ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 142, 13 July 1909, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

THE RULES REVISED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association revised the rules of the Association to-night. The rule giving the council power" to inflict ft fine not exceeding io for violation of lie laws was deleted. It'was decided uiat tire council shall comprise members representing the centres who must be amateurs under amateur definition provided no person may represent iiio.-c than one centre: each centre to be represented by two members, Headquarters were fixed at Wellington, but to be transferable by a majority vote of file ecnlres. unless the council decides otherwise. No defaulter or .suspended or disqualified .player shall represent a club or centre. Tile method of scoriii" lor centre premiership at the New Zea" land championship meeting was adopted iis—l'irst S points, second 3 points It is to he suggested to the centres that o.ie point be awarded to each centre wliiKe representative equals a standard, No new district is to he proclaimed a centre wilh less tlmn three alliliated t nrturi' championships the ;nst Of Standard caps and badges will he borne by the council. The rule proMdi.ig for an individual all-round championship was deleted. It was decided vit throwing til,. 161b hammer the oft 1 a 7f; circ ' le instead of