Although there has been considerable praise given to the performances of the amateur wrestlers who won the New Zealand amateur wrestling titles at Wellington recently, I am not one who thought the standard up to that of the previous two seasons. Apart from Nolan, who won his matches with ridiculous ease, I do not consider the standard to be high. Anderson and Godfrey, who retained their titles, were definitely below their best form, while the absence, through injuries, of Hutchison and Bradley, former title- holders, gave some of the competitors an easy time. If New Zealand is to be represented by wrestlers at the Empire Games it is essential that only the best men—not necessarily the champions—be sent away.