OLYMPIC STARTER

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 80, 5 April 1932, Page 15

OLYMPIC STARTER

ME. LESLIE ACCEPTED "MEN WITH IRON NERVES" MANAGER OF TEAM ''If Mr. T. W.- Leslie is' a good starter with" nerves".of ..iron, "we shall be glad to use ■- him at- the. Olympic ~Games at Los Anggles. r:AVe,:;haTe ."therefore? put him up on our list o£ "starters," ran a letter received last night by the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association from Mr. J. E. Edstrom, president of the International Amateur Athletic Federation. The letter was in reply to one forwarded by the' council last December, nominating Mr. Leslie, official starter to the Wellington Centre, as a i tarter at the Olympiad. Mr. W. F. Ingram raised the question of whether the council proposed making anjr donation to or assisting Mr. Leslie in some other way in connection with the expenses of the trip. The' secretary (Mr. L. A. Tracy) said that Mr. Leslie had undertaken to pay his own expenses. Mr. Ingram said that Mr. Leslie had been official starter in Wellington for 28 years, and he thought that if something done, to, assist Mr. Leslie it should Jbe:: done. ,-£•■« v"" ■ . • Mr. H. LA'uStad'Said it wasjust ques:tirinable whether, unfier the rules-the council was not ■ debarred from making a donation. / . ; :, ■ The matter was deferred" until a later date. "We want to do the fair thing," said the president (Mr. R. W. MeVilly), "but we have got to be careful what we do about it." It was mentioned by Mr. Tracy that the recommendations, of the two selectors (Messrs. T. and P. W. Breen) of athletes worthy of consideration as Olympic Games representatives had not' yet come to hand.: 4> cpminuriication from the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association, read by Mr. Tracy, stated that the association's annual meeting would be held in Wellington next Monday evening. Among the business would be the question of the selection of the New Zealand team for the Games and the appointment of a manager, etc. MANAGER OF OLYMPIC TEAM. The qualifications of Mr, J. P. Kalaugher, president of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Centre, as manager of the New Zealand team were championed by Mr. Ingram. Mr. F,f M. Reid asked whether there was any possibility of'"Mr;.- MeVilly being available. r;:^.■.-..■,..-. ■. • -Mr. McVilly:.:ji"l- can't say at. present.! As far as I am; concerned I haven't givir' •the matter any, thought at.a 11.'..1 think Mr. Kalaugher quite a good man, you know."' . s:. ■-.-■ -■• Mr. J. O'Siilliyan: "Would Mr. Chairmanconsider the matter?" •,-illr. McVilly^:'^'would -consider it, but I can't say right-, off-hand, because I, haven't given it a moment's thought.*. . . I thought probably th.: Olympic Council would have someone' in their' mind themBelves; .it is' their: job ; after all. We can only make a recommendation. If Mr. Kalaugher is prepared to go, well I think he is quite a good man." Mr. Reid: "Is there any talk of Mr. Bayfield?" ... . r ~ '', ~; ~ Mr. Tracy: "I .don't think he can. get away." ~ ■ ■' .. . . ■ ■ '•■-, Mr. Ingram said he knew Mr. Kalaugher was available. However, he thought the suggestion that Mr. MeVilly, should go if he was available was a good one, but failing a favourable reply-from Mr. MeVilly ]n a few days he would'like to see Mr-1 Kalaugher's nomination go forward In his opinion it would not1 be fair to leave the matter over until the last moment If Mr McVillev was not available, he moved that Mr Kahugher's nomination be sept on to the Olympic Council. >i.Mi J lcVsX -' AlW lf;'-^c it at that, then I shall let jou kj»o\r definitely by Monday " » N SELECTORS' REPORT LATE( Mr Tracy said he had received t^ list of perfoxmances of the North Otagb allround athlete, A.' A. Cameron At his suggestion consideration of the perfoimances was deferied until the leccipt of the selectors' report » » Mr. Austad said it was imperative" that the report should be to hand before neit Mondaj The NZ A A and CA, was the last association to move in the matter. He said he also thought that a special meeting of the council should be held to consider the report before the meeting of the Olympic Games Association. Mi Tracy suggested that a telegram should be sent to day asking for the. report TAKEN IN COMMITTEE. Mr. Ingiam said he would like to inquire as to the position of C. E (Don) Evans and Cameron. He would also like to know who authorised the Olympic tnal m which Evans appeared at the Unneisitv cham pionship meeting on the Basin Reseive oh Easter Monday. Discussion on these questions was taken in committee, Mr. Tracy explaining the situation. ■ • ..^., At the suggestion of Mr. Austad, a*:subX committee, comprising himself, Messrs. A TJrquhart, A, W. O. Travers, F. M. Reid, and A.-, Shephard," was appointed to prepare questions affecting the sport in New Zealand, it-was considered should he- discussed at the conference. of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, to be held in Los Angeles at the time-of the Olympic Games.