AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 532, 12 June 1909, Page 10

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

'v^ Wellington centre MEET^"'" ■;. 6jf;a.yisiT:-B3fwaiKer,'"* A meeting of the Wellington l Centre of tho No\f ..Zealand ..Ataateur Athletio Association was. held in-the'y.ll.O.A.; Epoms'lost evening, Mr. j. Hi Pollock, presiding. : : Thoro were, also present: Messrs; T. Walsh, L. Cozens,.il. Burnett, C. Lamberg,'L. Short; J^-Hoenan.-and-B/ Guise, hbn..'seo: ■.'' ■ ■■::.'. '~■.- '■■■'■ ■ Ml , . P. J. Fitzgerald .'was • presented -with.■ the •tandafd Dap and badge Woniu v th«-threo-uiilo walk at,tho ohanipionship meeting .'at Dunedin.. The> bhaihuari, in mdking the presentation, congratulated Mr. Fitzgerald ■ oii his, performance, and oppressed the hope that tho next standard cap which,he. won would be at the championship meeting in Aiistfalia should he. bo included in the New. Zealand' team. A: standard cap and Wo badges, bhe for .tho 100 yards and one for lie 220 .yards, .catno , to hand for' another 'Wellington'''• cfihipetitor.'.'at ■•D.unedin-TrWi.iA,. Wodilger. lti ■:• presenting tlie cap' and badges the , ohairmitH stated ''that lie; had beiiir present at the-! meeting,: and: could bear testimony! to the fine.perfbrniancos. put up by Mt: Woodgetvwhd. he .also hfiped to eee cbinpeting at .Brisbane. ■-.'-,■', ■~:'■'■ \ ■'■..: ■.'■'■:■■ . 1 Jβ . acknowledging -receipt of tho cap, ■ etc., .Mr'. .Woodger. .oppressed somp, concern as' to .when the team for Australia', would bo. nnnfiunced; fle did not'know whether ho: would hi?selected,,bat. ; ha Was Keeping, in ; form in ■ cose-he-ffaSi , '■'■"■'.•■•".■■■: '■■' ' ■,■■■!■'• -V'V

; .(The" chainrifm stated thfct ho-had made a fey inquiries lately as to the prospects' of tho team going to Brisbane ami, notwithstanding the':'.{aot;. that ) thbso.'.connected ■. yri th. the old oqaDoil. were -acting in a, somewhat - dilatory. ■manner in regard-to forwarding .the funds, of the-coiinoil to the new body,: ho had .reason'to believe.; that- the'.council, .would . eend ; a.Mam whether. the old. douhbil's 'mbney i!aine ; to 'hand pi'inot. ■'It ! 'niust' be pbrious'to the'.oid;c'onncil;' eaia Mft'sJPoUpck; that, they, wire retarding; th» vidit of the' team/and moving"in'tile direction o!.preventing ,a thoroughly.. repr*se.rttativo teambeibg'sent away. .As heihad'said before,■he" 'thought '.the .present council was .determined toisend the team in spite of the inconvenience cijased.by the delay-of the bid council. : All. he conld advise .was that men who :had h'.olißSce 0f;..-indmsi6n in the team should.keep.in train- . ing: It fwas .no faiilt cf. the prcsent'jdounoil'. j'tM 'those to make the. trip -had not been .cdmmtmidated With: before. this. :.Th6'>counei]hitl.been doitig all in its po#er, ■ l : ' : . ." ! A kttef I»ds deceived ; ffotn the New Zcalarid ..CWnoil ft&kifig:if the "Wpllirigfbh■■ Centre '.tras' Willing, to co-operate in inviting R. E. .'Walker, of-.Soith: Africa, the 106 .metres champion at the Olympio. Games,: to'.visit Australasia, :', ■. .'Jur. Pollock considered that th* visit .of snfeli art' athlete: would be of .advantage to the sport, 'Mr.'.Hien.an thought that tho scheme■ was a gdpd one, Walker at pro4«nt being a nipro proraiiient- :figure in .■. the '..athletic World . thin : Duffy was_ *hen ■he Vas '.in New Zealand. If : the Council eet to work'at. bhfe he considered. it(,w6uldb«;poSis)blo'to : get .Walker out heti tha nnailciiilside,'he'dW: :nbt think ; he woiild'.bo.:over-estimating, it in. ,pritting;down,'a ;and' Jfytlie-..conhcil : ''r^uJKd; : B f '^fi'ranteft'ne'-wtts* ? of : opinion that thoveent;re :.'. '■* ' •'■: On lit; Heenan'S mption.-dbwasWo'Mcd that ; the centre;views"favourably';tliOr project' to invite thei.Olympie : I'champiofl' , snrmter, , '-''R.' ; 'E".' . Walker,, to: visit 'New 'Zealand,;-Sid 'ia "willing to co-operato'with.'the council "in the matter. ; Mr. 'Heejian •smrgeste.d.'that -it,would,'also::lje .-. k Vise mfrve t6 ask the South African Marathon .champion, Heffer*a«; to'nsafco.,t]jo. visit. 1 ' , ' .-Messrs....Guise', I .'H«n4n,-. Short, aatl.,P.pUcick. w4fi>'AtlpolflUd:\s'sii^bhiinftt*e;'t6 ,<, ionsid9r' : 4ll : .leinstatements,' wltV-powortoact...: . ,'v