES PRINCIPLE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. A misunderstanding existing over the suggested national presentation to Lovelock was mentioned by members of the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association.
The secretary, Mr. H. McCormick, said that Otago and another centre were under a wrong impression concerning the amount they would be called on to donate. A letter from the Otago Centre opposed the principle involved in presenting an amateur with a gift of value that would be raised by a national appeal.
The president, Mr. R. W. McVilly, said that the Olympic and Empire Games Council in New Zealand wished to make the presentation an expression of general feeling. Lovelock was a great New Zealander and one of the finest advertisements the country ever had. In his opinion, the wrong impression gained by Otago was the result of somebody's overenthusiasm.
Mr. L. A. Tracy, Auckland delegate, said that the Northern Centre would do the utmost to help the council. It was decided to write to the centres explaining the nature and object of the plan.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 286, 2 December 1936, Page 10
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