OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1928, Page 3

OLYMPIC GAMES

RED mi ON HE' EVENTS A D\b ;( ATKO. | My Telegraph, Per Press Association.J WELLINGTON. Dee. IS. Mr 11. Amos, manager of the New Zealand Olympic team, in the course of his report on the Amsterdam Olympiad suggests a radical reduction of the number of events, and a simplification of the games. On this point, he says: “At Amsterdam there were twelve hranehes of spurt which took a fori night: to decide (2Sth. July to I2Lh. August) but prior to this there were winter sports and various team games, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, polo. etc., in which comparatively few countries are interested. Those necessitate- an army ml!' manager!-;, . coaches, masseurs, trainers, doctors,'' nurses, chaperones, journalists and other, olficials, and tints iiinvolve 'elaborate preparations ’ail'd, orUaniw.tio.is. ’ Comparatively few can f afford the''time and oxneiise demnndI ed foi participate in the games as at I- iprc-RCiht constituted. Unless I,lie Inlcr- ! nat'huial Olympic Cominittee is. prepared tin face the situat ion lioldly' iiiul reduce very considerably tin* present nroi granniH*.' I see little liope ol a permanent continuance of the Olympic (billies.” Continuing. Air Amos declares that

adequate limrnoiny ,ol’ : the torims should l;c :i iiuiLtorMor- the Government. This had been ' revocpiised' In: ; a number of <•(',111! trios ini" • somo time, notably France, Germany, Scandinavia, Canada and the I'nited Stales. For Now Zealand it.would only ,bo a matter of approximately"£s(loo eyorv four years, or £1.250 nor annum. Snell an Investment would retiirii so satisfactory a dividend that its' merits would qnicrlcfy be- appreciated.