Sporting Sprints.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 41, 15 December 1911, Page 16

Sporting Sprints.

The team to represent New Zealand in all events at the forthcoming Australasian championship is as follows : — 100yds.—Woodger, Opie, HubWrd. 220yds.—Woocigexj Opie. Reserves: Stohr, Hubbard. 880yds.—Harding, Wilton. Reserves : Dougall, Fisher. One mile. —Hill, Pugh. .Three miles.—Hill, Dickson. One mile walk. —Kerr. E-eservea : Casktnan, Stufrberfield. Three miles walk. —Kerr. Reserves : Cashman, St-übbor field. 120 yds. hurdles. —Keddel. Reserves : Hamilton, McKenzie, Hallegan. 440 yds hurdles.—Keddell. Reseri'es: Hamilton, McKenzie, Hallegan. Broad jump.—Millard, Keddell, Hubbard. Pole vault.—McKay. Reserves : Winkleman, Batstone. Putting the shot.---De Thier, Reed, McKay. Throwing the hammer: McHalni, Bissett. The men will assemble in Wellington on December 23. **' m ■ Although the Olympic games do not take place until July next, the chief topic of interest among "amateur swimmenrs in Sydney is the possibility of the representation of Australasia, in the teams' swimming events. At the present time the standard of swimming is so high that # representative team would be certain of success, barring accidents. Of course, one representative is assured in the person of the State and Australian champion, W. LongAvorth, whose , .ambition it is to win an Olympic event. It is also stated ■mi good authority that both Cecil Healy and Hard wick are available for selection, and Avith such an excellent nucleus a team could be selected to astonish the world, and incidentally furnish an excellent advertisement for Australia. And further, if enough money cau. be raised to add to the team some divers and breast stroke swimmers, and if possible a lady performer, then the swimming prestige of this part of the world will be Avorthily upheld. « * • Mr. Justice Murray, at Sydney, in sentencing a prisoner for an offence arising out of a sports meeting, deckrcd that the standard of personal honor in regard to sport in Australia had fallen very low. Men did tricky and deceitful things, not because they themselves were at a loav ebb of morality, but because they lived, so far as sport was concerned, in an atmosphere seething with dishonor and deceit. There ; appeared to be little honor and little chivalry among sporting people. * a * A sporting par: "Things aren't what they were," mused the middles-aged man. ''Why, I can remember whon What's-his-name opened a shop with two cigars, a stick of Juno, a stump of pencil, and a wad of paper that he'd borrowed from a reporter, a3 his sole stock-in-trade-. And now he can afford to pay a taxi fifteen shillings to take him out to see the morning gallops. The tote hasn't benefited every body." « ■# - • Barry is still wrath at Dick Arnst , s refusal to accept £500 expenses for a £500 aside match on the Thames. Of course, he recalls the fact that Arnst promised him a race in England if reasonable expenses were forthcoming. •■ says that if the Avorld's champion persists in demanding more expenses there will be no race. Barry's objections to accepting £500 expenses to come to Sydney and row ,are based on family and business reasons Avhich call for his continued personal attention. He considers he would have to be absent on the Australian trip about five months, and no matter what generous offer was made him he would not consider a visit to this part of the world. The London "Sportsman" goes one better, antl says that Barry's offer "is an opportunity that Arnst should seize, for it may not be an offer for long. . If Arnst remains in Australia he will rust, as no further matches are in view.