AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 29, 4 February 1913, Page 3

AM ATEUR ATHLETICS.

NEW- ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. , The Council of the New Zealand Ama* teur -Athletic 'Association met last evening. Mr., A. Matryatt presided, and the members present ' were :— Messrs. A. DaVies, B, -A. .Guise, W. -F.. tarkin, J. C. Cusack, M. H. OranvE. 'L. Chaffey, CE: -Bridce, and , J^ H'.< Pollack- ■ ■ It was decided to communicate with the Amateur' Athletic'" 1 Association of' Anwtic^, asking .on.whafc terpis it' would ,be 'possible to arrange a tour of-New^ Zealand -aod- AustraHa <by*a; team,-of-'An^erican champion ,athlete6 f commencing about- a, week, before' .C&nejraas, 191,3,! lastftg tabotit ■ five weeks in- 'New >-Zea--land and ab.out three^ months altogether. The Australasian' Association is tobein> vitedto cp-operate in' the matter. 'The New Zealand Swimming Association is to 'be- asked if it would .care to go- into, the question of bringing out. an American, swimming* champion with the< team. 1 \ 'The Canterbury Rugby Football League j WTOte to ask if a League football player could run a« -or •bo - a member of any body of centre affiliated to the N.Z. A.A;A. If was decided to reply.that, if each a. person, could sign" the association's, amateur definition, lie was'erititled 'to compete 1 . " . . WELLINGTON CENTRE. 1 -The- Wellington Centre of thp New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association also -met' last evening. ,Mr. R. W. M'Vilfy; presided.. ' . ' Permission was- granted' the. 'Athletic Footba.ll Sports Club to hold a spor # t-s nleeting >on the Basin Reserve to-mor-row evening. ' '- ' The .'Hon. W. H. Herries forwarded a checfue f6r £1 Is towards- the i-funds of the / association. t Messrs. ",W. H. Pollock iaad' 1 . B. 'A. Guise- wrote presenting challenge; cups, 'the* former . for 'the Kalf-milo Wellington ' Provincial Championship. • 'It jwas decided' to Tecotnmend, on^his application, • the reinstatement '.of fR. M'Kay as an amateur. , . '' On.'the motion- of "Mr. ( J. W. -Heehan, it .was • decided to rescind a ttSsolu'tion ■in regard 1 to the- substitution of '-trophies fol' 1 medals' a« prizeB ' to • winners of: th'» New Z6aland..cnampionflhips. . t ■ ,The ..foTJowing 'offidialti'were;app<Jii|it;ea "fof: the New Zealand championship meetings—Referee; . Mt. .. Marrjfait; stewards, Messrs. W," H. Pollock, 'Jtyurs-y?. F.. • Larkjn,,- and A. DAviea; track judges^.. Messrs. . Abbott, -Guise, Burnefit, and -Field; judges, Messrs. Doyle;, Jones, Da,w«o.n/ 3nd,l)onaW*on, 'tijnetkeepers, Messrs.* Tucker, Cfqtich, Laurej'eoh/ Ludwig, ' arid ' .' LangSown ; Bi#rid^rd time-keeper,' "• Mr. 'J. '-HV'/PoI-' lock;- 6t"andar.d judge, : Mr. IDawson; walking .Judge (left-- to, the councij'tb, appoint) ; starter,^ Mr. •T v W; l^elie,; dreßsing-rooni,and calf stewards, Messr^. B0?/B 0 ?/ r^ll. Thompson, . 'turner 'and Cook,; marksmen, Messrs.- H^rdham- and i Duncatv ', v - "press stewards, ' Messrs'. Couzfinsand' Heenan j, marshaV and > clerk' of •&W*b§> '¥r< .J-<C:' Cusack,; .resujerbejard, Messrs. .Travers, and" Brace; number steward, 'Mr.' Palmer; surveyor, Mr. Hanify; surveyor's, steward, Mr.'W: H. Pollock.; handicappe're, MeEfers. Kitto, Dunn, arid Jones; megaphonfet, »Mri , C. Lamberg; advertiismg -"committed, .Messrs. Pollock, Guise, and Dunn-; programme cpmmitt.ee/ Messrs. . Kitto, Duncan, ,and Couafcns ; ground committee, M'essi's.- Dunn, 'Leslie/and J. 'H. Pollock."