WEIGHT-LIFTING
In order to further Improve the standard of weight-lifting, the Australian Association- has instituted a medal system whereby its members may win gold, silver, and bronze medals for lifting a certain total in the three Olympic lifts. • Mr; Mark Lewis, the secretary of the association, now advises that the medal scheme is also open to .members of, the New Zealand Association. The annual subscription is ss. Further information can be obtained from Kenneth J. Webb, Kelvin Chambers, the Terrace, Wellington. The table of awards runs as follows: Division Bronze Silver Gilt. Bantam (Bst 61b) 3851b 4451b 4851b Feather (9st 61b) 4601b 5201b 5601b Light (lOst 851b) 5151b 5751b 6151b Middle (list 111b) 5501b 6101b 6501b Light- Heavy (12st 131b) 5751b 6351b 6751b Heavy (over 13st) 5901b 6501b 6901b
Touring England, France, and New Zealand with Australian Rugby League teams is becoming a habit with Harry Sunderland. It is stated that H. Sunderland will be Queensland's representative to manage the "Kangaroos" to tour England and France this year and should that be the case it will be the fifth occasion on which he has filled a managerial position with an Australian team, three times to England, including two tours of France and twice to New Zealand. Harry Sunderland is one of Eugby League's foremost personalities and apparently the opinion of his ability to carry out the arduous • duties entailed: in managingl touring teams still stands high with the Australian Rugby League authorities, i
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue CXXIII, 10 April 1937, Page 23
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