ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2193, 4 July 1914, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

[Br "MsncißT. , " THE CROSS-COUNTRY MEff. Anion); other pos<ibn» competitors at tho Knylish Ainaietir t nampjenslnjis set down for decision on ''i and aSturday of tin 5 net* in London, .110 iloiner llaker, of th» New York UhIctic Cluli, ,111 J C S Tiiomas, of oura The South African Trip. A definite mutation for ?n Arstral- ! Asian team to M-it .Vwtli .vfnci Ii is at last been reconed In til" A A l\ of Australia and Nov- , Zcahnd, and J3 worded as tollo\rs. — "1 am instructed bj my cxcriiiue to ascertain it it nils be ;>oisiblo 101 viiu to iend u lopirsiiiijiiio team 10 South Africa, consisting <>■. '[vo sprinters, 0110 runner, 0110 long-distanco runr.or, one »• ill cr, one sirot and liamine- one jumper, one hurdler, and tii.i-e cji!i t r ? 1 euall be glad if Jon uii f.'wn me with a ii'ply per cable, stating '\hrther Mich team will bo fm'v oi tl>c best of Austialasian itl,lct:s and cellists." At tho present stapo tiio only Nsw Zealander* wnu uifl Vio Tin clianco ot selcctiou uro Dcnne* aiid iludscr.--assuming, ot court-, that huldJl til' linally ivtircd. V.'e ha>o 11a sprinter, 110 walking thurnji'on, nc jumper of note, and M liolm is purely a haminor-throucr, his shot-putting being Ko veal; ns to put hu.i \t> ueitlj out of tho rum.ing. Tho first da>'s 'csulti of *hc Intcbt South African charnpicrs'i.ns confo to hand, and will be of interest ns voting somo light on tl>o ralibro ot our prospectno op[wneiiU. 'i'K liJOjdb. went to Solomon, of t'.o Western i'rovineo, in 10 li-isec., J .ho li.i'f mlio t< l-'lynn, of tho 'i'ransv&cl, in lini. , . .*)fi 4-Ssec.; tho 120;,u"s hurdles to Vμ. Hccrdcu (Western Pro\irce), 111 17 u cc., the hiimiucr-throM.ng to Kjnotlt (tnii"j, MJth ii throw of 123 it. llii- , tho biglijump to Halso (QuocnsUinn), mI.o cleared ott 10ir , and MlO qiiailer to Solomon (\Ycstci:i J'lovinic) 11. 01 1-oscc. A Flier. "Prodigal," of the 'KeiVicc, , ' tlu- i'ollonmi; intcrcs.iiii; s'jii.raa.j 01 tho career ol (lie gu-at J.n';hsh eprinUr W. l<. Apple^arti l , v lo ins brui anions t/ie recoicib ur) lrcqueiuh oi lato — ■'Aiipleg.utli'b hcbi l<<ri>res aro as follow. — Jooyds. in 0 l-osec, Juno £8, 3915, 11 Cartliir. 150 yds. in ii 2-osec,, Ji-ne '.'B, 1913, nt Carditl. 'JOOyds. mi 19 2-ssc>., September 11 '1012, liondoi. . I i! 00 meticb in 21 3-Jser., June 20, 1911 liondon. 220 yds. in 21 3-5w., Juh 5, J9IJ ];cjnilon. 110 began to bIiOW out prcnrii tntiy »i 1011. lio won tho 10L , anc' 200 metres championship of Ausii it> at \ lcnna 01 Juno 7, 1912. Appleqartli ra:i in tho lOUyds. and 22Ojds. chnninioMsln.u n! lCngland on Juno 22, of the sm.io jear In tho 100\dt. ho (inishcu Frpciul to G. 11. tiie aoutli African f\dc\, the Trans\aul iljer btiiig hrst tho worsted ill 9 1-osw. In (he 2 0 0id3 Applcgarlh hoii 111 tho smait timo of 'i"sec. Then camo t:ie Oames ' nt Stockholm, and tho I'oljtci.liirc sprinter was one of those to \>"ar tho Union Jack bad{,e. In tho iOO metres lie ran teioiul in ins. licat 10 D. V. Lippincott (U In tho 200 metres liu won hib bcatt in tho ii's* an I soco'id rounds, but in the f ina: could only :ni'iiage third pheo to Jta'p'i Ci.ug r"id Lippincott. llowc-.c, ho a