No Athletic Visits

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 531, 7 December 1928, Page 10

No Athletic Visits

j Stating Dominion’s Position N.Z. COUNCIL TALK athletes. Wit fr ° m <"ersea* The subject of the cancellation of the proposed tour by Charles Borah. John Luck and Leo Lermond, the Americans was raised at the annual meeting Wellington last week of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association Mr. K. W. MeVilly, the president thought that efforts should me made to secure a visit from an English team in the 1929-30 season. He suggested Canadian athletes as second prospects tor a tour and finally, South Africans Although it is probable that the three Americans could make their tour in the season mentioned by Mr McVilly, he did not refer to them. * There have been reports that the association is not eager to resume negotiations with the United States. Mr. E. G. Guy (Canterbury) dealt with the unfair position in which New ; Zealand was placed by the time limit of ; 2 1 days for athletic tours imposed by i the International Athletic Federation. I His suggestion that the position of amateur athletics in New Zealand should be clearly set out and forwarded to the authorities concerned was approved by the association. A report is to be presented shortly concerning the best means of bringing the statement before the federation.