ATHLETE'S STATUS
QUERY AND EXPLANATION
(By Telegraph.) (Special to the "Evening Post.") DUNEDIN, This Day. In an advertisement in a northern paper L. C. McLachlan, champion mile runner, is declared to have built up his strength, stamina, and staying power by taking a certain brand of patent food. The matter was held by the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Council to be sufficiently serious to warrant inquiry, and the Otago Centre was asked to obtain an explanation from McLachlan.
When approached, MeLachlan expressed surprise that there should be any question raised as to a breach of rules on his part. He was emphatic in stating that he had received no payment or compensation for praising the particular patent food. • He explained that the manufacturer of the article in question was a friend of his, and in the course of conversation McLachlan told him he had used this particular product and it had benefited him. The manufacturer, apparently being ignorant of the fact that he might be endangering McLachlan's status, made use of the champion's comments..
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 99, 23 October 1935, Page 19
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174ATHLETE'S STATUS Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 99, 23 October 1935, Page 19
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