member of the winning tcan (United Kingdom) in tho '100 metres .rtaj r>-.0. Apploftarth won the Ent'iili AA A lOOvls. (lOsec.) and 220 yds. (2i 3-osec) thampionsliips at Stamlcrd Dndi;e mi I'jlJ, and during'last \ear displaced won- | dcrfully lino fort., tlirougiiotit ths «.oa- I son, winmnc, prir.o aftei pri/o. This you ho u.muuntod e.uh, and was a member of thr tain >i hicli rouipeted hgainst L'liucrvtj on March ii. In tho I'lfyd" ho >>..s, beaten ;i foot bj Cordon for rot (Cainbridco and W'it \u<=trnli?) r bul faptnrcii tlio 200»<l« in 20 2-Osec. It was hardly to bo especkJ lie vas at th" top of his lorm os carlj \i\ tho season as Jlarch. Sinco thru he h.. , . no.i raco after rai o—at one- ti.no I noUcrd ho had annexed sis ceratch nces in succession—and is evidently no« at tl'c top of his pace. It is apparent thai Ai>plcRarth is tho best amateur spiintii Jmijland has prodnci"' for quite a lii'inbcr of years * '

Cress-Country cltampiphshlpi Of doings in vlv'o'. iijirripr Vofw' ptir corrcspondpnt - : Tliu topic of tli* iiOiir-a'm.biig.liftvWW'S lot present is tlii'. ■'. ■pjfly.inri'iai .c.rosj- . country cll ampio nXlYij>V ?u;']iioh 'j» billpil tolio contested at S.li'tiiin.E't; -&.if ..i.i.ilc jj). So far nothing bfisejiit. jiiis -b's'pi.'.. r.'PiirSregarding- country elii!* iTi'i.i^sp.ntatib.iii it is nfti)oi!f{s., vhiit 'JksiW- ' ton, l'alnierston, aini.J?!eilfiyiJ{ Wil] :probably send tcams>i dofen "lor ;|iip. big event. There has' lieeii :ioii of/ ii jijiiit from Jlnstcrton in ilit' JSli'fJjii? »f : :fi Jet.tor' from veteran "Jafilt" .Jliwybuf:*,. wlipfel- - that very good..'f.ri'oiijj- of' tiro; sport Ktato3 that he w-,ilt ;cndc9VpjVr, to r-ftUo n iWairarana team., "if; oiily fgrVtiiviv of the ijame. ' '. ' This is tho 6]').iyi.t ivltic'lf .(feservrj Rueeess, if it raiiii.d't c.o.niiii'.aiid i'.fc,.- It .is to bo hoiß'd thai tfj'c 'ifiain.' trbiji .'tifi.p;' Wairarapa jimt - if {it {fioi team thcro sliouU etlfiiiftlj t'.<i he. Blip fir tivo wlio can so Wio selVctofS tliat they (jet tlijj'r ii'l.a.eps..iii tiin '\VeJ-. liiiKtoirCVntro t C i.ii.Jv''faf ■ tlin f oft lipoid ii»S X.Z.C.C'.C, it ivojiiljl be it Vftry Kootl thinj; iudeett, Sk-ii a would (?o far ''''JiiioWftS It|/ s rrw-j-country iii. -t'lif. cfiiii'mv., and just at prcseflMrtiMty u.e'e.tife'.sojijo such stimulant. _$!t4k : ftos(\ >phtf(W ftl i tlip ppiitro team t'Slj^Myrtle !.'!.'i.oi!:f;.t!i.- ti-i'e • spleclots are tovc-l'tlP;}' .fii \trtly.. etelfte bv a rule, wliir-li ju.s't fe-iif e'q.i'ittable, and which enacts ";ffat, tujj/'fi'fSJ livo ir.en to lini.vh ii't thp. j'iii>Vili(4nt championships h«v:e- Jvrit.cjiim fiif £*Wtinn for tlie New fevlaml tihiiiiijii.o.n.slii'ii. !><> it will be seen tliai ftp -cfluisljty will litivo to une;i'i:tlt Jfji-tjjfo vi'i'j' 'Vl'nrfW proposilions to siic:ceß?fsi% Sjie (•election with the 'tnw.if nxiiini.i, \\-i.-A\. tlu-ir %\ the *i;v? of renular wcelfly tiitiia ;'u.iil- cbiitviHial. racing. Tho Clul) Toams. As the event i.', tipw 0.i.t1-v ;,i. oft, tliu city cluls:i jiaf-r riil iftiid?.' t.(mi? li'm'e its «i;«..3' topl.i;i,«.!rl. , *',}.rffii. The Welliiuudii efcpt ;isb • "ff. li. Heniictt, \\. .'