Delegate Attacks Snell, Halberg

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30074, 7 March 1963, Page 8

Delegate Attacks Snell, Halberg

(New Zealand Pre** Aaroeiation)

' WELLINGTON, March 6. P. G. SneU and M. G. Heiberg were criticised for their absence from Saturday’s national championships in Dunedin at a meeting last night of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association management committee. When the now regular Hat of overseas invitations to them was disowned. Mr G. S. Leader (West Coast, North Hand) asked: "If Halberg chanmionahipe. why should we tootrid net send the ißarttotton on to A'WriUnaton Atont* defended HalbertW dectaton not to to to Dunedin. Pay Owa Faros “Wa je a married mon and he Would have had to pay a large part of his ferae." he said "When he competes overseas all san msec are paid” r Heiberg has boon invited to appear in the Australian ehesaptosuhipe to Adriakte ttot

•*I understand that SneU could compete in an 880 race at Cambridge last week and win in a good time, but he was not able to compete in the national.” Snell went to the national rowing championships at Karaplro, where his employers were the wxmeocs. invitations have been received for turn to compete in fegland in March-April and Madrid in May-June. The jwmtittiis took no action -to limit the. invite* tkart to orthar athlete, although it was noted that toe Spanish eontaoatag body sanctioned toe ■ lAfhiadM *itr "Mr Leader is entitled to hie opinion.” said Hatoerg today in AwirlanA I md it m Just one man’s opinion and not a erttteism tram toe New Zeeland maoelation.” Snell said at PMmetoton North that he felt he was not capable at doing credit to himself at toe national champioaahipa and toot was one [ te . c y Mar w *»■