SPEED AND MORE SPEED

NZ Truth, Issue 1192, 4 October 1928, Page 16

SPEED AND MORE SPEED

Record - breaking Athletic Season Is Promised

'• ! (From '?N.Z. Truth's" Special Athletic Representative.) ; ' . The beneficent warmth of summer is about to hatch the athletic and cycling egg for the 1928-29 season and the : bird that will emerge promises to be as healthy a specimen as has grated the arena for many a day. . ' '

LOOMING large m the foreground is ! the projected visit of a first-class 'overseas team, and this, will undoubtedly, be the pivot of interest for the season. .'.•*' .■..'■' ' • •' That capable New [Zealand representative m America, C." G.'Kt o'ghess Senr.; hajs had' -the wires humming,' artd at present the proposed personnel is Leoi Le^rmond, of the Boston Amateur Athletic club, miler and 'three rriiler; John Kuck, Southern Calif oraian University, javelin thrower < and; ' shot-putter, Charles Borah, Los ' Angeles A.A.C. sprinter, i Lermond is a clubmate of our old friend, Lloyd Hahn, and = ranks next to. him as the best milerin America, while at three. miles, he is a- wonderful runner.'- ' -.'. . He won the American elimination test for the Games and finished. behind Nurmi and Ritola m the great 5000 metres run at the Olympic Games.. His drawing power m New Zealand when matched against such noted runners as Randolph Rose, J. W. Savidan, C, Gib- : .bo'ns, E.B^E. Taylor, and others will be wonderful. When Hahn was here, Rose, was : the. only; athlete of class gob.d : enpugh to trouble hinr v ahd the : tense: races, between the two at Wellington, Masterton and: Christ- , church will never be forgotten by the thousands who. witnessed them. Since then, however,- Savidan- has come upon the scene- ahd theVe. is ho gainsaying the fact" tha,t" heJis "a .toprnotcher over a mile and three, miles and longer. Kuck is a wonderful all-round athlete and will be the greatest exponent of field jgames to ever visit these shores. A splendidly-proportioned man, he holds -the world's record and championship for shot- putting and, what is juore . importftut- £. OF|i: ft..^N§w . ge«ila_ofl

point of view, •is reported to have hurled the javelin as far as.. 230 feet. ■ As for Borah, well he can be introduced as the son of the famous Senator Borah, of : whom people have read so much m connection with prohibition and other matters m America. Charlie comes, not as -an advocate of prohibition, or anything like that, but to demonstrate how it is possible to cover a distance m the shortest possible time. - Last iyear he was the best m the States at both 100 yds. and 220 yds. and was running with a consistency that was regarded! as remarkable. This year he came into the sport late "on account of spelling a strained tendon and missed the.. Olympic Games. However, when he struck form, he showed again what consistency is and m one day equalled the world's record for -two hundred metres.no fewer than three times. A curly-headed, smiliflg athlete, he is sure to be popular, here and will be able to show our sprinters the latest methods.. It was reported that Champion Malcolm Leatlbetter intended to spell off this season, but since news of the .American visit has been received, it is ■- believed that he has 'changed his mind and will again be m action. Others to meet the American, will be Jenkins, of Wellington, always a good runner, and one who, can rise to heights of brilliancy, twhen m the. mood, and J. Elliott; of Auckland, who. has the makings of a real champion, y Apart from the American visit, the cycling -section -of the sport will provide competition of 'much interest. Back oh his machine again, will be that good rider, Frank Grose, who suffered a severe spill last year. Grose is the best all-round, rider m New Zealand and his return to the track will '.be .welcomed, _ A