EMPIRE GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 August 1936, Page 11

EMPIRE GAMES

PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS

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LONDON, August 10. The special correspondent at Berlin of the Australian Associated Press says that the Empire Games Federation at a meeting in the 01yinpic lage resolved that the importance of the Games at Sydney in 1938 >ai ranted the provision ot a cmdei tiack, but if this could not be provided t Svdnev Cricket Ground would be acceptable. Mr H. Alderson (maiiagei of the Australian team) promised that Australia would do its utmost to secure a cinder track. The federation approved the diatt programme, except for deleting the quartcr-mile backstroke swimming CV Rowing and sculling were included on Mr Alderson’s saying that theie had been no rowing in the Games at London, seeing that England was t i home of rowing. Canada and hn ß land indicated that it was unlikel. that they would send crews. The federation rejected a proposa to introduce metric distances. The meeting decided to use freshwater North. Sydney swimming poo’ although Mr Alderson pointe ut the adverse effect of chlormated water on the Australian swimmers at Berlin and elsewhere. it was agreed to accept three encyc’lng delegates expressed Ute opln ton that Australia must be l>reP»r=a for ‘••mall entries in some eients. Th Sly assttruneo o! strong representHon came from Dr. A. D. ion it (manager of the New Zealand team), who said that New Zealand would send the largest team possible.