ATHLETICS.
- CHAMPIONSHIPS AT SYDNEY. MANY RECORDS BROKEN. (VKI.TED PRESS ASSOCIATION -BX ELECTRIC TEr.EGKAPH—COPYKIGBT.) (Received January lath, 10.4 a p.m.) SYDNEY, January is. The biennial athlotic championships were completed to-dav in perfect weathor. Result*:— DISCUS THROW. ■T. Wallace (Victoria), 110 ft llin .. 1 T. Pauling (New South Wales), 123 ft 3in 2 M. Saar (Now South Wales), 125 ft 2in .. 3 An Australian and a State record 2-20 YARDS. First Heat—E. Davidson (Victoria) 1, P. Hampson (New South Wales) 2, N. Dempsey (Queensland) 3. Time, 21sec. Second Heat—J. Carlton (New South Wales) 1, R. Smith (New South Wales) 2, H. Yates (Victoria.) 3. Time, 21 1-osec. Final. Carlton .. .. .. 1 Davidson .. .. .. 2 Hampson .. 3 Won by eight yards. Time. 20 3-ssec. which equals the world's record by ft. Locke (America) in 1926. QUARTER-MILE HURDfcES. G, A. Goldinsr (New South Wales) 1 A. Watson (Victoria) .. o F. O'Brien (New South Wales) '.'. 3 Won by four yards. Time, 53 3-10sac—-an Australian record. RUNNING HOP, STEP, AND JUMP F. Campbell (New South Wales), 47 ft 7 i' n •■ .. l A. -W. Winter (New South Wales), 17ft "»in .. .. .. o B ' Dickenson ( Ke ™ South Wales), 46ft "S m -• •• -• -.3 HALF-MILE. R. Triado (Victoria) .. j A. Elliston (Victoria) .. ".". a A. Blyth (K#w South Wales) .'.' 3 Won by a. yard. Time, lmin 56 1-Saec. MILE WALK. F. Chapman (New South Wa!e») . i H. Decre '(South Australia) .. ' 3 <J. Mulcahy (Victoria) .; 3 Won by 30 yards. Time, 6min 40 S-s«ec.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP. >l. Watson (Queensland), 6ft 2Jin . l C. Spicer (New South Wales), 6ft ..3 t. Davidson (Victoria), sft llin .. 3 THREE MILES RACE. A. Hillhouse (Victoria.) .. ..1 J". Sheavea (New South Wales) .. '3 C. Patterson (Neir South Wales) 3 Won by 130 yards. Time, Kmin 93 1-Seec-un Australian record. MILE RELAY. New South Wales .. ..1 Victoria .. ... .. 2 Queensland .. .. ..3 Time, Smtn 36 l-10aec—an Australian record. ?he New South Wales team consisted of Jones, Golding, Hampson, and Carlton. Final Points. Victoria. .. .. .9 New South Wales .. " 7 Queensland . ~ *. 5 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS. 00 YARDS HURDLES. •T. Manson (Queensland) .. 1 C. Whymark (New South Wales) 3 R. Head (New S«uth Wale*) .. S "ime, 12 4-oscc. 200 YARDS. P.. Warne (New South Wales) l H. Kennaby (Na* South W»l«a) .. 2 E. Robinson (Now South Wales) 3 Time, 25 9-lQaec—an Australian record.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20448, 19 January 1932, Page 10
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