EMPIRE ATHLETES

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 283, 26 August 1930, Page 11

EMPIRE ATHLETES

Teams for Chicago Games NEW ZEALAND MEN (Rec. August 25, 5.5 p.m.) Hamilton, August 24. The following are the Empire teams for the Chicago games:— 100 Yards—Williams (Canada), who will be substituted by Miller (Canada), Page (England), Fitzpatrick (Canada), Legg (South Africa). 440 Yards—Wilson (Canada), Walters (South Africa), Brangwin (England), Goulding (Australia). Reserve, Bascombe (Australia). Pole Vault —Pickard (Canada), Ford (England), Gilbert (Canada). Reserve, Stoddart (Canada). ! Putting the Shot —Hart (South Africa), Howland (England), Herman (Canada). Reserve, Zvontin (Canada).

120 Yards Hurdles—Lord Burghley (England), Davies (South Africa), Gaby (England), Viljoen (South Africa ).

Mile—Thomas (England), Whyte (Australia); Corn, Waiters (Canada). Reserve, King (Canada). Throwing the Hammer—Nokes (England), Smith (Scotland), Murray (Scotland). Reserve, McDiarmid (Canada). Running High Jump—Viljoen (South Africa), Gordon (British Guiana), Stargratt (Canada). Reserve, Portland (Canada). 880 yards: Hampson (England), Chandler (South Africa), Edwards (British Guiana), Townsent (England) ; reserve, Gutteridge (England). Running broad jump: Hutton (Canada), R. Evans (England), Viljoen (South Africa), reserve, Smith (Canada). javelin throw: Lay (New Zealand), Pilling (Canada), Hart (South Africa) ; reserve, Turner (England). Three miles: Tomlin (England), Hillhouse (Australia), Weinfield (England), Evanson (England),-Sutherland (Scotland), Savidan (New Zealand). Medley relay, four to be chosen: Wilson (Canada), Walters (South Africa), Bascombe (Australia), Englehart (England), Fitzpatrick (Canada), Hampson (England), Chandler (South Africa), Elliott (New Zealand). Steeplechase, four to be chosen: Lord Burghley (England), Morgan (England), Neame (England), Bailey (England), Tatham (England), Leighwood (England). AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Wykoff’s Ankle Broken New York, August 24. A message from Glendale (California) states that it w r as announced yesterday at the Pittsburg National Track and Field Championships that Frank Wykoff had broken his ankle. Paul Jessup (Seattle) threw the discus 169 feet 8 7-8 inches, a new world record. Tolan defeated Simpson in the hundred yards in 9 7-lOsec. Simpson defeated Tolan in the 220 yards in 21 3-ssee. (an American record). Steve Anderson (Seattle) equalled the world record of 14 2-ssec. for 120 yards.

CANADIAN RELAY RACE Montreal, August 24,

At Toronto in a thirty miles invitation relay race at the Canadian National Exhibition Joie Ray, of Chicago, and August Fager defeated by half a mile Simpson and N. B. McNamara, of Murlington, United States, and Brisbane, Australia.