AMATEUR ATHLETICS.
SOME OXFORD TIiAIES & FORM,Tho Oxford University sports took place at Oxford oa. February 28 aiid March 2. On the first-dav the meeting of A. N. S. Jacksoii ajuf N. S. Takr in the mile was prolbaWy. the cause ef the big attendance, The English ciack heat tlie American Modes scholar by Syda. in 4min. 22 j-c-cord for the Oxford track! E, A. Southed rajft in tho 100 yds.—he was scceiid in Ins heat to the Amerkau Rhodes seliolsfi V. B. Havens, who 'worn lay a yard and a half in 10 l-ssec. In this lieat U. L. Itrose (Adelaide) flriislied'out cif a p|acp.. Southco was second in Mkj rtmiiiag high jump with a leap of aft 4Jiii. On the'second, day the woatticr and track wnro not quite- so conducive tc fast times, but tho attendance was ogsiu very largo.. Havens won tho final flf tlie 100 yds. in 10} sec. SoTithoe was tl)ird~a question of a foot between, first and second, and second and thtfiL" Noffnan Taber won the "half", in lmiii. 67 2»sseo. Tlie Rhodo Island crack won %y 30y4s. J. J. Savaae (Perth) capturetl tlio running broad jumn at 23fi 4111,,. E. A. Southee hei?e 'third with, -an effort of 22ft. lin., and ft. 1. Bvdse (Adelaide) fourth at 21ft. ftin. G, M. Sprfltjlo (Melunurne) won the three tuiks in Um'tii. finsec.—a record [or the track, t>. N. Gauseen was stcwul. ami F. B- Kerf (Melhourne) unplaced; V. 13. Hftwns ms first through tho wm-sfed in tho 190vds. hurdles, (whilst B. G. l>, RiKld CRontli Africa) laijdcd iho "quarter" in 50 3-Csoc.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2126, 18 April 1914, Page 13
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266AMATEUR ATHLETICS. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2126, 18 April 1914, Page 13
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