AMATEUR WRESTLING

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 83, 7 April 1936, Page 4

AMATEUR WRESTLING

NEW CONTROLLING BODY

;A further meeting of amateur, wrestlers was held at Kpolman's gymnasium on Sunday morning. About forty actijre amateurs attended in addition to several; enthusiasts who were anxious td safeguard the welfare of amateur wrestHng.V;'/ ■■■■"... ■ .. ■ ■:

.committee set, up by the previotis meeting. brought down a report which'stated that itl was desirable that an amateur controlling body for New Zealand be ' formed.

;ini the course of a lengthy discus* sS>n • the unanimous opinion was expressed that a purely amateur contr,oll}ng body was essential to the well being-J of amateur wrestling in , New Zealand. Vet it was realised that con-: siderable difficulties existed, especiaUy in. regard to:-£inance, and would need; to; be surmounted, before this goal cpuld be ' attained; General dissatis^. faption was expressed with' the'treatment meted,put to amateur, wrestlers, by the jWeJlington Wrestling .Associa■lisn and the S New Zealand Wrestling Union, -and it- was considered .^that amateurs must "be freed from'- the'control of bodies concerned with the professional control o£ the "sport. '

;A representative of the National Sporting Club assured the meeting that any step towards the formation by the amateurs of an . amateur controlling bbdy had the whole-hearted support of; that club.

'The National Sporting Club was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for its assistance. ■■

lit was decided to set lip a further fltovisionaj. committee to proceed with ?he formation of an amateur controlling body.