OLYMPIC GAMES.
BROKEN TIME CONTROVERSY, DIGNIFIED PROTEST INSTEAD OF WITHDRAWAL. URGED. GENERAL KENTLSU’S PLEA.
LONDON, Nov. 9
General Kentish, the British member of the executive, of the International Olympic Committee, urges 'that Btritain should not withdraw ;from , fffie games ajid suggests a strong iirotest. asking that the question of broken time be brought up at the next Olympic Congress. He said: “Withdrawal now, of . after Amsterdam, woii|ld. be .most retrograde. There is obviously a difference of opinion as to whether fundamental' principles have been set aside. We might forever ' ’'egret completely, cutting off ourselvesfrom any 'participation in international sportf for not only Olympiads hut amateur sport throughout the world is on trial.” An unnamed official of the British Olympic Association issued a statement pleading for moderation, _ and stating: “If wc withdraw it may be misunderstood and England’s strong international voice weakened.”— N.Z. and A.P.A. and Sun.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10431, 11 November 1927, Page 7
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