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CENTENARY GAMES

New Zealanders Win Two Events SEVERAL NEW RECORDS Matthews Wins 3000 Metres; Driscoll Mile Walk By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received January 28, 11.30 p.m.) Melbourne, January 28. Conditions were again good for tlie second day of the Centenary Games. Several records were broken. The New Zealanders did well. Results were: Discus Throwing. Sippala (Finland), 144 ft. 4in. (a record) 1 McKenzie (Australia). 126 ft. Olin. 2 Wilson (Australia), 117 ft. 9}in. ... 3 Hambleton (Australia), 109 ft. B.}iu. 4 220 Yards. Yates (Australia) 1 Hampson (Australia) 2 McFarlane (New Zealand) 3 Won by two yards, with two yards between second and third. Time, 21 4-5. High Jump. Metcalfe (Australia). 6ft. 4.1 in 1 Perasalo (Finland), Oft. 3}in 2 Place (Australia) was third and Crowe (New Zealand) fourth. -100 Metres. Frances (Australia) 1 Rampling (Jlritain) 2 Broadway (New Zealand) 3 Won by 11 yards, with a yard between second and third. Time, 49}— an Australian record. 110 Metres Hurdles. McLardy (Australia) 1 Stennor (Australia) 2 Jenkins (Australia) 3 Sharpley (New Zealand) 4 Won by two yards, with a yard between second and third. Time, 14 4-5, an Australian record. 3000 Metres. Matthews (New Zealand) 1 Colman (Australia) 2 Craske (Britain) 3 Barwick (Australia) 4 McLachlan Zealand) 5 Won by 15 yards, with 10 yards between second and third. Time, 5.42 7-10. This was a new race for Australia. In the first round Craske held the lead, but in the second round the New Zealanders took charge, Matthews leading from McLachlan and Craske. Colman moved up towards the finish. Colman is tlie Australian one-inile and threemile champion Javelin Throw. Sippala, 217 ft., an Australian record .1 Shields (Australia), 163 ft. 3|ln. .. 2 Perasalo, 159 ft. 9Jin 3 800 Metres. Backhouse (Australia) 1 Irwin (Australia) 2 Burns (Australia) 3 Broadway (New Zealand) ........ 4 Won by 1J yards, 8 yards between second and third. Time, 1.55 9-10. Hop, Step and Jump. Metcalfe (Australia)’, 50ft. 4 7-Bin. 1 Dickinson (Australia), 50ft 2 Teague (Australia), 47ft 3 Crowe (New Zealand) was sixth. Mile Walk.

Driscoll (New Zealand) Marsten (Australia) Cummins (Australia) Won easily. Time, 6.48 2-5.

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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 106, 29 January 1935, Page 9

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CENTENARY GAMES Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 106, 29 January 1935, Page 9

CENTENARY GAMES Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 106, 29 January 1935, Page 9

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