ATHLETICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1928, Page 1

ATHLETICS.

OLYAIPIC GAAIFS. FUNDS FOR SIX REPRESENTATIVES. WELLINGTON, Alarch 27. “Though the chances of sending a rowing team to the Olympic Games seem rather remote at present, it appears that there are sufficient funds to send six other representatives to the Games,” stated the chairman j (Air H. Amos) at a meeting of the New Zealand Olympic Association to-night. The organiser’s report showed that ' £530 had been collected to date. A CANDID CRITIC. DUNEDIN. Alarch 27. During a meeting of sporting men. which decided to constitute, a Dunedin branch of the Olympic Association to make a last moment appeal , for £IOOO towards the fund, the Olympic Council. Wellington, was criticised bv Air E, B. Eairhurn. who said that the Council had been far too ambitious and had .squandered money in expensive literature, thus alienating any sympathy coming to it from the sporting community at Dunedin. Altogether the whole movement had been in laid odour. He thought that the appeal had been started too late, on the wrong lines, and with wrong ambitions. CRITICISAI RESENTED. WELLINGTON. Alarch 27. Exception was taken by the Olympic Council to-night to criticism that the campaign for funds had been extravagant. too late and too ambitious The” chairman (Air H. Amos) stated that when the appeal concluded he would visit the centres and explain why certain action was taken. From the publicity point <>! vie" the money could not have been better