SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1941, 26 December 1913, Page 11

SWIMMING.

.Rules Must'bo/Rul3s^'3r* ? ? ;^!i'';: j :.;'..Tho -meeting- ofi-the ; -centre on..Men- ■ .day evening ...last* was;'characteristic of \ many previous- meetings.of that body— . it;.was liye!y;viTheJncw\sei!rotary. and I ti'easui-or*had?cvideiit!y*niadp. :up;itheir '; minds tliat'tlio'.r.iiles.'.'ojr- the" centre .were not going to be" violated,'and.their .firm .'. altitude ..provkiedAtiic first' element."'of battle.'- Tho Bocbnd/'.was ; {urnisb.cd by the meeting' 'as'-,a:i;.;exp<M-ienccd;' chairman , might have.doner s ;.-lOn^ou'--occasion .the ' chairman'' correct -.J- a - speaker.-!:-To tliistithc'spcaker'-'in ques- ■' honiwas allowed tqlreply'si'l, defy you, or- '. anyone- .-l-'am wrong'."-- : Another speaker w;asCtold.to resume his seat if he could not-cohfinp his'remarks' ' to the. matter Punier '.'discussion..' The. renjy .j: ; ; ~. Secretary .;■:Stevenson-/jand '..Treasurer . Blair 'verb, right'.-.when' they ;■ took' : 'th'o stand which prevented- the rules' ofi'tlio , ccntro from-being violatcd.'HNo one can deny that.the business of the centrs has, ' m tho past, been 'conducted ,i!i;a slack manner,-and the fact- that.this slackness exists has' caused some-qf. tho-delegates to trade upon' ;'. : ■ ■',:,■'■■. ■ But another.story was told-when- tho delegates to tho now centre met oii Monday night. Two of them found them- . selves disfranchised, though-'through no fault' 1 of their own. ■ An '-attempt' was made by a delegate to violate tho rules ' by moving, that tho ,two . delegates' in question bo' allowed to take part in tho proceedings, -The., motion was lost, and the two delegates-'thou paid their club alniia't-ion foes.';. Clubs should take heed of this, and b«o that- in future, these fees aro paid, so that their delegates will not bo placed.in"an■ombarrassin." position,.'-?, .; .-.■ ..'*:''.- ''.-■ ; ' Dlsappointment.'Si!;^' 4 ' S; ' > Disappointment■ 'is felt., by-swimmers '. generally . regarding the announcement that tho famous ..' Hawaiian, '.swimmer. I)uko Kahanumoku,will-not-visit JScw Zealand this year."' Everyone was looking forward'to the visit. ■-'Whon tho announcement was mado' the. Centre's executive immediately waited upon the centre, for-permission- to treat with an Australian swimmer or swimmers. Jlr. J, I l ', Atkins, who is well kuowu.in Svdney, was given power- to'- make tho necessary preliminary arrangements for tho visit of ono of' Australia's men.' It is understood that tho, intention-is to endeavour to- coax. W.' H. Longworth over to these waters. -Let us. hope so. anyway. ■ V' ;'.::■' ; : \,,.\1:, Water Polo Trouble. ' j It is interesting to note tliat the first rol'cnw's (report after 'a . water: pdiji match (Swifts v. Old Boys) was handed in at tiio lust executive.) meeting, and a unanimous vote of thanks was passed to him for' his action;. ■• Tho '.report state,- among other-' ...tilings," that there was ■ far; too i'-'much arguing on behalf ..of tho Old Boys team,.and question the'decisions'of-the referee. Now, everyouo-knows''".-that, however good,- bad, or.indifferent a referee may be, his decisions are final, and as tho rules provide that any team may object to a referee, tho team at, fault have no reasonable excuse. ' The report is being circulated' to tlic/SwiftsSCliib and tho Old Boys' Club,' and, to use tho terms of the report, "any irregularities in the game' should bo.;nipped in tho bud at the commencement of the season." Another finn-'stand taken by the report was that, no matter-what team ■may como under.tho whistle, tboy will be dealt .with in a! similar "'■ manner. Water polo'captains should take-special note of-this, as>.where the game really originated, 'vix:,'- England/ ono sees a deliberate foul dealt., with "iii-firm manner—the offending-player is put.on.tho bunk for tho rest of-the"season. '-'One's only hope is that other referees, besides Mr. Atkins will -deal#witli<». offending players in the samc-wayjiasthe game, K'itliout ,i a-doubt l ' : 'wants'^aj.littlc;;cleaiisBeins Considered. .-' Tiio ,'suggcsted amendment 'to"vHu'leV3," ', Clause '"d", , ; n .'Uie{N',Z;A.S.A.--,'Uuio Bock, .which, has -.becn^Tframed;.;by the'.. Wellington'..Centre",-' read's:'-'.'Nojiperiion may act.oiuboth the Local CenliOsCommitico 1 aiid' Council-from : time Ho timo ■ ..whero tho'Coiiiicir'may- bo so allocated."- ' : l ;;"Splash"...- trusts? wili; bo-' : come, iaiv, h.3 ; it!'.woulds-b'cj very/regrettable to .lose thc'-'sc:rviccs;'oiH.hs'execu-tive of Mr, J, F.'iAtkins, .who'-lias shuwu ;tindoubtedJ;*q!ialilicatioiis=fasJ'cbairmasi, 'especially, as ho has'offered his services;" ;. free to tiio".centre,- to;.go down'Tciid- fight- ■ ?at ..Cliristciiurch''."^;^^ ■SUN BURN^NDs'IiLISTERS.SPEEDILY ; %:,■ CURED -8y..;; ,; ;i . v-'My' liiilc:'?eirlff'c'ii;htc'e'ri*monflis''.:'.oW 1 , was siiffcrinir.>s6vcr<!ly. i l'rom' l '.tli.cieirocts of Sunburn,"-.-')iei-:s-skiiP'b!.'iiisv,blistcre(l and !raw. l in,iiiaiiy.,,parts,n-aiul'is-jliCia""slioekiiij» stiitc/Vwritcs-'Mra.- 18- llem-v. ■ .Sfrect^;Maon^lliil>:Oii!ieiliii*'.N.Z-? i i;Si?'W'o oils,-* ii mi joiiitiueiils-,- .-.butjiip-i'oin'itsotTouiig,' , wilh?su(;,li; tender .aml'^sens» jtivo. sCifi J?ove'r.v-■ i hiiv;»■/sc*me''.l-Uo"J act; jiioves us'.-'nii.-.'ii-'ritKlit . ! thaU\-ivc;m^ti^.-^h«ljV,wlio^Jiad?a--liltlo:: ' .l;(iy¥'inya^.i>iiiiilar;ftUate^Sailviscd'l:;;v!s r f i -to- ' -.f r.y,il\-i^:;o.ii-hl: <").i iitui olii!Sf;is'! : -f If fi'ntl~cit"reU"lii<s? ; :.'i'oidj!ei:|"l?:;un'SpU ; asn(lMoft\\v.;itnf[iiinl;ly':' ; : ■ w:sl c - ?-'lil i>.'tcii-pc'i^."i>a i;ts.'J ■ : : I ;iyei;\v !; ; i ■ '■ -I fViVfjjVoi 1 !• 1 vcli'^i^i-i*¥^tti-ipi;!.^r^fii-st'tJKppiic^-ii! ■! io ii'so fr r-Hes'n ii :.i'-;Xl.iVi 11 no if t; ba li i!,":i xi'k I.x ei-v] ■■ ; ; J ?WT.rif ;'HkiV'Jis!'iJa'tt«prr''!:entV : i. 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