Athletics scoring protest
The High School Old Boys’ club is upset at the pointsscoring system used in the A.N.Z. Bank inter-club athletics league but will have to abide by it this season. The scoring for the competition was changed this year to allow only A grade athletes in each age group to score for their' clubs. Oid Boys says this de t
feats the purpose of the competition. Last Saturday it arranged to have as manv athletes as possible -t the first day of the competition assuming that athletes in all grades could score points for their club. It found out about the : new scoring system only when events were about to start It also objected to not being told beforehand of the change* I The ciub voiced its disapproval'
at the nalf-year.'- meeting or tl Canterbur* cent e of the Ne ■Zf aland Amateur Athletic A ,soefation last evening The chairman of the cent Mr D W Mackenzie said would not be feasible to cham the scoring svstem now that had started He suggested th the Old Boy* club make pt posals at the next annual mH ing on a scoring system uhf .'could be used next season.
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Press, 9 November 1978, Page 6
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