CONFIDENCE IN MISS STOCKLEY

Evening Star, Issue 20055, 21 December 1928, Page 12

CONFIDENCE IN MISS STOCKLEY

AUCKLAND'S ASSURAHCI Ena Stockley is to receive a written assurance from the Auckland Swimming Centro that it has every confidence in her as a representative of the centre with the Now Zealand team at the Olympiad. She is further to be congratulated on her good performances under what the centre considers to be “distressing conditions” (states the Auckland ‘Sun’). Those decisions were made at a meeting last week. A fifteen-page typed foolscap report on the New Zealand team by the Christchurch swimmer D. P. Lindsay was read in committee. It had been forwarded to the centre from the New Zealand Swimming Association, but no comment was made by the delegates present. Lindsay’s report had direct bearing on the talk of the treatment of Miss Stockley by the team manager, Mr H. Amos. While Lindsay’s report was dealt with formally, the delegates were unanimous in showing their regret that no report on the tour by Mr Amos had come to hand, despite requests to the Olympic Council and to the New Zealand Swimming Association. “ The centre has honestly tried to got that report,” said Mr L. Brighton. “ Miss Stockley was our representative, and we should know the facts. We should hammer at the Olympic OounoD,

One thing the centre can say definitely is that bliss Stocklcy’s prestige has not boen lowered with tho Auckland control n Mr J. Emvright (chairman) : If the Olympic Council in Wellington- will not give us the report it is not our fault. Mr C. Gibbons: We would do all wa could to help Miss Stockley, but no one has approached us. Reference was also made by Air Brighton to a newspaper report that the centre had neglected to have a representative at the Auckland' station to welcome Miss Stockley when she returned. “It was not a case of Blighting Miss Stockley,” he said. "" 9 centre did not know when buss Stockley was reaching Auckland.” Mr H. Moore: I was in touch with a member of Miss Stockley’s family two days before she arrived, but no one knew when she was coming. Mr W. Batty: There is no doubt that Mias Stockley swam under disiresting circumstances when she was away, and she should know that the centre bay confidence in her. Mr D. Mulvihill: The Auckland Olympic Council, to which the centre is affiliated, should get Mr Amos’s report for us. Swimming is in such a state ju .1 now that it cannot afford to lose a swimmer or a friend. Lindsay’* statement was received.