\V. Itenab&frti, K Itowbiriy, and ,V. :lV! : Oasn:tit, \vffli' tfe: sixth place in the ttftiu to fie ]iSI;-sL Hrnoitlyn will %1. hi' It H.illantyne, (i Iteitoii. ft, tiutt," t;. Hristnw, I>. H.irvpy>.:iii:il: \V. .CjHiiiiiUKus.. The doinas ol this tfa-i'ii. vviil ii(> 'wa.fclie.i very keenly, as lasii yejir tb.M i&i\h i : m a very wide swutl'ie: ii : i th» honours.. It had tlw- pWiiid- .fJ5itii)CtSMJ of haviiij; four teai.irs-wiiiiiing for if. M'i'd its A tram iilled the j'tfsl ftllr piiwti. thus winiiiii;; ui.i only tlin '(i)d'Mvt(jn{ but also the (c.itfis ijifirinpioitslttp aiid. ' the YUyte ami tim<k.M St'i-iidi'l (ft isA«ii tl.eie,,!. ; I iie lllyinpic l'li,(V, hu : , \. ■• {J,-i,,-iiJ 1, W |-„ on |iaper. Its in'iSo'iiiM is J-*.. .-J. {tviire. ' the pifscnt rhal.l|fi'i'(fl. 0. <M«WiIV, it. A, llyiue. !•'. llods.vd.i. f, j.. ititrwill. j V H i It. Cook, tlil<<> ol flJwiSl rtVirowMlfcil iUi- < province at tin- cfci:m'piiljv>;-hv|J- i*'v I Diuiedin hisl yeai-'. 'I"|ji<s o.hli). too. 11.-isi I made a l»al in tf,i; |n:itl:er of JjtliilJfei i up a li:>ld for .lufy IK, w wbntostfivz » I second Icani. In aiMiW.iti \4 tfo jilitiW. I The It Division catmtas ft. A ski a. , \V. Linden, W. .Vtv,-i.t ! P, *L Wajlrsj-e. t'. Sullivan, nod (;. #i.ci;.,.fV,i.,. Now, if Ibis pofc- uI rftterife; wc Pii'l-Mriilij te.inis sveje. iidiifste-} br f-l(i* , other clubs—and tlie'iß is ilfl rciitSu WW;-'

it- sltotiWl mi \v<mM la t-ivo 1■'fcW of KifirtMs witjfjn. appxriiAfe dis-1 tiiiH'o ii.f lii.sl yew's Bi'tai-dkl slnfidal-tl. "Mord Enthiisiasffl Wartlecl. : Although traiHiily; opejatio-jis iif.o iii : .pWgfcsS Jiste ti;s cfie nipii i-ije t7jo attitude «si s many barrier .Hiii.iiofs- jiist iifjAv leaves a lot to Iki dii- : •sir*/!, 'Jljoi'r; is-4- liicis of lis <M«af!i«iiMh!;jj t(* 4i <fcgrce- io chii> f J <ji|iO-ia v lS iiii-tJ to those- (SjrttaiS'taSts. svilio -MV- [ } ontldaWiifWft W) rtiijic ivp^roiwliiiitii I <:Uarn|)joii<?li.(p <uiff ifeftr'tftcjr ol jJii .|':<ic;:c'rt.-=it>i.i. Tafeii nil jjip .ijfiis- (■ tens a"t tire cteib- runs t-liis sca'sijii l.i.avo } Jicoii- f-jict, "fliin- y«jr sj jfcsni-teiWl , .ln'iiSU'i , of tli? : I'iii'cc Sjrttirdjiy rtvitis- ijefes. ■l!i).t cortrj>OT&i'!|vWt.riAt}" wiii:i ilii.ft .rbli-up «f <«itli.pr *)( the t:«sj filiife Of taiii cf a^ : sail-.. sJigiilil <l:is!\:l)iisc ilvwuSolvpK rit. tTlp -M.CiX fiiat l!ftc:vu?(> il.io<: ii.rO ii(3t- iitctiitieii- iij. cJuJI fbams -i-lvey -ici ; o iit>t n. Nt( 1 ,it ilni) (in •■ It is at wookl} run*, tint tlioi demo most l> n^.' in, fi oin tlio sport, norrcicr. then [>r<cciico :i must bcnotieul to ilu(racks in trciiiK tninnifi u i>; onh In Ijoiiiß tiifd out b\ tho rank and hlo fiom tin ir tint fie scrrtr'i men arn al>it> to £um;n tlioir rond.tion rich Hpolt, .iii<l rpiP tlicii)?,o,lvcs; n.ioform Tho s| orl den-nd -, u'/on tlic r?nk iMid filt—o\cij sport doo" It i-, not (In nri7o-iMiincrs mid the _ oic(t tii'tTo 'jiml' ot toi<-:»o»clipri" tl'it Kocps n "I"rt KOiiH,— dcsoruni; of I'onour tlioliuli tiicir pro«fii iiiiU o< , It is tho noblo irirn of 'iUo •■tartrd's " the ancl niK'tl'e-inarK men, who tlie liwiiPi nid uiK>.i nliom ilie ot tho sixii 1 dopomia With ii?rnen tli.s is jniticul.irlj tho c .so—full picks aro essential cter; Tetk if th" -iport i< to process , ind tho \.riter <!illcpiplv hope", tint tins iippral for moro c'l-ihusn-.iii from Jub rneinbois mil not fall Upon tleif oars I-