ARMY SPORTS MEETING

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23410, 18 August 1941, Page 8

ARMY SPORTS MEETING

EXPEDITION AH Y FORCE ATHLETES RUNNERS AND SWIMMERS COMPETE [N.Z.E.F. Official News Service.] CAIRO. July 25. Boxers, swimmers, and athletes serving in the New Zealand Epeditionary Force have competed in successful sports meetings held in the last week or two. An inter-unit athletic meeting was held to prepare for an important fixture in August, boxers fought trial bouts for the selection of a team to meet the Union. Defence Force team, and swimmers took part in a carnival at the main New Zealand camp. In the pleasant surroundings of a suburban sports club grounds, units from one of the camps held the athletic meeting yesterday, Major-Gene-ral B. C. Freyberg, accompanied by Mrs Freyberg, was present during the afternoon and showed keen interest in the events. The meeting will serve as a useful indication of the best men available to participate in the important programme at Prince Farouk Stadium on August 5. Competition was keen and interest was increased by the presence of several well-known New Zealand athletes, among them T. A. Allen, Empire Games track representative, Frank Sharpley, New Zealand hurdles champion, and A, J; Darby, well-known New Zealand athlete of-several years back. Best all-round performance of the day was that of Masters, who won the 100 yards in the excellent time of 10 2-ssec, and in addition won the hop, step, and jump, and the long jump, and ran second in the 220 yards. Another outstanding performance was that of A. L. Fagg, who, after winning the pole vault at 10 feet, went on to clear the bar at 10ft 6in. Results were;— 100 Yards.—First heat: Smith 1, Berryman 2. Time, 11 3-ssec. Second heat: Sharpley 1, Sinclair 2. Time, Usee. Third heat: Stuckey 1, McAneney 2. Time, lOjsec. Fourth heat: Gosnell 1, Bush 2. Time, 11 l-10sec. Fifth heat: Collinge 1, Masters 2. Time. 10 4-ssec. First semi-final: Sharpley 1,, Smith 2. Time, 10 9-10 sec, Second semi-final: Masters 1, Collinge 2. Time, 10 8-10 sec. Final: Masters 1, Sharpley 2, Collinge 3. Time. 10 2-ssec. 880 Yards.—First heat: Dawson 1, Mc'Pherson 2. ' Time, 2min 23Jsec, Second heat: Allen 1, Witten 2. Time, 2min 24 l-ssec. Third heat: McLelland 1, Anderson 2. Time, 2min 25 7-10 sec. Final; Allen 1, Witten 2, McLelland 3. Time, 2min 15 9-10 sec. , 220 Yards Hurdles.—First heat; Sharpley 1. Darby 2. Time. 30 2-ssec. Second heat; Bradwell 1. Prior 2. Time, 32Jsec. Final: Sharpley 1,. Darby 2. Bradwell 3. Time, 30 2-10 sec. One Mile Walk.—Paterson 1, Lamberton 2. Time. Bmin 0 2-ssec. 220 Yards.—First heat: Smith I, Bradwell 2. Time, 26 4-10 sec. Second heat: Berryman 1. Jayes 2. Time. 2Gsec. Third heat: Masters 1. Gosnell 2. Time, 25sec. Fourth heat: Hughan 1. Berrie 2. Time, 26 6-10 sec. First seml-fin§l: Smith 1. Berryman 2. Time, 25Jsec. Second semi-final: Gosnell 1. Masters 2. Time. 24 9-10 sec. Final: Berryman 1. Gosnell 2. Time. 24 7-10 sec. First N.Z.E.F. Race.—McCormack 1, Reeve 2, Dunbar 3. Time, 12 l-10sec. 440 Yards.—Evans 1, Hare 2. Time, 59 9*los€C> 880 Yards.—A.A. Regiment 1. MachineGunners 2. Artillery Regiment 3. • Shot Put.—Oliver 1. Alexander 2, Bain 3. Distance, 40£t 2in.

