AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 15, 19 January 1932, Page 12

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

COAST CENTRE

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Report dealing wjtti;j|roceedings at a meeting; he had attendfc} in Wanganui in December in connection with the formation of the new West Coast (North Island) Centre was submitted by Mr. V. Hugo tit last night's meeting of tho Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. The formation of the centre, with headquarters at Hawera, said Mr. Hugo, -was well on the way. The colours selected were green and white —a green singlet with the letters "W.£iC.," in Jivhite. .-In re;, gard to financo/it was hoped?to -obtain as a nucleus £5 5s from each of the three affiliated sub-centres, and he had suggested that the council might make a grant or loan of, &p 5s- %ito the nqw body. Mr. Hugo was thanked for his services, and it was decided to make a grant of £5 5s to the centre. The question of whether the donor and the Wellington Centre would be willing to alter the McVilly-Shieldrrules to perr mit all country clubs in the North Island or clubs under the jurisdiction of the sew Centre to compete with the clubs in the. WellingtonI . province for the trophy was left in ,jjhe hands of Mr. Hugo to make inquiries. Mr. Hugo said that• the Manawatu .SubrCentre . was. keen to compete as in the past for the shield. ; . REINSTATEMENTS. The following reinstatements were approved: A t H. Griffiths, j. R. Henry, A. J. Beckett, Rotoruaj'H. W. Rutledge (Blenheim), J. R; Swarm '(Waipukurau), O. A. Wellington (Gisborne). >• The need for the^ centres' to- treat applications for : lein^tatement. with expedition was stres&e'd,1 and the centres are to be writte^ £6; on the-subject. Affiliation was', granted' to .the Mount 'Albert Grammar •>Schbol< "■'Old f Boys!Amateur Athletic>'.Glub'!,and*;the :Pkpai': toetoe Amateur. A|hleliie 'and' Cycling Club, Auckland; *iahd'."the ' Winton Amateur. Cycling Club,. Southland..-. : >■ A letter receivedTfWm'the New' Zealand Broadcasting Board,' sasking;^ forauthority to/broadcast details^ of the New ' Zealand' amateur 'athletic chain-; pionships at Auckland1 on 11th and 12th March, through station. 2YA, was referred to the 'Auckland! Centre/ * ! ' JXIMIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. . The question of the. inclusion ;of. two junior events in the national championship programme was discussed.: ~lt .was. pointed out by Mr. V.. Hugo (Wanganui), a staunch advocate' of junior competition, that the experiment last year had not been successful from the point of .view of support,-but he would not Jike/tosee thersch&me. dropped entirely. ■ M*i W. F. Ingram- suggested that it would r<prpbab)y. be a better proposition if '-the junior events were made 100 yaid9 and a long jump, and with thia suggestion' Mr. Hugo agreed. 'The view taken was that the matter was'i wrapped up in the. question of finance and that in this connection the centres were'harder hit/this-year than perhaps ,ever before. ■ It was decided to bring the question before the conference of centres, which will be held in Auckland at thq. same ... time ;as the championship meeting. • . ; •■ It was decided to ask the Auckland Centre for nominations of a referee '; and judge of walking for the champion- ■ ships. . ' ■•■ . ; -- A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE. The question whether members: of the council _should.^be asked by the Wellington CentreHo 'pay *£$i admissiSn to its sports meetings when there was a rule stating -'ttfat^'it wa's a p'rivjlege of council members to be admitted free to all sports meetings aroused keen dis-

cussibn. A reply was read'to a letter that had been addressed to the Wellington Centre on the question, and finally, in terms of the centre's letter, it was decided to apply to the centre for passes for council members. The centre's sports meetings this season are being run under a scheme whereby all com-petitdrs.-.:and officials:are asked.to pay admission to the ground. It was", made clear during the discussion that it was only the^, principle 6%, the matter that hadhbeen. contested. -;'■'■ ,!"; '