ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 16

ATHLETICS.

[I!v "Meucuf-J."] IS THE CROSS-COUNTRY OFF? July 0 to: jr. -Aijilrtii! Section, Olympic Gaines, Stockholm, Alight HI--.Nov.' Zealand Cross-Country ' <'!i:i iji. Wellington. August 'JW\\el! i hglpn .-I'i nf:ial f'ros=c(i.ii:iii;ry C]llshir>io'fi'sll i'ti ' WriiiifiMoir N'.ri n). ' 1 J " ' ' We Must Fear That It Is Although the Now X:-:;l ;uii| crossfiir.ntry < ii;uiij>jnn r !ii*p .still aj)|Uiij> as <i. ftirtlipqiiynj}: a'i! the fop of. t>>i s uii«>»K ' Mc-i.'iiry" is."frix;. t,;." OT ;ife>i that j.t is .loft (hero more in tlip :sjiirit: iHat snakes ik-.iip tho father «f the tlioiight. •him iii aav great.hope that the desire «'ill be gratified. 1 l! siip&rs llinu' ? '!r l!:crc; were naily very little cliauce .-pi' ;.t|io eveut being hruUR-ht" oit ; li'mU-r Ike local centre's juris'.iiotion ill is year. ■; x - , '. ' ■ lly ttio vxitns.Rovpi-jiiiij; thf> contest. it Is-! ;iiia!i(lntfiry- t' hiVSvrfr >thaii .itlii;ci> oil sliii'll';. rbiVrferfiiieil- ;l>y\ team.*; . Al. pip'ont (Mr go ')» the ..only niilsiihy eenlro that lias amiciiiic'ed it's 'intejilipn o; :spndihg i, -'a;;,teaii^. ?p ,'itAis; Eipi ; . ■IKiriniit' i'fliiit uiiliiissv - /sillier Soniliiar.d, or Auckland s!cp into . the bleach the.. cvcMit.viijlfst ; Poor Rclurn For Our Own Enthusiasm. , Tiiat this should bo so is liiiiortmiato indeed for.-the a' all creditable to this laggard centres. 011 every m.'C-a'.ioh. now, since the establishment of (he compelitiojiV the" \\Vl -• fingUm Centre has Ver.f : ils. team,- ami' has genera'ly done Vr at . much . ex'pensi! nn;l inconvenience i'o. ihp. ..run tiers pin! even when the prospects of a wits have. ■.(tnrn iCfpri Vill : 'v:'t liis: (t hat,:Msioii\ ; wlien v .it!ia tptlie /people; Vtlicy; should; die Ei'omiscs.^tq'(hp.ca|ei this sea soil. ' ' ■■*''. '■ ■'' / ' What Says Southland of. This? .. . This aspect- 0/ (ho. iinitler has occurredflt:ov,'t ;.liip <Cli!:istcliurcte T*i;e==, ? :-.>yli;r>- ; <:oni 1 notiCs r .as 1 under :oii;':t,hei failure of •. thp -Boiitliln.ini Centre. (0 : i'soniii>i\lp..:.a'^^ftiiii/■'.; : ''Tlijs apai.-v li most t-xtraoi-iliuary ai-titudc.■^tb;r-.-hdi>pt:.v'co.n=iil<>ri!i:ii^ -.tlio . t.p.i n ic'i 1/-a 11 ott'e <1 ;=:( I> e tear Afhietie.'Championships. .to: Souihr .liiiid --jCenlrOii dii'iV; tliJi'tV'b'rtilyV-lTcpre'sgiili.ii's' t,htit- ,it-I<V 7 ;!>roii =e; : .ii.Viiciii;'iutei ; est-'-anu■ OSctilliland,;; ;; and; .Jlliiit.'t.s iiVMfliicriJtly. shield';- Was"' L M J Kj'''tly ; 'i'f?oi l t.hltr.iulcx : i^V.';2S.Tirjp!>^fltliero"''!ni' , e sportsmen -Jin ! contribute - sufficient funds .: to defray, teami'tb- Tepre"scritj > illd v^.CliK?'iP'oi^sliij^■lGenfre^ ' of the : iDoiiViriion.. tho'.-'"'ifortli'conii ng' - crc.cs'ccuntry.'Clianipior^sliip;'gat tier ingO' /iiPer- 1 haps tlio centre's-.delegates o'ii : HlO Xen' /ZeaiaßKCo^ncilK'wiiKciideayoiif'c# some onilntsiai-m iiuc.' tho. body■; tlipv ' reiirp^ont'." ■ "VaiiHtr's"-- remarks aro quito - in order, bui .why kas liu iic-tiiing ; !o say

