Athletics NOMINATIONS FOR CARDIFF

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28542, 22 March 1958, Page 14

Athletics NOMINATIONS FOR CARDIFF

Miss Sloper Tops List

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON. March 21. The New Zealand title and recordholder in the women’s shot put and discus events, Miss Valerie Sloper, has been nominated as first choice for the athletes to make the trip to the 1958 Empire Games at Cardiff in July.

Onlv one other Canterbury athlete —Miss Marise Chamberlain was nominated. She .is sixteenth in order of priority. Miss Sloper, who is also the New Zealander titleholder for the pentathlon event, was nominated for her twostrongest events, the shot and the discus. Miss Chamberlain was nominated for the 220 yards—she holds the New Zealand title—the 100 yards, and four by 100 yards relay. Unfortunately, her best distance, the 440 yards, for which she recently lowered the world record, is not included in the Games programme, and this lowered her chances of selection. However, in recent months she has "been training over the shorter distances and has recorded some good times. Other Canterbury athletes who must have been in the running but did not receive nomination were the high jumper, P Wells, and W. Richards.

Of the nominations, which were announced by the secretary of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association (Mr G. H. Geddes), today/ Auckland gained 13, Canterbury and Waikato two each, and Otago and Hawke’s Bay one each. The nominations, in order of merit, are:— Miss Sloper (Canterbury).—Shot put and discus throw. M. L. Rae (Auckland).—loo yards. 220 yards, 4 x 100 yards relay. Miss B. D. E. Weigel (Auckland).— Long jump, 100 yards. 4 x 100 yards relay. Miss J. M. Donaghy (Waikato). — High jump, long jump, 4 x 100 yards relay. M. D. Richards (Otago).—Pole vault. M. G. Halberg (Auckland). —Three miles, mile (in that order). L. R. Mills (Auckland).—Shot put. discus. D. S. Norris (Auckland). —Hop step, and jump, long jump. 4 x 100 yards relay. B. C. Robinson (Auckland). —440 yards, 220 yards. 4 x 100 yards relay. Miss J. Thompson (Waikato). — Discus. . R. L. Puckett (Auckland). —Marathon. Miss M. F. Stuart (Hawke’s Bay). —BO metres hurdles, 100 yards. 4 x 100 yards relay M. A. Hahn (Auckland).—Javelip. A. B. Magee (Auckland).—Six miles, three miles. R. A. Williams (Auckland).—Hop, step, and jump, long jump, 4 x 100 yards relay. Miss Chamberlain (Canterbury).— 220 yards. 100 yards. 4 x 100 yards relay. N. F. Scott (Auckland).—One mile; three miles.

D. I. B. Smith (Aucklander at Oxford University).—BBo yards. W. D. Baillie (Auckland). —One mile, three miles.