Big Season For Amateur Athletics
WELLINGTON, Tue. (P.A.l—The secretary of the NZAAA (Mr J. W. Holley'), commenting on the possibility of the Olympic champions, Dillard (United States) and Wint (Jamaica) coming to New Zealand after their Australian visit next year, said his association was fully alive to the value of such visits.
The matter would be discussed by the association tonight.
Mr Holley mentioned that with the Australian tour from February 15 to March 3, the New Zealand women’s and junior championships on March 5 and senior national championships the following week, the season was already heavily booked at the time when V/int and Dillard would be free to come over from Australia.
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Northern Advocate, 5 October 1948, Page 5
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