“GREAT TRIUMPH FOR SPORT”

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27695, 27 June 1955, Page 12

“GREAT TRIUMPH FOR SPORT”

ATHLETICS

ONE ALL-GERMAN OLYMPIC TEAM (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) PARIS, June 24 Mr Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee, said i Paris yesterday that last week’s agree 0 ment of the East and West German Olympic Committees to choose one all German team for the 1956 Olympics wai "a great triumph for sport.” ** Mr Brundage, speaking at a press fcrence, was asked whether the deeixinn meant there would be either an all C?-” man team at Melbourne for the Games, or no German team at all ** Mr Brundage said. "No. If the deci«m„ is respected, there will be a Germa team representing East and West Othtr wise there will be a West German team * Mr Brundage said that three senara*. bodies had to certify that each Clvmmcompetitor was an an.atiur. "We hav. no police force. We have had athleu. in the Olympics we knew were being nairi but we had no evidence." H He said the Soviet authorities had d. nied that their athletes were Stat? supported. Mr Brundage said that some national delegates favoured broken time—renav ment to athletes of earnings lost through sporting activities. "It is quite clear to my mind that if there is payment for broken time it u no amateur sport,” he said. EAST GERMANY PROPOSES TALKS ON TEAM (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 11 p.m.) BERLIN, June 23 The East German National Olymme Committee today wrote to the West German * committee suggesting preliminary talks on nominating an all-German team to the Olympic Games at Melbourne, tnt East German News Agency, A.D.N., 'gait. The East Germans suggested the should be held on July 19. either in Berlin or Munich. Their committee was provisionally admitted to the International Olympic‘Committee in Paris earlier this month. U.S. OLYMPIC PROSPECTS (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 9 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 25 There was a wave of optimism American sports circles over United States prospects in the 1966 Olympic Games at Melbourne because of the many records broken in the last few months Ted Smits, general sports editor of tha American Associated Press, wrote’ today The United States, it was now clear was ready for the Russian challenge, ha said. The Russians might have trouble matching their performances at Helsinki when the United States won the unofficial team title by 614 points to 533}. WES SANTEE’S AMATEUR STATUS CONFIRMED (N.Z.P.A. — Reuter—Copyright) BOULDER (Colorado), June 24. Amateur Athletic Union officials said today that Wes Santee, the United States miler, had been cleared of two of three charges that he violated his amateur standing. Santee had been accused by a San Francisco newspaper of accepting more than actual expense money for taking part in three Pacific Coast meetings. An official said the vouchers "did not produce sufficient evidence to jeopardise Santee’s amateur standing.” He said the investigation would be continued but would not stand in the way of Santee comueting in the national A.A.U. meet in Folsom Stadium here today and tomorrow. WOMEN’S TWOMILE RECORD SET (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) ; (Rec. 11 p.m.) LONDON. June U. Mrs Phyllis Perkins, of the Ilfora Athletic Club. Essex, today set a women’g unofficial world record for a two nuiu race. Competing at Hurlingham, London, sht ran the distance in llmin 27.25ec, out there is no official recognition for Uitt distance by women athletes.