ALL-UNION GAMES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19104, 27 August 1936, Page 8

ALL-UNION GAMES

TO BE HELD IN RUSSIA 500 ATHLETES TO COMPETE LONDON, Aug. 1. Russia is to hold her own Olympic Games as soon as the Berlin competitions are over. For 1? days, beginning on August 17, the day after'the close of the Berlin games, the Soviet Union will conduct, an All-Union Spartakiad, in which 500 athletes gathered from all parts of the nation will compete. It is hoped not only to better Russia's own athletic records, but also to break some of the international records set up in Berlin during the two preceding weeks. The programme will follow closely that of the Olympic Games, with the exception of swimming. Candidates for the All-Union competition are being selected on the results of regional Sparta.kiads conducted by the Red Army and the trade unions. No foreign athletes will be invited to take part this year, although a larger Spartakiad is under consideration for 1937, to which representatives of other countries will be invited.

Soviet records for some events compare rpiite favourably with world records, although in general they are greatly inferior. Among the best is the Soviet record for the ICG-metre run, the official time being 10.7 sec against 10.3 sec for the world record. The 400-mctro run was completed in 48.6 sec, against 46.25ec for the world record. The best Soviet javelin throw, however, is of " only 63.04 metres, against a world record of 76.10 metres.

already stated there would probably be increased expenditure during the year, but this should not deter them from' endeavouring to pay their way. CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS A lengthy discussion ensued on the subject, in the course of which various rates were suggested for arriving at the subscription that should be paid by each club. It was decided,' on the motion of Mr. J. Davies, that the club subscriptions should be on the basis of 9d per member. It was resolved that the levy payable to the New Zealand Bowling Association should be collected at* the rate of 6d per member, or 4£d per member if paid by the end of November. On the motion of Mr. Doyle, the honorarium of the secretary and treasurer was fixed the same as for last year, £lO and £3 respectively. In connection with the running of the various tournaments, it was decided that the inter-club games tFisken Cup), PenI nant fours, champion of champion events | and the Peace Shield tournament should ; bo conducted on the same lines as last year. After some discussion the entrance fee for the Burton Cup tournament was raised to £2. Another long discussion followed on the question of centre visits and it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. McGregor, to advise the affiliated clubs- that the centre was considering paying a visit at- the end of December or early in November to Bay of Plenty clubs', and the South Auckland centre at Hamilton, i The affiliated clubs were to be invited to send in the names of bowlers desiring to join the party. It was decided to purchase a set of gauges for testing bowls.