AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23828, 7 June 1939, Page 14

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION MEETING OF COUNCIL : v (Per United Press Associa|i6iw ~

Wellington; June; e.

If any women athletes are considered to be up to the required-standard they will be included in the New Zealand team which is to compete at the'Olympic Games at Helsinki, Finlanti, next year.- This decision was com&\to at the monthly meeting .of the. council of the New Zealand Amateur; Athletic Association to-night. , ' ■" ■ ' ' The" Hawke's Bay-Povertj; Centre wrote asking, the counpil i to, reconsider its decision to award the Queensland Memorial Shield i'at the last New Zealand Championships to the Canterbury Centre, and suggested that points for the trophy in" future be allocated as follows}—New records, 4 points; existing records, 3;,- othej? points to stand as at present. The ('council decided Ito uphold the previous de- , cision to award the shield to' Canter--bury. . . . , ~■ Z-. .-.'. *•& The following; applications |or records were granted:— Miss E. M; Forbes (Waimat(o, high jump, sft lgin, April 1, 1939. :: i> i G. C. Wood (Auckland), .-! junior javelin, 152 ft OJin, March 11, 1939. " J. v. Devcick, 120 yards i junior hurdles. 15 4-ssec,' March 11, 1939. N. W.. Thorn (Auckland). !i junior j broad jump, 20ft Bin, March

At the request of the Hawkefs' Bay-' Poverty Bay Centre, the dates of the New Zealand Cross-country <j Championship was fixed for. August 12 at Hastings. • ;,:. ;'-; ■ " ri : ; i> '' An application-from the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Centre to conduct the Junior and Women's' Championships for' 1941; was/referred td the* 'other centres. .• ' ■ '■■» '

The programme for the New Zealand Centennial Games at Auckland in January next was approved. 7. ■'■■::■ The secretary of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States (Mr Daniel J. Ferris) wrote stating' that it was doubtful whether the Foreign Relations Committee would, approve of outstanding athletes going asay on trips so- close to the Olympic 'Games. While they would be glad to Comply as nearly as possible with the request to select athletes for a team for New Zealand from the Pacific coast, it might be necessary to take athletes from other parts of the:country. ! ?