ARTHUR T. DAVIES

NZ Truth, Issue 1108, 24 February 1927, Page 6

ARTHUR T. DAVIES

1| TTNTIL the perfect man is discovered, humanity will have to be ir || U content with the next best thing. Anyway, who wants to be II 1| perfect? A || fi When you look at the genial and kfndly face of Arthur. T. Davies, H || who has played such a prominent part" in athletics in this country, you- |l |l are driven to' the conclusion that whatever he has undertaken he has || II given of his best to complete. So that, whatever any man's short- fl |1 comings may be, you must concede the splendid element of sincerity || 11. and of good intentions. , |jj || A.T.D. only recently retired' from the presidency of the council || || of the N.Z. A. A. A., where he did such valuable work for many. years. || || Quiet and gentlemanly, he is a popular figure in the athletic world and '|| II in less strenuous roles he is a life member of the Wellington centre, 1| || vice : president of the Wellington Amateur Athletic Cliib, and president |§ ii of the Olympic Harriers. ;"'■'... || H Several times he has managed athletic teams on tour and the il 11 Americans— .Kirksey, Krogness and Merchant — were in good hands || 1| when A.T.D. had them during the southern portion of the New Zealand 11 || tour. J! |= His motto as president of the A.A.A. "council was always: "Peace H || at any price." . . T A . || sitiiiiiuuiiuniiiiniiritiiiiiminiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiiiiiiiUMiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimi iiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiii li-illlllllllmjillllllllllllll.lllllmllnnll.lllll_llll_.si ■wiuunmiiitiiimiuHHiinmim i iminiiimimnmiiimniiiimiimnimmiiiuimimi iiiumiiiriimiiiiiimimi uiiimmiiiiiiimimiiimtmiiiiiimiiimiuimiiiiuiiuiiuiimmut n i iinis