ATHLETICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1928, Page 1

ATHLETICS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received tins May at 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, l’cb. 8. 'l'h.e world's seventy-five yards’ sprint championship resulted:—Mills (Queensland) 1, Banner Barker (Queensland) .‘l, Won hv eighteen inches. Time 7 0-1 (5 seconds. W. Barley (New Zealand) ran second in the fifth heat. THE OLYMPIAD. BERLIN, Fehuary 7. With customary thoroughness, Germany is mobilising not far short of a battalion of athletes to contest events at the Olympiad, where they will outnumber any nation. Champions like Peltzor, Koerhic and Houben are competing ill the sprints. The middle distances are supported by sixtv-five men. and twenty women in the light at.defies and forty swimmers. Germany is well represented in the heavy athletics, hockey, football, fencing, cycling, rowincr, boxing, ami gymnastics. The women’s oontingnet totals 2<o.

THE NEW ZEAL \ND TEAM. WELLINGTON. Fob. 7. Immediate appeals are to he made to the New Zealand public to contribute £10.060 so that the Dominmn might lie adequately represented at Olympic Games at Amsterdam, tu July and August of this year, this decision being reached at a meeting of the Council of the Olympic Game's Association, to-night. It is hoped to RC t the amount by March ‘2O. when the subscription list- will he closed. Ihe Council hopes to despatch a rowing team, totalling twelve, which will include the eight, the cox. a coach and two extra men: two boxers two or more ntlietes and four swimmers, together with a manager.