AUSTRALIA TITLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 25, 30 January 1934, Page 14

AUSTRALIA TITLES.

VICTORIA TAKES THE SHIELD.

ADELAIDE, January 20. | The Australian athletic championship meeting was continued to-day. Victoria with nine wins and seven seconds beat ?& n y ' "? lne cT? n , s , and five seconds, for the Coombes Shield :— In the walk championship, Stubbs (Svd5 < !L ) ««'"? en leadin £ by 30 yards was disqualified. The Olympic Games representative, Barwick (lasmania), was again defeated by Coleman (Victoria), in the distance event 220 Yards.—Yates (Victoria), 1; Dempsey (Queensland), 2: Moffatt (Victoria), •i. Won by inches. Time, 22s SSO Yards.—lrwin (Victoria), 1; Hall (Sydney), 2; Lowe (South Australia), 3. Time, 1.56 1-5.

Three Mile Run.—Coleman (Victoria) 1; Barwick (Tasmania), 2; Brady (South Australia), 3. Won by 60 yards. Time, 14.40 2-u. f, 440 Yards Hurdles.—Golding (Sydney), 1; Watson (Victoria), 2; O'Brien (Sydney), 3. Time, 545. Hop, Step and Jump.—Dickenson (Sydney), 1; K. Teague (Victoria), 2; R. .Telley (Tasmania), 3. Winner covered 47ft 4Jin. Pole Vault. —Woodhouse (Victoria), 12ft 6Jin, 1; Harper (Victoria), 12ft, 2. Discus Throw.—McKenzie (Sydney) 127 ft 7in, 1; Calliman (South Australia), 124 ft 43in, 2. Hammer Throw.—Rosenblum (Sydney), 142 ft Jin, 1; McXamara (Queensland), 120 ft Jin, 2; O'Brien (Queensland), 110 ft lin, 3.