WELL-KNOWN SPORT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 926, 20 March 1930, Page 13

WELL-KNOWN SPORT

MR. V. DUNNE LEAVING AUCKLAND WRESTLSNG REFEREE * With the transfer of Mr. V. Dunne to VAellingiton, Auckland will lose a keren supporter of all sporting activities. Air. A". Dunne, who is mail-room supervisor at Lho chief post office, Auckland, has received notice of his promotion to tlao position of superintendent of mails at AVellington. lie will take over lais new position at the end of the moi-ath. Air. Dunne liujs spent many years in the Auckland flpost office in varioe positions. Hci has also served in Christchurch and Wellington. fie v appointed to the* service on his return from the South* African AVar, \ her' he served with the 3rd New Z- aland Contingent Rider.D Incidentally, while serufing in the Auckland mailroom. he Avas appointed assistant mail-agent and secured one trip to San Francisco oaj the Ventura. During the vjur ATr. Dunne w-.s transferred from, Auckland to Welling- * ton in a military capacity, taking up the position of staff officer to the Director of Post and Telegraph Services, and controlling the Post and Telegraph Engineers, which have sin'merged into the Territorial SignallinCorps. From *AWllington, he was transferred to (Si ristchurch in ch.tra of the parcels branch, being promoted to Auckland about eight years ago. ENTHUSIASTIC ROWER As a sportsmasn he is well-knowr having been connected with various •sporting bodies f6r a number of year in an active capacity. He has always been an enthusiastic rower, joining t c St. George’s Rowing Club, of Auckland, in 1902, on his return from South Africa. In this club ifce has occupied t; positions of deputy-captain, ;r* and captain, his keen work on th*.club’s behalf being marked -. hen : .c was made a lifle-membcr. For thpast two years he has be**n oh • of the Auckland Ttowing Asso -iat ri. Some years ago he was a cferer .-.mi enthusiastic amateur boxer, on tv occasions being runner-up for the weight championship of th® Aut iir : Province. He also figured amor., the amateur wrecjtlers and was a con petitor in first ‘across-the-harb^r>•“ swimming race, gaining sixth posh*: in a field of 30 competitor?'. As a distance runner he was to be reckoned with and he recai; with satisfaction tthe fact that he con do the mile in 4rr»JLn 43sec with scarce, any training. AA’hile in A\’elliug;on he was secret I of the Dominion Rifle Club for some ! years and went 3.0 Australia in 1 92 * in command of team which d ! for the Empire Cfcp at Melbourne. During the reeefrit wrestling boom ir: Auckland Air. Dlunne has filled the : position of honorary referee for t v New Zealand “Wrestling Association and has refereed practically all the big matches satisfactorily. Apart from his interest in sport. Mr. Dunne is wel!-|known in Alasonic el cle*.