AMERICAN ATHLETES VISIT DUNEDIN
Bv Telemrazh — Bress. Association DUNEDIN, Feb. 9. A I Ilershey, the American field athlete, was the (loniinating figure at tliv nieeting lield 011 Saturdav when li establislied new Doniinion records fo' the 161b. sliot |)ut and discus throw. beating the records set by the Ca!i fornian, Ilarlow Kothort, 16 years ag and also inqiroving 011 his own ligure.at Hamilton and Wanganui. His dis tances were 52ft. 1 j in. for the shot pa and 155ft. 2in. f'or the discus, conipare : wifli 51ft. 9J.in. at Hamilton and 152ft 9Iin. at Wanganui. Don Campbell won botli his races taking 10 2-5sec. for the 100 yards Invi tation Ilaudicap. In the 220 yanh Invitation Handica]) he clocked 22 2-. sec., which represented good but 110' brilliant running. A further record was broken wher. J. P. Ilyslop, New Zealand niile and three-miie walk champion, elipped three-fifths of a second ofp the New Zealand record for Ihe half-mile walk forniQily hcld by T. Dviscoll, -MawktvV-Bay-Poverty Bay. His time was 3min 1 l-5sec.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 February 1947, Page 2
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