AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 55, 2 September 1924, Page 10

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

NEW ZEALAND CONTROL.

The periodical meeting of the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association.was held last evening,when Mr. A. T. Davies presided. Messrs. H. Amos,: A. B. Sievwright, F. Wilson, H. W. Thompson, and V. Hugo (hon. secretary) were also'1 present. : ■ ■ -' ' ■' •■ ■'-■]■ .-'■. „:.

The chairman reported that a'number of matters, including the proposed visit of Nurmi, were held up owing to delegates from Australia not having returned from Europe*.

Wellington Centre wrote suggesting that the council'should take action with a view to bringing an team of Olympic Games representatives to 'New Zealand.' The centre also suggested that: the. council should discuss the. method jof financing a fitting team for the "gamesin 1928. ;. The former matter was deferred pending the chairman attending a meeting of the centre. The second matter was referred to the Olympic Council. . ." . ' 1 The council i decided to compiirhent Otago on.'its'.fin©', win .in' thejcross-coun-try " championship, It. was remarked that J. W. Tapp, the: Otago winner, had apparently made, a ' considerable improvement since the New .Zealand team went tovAustralia last-year. . , . Canterbury applied for permission to hold a 50-mile, New Zealand amateur cycling championship ,(road race) from A.shburton to Christchurch. • The council considered, that if such a championship -were inaugurated, it would have to be Allocated annually. "-~ If: was" decided to .circularise centres for an- expression ;of opinion.- , The application was made on behalf : of' the' recentlyformed Canterhury Amateur Cycling