AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 147, 18 December 1913, Page 4

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

AMERICANS AT INVERCARGILL KEDDELL BEATS TEMPLETG2T. (BY TBLBQIUPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) INVERCARGILL, 17th Dec. The American athletes paid a visit to Invercargill and were present at a sports meeting under the auspices of the Southland Amateur Athletic Association here to-day. The main attraction was the meeting |of Templeton and Keddell in the 120 j Yards Hurdles, which race the latter won by three inches in 16 l-ssec. Templej ton led for the greater part of the way, but Keddell camo over the last part of the journey with a fine burst of speed and just got up on the tape to win by I inches. \ The time was given as 16 I l-ssec, but the runners had to contend with bad meteorological conditions and a nasty cross wind. It was the best race ever witnessed in Southland over hurdles. Later on Keddell won the 120 Yards Hurdles in similar time. ■ With the exception of Parker (sprinter) the Americans were all suffering from j minor ailments. Although Power man- | aged to dead-heat with the 105 yards i man in the Mile he is still far from well, and may go straight through to Wellington to-morrow to try to regain form there by a course of training. Caughey injured his knee at Christchurch while sprinting, but competed in the field events, and his best put of the 161b shot in the competitions was 41ft o|in, and immediately after in the exhibition put he did 42ft 2iin, which is befler than the New Zealand record of 41ft 6in. Templeton was confined to his room on Tuesday with a severe cold, and although he competed in a largo number of events he did not perform as well as at Christchurch. In the High Jump the American cleared sft Bin, but was defeated in the Pole Vault by a local lad, H. H. Whitaker, at 10ft 3in. The handicaps were too liberal to allow of Parker (the sprinter) getting a place in either the 100 yards or 220 yards events, although his performances stamped him as a very fine athlete. Following are the results : — 100 Yards Handicap.— First heat: G. L. Parker, America (scr), 1 ; G. J. Scott, 2. Time, 10 4-ssec. Second heat: A. S. Reid (12£ yds), run through. Third Feat: E. M. Gabites (10yds), 1 ; F. G. Sheed, 2. Time, 10 4-ssec. Fourth heat: B. Tangney, 1; N. A. Cowie (9yds), 2. Time, llsec. Final: Gabites, 1 ; A. S. Reid, 2 ; Tangney, 3. Time. 10 3-ssec. 880 Yards Handicap. — J. Forrester, 150 yds, 1; C. I. Robertson, 70yo!s, 2. Also competed : J. A. Power (America), scr, and T. G. Phillips, 115 yds. Time, 2min 3sec. Putting 161b Shot (handicap).— M. Kean, 10ft 6ir., 1; A. S. Reid, 7ft 6in, 2; E. R. Caughey (America), scv, 3. The actual throws of the three placed men were respectively 31ft 2£in, 36ft o£in, 41ft Ofin. 220 Yards Hurdles Handicap. — First heat : ~F. Hazlett, 11yds, 1 ; W. A. Cowie, 16yds, 2 j C. E. Robertson, 12yds, 3. Time, 17 l-ssec. Keddell defeated Templeton in the Invitation Hurdles, and this made him eligible to start in the final, which resulted :— G. P. Keddell, scr, 1 ; Jl.J 1 . Hazlett, 11yds, 2 ; W. Cowie, 16yds, 3. Time, 16 l-58ec. Throwing 161b Hammer (handicap).—F. Whitaker (28ft), 128 ft 4in, 1; M. Kean (7f fc), 125 ft 6i«, 2 ; E. R. Caughey, America (acr), 108ffc 9£in, 3. On© Mile Flat Handicap.— J. A. Power (U.S.A.), scr, arid J. Forrester (Southland), 225 yds (dead heat), 1; R. r^Hafris, 220 yds, 3. Time, 4tnin 50sec, . **,Thvitation Hurdle Race, 120 yds.— .G. P. Keddeil (Southland), 1; R. Templeton (U.S.A.), 2. Wor by3in. Time, 16 l-ssec. k High Jump Handicap. — C. Parmenter (10in},> 6ft lO^in, 1; F. Hazlett (7Jin), 6ft, 2; R. Templeton (U.S.A.), scr, sft Bin, 3.