VISITOR WELCOME

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 330, 17 September 1932, Page 4

VISITOR WELCOME

OLYMPIC PRESlDj COUNT BAILLET DE LA EMPHASISES VALUl OF AMATEURISM ROTORUA ORPHANS' (j Greeting their distinguishe; with cheers, the Rotorua Club last evening extendedj welcome to M. Ie Comte la Tour who occupies theip^ head of the Olympic Games] tion Council. The president of the club M. Roberts, briefly welcouiej de la Tour, and said that tbe representatives present fr(? Amateur Athletic Associatij Bowling Club, the Racing (j the Motutara Golf Club, whoi ed to pay tribute to suchj guished visitor. Mr. E. G. Guy, president Rotorua Amateur Athletic said that though New was a small country, it helij tional aspirations' common to; tries, to excel. There was.! noble body than the fedeiat] Mr. Guy, and it was unique no matter how small the u had representation upon the and could make its voice hes ref-erred to the simple. xewajj tory in the days of ancient C a laurel wreath — and mentio: those who kept alive the s; amateurism to-day were simi] warded. The Olympic Game; ation was one of the greatee! ments for world peace and? concluded the speaker. Tribute to N.Z. Count de la Tour said that had wished to visit New Zeala: he had seen the glorious deei New Zealand soldiers in th where they had done so mud sist in the liberation of his c Belgium. Another reason t he remembered so well th played by New Zealand in th pic games ever since they h inaugurated. He also adni representatives of New Zd the games for they took th or their losses as sportsn-: gentlemen. The Count made. a strong for the continued support amateur principle in regard t and warned his audience tha! professionalism crept in as sired by America, the wM would be lost. However, h with the help of the Britishl representatives, that they i able to check that ipvasiou. clusion he urged them to. helj fljfing the flag of amateurisc ed by Baron Courbertin.