ATHLETICS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1930, Page 3

ATHLETICS

EMPIRE VERSUS U S.A. |'fk THE AMERICANS WIN. x ■ '$ I & . (•-... • • .[United Press Association.—By Eleetrii S Telegraph.—Copyright.]

new YORK, Aug. 27. Soldiers’ Eield at Chicago, the athletic contest between the athletes 1 of the United States and of the British Empire was held in tho presence of thirty-five thousand people. Out of the fourteen events the United States won nine and the Empire five. Results:—

n? Pour hundred metres relay race.— ■The 'United States won, their team bfi’yig,: Sweet, Leland, Simpson and p|an. The United States won by ten “yanfe; The Empire team in the event Mifldiy Legg, Page and Fitzpatrck.

•-'Mile Relay Race. —The British Em"'piVt 5 theit team being: Bragwin, ' Golding, Walter, Wilson. The Empire "Mam won in 3.16 1-8 secs. Four hundred and eighty metres Shuttle Hurdle Belay Race.—The United States won, with a team coiinnrispfg Sentmen, Hatfield, Kaston. aftd' Anderson. The British Empire •teain‘was; Davies, Viljoen, Gabv, and -.Ldrri- Burghley. The time was 59. 1 •'sfics. :

Four Miles Relay Race.—The - British 'Empire won, with a team comprising:' Domes, Walters, Whyte and Thomas.' Time 17 mins 22 4-5 secs. In the mile relay, Williamson (U.S.A.) outraced Bragwin (Britain) by three yards, but Long was unable to stand off a rush' by Golding (Aus--trail a), who gave-the Empire a twr ...yard margin. Walters maintained-this Mead'against Lewis, and Wilson added a yard against Williams. Bragwin (Britain) dropped the baton near the finish of his quarter mile, and the other.-Britishers ran without a baton, but' There -' was, no American protest ;’

..In. the?-four ' mile ’ race, Venzke ftr.S'.'V.) heat Cornes by two yards.; Walter heat Rqkefs;-(UiS..A i .) by tw"* yards. .Kiser, -moked, aliend of Whyte -•(Australia): at- /tlie% haF mile mark, and 'ining' fin' .untihjthe stretch,’ when the Australian; Sprinted : by ; : a ' Thom a; tairi) was'' -too. muchffof..l .Conge T y. vfhe Empire" team winning by seventy yards; •I'/ • • ( « " , *;

High jump.—The jUpited States won, with an'aggregate pf ,l-9ft 9-Jins. • The winning team- wavi‘Marty, Bur' and Lasallett, and the British Emoir. ijieapi -were: Gordon . Stargiatt any.' Ppmaiid;-, > •< “Putting the Shot,—Hie United States won with an aggregate of 14%.; s l 7-8 ‘inches. The- U.S.A. tear!,: iwohe-: Bt'ix, Rothert and Jessup. The British Empire team’s aggregate win';' were: Hart, Howland and Herman. "' 5 >v.Tfeo: Mile "Relay/..Race;r-Th<i' Brit-, ssish Empire won in 7,mins Tlie Empire team were: Chandler. Townsend,- Edwards,;, apd .Hampson. -C „. .. Two Mile Steepl ediase:—The Bri.-;t ' tisli 'Empire won in' 8 ' mins' 40 6-1 Qd seconds. The Empire team were: Ta% rV thjn, Leiglnyood, Morgan . i Three Mile i Team > Race.—The:'. Bri-.' - Tifih'jElm-pire; was: first, Winfield; (B.)'.jecond, < Hillhous(>;; Yb.) third, and McClusky (United Jsy;.a|es) , fourth. The winner’s, time 'was''l4 mins 34 secs. Javelin Throw.—Hie United States won, with an aggregate of 594 feet y ;j,pd half an inch.: Tlie winner’s team . were;-iWtlett, Demers, Welden. The Empire’s aggregate was 560 feet 6,3 inches. Lay (New Zealand) with 200 .-.feet 10J inches, did the best individ'ual distance for either team. Iho others in the Empire team were: 5 Pilling-and Hart. ’■ ■ r v T|ie Mile, Medley Vas-woii .by the United States 'team,.; namely,. - ; BoSswf®.n, • TphiUi. .iSimpson, tuul Genung. The Empire team was: Wilson, Englehart, Fitzpatrick and Hampson. Pole Vault. —Tlie United States won yan (aggregate . pf; feet lOfi ,4 vtHpiies.. Tlie winners were :'T;War)ie, t Sturdy and Alien, Tlie.- .EmiPU?' ; did 35 feet 4 inclies-, they, being-Pick-ard, Gilbert, Ford. Broad Jump.—The United States ,i won., with an aggregate of 69 feet 5 " l-B~"inches. Their team were: Bates, Martin and Fourth. The- Empire team, vyhicli did 64 feet 1 7-8 inches, conl of Evans, Smith;'and Hutton. 5 Throw.—The United States won, with an aggregate of 480 feet and three-eighths of an inch The winners were: Black, Wright, and 1 iFlaiiagan/ The Enipife team' did 423 feet 9 3-8 inches, and comprised: Y .'.Notes', Smith' • and Murray, The United States ; defeated the Empire by nine events to five. Eight records at the ; nieetiiig; .were sinaslied.