ATHLETIC TOUR OFF.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1940, Page 9

ATHLETIC TOUR OFF.

NO AUSTRALIAN VISIT. DECISION OF DOMINION A.A.A. (By Telegraph.—Presg Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The management committee of the Now Zealand Amateur Athletic- Association last night decided to abandon the proposal to bi ine an Australian team of athletes to the Dominion thi* eea#o;i owing to New South Wale- athletes not bcinjr available in the tii.*t half of KWittiavy, dming which tlie New South Wales cli.impiomshins are to be held. New South Wales sufrjiested that XfW Zealand should delay the tour till after February 17. but centres in New Zealand from whom replies have been received were not favourable to this course on tho ground it would be difficult to arrange Miitable meetings. A reqiwut from the Hawke's IJjyI'overty Bay Centre for an extension of the 21 days' period allowed by the international rules for the tour by Stenner. the Australian hurdler, was declined on the ground that apart from other consideration." it would be likely to establish a dansreroiw precedent, especially as the number of provincial tours by overscan athletes showed sijrns c>f in:i easing. It was stated that Stcim:*] , liad been given a permit by the Australian Amateur Athletic Union for a sojourn in this coiintrv of not lonspr than 21 days. J. P. Batefe, E. L. Parker. W. J. Rommcrville and A. Wateiw were reinstated as amateurs.