ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 71, 25 March 1931, Page 4

ATHLETICS

RISER'S DEPARTURE

N.Z.A.A.A. AND EXPENSES

Bnius Kiser, the middle-.distaiiec and mile" runner of the American athletic tean*. which completed, its, New Zealand tour-.-last week, sailed f rom .Wellington yesterday afternoon by the' Monowai on his return to the United States. George Simpson and Harlow Eothert, the other members of the team, loft on Friday by the Ulimaroa for Sydney, en i-oiite'to Japan, whore.they are to compete before returning to America. Kwer was farewelled;on the wharf by merriltiers of the Now-Zealand Amateur Athletic Council, • the. president" (Mr: A.'Gi Kitto) and secretary (Mr. •S. Philpott), of the Wellington Amateur Athletic Centre, ana others. It is not known: yet what tlio financial, result of the. tour will be. Apparently tho expenses; ■ liavo 'been kept flown to an absolute minimum; in fact, ■judging from some of the statements that.'have' been made, it appears questionable whether ,the N.Z.A.A.A. has not: gone, just a little to far in this direction. Some criticism, for instance, has been-levelled at the authorities over_.th& amiunt the three- Americaiis wore aiiowed for refreshments while travelling to compete at the last two'meetings of the. tour—at Palmers--1:on--.North and Taihape. ' They left here-.on^a Monday and appeared at Palrnerston North, that evening. From Paliaersto'n.vNorth-they- went on-toTai-ihapei to compete at a meeting the following Wednesday -evening,. and returned to Wellington the next afternoptu It has been stated that before the- -team left Wellington- tho secretary of the N.Z.A.A.A. Council handed over to Eothert £l to cover the cost of refreshments, etc.,-on, the. trip—that is 63:8 d each —which r it is suggested* was cutting things rather fine.