Hop. Step, and Jump.—Masters 1, MacCassey 2, Watson 3. Distance, 37ft 4in. Hammer (Scottish style).—Hammond 1, Hood 2, Dodds 3. Distance, 82ft IJln. High Jump.—Vernon 1, Worchgm and Meleish (equal) 2. Height, sft 4in. Pole Vault.—Fagg 1. Patterson 2, Martin 3. Height. 10ft, Long Jump.—Masters 1, Gilmore 2, Vernon.3. Distance, 19ft, Tug-o£-Wars—Machine-Gunners 1, Group 2 (Camp Hosp., Mobile Surg.. 1 Gen. Hosp„ Camp Dent, Base Recept.) 2, Artillery Regiment 3. Mile Relay.—Artillery 1, A.A. Regiment 2. Time, 4min 16 9-lOsecl Boxing Tournament To select a team from the N.Z.E.F. to meet representatives of the Union Defence Force, the elimination boxing tournament was held at one of the camps. A large number of bouts were ■ staged, and the selectors had a good opportunity to review the talent available for the contest. Results were:— Heavy-weight.—First round: Private' S. J. Tweedle (M.G. Bn.), 12st 111b, and Private A. R. McGaffin (Div. Pet.), 12st 91b, drew; Gunner R. J.' Shadbolt (A. Tk.), 12st 111b, beat Private B. R. Mackie (1 Camp Hospital), 12st 121b; Bombardier A. F. E. Lucas (R.A.), I3st 131b, beat Private R. E. Westerby (Inf.), 12st 101b. Second round: Both Tweedle and McGaffin withdrew: Lucas beat Shadbolt. Final: Lucas won by default. Cruiser-weight.—First round; Private J. Cave (Div. Amn.), 12st 51b, beat Driver D. F. Wells (Res. M.T.), 12st 2lb; Corporal K, W. Wright (A.S.C.), list 21b, beat Private H. R. Horgan (Inf.), 12st 91b; Private-W. T. Hunter (Inf.), list 121b, a bye. Semi-final: Cave beat Wright: Hunter, a bye. Final: Hunter beat Wright. Middle-weight.—First round; Gunner F. W, Hutchins (A. Tk.), lost 121b, beat Private G. W. Smith (Inf.), lOst 121b: Private W. H. S. Gilmour (M.G. Bn.), list 51b, a bye: Gunner S. G. Smailes (R.A.), list, beat Gunner S. A. Clemens (R.A.), list 71b: Private E. W. Fail (Inf.), lOst 111b, a bye; Private W. J. Jack (Inf.), list 21b, beat Sapper K. D, Allwood (Eng.), list 71b; Gunner J. McMahon (R.A.), list 91b, beat Private H. Telford (Res. M.T.), list 2ib. Semi-finals; Hutchins beat Smailes; McMahon, a bye. Final: Hutchins and McMahon fought a no-decision bout. Welter-weight.—First round: Trooper T. M. Neame (Div. Cav.), lOst 41b, beat Gunner E, W. Hall (R.A.). lOst 31b; Gunner G. W. Donaldson (R.A.), lOst 71b. beat Private J. M. Jones (Inf,), lost 71b; Private J. S. O’Connor (Div. Amn.), lOst 51b, a bye: Gunner J. Philpott (R.A.), lOst 11b, beat Gunner Barkle (R.A.), lOst 41b. Semifinals: Donaldson beat Neame: Philpott beat O'Connor. Final: Donaldson and Philpott fought a no-decision bout. Light-weight.—First round: Gunner M, E. Thompson (A. Tk.). 9st 51b, beat Private P. E, Guard (Div. Pet.), 9st 51b; Private F, E. Lang (Fd. Amb.). 9st 61b, beat Private E. S. Thomas (Inf.), 9st 91b; Private D. L. Campbell (M.G. Bn.), lOst, beat Private J. M. Russell (Inf.), 9st 81b; Gunner J. M. Driscoll (R.A.), 9st 91b. a bye: Private D. E. Porter (Inf.), 9st 91b. beat Driver A. D. Park (Res. M.T.), 9st 131b. Semi-finals: Lang beat Thomson: Driscoll beat Campbell, Porter beat Doyle. Final: Lang and Porter retired, the latter On orders of the doctor, and Driscoll became the winner. Feather-weight.—Final: Private E. R. Oxley (Inf.), Bst 111b. beat Private E. H. Nichoils (Inf.). Bst 101b. Bantam-weight—Final: Private A. W. Bye (Fd. Amb.), Bst 41b, beat Private W. Jarvis (1. Gen. Hosp.). Bst 81b. - Swimming Carnival At the swimming carnival the standard of competition was universally high. In one event there were more than 200 coni'petitors. In the absence of Major-General Fre>> berg, the prizes were presented by Brigadier R. Miles. Officials were: Starter, Captain L. Day; judges, Major-General Freyberg, Brigadier Miles. Lieutenant McCredie; timekeepers, Lieutenants Pike and Hay; announcer, Lieutenant Sharp; secretary, Lieutenant Aldous. ''Results were:— 50 Yards Freestyle.—First heat: Plummer (Amb.) I.' Second heat: Milne (Inf.) 1. Third heat; Haughey (Amb.) 1. Fourth heat: Judd (A.S.C.) 1. Fifth heat: Waldon (Arty.) 1. Sixth heat: Audley (Inf.) 1.

