AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16752, 21 July 1916, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

A mcplinjr of the Otago Centre, New 55c 1land Amiteur Athletic \s oriation. u.is held l.i-t 'i.ght 'Jlie piihident (Mr E ltobcveai! o(( uj>iod the ( hair. The Clianm.in Messrs W B Keinohan (delccato tiom the St Kild 1 Club) .ud K W Nolan (St .Joseph's Clu'i) to Ih'ir places at tlio table. if. W .J .Monell, lor tor of the Bov s' High School wiote with legard to the foi niatiou of a club in coiinoctioii with the fhool.— "lh' , Chairman f-aid that two ol tlie masters v ere taking inteu,st 111 the <*hoo! <lub Its foi matioii ~w as a great acquisition to tho tehool and athletic in tho citv. bee.m-e it was a. luumrig club that wouiii lidoni" an iiL=titution o! tho fehool. with .1. fonsCHjLient effect on tlio ranks o f local athletes. 'I ho opening day hail been hold and the number of memho's actually taking pu! in the runs alu-ady numbered between 30 and 40 P(imis-Mon was granted to the St. Hilda Club to hold ,1 fhiee mile open rres poimiiv 1.1 p It v\ >s felt that the proposed 'he'll 1 be agreed (o, as it m !ho mtei'sK of ]i,nrieii«m. and not detrimental to \,ai in ltd rs It wis stated that it Benin .irol-ib'.v t,.ke the foim of a teams' rite if the clubs coii'd such. Pel minimi \.ds planted to (he Caversham <"iib to '.r'd a primary schoolboys' race on Aiisru t 12 'J he (1 litre roeoidod Wion of tlie fact th't one of its mombei-s. a mai-ied mm Qlr D New.dl) tho eiptain of the Cnvdshm Club, h-.d offered himself for ,i< t e f-pivii'p, and h.'d Ivor, occpted. anil w,,hod liii'i good link and God "-peed. JJi New ill. in l'srondincr said lint he would not b< ab'e to !e<ve uiit'l M'pteriber. 110 ii id tho.ight n, -(*r tin , matter of croing to llk f'-onl viv bu' could onl> sa\ that he fi It he was 'ln.no- ],j s I'utv. IT' ,ir)pirci,'t"d verv nuiili flip srood-vri'l thit had i> "'i fn ud- him II wis ileud'Mi that iln m\t meeting bo hi 1(1 "Jine time in S^ptembei.