aijoiit.. ili« laxity of ths Ca.ulerb'.iiy - v - ' .''.74' V; Neville Hill Not Yet Fit /.■/' ; >roiulay : 'imuifiG^^HifrtpVuniiht^ . mili> event ;at (lie Engli.-h. %9Ji^cruatiql^ltt':locaralhlcUi^c(^l^Uttr> . iilK tilP JVPek. i; ?':}%' 1;'. v.. '■{. not. given,. but it . is. obvious . that-.the ■ AiicluiHiflorV hasy iio ft; idiiion.i--■;*asp:'i\iilliii.h};;:. i»I?.'syibin(Kfor 111,"]ic" : iii lisf.J at •*• least* have -run. into a ' place. , Hill- ■' chiyriVi^:veryi;clo?c;tXjiol:el'iierf;than, ■...'imiiv. ; : .pii :: t l^^:/:^i^^sill >J : ; l asl'/ ; bcr I. proves ti HoiV-"!"! nie, : ,-11: \ is-. ■ extremely unlikolv-.tha!. lie-.would have, l vPii beaten. out* of a place,, so; it.is'early' ;ych' (0..; fpet. <1 c^ppndoiit "as ■ to, : :iii.% prosppctj .V/llis^pniYcipaltscYO^ .1500 metre's flat, is dated for July 7, so. ■' ther?■'is -yet:. tiny fonii. As :l is,.tii'rs nice Satnr.day will do liiin g'.m.l in every..way,' ami.so:' shaui(r-...pra.vc , v.a...sverv.«:.va!!iable - o.\pcn--' :l7\ : The "Hundred". Winner. .. .. . . .-' : The . 100 yds. -.English championship. was woii- b'y.'il^afcKi ii jr,-..6f. : -t hba is sva til ,';. Son tliv; Africa, ; in" ll.f-s-ee., a ■sleriiiij?\peM'orm--anee, He arrived .ill England.five .weeks before'the Au.dnilasirm-Uranv,' and. ?o AW 1 ,0i l lW , ■n , pt^l«Jlln(k'^:their , ■'di l ?Xdvantl , gßs" : :ils s , regards/shortness ' The: South African,sprinter has. been prominent';'or year.-, ljut" this..is his lx\st pcr- "■/■ ■ ; ; yo a rsJCifKQy".: 'ii-V't lie'.v gQiie ra I •■'.'* op ih i oil '■ ; iii 'South'. Africa' that he sdiould have ■J■. boon' soil! then.,.' It. will-lm/remembered .! that \Vnlkor,. oi - Xatal,. was the .South... A tric.in, sprinter.on that, occasion; i.alth'ouiih: .l^o v iva'sVii6t;iiMikt.;bflicialJyv 5 Ilis.; 'fex peiiseS IwerSi pai i : iipii, and. lie justified ';tne;;;faiHiif ill; him. bv : winning Hie . Olympic '100 VnieW^sio...^.'.;';X. \ \ : , 'SI t, iivonl di i rideodfl.be \aV sdraiigC ih iiigr-*' if•liislory .rejM':itwi;i(iuil' ibis vrar, mid the. blue riband rv^nt--or the big. gathering■vwere; ::;i ga i'itu ivpii^ljv.} a iiO/-A fri co ndc rl/SWiuli.. : ; ;l'at.cliinj{.'s'(,;i)i ; fprhijiilinanyil'inoro - unlikely;; - i i hiir- r >^ ; Van'';':happ£'n:::; : ;PatclliiiK, :bv the way, won I ho-100 and 220 yards \chniii pi oiAhips;"of;; Spilth,;' ;A f i:ien '' iii / }'A pri !■; ;- l i : ; i ii\ Jo.' ;2-sKlfe Paii il - 24. ; 2-5s ee.'