AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 558, 13 July 1909, Page 7

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

''": THE COUNCIL:

..':'rALTBRATIONS;'TO v THE. KULES. :; ■':■ A meeting of tie council of'the Now. Zealand Amhtenr Athletic. Association was .held .in the Y.M.C.A:'. Eooms : yesterday evening, Mr. W.'LarJcin-presiding.' Thero yere also present: Messrs. S. Eobinson,' Chatfey, Thompson, W. H. Pollock, Marryatt, S> Bridge. -.; ■ The purpose of the.meeting was to discuss certain proposed'alterations and. amendments to-the rules of t;ho..assoc.ia.tion, i&ss. result of • thf.'conference,' held-during; the last champion;, ship meeting at Dunedin.:,...,' -./.'. I ' ■•J new clause was inserted to .the elteot that the headquarters of the association.shall be at Wellington, but shall Iμ; transferable' »' anv time by a majority vote of- tHe centres for the- time-being constituting theassociation, such transfer to take effect- at: the end of. tho ourrent'year, provided always.that the headquarters: shall be at the 'headquarters. centre.. •.•'•■■ •'■ •-• -■' •' ; -.'-'.,'■ „ •'.■.■'•':■.•. '•' Rule 3, dealing .with the council officers, was deleted in favour of ft new rule, as under:'•'The governing body of .the. association shall be a 'council of .members .representing''.the centres, apd who ' must. be., amateurs, ■under : the amateur ; " definition, . -provided that no person under, suspension: ordisquannI cation, oV wlio is ! a- defaulter to"any amateur sport,maybe a councillor, and-tliat no«t>ersoii may representmore' than one centre.'. Bach affiliated centre shall be represented on-the'eoun-eil by two.mcmbers, who' shall be.wectedby the Centre'Committee, : at-ite annual meeting; and who. shall hold office until, the election ui their -.encucßspra. ..Should : any! eitraordinary vaoanw occur oh tho- .council, the centre affected shall .elect a'representative, tp fill such vacancy. Except where otherwise specially provided,.the decision of the,council shall be final on all matters.. . Six'councillors to 'form a quorum." ''. ■'.'!-: , , , „ Another now rule was inserted as follows:— "Esoept when the, council: shall decide- other- s wise, no person shall be eligible to'represent.a Club or a, centre, who"ifi.under disqualification or .suspension, as provided by?:ihe' v rulca of-the association', or who. is d. defaultef to any ataateur' sports body." "■:;'' '^'L;' ,- ■■ .' ! Rule 14, dealing with New Zealand- chainpionsliip's; was■'am,endedv , in--.'regard--to.points, as under—First man, five'points; second nittii, two points. The old -rule' provided for six points for the first'man,, three for-the second, and one for the-,third..;].ln thisiconnection it was also decided .thatr.a euggestioii be-made to centres that: one,ipoipt extra.'be cjunted to a centre for'each-representative, who reaches a .' W 'was ".further decided • that, should a tie result,'the. teams tieing, with the most firsts to win, and should' this not decide the :• championships, the banner" to be held jointly by the- teams which tied; ; It- was resolved, that no: district eh'all be pro-claimed-a centre unless it ; has .three or more affiliated clubs.-. It was also decided that the Circle in the hammer-throwing event at -championship meetings be 7ft.,-instead of, Bft.-, Consideration of alterations •in certain standard 'imes was deferred. •■-■ -. , ■ .