EMPIRE GAMES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 184, 21 August 1937, Page 18

EMPIRE GAMES

HOW GOOD WILL THEY BE? SOME RECENT PERFORMANCES Many New Zealand and Australian athletes are wondering how good the other Empire countries will be in athletics at the Empire Gafnes next year. Some of the Empire countries' athletes have been flat-out to press tbeir games for selection into their teams for the Games, and performances rank high. T-he following list of current performances shows that England, especially, has splendid materiai on which to draw: — 100 Yards Dash 9.8s.— C. B. Holmes (Eng'land), May 15. 9,9s. — a. W. Sweeney (England), June 1. 9.9s.— E. L. Page (England), June 5 and July 3. 9.9s._K. J. Richardson (England), June 19. 9.9s. — C. A. Wiard (England), June 5. 9.9s— R. P. Seymour (Scotland), June 28. 10s. — a. ' G. K. Brown (England), March 20. 10s.— E. I. Davis (England), May 26. 10s.— K. S. Duncan (England), June 5. 220 Yards Dash 21.7s.— C. B. Holmes (England), May 15. 21.9s.— A. W. Sweeney (England), July 17. 22.1s.— L. M. Wallace (England), June 26. " 22.ls.3rK. J- Richardson (England); June 26. 22.2s. — A. Pennington (England), May 29. 22.3s.— E. L. Page (England), July 3.

440 Yards Dash 47.5s —Denis Shore (South Africa). 48.2s.— G. K. Roberts (England), June 17. 48.4s.— A. G. K. Brown (England), March 20. 49.2s. — W. Roberts (England), June 26. 49.2s.— R. B. Wylde (Scotland), June 28. 49.7s— J. G. Barnes (England), May 29. 880 Yards Run ( 1.53.1 — A. J. Collyer (England), June 26. . 154.2— R. McMillan (South Africa). 1.54.6— A. G. K. Brown (England), June 3. 1.55.0— E. E. Lansdale (England), June 26. 1.56.2— J. W. Alford (WalesN), May 17. 1.57.1— B. F. McCabe (England), June 5. 1.57.2— J. T. H. McNair (England), March 20.. 1_57>6 — f. R. Handley (England), June 26. Mlie Run 4.12.2— S. C. Wooderson (England), 17. 4.16.8 — B. C. Eeles (England), June 26. 4.17.3 — R. H. Thomas (England), June , 26. ' 4.18.8— C. A. J. Emery (England). 4.19.4 — a. C. Franks (England), June 5. 4.19.5 — R. Graham (Scotland), June 28. Three Miles Run 14.15.8— P. Ward (England). 14.28.8— A. J. Hughes (England), Jiine 26. S 14.35.2 — J. T. Holden (England), June 26. 14.35.6— G. M. Carstairs (Scotland), June 28. 14.37.0— P. Hennessey (England), May II* 120 Yards Hurdles 14.5 — d. O. Finlay (England), July 17. 15.2— S. St. L. Thornton (England), May 29. ^ 15.6— L. V. Cornish (England), June 5. 440 Yards Hurdles 55.7 — C. F. Byers (England), May 15. 56.0— J. G. ^arnes (England), June 26. 56 .3 — J. .^Sheffield (England), June 26. Fole Yault 12.4— F. R. Webster (England), June 12. 12.3— A. W. Kinally (England), June 26. 12.2 — J. Dodd (England), June 26. Javelin Throw 188.11— S. Wilson (England), June 26. 176.10— J. F. Klein (England), May 17. 174.9 — e. H. Finneron (England), June 5. 171.6?j— J. H. Duus (England), June 5. 170.7S— E. R. Turner (England), June 5. 17.0. — R. E. Blakeley (England),. May 15. Discus Throw 135.10 S — D. Young (Scotland), June 28. 132.S5 — J. Nesbitt (Ireland), July 3. 130.4£ — A. Fielder (England), July 3. 128.8 — D. L. Grigg (England), June 16. 128.0:1 — D. R. Bell (England), May 17. 127.10 — P. Hincks (England), June 5. 161b Shot Putl 46.111 — R. L. I-Iowland (England), June 6. 45.8£ — P. Hincks (England), May 17. 44.11 i — E. Anderson (Scotland), July 3. 44.4 — D. L. Grigg (England), May 8. 43.5 — H. Reeves (England), June 26. 43.41 — L. H. - Horan (Ireland), May 22. 161b Hammer Throw 159.8 — T. J. McCandles (Ireland), June 15. 155.5 J — D. Clarke (Ireland), July 3. 149.2 — A. Smith (England), June 12. 144.111— N. II. Drake (England), May 17. 141.6 — F. J. Akister (England), May 15.