OLYMPIAD DISPUTE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19807, 30 November 1927, Page 11

OLYMPIAD DISPUTE.

BROKEN TIME PAYMENTS. BRITISH COUNCIL'S VIEWS. , (Received November 29. 8.45 p.m.} A. and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON. Nov. 29. The council of the Olympic Association has decided to send an official team to Amsterdam, as it believes the best interests of sport will thus bo upheld. Lord Rochdale presided over an attendance of 40 members of the council, who discussed the lesolution passed on November 12. strongly disapproving brokentime payments to players. Afterwards the council made a statement that it did not intend to shelve the question. It was stated that the next congress would find Britain fighting on behalf oi' the amateur sport. The council felt that as a. large majority of the governing bodies desired to participate at Amsterdam, and so remain loyal to their international federations, no effort should be spared to achieve success. The international federations were not countenancing broken time, and they should be supported. In fact Britain supported them now. and they would be encouraged by the protests of Britain's delegates when the federations considered the question. The council carried a resolution unanimously opposing participation of " broken-time " 'players in any guise as the executive committee had no power to depart from the Prague Congress and principles of amateurism. In appealing for financial support the council declares that is is unhesitatingly pursuing a policy to secure the worldwide support of amateurism, and that it will endeavour to have steps taken to ban broken time payments to players at future Olympiads.