Hockey COST OF TRIP TO TOKYO

Press, Volume C, Issue 29497, 26 April 1961, Page 17

Hockey COST OF TRIP TO TOKYO

Players to Bear Full Amount “The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND, April 33. _ The full cost at sending a New Zealand hockey team to Tokyo should be borne by New Zealand hockey players, delegates to the annual meeting of the They rejected a motion that the present national levy per graded Mayer ol h Id should be increased to Se and replaced It wtth a motion asking the management committee to determine a levy that would ensure that no fund raising is necessary In the Olympic year and to Inform the association of its decision. "Auckland would support the increase to 35." said the Auckland chairman. Mr P. Clapshaw. "on the condition that we could be guaranteed that no further fund raising would be neceswe would be most reluctant to sting our players the Increase each year only to find that even that was not enough and then have to sting them tor more.’’ The treasurer of the association. Mr W. H. Down, and a committee member. Mr A. D. Holland, said it was unlikely that a levy of 3s would be sufBcent to send a team to Tokyo. The meeting decided that the committee finding would not come into operation until next season, as association dues and club subscriptions had already been fixed this year. Turning Point The fifth placing of the New Zealand hockey team at the Olympic Games at Rome had been the turning point in a long struggle for recognition overseas, said the chairman of the management committee, Mr J. G. Leggat of Christchurch “The success of the Olympic team, both at Rome and on .the first New Zealand tour of Pakistan. India and Ceylon, proved that our team can Jour the top hockey countries of the world with suceasa and considerable benefit.'' said Mr Leggat. “A high standard of hockey was revealed as never before to the New Zealand public and the ISdO season can go down as one of the most auspicious in the history of the association, he said.