ATHLETICS

Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1922, Page 5

ATHLETICS

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. RECORD I’BRFOKMANCES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received January 1, 5.5 p.m. Adelaide, Dec. 31. The Australasian Athletic Championstilfl opened at the Adelaide Oval in favorable wee« ther. Counter attractions interfered slightly wi£M the attendance. A big feature was the pnm sence of the South African team. In addition to Australasian champion*. Competition was. spirited amongst the finest exponents ever seen in Adelaide. Ayres OoaUtM laak (South Africa) was not a having injured a leg while training, his ahsence causing disappointment. The hundred yards championship was won at the ptotxd shot. Carr, getting a break on, won tip four yards in 9.1 S sec. Hutton won the quarter mile strongly by four yards." Reid broke the javelin record, as Hanner did th* broad jump. Newman made a splerKSd finish in the mile, defeating Grandemange at the worsted. Webber was a fair third. Harbison (New South Wales) gave a clever exhibitioa of pole vaulting, and won at ten feet six ipches. Parker won all the way in the thrM( miles walk in good style. Rouse put the shoG thirty-eight feet two inches, securing an win. The hurdles were run straight out, B<h <munds narrowly defeating Munro in 15 sec.—a record. New South W’ales secured sis firsts and Victoria three. Results are:— 100 Yards Championship.—heat woti by Carr (New South Wales) by six yardat Time, 10 9-lOsec. Second heat: Bukes Africa) won by one yard in 10 3-10aec. Tldra heat: Kinsem (Africa) won by one and a hall yards in 10 l-ssec. Final: Carr I, Kinmnd 2, Gale (Victoria) 3. Carr won easily b3l four yards, a foot between second and thirds Time, 9 9-10 sec. Putting the shot.—Rouse (Victoria) 38fC> 21n. 1, Munro (New South Wales) 37ft. 2, Butler (Victoria) 3Wt. B%in. 3. Pole vault.—R. V. Harbison (New SoutM Wales) 10ft. Sin. 1, Suiteriand (New Zatoj land) 10ft. 3in. 2, Harbison (Adelaide) 120 Yards Hurdles.—Edmunds (Victoria) U Munro (New South Wales) 2, E£wsrd ‘South Wales) 3. A great race. Munro in the lead close to home, but Edmunds wonq In a perfect finish. Time, 15 3-lOaec.

440 Yards.—First heat: Carroll (Vletoria) Running (Victoria) 2, Hutton (New Satfd Wales) 3. Won by one yard. Time, 51 sec. Second heat: Gale (Victoria) 1. J ohm ton! (Africa) 2. Hodgkinson (New South 3. Won by two yards. Ttane, Hutton 1, Carroll 2, Johnston 3. Won by yards. Time, 51 l-ssec. Carroll led, tßtf Hutton finished in capital style. Three miles walk.—Parker (New South Wales) 1, Radich (Victoria) 2, Terrell (Adto* Icide) 3. Parker, Radich and wntoon (Vkn toria) were together throughout, but PartNH won easily. Running broad jump.—Honner (New South Wales) 23ft. B%in. 1, Boaner (Adelaide) 21ftw 4%in. 2, Twopenny (Adelaide) Sift. 2in. 3. Mile championship.—Newman (Victoria) H. S. Grandemange (New South Wales) 2, Webber (New Zealand) 3. Grandemange led by a dozen yards and looked a certain winner, hut a wonderful finish by Newman saw the latter prevail in 4min. 33 l-!»sec. Throwing the javelin.—Reid (New South Wales) 173 ft. s%in. 1, Sutherland (New Zealand) 161 ft. 71n. 2, Hunt (Victoria) 145 ft, lOin. 3.

FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS. IMPORTANT CHANGES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. Received Jan. 2, 7.5 p.m. Adelaide, Jan. 1. - A sub-committee appointed by the Australasian Athletic Conference reported that New Zealand should be exempted from further participation in ’the series of Australasian championships, with a view to the sumtrtuttott or biennial houne-and-homo contests between New Zealand and combined Australasian teams. The sub-committee also recommended relay rax?es of half-mile, quarter-mile, and 220 yards be added to the programme. Ti e committee's recommendations were adopted. It was also decided that the executive should take action in communicating with the different sporting bodies with a view to holding Australasian Olympic games. THE SECOND DAY. FURTHER RESULTS. Received Jan. 2, 9.40 p.m. Adelaide, Jan. X. The athletic championships tfere continued* The attendance was disappointing. Tta) weather was again ideal, with a slight fol-; lowing breeze. Taylor sprained a teudon tn' his leg on Saturday and Sutherland injured} both ankles. Vaul was unable to compete today. The tracks were fast. In the 220 yards championship, first heat. Carr, running easily, was beaten by Bcmiilng. Yale narrowly defeated Bukes in the second heat. Kinsman finished strongly and stalled off Nicol (Victoria) in the third beet. In the final, after a false start, Carr wea quickly in to the running, leading by three yards. Time, 21%sec.—an Australasian record. Rouse (Victoria) outclassed the opposition in the hammer throw (120 ft. 10in.), beating the local Olsson by thirty-one feet. In the high jump Harbison (Sydney) cleared sft. 10»4in. stylishly. Results:— 220 yards championship.—First heat: Running (Victoria) 1. Carr (New Struth Wales) 2. Won by half a yard. Time, 22%sec. Second heat: Gale (Victoria) 1, Bukes (Afrieot 2. Time, 22^4sec. Won by three-quartern eC a yard; n desperate finish. Third heat: Kinsman (Africa) 1, Nicol (Victoria) 2. Ttnse, 22 2-ssec. Kinsman led for a hundred and seventy yards, and ran the race right ont. Final: Carr 1, Gale 2, Kinsman 3, Bunning 4. Won by three yards. Time, There was a light breexe behind thn runners. Carr had the advantage through*** and won easily. Hammer throw championship.—Rouse (Vto< toria) 120 ft. lOln. 1, Olsson (Adelaide) Wft. Tin. 2, Williamson (Adelaide) 72fL 3in. H’*»h .lump.—(Harbison (N.S.W.) sft. 10%in. 1, Butler (Victoria) and Howell (VictodA)j dead heat sft. S%in. 2.