AMERICAN ATHLETES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 December 1913, Page 6

AMERICAN ATHLETES.

ARRIVAL IN MASTERTON

The American athletes, who are to compete at the Wairarapa Caledonian Society's annual sports meeting tomorrow, arrived in Masterton yester.day. The party included Major Peixotto (manager), and Messrs R. R. Templeton, G. L. Parker, J. A. Power and E. R. Caughey. They were met at the railway station by officials of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society and Amateur Athletic Club, and at the Council Chambers were accorded a. civic reception, Mr F, W. Temple (deputyMayor), and Mr J. Coradine jun., welcoming the visitors on behalf of the citizens of Masterton and the Amateur Athletic Club respectively. Major Peixottb briefly acknowledged the welcome.

Mr L. J. Marks, the Well-known Auckland athlete.was also of the party, and he will be competing in running events to-morrow. Great interest is being evinced in the appearance of the crack American athletes, and their performances on the Park Oval will be the feature of the Caledonian Society's sports. It is unfortunate that we are not to witness G-. L. Parker on the track, as this, member of the party is perhaps the most brilliant springer we have yet had .in New Zealand. .The remaining members of the team, however, are high class performers, so that performances above the average may bo expected. .The following is the personnel of the team :— • ■

E. R. Caughey (California).—Shot • put', hammer throw, discus throw, Ukiah, California, student at the Ukiah High School; inter-scholasti.c champion of the United States, in shot put. Best records: 161b shot put, 45ft sfin, at Santa Rosa, California, April 21st, 1913; 161b ham-1 mer s throw, 142 ft 3in; discus-throw, ,122 ft 7in,. at University of California, April 19th, 1912., • George L. Parker, sprinter, Stockton, California, student at the Stockton High School, member Olympic Club of San Francisco. Best records: 100 yds, lOsec, ai .University; of Cali- : fornia, April 19th, 1913; 200 yds, 22 sec, at Portola Meet, Stadium, ,San iFrancisco; 440 yds ,52sec, v at Stanford University, April 12th, 1913. James A. Power, half-mile and mile,, Boston, Massachusetts, member ' Boston Athletic Association,, . New England and Canadian champion, one mile; holder of New England Associa-: tion record, imiri 17 2-ssec; Pacific Association record, 4min 18 } 2?ssec. Best records: One mile,' 4 wain 17 2-ssec, made in Boston, July, iih, 1913. Half-mile, lmin 57 2-ssec, made York,4lay 56th, 1913. Jfcturie R. Templetbn.—•l2oydfc hurdles j high : jump, pole, vault, ; javelin 'and broad jurnp, Palo „■ Alto, student at, Leland-Stan-, ;ford Junior-University. ißest records: 120 yds hurdles, 15 3-ssec, at Stanford Olympic Club Meet, March,; 1913; pale vault, lift lOin, at University of Southern , California, Los Angeles, March 29th,. 1913; broad jump, 22ft- o£in,, at University of Southern California, March / 20th. 1913. . ■'..■■

Eustace M. Peixotto - (manager,), supervisor of athletics, San Francisco, Public Schools' Department, and director of the Public Schools Athletic League; president Bay Cities Physical Education Association; chairman Boys' Section Recreation League of San Francisco- * -member Board of Management of the Pacific Association A.A. Union v of , United States;, formerly amateur' sports writer San Francisco : Examiner,, and President Examiner Boys Baseball League. „ :' •