CANTERBURY INDIGNANT

Evening Star, Issue 21994, 2 April 1935, Page 4

CANTERBURY INDIGNANT

ATHLETIC GffUNCIL CRITICISED “ THE LAST STRAW " Strong cnfcicjsm of the icl'usal ol the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association to give financial support to the sending of a Canterbury team to the West Coast was voiced at Thursday’s meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Centre (says the Christchurch 4 Sun ’). Efforts have been made for the last two seasons to get amateur athletics established firmly on the western side of the Alps, and this season a request was received from the newly-formed Greymouth Club that a large team of Canterbury atheletcs be sent over to compete to-morrow at a meeting at which it was hoped to establish the sport firmly in Greymouth. The centre was unable to finance the proposed trip and it applied to the council for a grant of £25. The application was refused, and as a result the meeting at Greymouth was abandoned. Last evening the centre received the council’s reply to its application, and also a letter from the Greymouth Club stating that it had had to abandon the meeting owing to the centre’s inability to send a team, and also requesting that an effort be made to send a team in the early part of next season. The president (Mr. .J. K. Moloney) said that the Greymouth enthusiasts had accepted the position most gracefully, and he hoped.that it would bo possible to send a “earn next season before Christmas. The centre should make every effort to do this. The council’s action was disgraceful, and was probably the last straw so far as the centre was concerned. Canterbury had not favoured shifting the headquarters of the sport, but it seemed clear that something had to be done, and it was to be hoped that the other centres would support the Canterbury proposal for tlio alteration of the constitution. The .West Coast was probably the only district in New Zealand in which amateur athletics was not on a sound footing, and tho proposal to send a team to Greymouth was for missionary work that would bo for tho good of tho sport in the dominion generally. Mr J. A. Gasson said that the council could never be stirred into - supporting anything that had initiative and enterprise. It would not think of leading new schemes or supporting them. Ho suggested that Messrs Moloney and R. Beattie be instructed to draft a suitable reply to the council’s letter. Other members supported the criticism of the council and it was decided that a reply be sent pointing out that the council’s policy was short-sighted. MftT&R RACING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE, April; I. The eighth Australian Grand Prix of 200 miles was won by L. Murphy; driving an M. 6. P model. W. B. Thompson (supercharged M.G. Special) was second, and L. Jennings (M.G. Special) was third. Won by a quarter of a mile. Eighteen competed. Murphy, whose handicap was 29min 27sec, completed the course in 3h 2min 28see. Thompson, who was on scratch, took 2h 33min 2Ssec, and' Jennings, with a handicap of 15min 30sec, took 2h 53min 34soc. Thompson at times exceeded 110 miles an hour, occasionally averaging 83 for a lap. CRICKET KAIKORAI CLUB AVERAGES The following are the averages of the Kaikorai Club’s senior eleven for the season just concluded:—

HARRIERS PACIFIC CLUB The Pacific Harrier Club held its annual meeting in the Returned Soldiers’ Association rooms. The following officers were elected :—Patron, Mr E. C. Branson; life members—Messrs W. J. Love, T. A. Dawson, H. W. R. Outrani, P. M, Perkins, A. M. Mercer, and W. Pimlcy; president, Mr F. D. Gibson; vice-presidents Messrs J. Trengrove, A. Holland, W. Buskin, T. M'Connell, J. Campbell, D. Buchanan, A. G. Monk. E. Fort, N. H. Kennedy, H. Hastie, C Godwin, J. Mann, and H. Brown; captain, L. Hill; deputy-cap-tain, J. Mann; committee—Messrs It. James, C. Henry, E. Hastie, F. Mount, J. M'Laren, C. Dawkins, E. Fish, T. Chettleburgh; hon. auditor, Mr A. C. Gibson; treasurer, Mr C. J. Henry; secretary, Mr H. -Pearce. The opening run was fixed for April 6 from the club rooms.

BATTING. Ins. N.O R. H.S. Av. Hood . ... 2 1 40 39* 40 Talbot . ... 11 0 322 162 29.27 Mathias . . ... 4 0 118 48 29.5 Stewart . ... 16 2 361 67 25.78 Constable ... 11 0 266 83 24.18 B males . ... 2 0 48 47 24 M‘Gregor ... 2 0 43 24 21.5 Balk . ... 12 1 224 60 20.36 Holden . ... 15 1 272 73 19.42 Cherry . ... 15 1 258 61 ' 18.42 Burgess . . ... 11 3 no 32 1-1.5 Cook . ... 10 5 63 30* 12.6 Renmek . . ... 9 1 90 30 11.25 M'Knight ... 0 0 67 29 11.16 Heenan . . ..: 12 3 82 27 9.11 Vial . ... 10 3 39 12* 5.57 Smith . ... 5 1 26 9 5.2 "Signifies not out. . BOWLING. 0. M R. W. Av. M'Gregor ... 41 8 143 10 14.3 Cook ... 268.8 31 947 58 16.32 Mathias ... 8 1 17 1 17 Vial ... ... 135.1 25 380 22 17.27 M'Knight ... 8 1 20 1 20 Stewart ... 49.1 11 148 7 20.42 Rennick . ... 4 0 22 1 22 Talbot ... ... 119.3 25 338 15 22.33 Constable ... 139 30 411 17 24.17 Cherry ... ... 56.2 11 181 6 30.16 Smith ... 23 2 92 2 46 Smales .. ... 4 0 10 0 0