AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 636, 13 October 1909, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

t:*VKNEW v :ZEALANI>. ASSOCIATION.' : / /-' Messrs/'A.'- Marryatt (chairman), W.' Larkin, Ufi :/Bfi'dge/jA/;Davies,: W." H. Pollock, ,E. ,L. ;'■ Cha^ey,.. : and;'J.; F. -Thompson. were present ';.at. avineeting•.of the! New . Zealand Amateur ■'Athletic-Association held on Monday evening. V,':V;A.report.w - as presented by Bridge/ ■ manager of the team which represented New ' ■ Zealand at>the recent championship' mooting' at .Brisbane, rehearsing the-main foatures of the s tour.,,! The ' only, ..unpleasant-!.feature was'^in. -'.connection, with the hotol accommodation.' Mr. '■■:, Bridge, explained that when'they reached 'the 'hotel at which it was arranged the team were ■ : ~ to-.stay/iit'.i.was .found that thoro were .only ■ :: two rooms, available for nine men. Other, mat- -; iters';-'in■ connectictn-..with -~tho'• hotel : we.re c al6o ; ".-.unsatisfactbry, '.so'-niuch--so .indeed that- he ;'deomed. 'it:|advisable, .'to • .find; accommodation .'/elsewhere.';/-" ~''.': . ;.-/.:■■"'' ■'-...■'-,," '..;■> ■■ '•'.!' It; \vui:- resolved '.(as" suggested in.the' man.agerfß'?re'nort);'.to forward ..official letters of thanks 'to/Drs.Vßohrsmann and Meek, Mr. R. •,;C6'ombes.(of,Sydney), Alderman H. J.-Diddams .-.■'(of Queensland), and the officials of the'.Queenss'land ,'Amatelir/Athletic .Association. • ,'.';' ■' -• :/:/; A:letter was received from, Mr. A. Mliean, /hon;/;»crotary' of : the' Union 'Harriers,/of In-' " .requesting,, certain ■information- as -/to. ; c<sS^etit6rs'"licenses,' etc. The- lotter"con- :/, tinnef .-.". As"the"old Southland- Centre'is de■'':.*un9!v. th* olubs ■ here -appoint: me hon.; sec;rotaryi*:pro .tem, until a,-secretary: was ap- / pointed iby ! them. I called a meeting of dele- .-.--.. gates;••'bur .as'-1 'had not received/any 'reply J tom .':J° n > -I'.ihiid''to 'cancel it;'-The"centre . here -badly -needs reorganising,- as they are not ■:\ at'alliihterested in the advahc'emeht of ama:';:teur..athletics.; Would you kindly advise me ... f 3 what steps-to,take.to;-have a-new..,ceh.tre //formed;.'as amateur- athletics- are becoming chairman saij /they had ; .no/official notification' of thb' dis■;;bandmentof,;the/Southland Centre. Mr/ Da- ' vies.stated'that he had received, a lotter from -,-. Dr. .Snow stating that, the centre/was still I.alive,/though at\ a low',ebb, : bnt they -were ' making- an. effort to infuse new,lifeMnto ama- : tour athletics in .Southland. ■■'■ ./.-:?..; '.'.'- rj/Speaking-of' the proposed' visit of Walker '.■'■to'.'Now.'-Zealand, the chairman said-that no- : i thing -more could -be done, until they 'heard fur-' ■'■■'. 'her/from the ;■ secretary'. of. tho 'Australasian ,: Amateur Athletio 1 Union;' He thought, hbw- ;.; eyer,' that it would' be advisable. for the associabon;.tb. take into consideration a-visit to ...New.. Zealand' of.' somo. of, the best 'Australian /runners. • In-view of the ..visit of 'the ■ professional, /Pestle,. something should ;be ■ done ;: to ;.;.- 20unteract:,the effect of his/tour.'-He. thought : thatithey.might/.be,able/to:'get;Wheatley,'anH /pJMrhaps another good man to make a tour '6t [' New /.Zealand;'.-.this /, tour/winding -up.' at. : tho v championship meeting at Auckland'(about, the ..end-of,February).' /After/a' desultory dlscus- ' f°- n > 'it'was'.decided.'to set up a' sub-committee "'/"?.. en< ' e %y r onr ! to'make arrangements for-the' ,; visit of: Wheatley -and another during.- the coming summer.. Messrs..Marryatt, and Bridge : / were 'appointed: a;sub-committee, to'' comm'uhir, cate/with. the .Australian, authorities and' the -, New Zealand centres on-the matter.' ■ received stating .that tho Hutt -ValleylvA.A. .Club- had- been: defunct for the ; years./' The"matter, was referred -to ■ the Wellington Centre. . ..-;...-.. ... ." '.'■i-.'. ; Mr.';J.' ; -W; Davis .'was granted leave, of ab- . sence-tq;.visit:Tonga (in the' interests of his •/health).:/ ";:iw/".-/; . ■-■■;.• •■■■■.., ■■.

■;?.-.!. Notification was received of the resignation .:;: pf ; Messrs:L.;Myers.and F. J. Ohlson from the ■ ■":• .of;bhainaan'and:secretary of'.',the ~ .Auckland-Centre.;TKe sebrcfary was-instructed ,-to'.write.a letter/to. both,'-thanking, them-.for i. -we interest, whioh-they;' had taken inaraateur -.- athletics and,'regretting their'decision -to''"re. s;tip.:;'?-y' : ' ! .,v'..;^^ :i ,;(:';;^;:';i:;..:,/. '...'.Messts.: Cha£fey, ! ' Thompson',: and Ihe see'ro- ';■. tary were ■ a sub-committee ':to 'bo into'Jhe. matter-of .registration. - .' '•'• -. '■ ; i/^-';?*™ 3: suggested' that,' with,a view; to. - ■•■'.;?«rayjn|::the expenses 'of.'representatives,to ~ r,the,olympic'/.Ganies,:-,all 'members Of '"blubs 'i-j.menld'.bj asked 'to contribute, sayv-'.3d. year.' ... The -.thought ' the idea ■ a good one, '- ° n . t , thpnght- thai/the suggestion -as -'to ..ho* fands'niight be coHeeted.sh'ould! cdme.frbm : : ; the. proposed Olympic 'Committee-: : .'..-'' : V: I■■ ■'The''<juestion v .of /'.blub'-repfe'sentaiion 'on' cenr.trosdropped ! up'in a-"resolution-mbved'by the ■.: : chairman, iwhp: wished an "old rhle: (which Vhe \.:, 6aid-'had. been 'removed; from • the new', rules ■..under.;a; .misapprehension) '-reinstated: ;.' This '!.•' Vw !i s > . to':* the. effect ;.that : ' representation' "be .-one. centre' delegate": for'every 50' (or. fraotibn -■;.'; of. on'the mo- '■■' 'l 0?;' 1 ??? ■ adjourned' untjU the..next' meeting ■ :.:of : ..theiassociation."V. '; T'-'r '. ..." ' ■' : ..'..'^A/lletter:was receivedlfrom Mr. Webster, ;cf .rJew:.Plymouth,:stating that 'there',was every : prospect ..'of -.forming - a Klive-centre -in Tara- : ■ .naki. $ .'■ ;.:.^i-:---rr-^-':-:~- : -.;■■: ', i-""??' .f°U°wing . Taranalu- professionals were're-..-instated. by: tho.:;-assooiation-—Fred. -Jones, :.\: Leonard, Stohr. 'A.; VS Stohr,- 11/ B. •.Ward,';l. IV' Grant,' C. B.VWebster, and : -A<' N. ;W'of ey: -...