Going To Boom

NZ Truth, Issue 1294, 2 October 1930, Page 17

Going To Boom

(From VN.Z. v Truth's" Auckland- Rep.)' -AMATEUR athletics m, the, Auckland vV province promise' to . have ' a revival this season, and .several prominent runners have donned their shoes. . E. B. Smith, i who received 10 yards, from •Lermond 1 m the half-mile last March, has trekked south, but his mates are still on deck. .-.- ,K. ' . . . : The boys at home are expecting a few wrinkles from Elliott and Savidan tliiS' season; a*d ' there is quite a. spirit of rivalry. already astir m many minds. ■. , .L. Meredith^ H.. S. Roper, E. C. Wooller, O. Morgan and R. C. Wllley ' are preparing the deck for theshort sprints.; T. Montgomery is mending his bellows for the; longer distances, and those that are placed, in front of him this season r .wiH " hav.e-/tb b\irh their heels. I , J.. W;. Shirley intends tp-'hurj the discus a little farther t this season. ' • Alwyn\Moon, thesecretary of Tech. Old Boys Club, has just presented his annual report »to, his club. . ' ! • The 'year's operations disclose a nice little nest egg available for the coming season. ; - .. ;■: . ■ \\, ■: .^ ■ , .- ■ ;■ •■■ ■' ; '-n . , ■ ■■ ' . ' ... ■■ "

to be introduced into the sport by the youngsters. ' '-....' One and .three miles Canterbury Champion J. G. Barnes, is off the list, and will be added to Dunedin's strength, this term. » : D. Anderson, the inter-secondary school quarter 'and half-mile holder, will be representing Varsity, and is expected to set the pace m the championships. Canterbury's harrier champion. A". D. Park, is believed to be thinking seriously about track work, and he will probably be making things hard for the dis*tance men. ' - ' Those to be seen out again will include G. F. Hart and R. Cl Cordery, who will be making the going difficult m the 100 and 220 events, D.C. Harley, who "did extremely well . m ' the Dominion championships last year, and A. Bullivant, winner of the - .quarter-mile. . • . Holder of. the JJ.Z; pole 'vault record, W. Batstone will be flying over tl\e bar again this season, and R. H. Neville will be looking for further honors m the high and long jumps. ' , •