Invited To Melbourne
p. 69 · Read in the full issue
Fijian Athletes May Be
SOME officials of the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association are interested in bringing two or three Fijian athletes to Melbourne next summer. It is possible some New Zealanders and Americans may also appear.
Athletic officials realise the presence of overseas champions at their title meet ings would be profitable, and the popu larity of the Fijians at the Empire Games in Auckland was marked.
The best of the Fijians are field games men, Tuicakau and Tunabuna. Tuicakau won the shot put and was second in the discus at the Empire Games. Tunabuna was second in the javelin.
Trevor Evans, lan Reed and Les McKeand (NSW) would be strong oppo sition for them, but field games lack the colour of track events.
The only Fijian runner at the games was sprinter Dawai, and he is not in the class of Treloar and other Australians.
Mr. Norman F. Way, mining over seer in the service of the BPC, Nauru, arrived in Sydney in June, en route to England, where he will spend long leave.
He expects to return in November.