ATHLETICS.
VICTORIAN WOMAN CHAMPION. , Members of the Melbourne «Women’s , Amateur Athletic Club, premier team . in the Victorian ~ Women’s Amateur" . Athletic Association, have began seri- ‘ ous training at the North Melbourne Cricket Ground. Australian high jump champion,- Doris Carter, proposes to alter‘ her method of jump this season and adopt the “Westernngtollffl ~ If Miss Carter is successful in‘le'e'rning this style, which is used by Jean Shiley and “Babe” Didrickson,. the American Olympic stairs, she Will be . ‘ 1 the first woman athlete in Australia “ to perform the “Western Roll.” -’ ~ Miss Carter, who also holds the ' State hurdles title; is concentrating on her sprinting this season; Sprinting has been the weakest point in- the performances of this brilliant athlete, and if she can improve; Miss Carter is ex- ' peeted to be a serious rival to the ' Australian champion, Clarice Kennedy (New South Wales), at the natiOnal . meet in Sydney iananuan‘y. .
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 28, 14 November 1935, Page 2
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