AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 December 1927, Page 2

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

RECORDS CONFIRMED. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. Important legislation affecting amateur athletics was passed to-day, when, with Mr K. Coombes presiding, the biennial meeting' of the Board of Control of-the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia and New Zealand was held. It was decided that ihc headfjuaitcis of the Union for the next two years’ should be at Sydney. Mr R. Coombes (New South Wales) was re-elected president, Mr E. Marks honorary secretary, and Mr W. 13. Alexander honorary treasurer. The following Australian and New Zealand records were confirmed: 300yds Running. —9 4-dsec., M. Leadbetter, February .12. 1927, at Auckland: L. Parker, August 14, at Brisbane. 220,vds Running. —21 .3-sscc., N. -L Grehan, at Brisbane, August IS, 192.3; ami 21 .3-ssee., at Brisbane, August 21, 392(5. Three Miles Running. —llmin. 29 1-5 sec., R. A. Rose, at Wellington, March 2(3, 3 927. 320vds Hurdles (10 flights, lift, (sm). —3 5 3 msec., R. W. Lander, at Auckland, February 12, 1927. (Grass.) 440vds Hurdles (10 flights, .514.). 5-1 9-10 sec., A, L. Watson, at Melbourne, February 2(5, 3927. Throwing the Javelin.—2osft. 11'.m., B. A. Lay, at Hawera, March 23, 192,; losl't. 7 •'lilt., S. A. Lay, at Brisbane, August 14, 192(5. Throwing the Discus. L,2tt., 3. M/unro, at Holmrt, Tasmania, February (5, 1924; 1-37ftP. Munro, at Wellington, New Zealand, March 22, 1924. N.Z. A.A.A,

SEPARATES FROM AUSTRALIA. WELL INGTON, Friday. A new era in New Zealand amateur athletics began to-day, when the Board of Control of the Australian and New Zealand Amateur Athletic Union agreed to the Dominion withdrawing from that •body. Thov were bringing the matter forward,'not because they had any complaints to make with regard to the treatment which they had recen ed from the body as at present constituted, said Mr K. W. McYilly, president of’the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, in moving, “That tahe N.Z.- \ A..-Y. shall be permitted to withdraw from the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia and New Zealand, and obtain separate affiliation to the International Amateur Athletic Federation,” but because thev felt that the time had nrj.:veil when New Zealand should control her own athletic destinies. They thought that they should be able to compete, not with the individual Australian States, but with the whole ot Australia. They thought also that they could produce men as good as any other i wintry, and wished to give their men the opportunity of competing a gams the representatives of other countries under the auspices of a national body. It would take about six months to complete the arrangements for New Zealand's withdrawal, said Mr L. Marks (New South Males), therefore he threw out the suggestion that proposals for biennial meetings between Australia and New Zealand, and biennial conferences, to commence ’m 1930, should be held over until matters were’rearranged between the Australian’ States. This Mr McYilly accepted. Mr Langford (Victoria) said there was no doubt that New Zealand was capable of competing with Australia s Rest and it would mean a great deal to an athlete to be selected to represent the Dominion. The-motion was carried unanimously. The following motion was also passed: “That this conference makes strong and immediate representations to the International Amateur Athletic Fed-, oration with regard to having Austrajia and New Zealand exempted front he provisions of the rule which prohibits American and Continental athletes undertaking tours occupying more than 21 days.”