ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1926, Page 8

ATHLETICS.

ONLOOKER'S VIEWPOINT. (Tv tliu Keillor.) Sir. \* nu unlmiker. 1 cau fully cuilorsie iln- opinions expressed l.y your eorrosponilful "Ex-Kunucr" upon tins pe-rforaiauevs (it ilie Anicrlciiii visitors, mid cither nuuwrs in euiinreiiun Willi ill" meetinj; held oil tlic- Domain 'vi Sauirelay lust. I eoiiskliT S.-liolz is n ehumpiun i«]iriiili>r beyond question, but I ilu not believe he ever [■reiki: His fur lniiyd.--. under fair cumliliems, ii-ir .In I Ivlieve thin nny 111:111 ever broke; even lime' fur e'xce-iit iii'Uor very special 1 •i.iiililii.ns. I well n member tin." liiritiiliun lifiiifllc-u]i in M.-lbi.urne, when Hi.ise eri'iu lirolVssiuimls. U.niaUUtm. J',.silcs. Toelel tinil ilmvli were liauUii-ai). I»'il In iin evil time' bllllllltirel. Tlicy WITC sun-led m n<l jiiilu.Ml liy cleelrieily. when I In- if their lamps tlasheel KlniultaueMiusly 1 in Ids ele-Hil. And I liiivi' never kII'JWU ;i whs tliiK'il Mi bri-nk 10x without there bi'injr Benin-thing unssitisfactdr.v about it. Tl'.c ri'corils of Stitunluy's me-cting in the sprints, with tlic e-eiiiiliiiiins of th>; niniiii!K (if tliusp events, luiil better be fori;ollP!l. The mile was givi-n tv Hnlin iy thu li;i>)cli<-ni>t>fi-s. Auckland's hi-st I"<*«1 milT i<.i> imlilic form) is 11 4.31) man, sti by askiiiK Halm to run 4.li<) Iho l<"-al man slionlil liiivi> hail Cii) yards InstPiiel of ->' yiuels, which wniilel have prodiH'wl n K"O«1 nice in the sso.vils the scratch • mini iviis asked in run iluu whli-ll Jio doubt, his liest. The limits in this race were far I.k> short. In the 4 lOyils Hnhn was nskoil 10 run .".OS. whirli is probably his best. I think he was not :it his liest form. hut any improvement in liis form will only ir.iike him a pood sound runner. Not a snipermail! II was very apparent tliar none of the oilier e-ompptilors was really lit. anel I fornii-d the cjiiini.in that there were oil the Domain <m S.-mirday. j-oun;: men who. with proper training ami development, would hold their end up in any nnrt uf. the world. In Shirley Alicklnild hus an allround athlete, who. in my opinion, lias no superior ill the world to-day. My remarks :u-e based upon the love of the game, an experience of ninny j-rars, anil a desire to e-neournpe our young men to tnUe up these p.iHliiiies. I may add thnt I am not aeqeiaintPd with any of the competitors. being a stranger in Auckland. —I am, etc., OI.D-TIMKK.