Seventli heat; Pickett (Inf.) 1. Eighth heat: Manahi (Inf.) 1. Ninth heat: Curtis (Amb.) 1, Tenth heat: Bradley (Inf.) 1. Eleventh heat: Stevens (Cav.) 1. Twelfth heat: Brown (Inf.) 1. Thirteenth heat: Harris (Arty.) 1. Fourteenth heat: Pene (Inf.) 1. Fifteenth heat: McKinley (Arty.), l: Sixteenth heat: Capper (A. Tk.) 1. Seventeenth heat: Parsons (Inf.) i. Eighteenth heat; Barker (A. Tk.) 1. Nineteenth heat: Farrell (Inf.) 1. Twentieth heat: Pene (Inf.) 1. Twenty-first heat: Scoble (Inf.) 1. Twenty-second heat: Martin (A.S.C.) 1. Twenty-third heat; Coleman (Inf.) 1. Twenty-fourth heat: Hill (Inf.) 1. Twenty-fifth heat: Roydhouse (Inf.) 1. Twenty-sixth heat: Pritchard (A.S.C.) 1. Twenty-seventh heat: Boyer (Inf.) 1. Twenty-eighth heat; Densham (Inf.) 1. Twenty-ninth heat: Mincham (Inf.) 1. Thirtieth heat: Dean (Inf.) 1. Thirty-first heat: Stewart (Inf.) 1. Thirty-second heat: Rayner 1. Semifinals: Judd, Manahi, Pene, Capper, Hill, Densham. Final: Manahi 1, Capper -2.' 100 Yards Freestyle,—First heat: Westaway (Amb.) 1. Second heat; Berry (Inf.) 1. Third heat; Walton (Arty.) 1. Fourth heat: Farrell (Inf.) 1. Fifth heat: Auben (Inf.) 1. Sixth heat: Chase 1. Final: Farrell 1, Auben 2 Chase 3. 100 Yards Breaststroke.—First heat: Milne (Amb.) 1. Second heat: Webster (A.S.C.) 1. Third heat: Beasley (A. Tk.) 1. Fourth heat: Tremewan (Amb.) 1. Fifth heat: Hardy (A.S.C.) 1. Sxith heat: Fullerton 1. Final: Webster 1, Mtyne 2, Beasley 3. 50 Yards Backstroke.—First heat: Waters (A.S.C.) 1, Second heat; Berry (Inf.) 1. Third heat: Mikare (Inf.) 1. Final; Berry 1, Mikare 2. 100 Yards Medley—First heat: Hardy (A.S.C.) 1. Second heat: Dickens (Arty.) 1. Third heat: Berry (Inf.) 1. Fourth heat; Whitecliffe (Inf.) 1. Final: Berry 1, Whitecliffe 2, Hardy 3. 50 Yards Invitation.—Crump (Inf.) 1, Makire (Inf.) 2, Raven (Inf.) 3. Time, 25 100 Yards Invitation. —Pene (Inf.) 1, McGibbon (Arty.) 2, Raven (Inf.) 3. Time, 66 l-ssec. Medley Relay.—First heat: Divisional Supply Column 1. Second heat: Infantry 1. Third Heat: Infantry 1. Fourth heat. Field Ambulance 1. Fifth heat: Field Regiment 1. Sixth heat: Anti-Tank 1. Final; Infantry 1, ■ Divisional Supply Column 2, Anti-Tank 3. Ten-men Relay.—First heat; Divisional Supply Column 1. Divisional Cavalry 2. Second heat: Infantry 1. Field Regiment 2. Third heat: Infantry 1, Anti-Tank 2, Final: Infantry 1, Anti-Tank 2, Infantry 3. Polo Match.—lnfantry and The Rest drew, 1 all .