OLYMPIC GAMES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1657, 25 January 1913, Page 7

OLYMPIC GAMES.

■ DOMINION ORGANISATION*. '■■■; At the invitation-of. tho Sports Protco ■ toa. Irfagfil-a, tbo Zealand Olympic Councilwaited upon the former body to disMws .ways.';, and means ~ of. organisingl ,to secure'.. the best !inateria! to represent the Dominion at • tho Olympic Games in 1916.- Messrs.-A. MarTyatr, IS. 'R. Kecsing, and G.. S. Hill formed a deputation yesterday and laid the position before the league's Board »f o>ntMl (Sir Geo. Clifford, Mr. .0. P. Skerrctt, K.C., Mr. J. B. Coates, and Mr. C. Tringliam). ■ . > Mr. Marryatt explained that such a iigh Standard was how required to succeed in any event at .th'e Olympic Gaines that it would b« no use Bending representatives from the Dominion unless they had somo phenomenal performances to reoomme-nd them. Tho council recognised that to get the liest material Ihey would .need 1 to adopt the A merienn system to :t«wli athletes ftt school, keep in touch with then! throughout their athletic career and secure for them proper training. It Was '.desirable also to find otlt .' tho best athletes in the country districts. Tho council .could" hot attempt thii! singlehanded,but much could bo done'if they were assisted by the league.; Messrs. Hill and ICCesiliS also spoke. Sir Geo, Clifford and otnor imembcrs'of the Board of Control gave tho deputation o very favourable reply. Sir George indicated that-the league was prepared to help all forms df si>ofi ( but. not tointcrfsro with the domestic affairs of any. When the; Council had 'decided on a denmts schetfie with a view to making the most of : tho' athletic material in the Dominim; he had ro dou r jt the league would bo able to support the scheme in many .ways.