PROMISING ATHLETE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 228, 23 June 1936, Page 14

PROMISING ATHLETE

New Zealander in London “XrOUNG New Zealand athlete and cricketer in London. F. E. Smith one of New Zealand’s promising young athlqtes and cricketers, having recently left for London to enter Lincolns Inn. is a loss fo New Zealand.” remarks “World Sports,” the publication of the Rritie-b Olympic Association “Although but 21 years, he has quite a record. Was Waitaki Boys’ High School junior and twice senior athletic champion within four years; Otago provincial secondary schoolboy champion, winning the 100yds., 10 2-ssec.; 220yds., 23 l-sscc. ;■

440yds.. 54 l-sscc.; long jump. 20ft. Gin., iu one afternoon. Going on to Victoria University College Wellington, won the varsity championship 220yds. in 23sec and the 440yds. in 51 sec. Represented Wellington province in the teams' relay against British amateur athletic team out in New Zealand .last year. Won 440yds. championship of Wellington Cluh. At cricket, captained Waitaki Boys’ High School eleven; represented North Otago, winning bowling average cup: played with ( arisbrook first eleven al Dunedin, and last year represented Wellington Mercantile League. Smith has joined London Athletic Club, and once seasoned should do well in England. If ho Mays or'Miet w''l prove useful slow bowler, and is a first-rate, forcing, quick-scoring batsmuiz