MR. MYERS' DEPARTURE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17935, 1 December 1921, Page 8

MR. MYERS' DEPARTURE.

1 SPORTS BODIES' FAREWELL. PRESENTATION OF ADDRESS. A presentation of an illuminated # dress on behalf of the combined athletic associations of Auckland was made to fr> Hon. A. M. Myers by the Mayor, Mr. . J. H. Gunson, in the City Council chamber last evening. Representatives of pracy tically all the athletic bodies were present. '' Mr. Gunson said that Mr. Myers' help °f and Advice had been invaluable, He e assisted financially and took the ieehttt , > interest in ail branches of sport. Ths U • of the various branches of sport with 7 which Mr. Myers had been associaUd i- was astonishing. Mr. Myers' interest was of the broadest. Many men irae interested in one branch of citizenship, but he was interested in all the branches ( } —a tower of strength, His place would be extremely hard to fill. The Mayor then read the list of ath- . \ letic bodies with which Mr. Myers had been associated. On their behalf he presented the address as a token of their appreciation of the great interest Mr. Myers had always shown, and expressed. 8 their deep regret at the necessity for his , 9 debarture. t On rising to reply Mr. Myers was warmly applauded. U a stid be had al- *" ways been devoted to but in a later years had had to confine hirMoif to 6 the less strenuous pastimes. It was, he s felt, a privilege to encourage sport, for It '• assisted to foster our greai national spirit. ? Referring to the influence, both physical 1 and moral, the British love for sport had 6 during the late war, he said that had it . a , net been for this national characteristic a the result might have been different, Tho 6 tine sportsman never knew when hfc was '' beaten. Auckland was particularly fortunate in its opportunities for sport. Res' ferring particularly to rowing, Mr. Myefs • said Mr. D. Hadfield, a member of the i Waitemata Rowing Club, would shortly contest the world's sculling championship, and he sincerely hoped Auckland would have the honour of having a world's champion in its midst. In sport there shotud be no differences. All should strive to . , keep it clean and honourable—that was all ' that was required. Ho was o' opinion 8 that the love for sport would play a great • part in keeping the British nation to- • . gether. The Mayor had spoken of the dife Acuity in filling his placu. He had no difs ficulty in the matter._ They had but to 0 turn to "the Mayor himself.