Wooden Floor Goes By Air

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30269, 23 October 1963, Page 19

Wooden Floor Goes By Air

(N -Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND October 22. The Harlem Globetrotters j have their problems when it comes to transport.ng their ! hugt 83ft x 63ft portable basketball wooden fluor from place to place. The touring team will visit! New Zealand between February 10 and 22 nd will play in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. The floor fori the New Zealand section of the tour will probably be ]

I flown from Australia. ! lit weighs about 40091 b and | picks into 180 Bft x 4ft sec- ; lions. It takes three to four . hours to erect and about one hour to dismantle The biggest problem on the New Zealand tour will be •ransporting he floor from Cnnetchurch to Wellington It will be dismantled imme-! diartely after the final eveni ing performance in Christchvrch. and transported during the night tn Blenheim. It will be then lown over the i Cook Strait ’•> Wellington.

In the words of Mr M L. Tronson. the Auckland public relations officer who is helping to arrange the tour: ’ The last nails will probably be hammered into the floor as the first members of the public arrive for the first Wellington performance that night.” The Harlem Globsitrotters will perform at the main lawn tennis headquarters in each centre: at Wilding Park (Ovrstchurch). Central Park (Wellinefon), and Stanley Street Courts 'Auckland).