.'pes i >ecf i vely v, T„ .Allan who* is lnwitioiiod as having run third to! Patching, :«. a. nu m- ■ r.l iho "Ai'o'raliisia'i. Olympic. team. >Hn|i 3.:- , 'a'i..;T<Vsina"maii-.' : 'atVV president: iii .InstTipev'fqrsnniicorof Vhbtp'-w tho'Syiiiniiig of., t he;v l T iii t oci:* ITcispi ta I;-' Jljii ttcirecl Von^Ttifso i..l I>l SKt, /jii:-lO^r-riSOCi^i- :i i:*■ i; •■■■) ;;' Applpgart.h, the s'coiid-placo filler, ran pro.illi lie-lilly ai the Kestival'of -Empire ■:iiiretiiig;UaslJivrar) bii t ; itli is?i' I3ii g] 5 r N lesf; liavtv; 'tipjfc '-recent performances' ihat .would have, led one to "pick him for. ii '.plac<> : ; : ili./a'. big. event like tins. / 110-ovifleri'ly. IjeloiiKsv to''liio..."*oavk-: horse stable.-'. Dope, Its Use and Abuse, . .■■'Tho.V?dopeW,suestip^ to the fom afrai ii iu eohneciioii.with next luoiith's.. Olympiad.' . A cable rnoswco r«TOiy'ed^'/.^e^eivtly stated: ■'■■5" :"■■■ '\'W ■;' , autlioriiiea controlling ' the ;< games in Slotkholm intend to keep ' : Vaii' ; eye:'; on.' : The vigilante '> to be. exofeiwd wit.h ~view to;.- : pr«y^niuig r -,-,'tho'.; : ;AhierJoaiis',-1 ■ 'frpni.';igaiinng ; ':.fliiy' , :.iinfo ■i over foreign' eompetitprs bv '■"dop.iiig:".' tllonisolveH,.. Slaiiv previousMiceefjes. scored .bv Aiiieriean. ath'e'.PH a'ro ;kno«:ii.;tp^ha > (:e:'beeh^due/ ; Whether this tlir.rw against tlie-Aii'.eri-eans is' juitiiiwl is c!ebatable-:iii all. prol)!ilMlit\,s>iPi}{:!not^l}ut!!jthe..mesM^%hp\ya; lliai the matieris'receivinif attenliiiiu. i)y v aii p]>(:]i . : lotter (I to' lirivo 'iu!drossod to ilia' various, teams iiiui\ac«s ljjf: r ''Sir3'Edwiird\ ; Etiglishj plic.^ist'^ > ~in-I\w^ph'stKq'-:;i!isßi, ; -'6f Kipiygeiiiis-'l advocated. 'Coinmeiiting oil this, a New \ T nrk : 'fiispatclV;;.say s: ; v-:'lj;uikt^ter.\s i propGsC'ir. li!nS.caiise.d:;iYuicli'(disc^isSigii: : 'aiiioi»B;;A.iiicri":i :an chemisfs,. as. well .as. atlilelivs :and.. ■vliile .all do'j.lafe that oxygen.'is not nIr.ug, stimulant, or .'dope,' the; epinipn' ;.q'.:'.practic'ally; t hat .. it ~ 1 liol. , ; \!o;it. authorities .lic'r'e iulvi.se tiiat. the ; ise" bf.-:it' , ' ,: .bq:rrprohiT3itod^'ViA.'i'he^.;i>rb^iii\ : fent'> ithleles.Avlio. Jiavis .i,iH;n. -i:i let vie wed. on. ' lie subject give mixed testimony. iScnie ; ••ay. tliey hav<!.'used oxygen ilnrir.i eoni-. ie!itionsi, and that' it ha.-i helped- thein ; n,;' tlipift ; i>ffbrts.':(p.^wiii'i... Others ray (hey i 'iitlier thaifc;helped^:theiii;'». : \ fraiiicr ;of' i}'iO: Atij-; ; e'tic (luii, iS'aiv lidybeatfl : !thoV'u.se:''ofJ.jJ Xygen:. Melvin Shepj'ard, Harry. Hill- ' nan', Abe Ki'.'iat,. aiui et.hr eyaeks; of ? he' r i'inder path, say tliev have, it s ijl 1 have had all ll;ey want of. it. Tiiev ay it made.them ill, aiid hiniierPd rhther ;; it a ir. .3 Ee? i>p(i: .H '* p'l' VJ I V H . J ?