ATHLETICS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1931, Page 6

ATHLETICS

JIM CARLTON. REFUSES TO JOIN PROS. HIS VIEW ON TRACKS. (By Telegraph.—Per Press Associat ion) WFLLINGTON, February 23. With regard to a report by cablegram that a Melbourne sports promotor. will make a strong hid to induce Jim Carlton, the Sydney sprinter now here, to turn professional. the Australian champion stated to-day that, he bail received offers previously to leave the ranks of the amateurs, some of them being very tempting, lie said he had no desire to aeeept them, and lie had no intention of accepting I lie latest one if it were made to him. On lip,, return to Australia, Carlton indicated, lie is looking'' tor ward to many more years ol activity with amateur athletes, and lie is aiming to have at least oiif* more trip to the Olympic Games.

With regard to different c'asses of tracks .the Australian visitor said tat , as was the case in New Zealand running in Australia was done on a grass track. He considered the athletes of these countries required a good deal of experience on cinder tracks in order to 111 them properly for competing at the big meetings at which cinder tracks wen* the rule with those athletes of other countries who specialised in cinder track running. ft would take a grass track runner about twelve months, he thought, to become accustomed to cinder truck running “It is much easier 'o go from tlu* cinder track to tin* grass track than to go from grass to cinders. ( arlton added. MELBOURNE. February 22. ]<’ J. Woodhousi* added nearly lot'll* inches to M. Kroger s Australian i*ole vault record, at Victoria track championships. His leap was lilt lliin. In a shot put, A. Mclntosh heat his own record by almost a loot, liamclv -1 -Ift. 8-]ins.