DOMINION OLYMPIC TEAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19947, 16 May 1928, Page 12

DOMINION OLYMPIC TEAMS.

BADGES FOR TEN OARSMEN. FINANCING THE NEXT TRIP. [BY TELEGRAPH.—FRESS ASSOCIATION.J WELLINGTON. Tuesday.

When the question of adding W. G. Kalaugher, now at Oxford, to the New Zealand Olympic team came up at the meeting of the New Zealand Olympic Council this evening, Mr. J. W. Ileenan said it had been reported that Kalaugher was covering 48ft. in the bop, step and jump event, and if this was so, he would have a good chance of reaching the final six. He is to be given a try-out- with a view to being added to the team. The suggestion was also made that the rowing team as selected should be given the 1928 Olympic badge. Tho chairman, Air. A. D. Bayfield, said the team would have been sent had it not been for the financial hurdle,, and the members of it should be given tho badge, since they had been selected as an Olympic team. The badge was a fernleaf and the words "New Zealand Olympic team, 1928." It was decided to grant the badges to the 10 rowers selected.

The question of collecting funds to send a team to the Olympic Games which will be held at Los Angeles in 1932 was discussed. " Mr. Heenan said if each athlete in the Dominion would give one penny a week and 6d at Christmas until the next, Olympic Games there would be no need to appeal to the public for finance. Under this scheme a rowing eight could be sent easily, because the rowers themselves would collect £3OOO. Mr. H. A. Austed said the Athletic Association could then come along with the nominations and say, "Here is the team and here is the money to pay for it," instead of bringing the names of the team and leaving the Olympic Association to find the money. It was decided to set up a sub-commit-tpe consisting of Messrs. Austed. Bayfield. Coira and Heenan to consider the matter and report to the next meeting of the council.