CONCLUDING EVENTS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 48, 25 August 1930, Page 9

CONCLUDING EVENTS

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HAMILTON, 24th August,

The Empire Games were brought to a conclusion on Saturday with the finals in track and field events.

In the week's competition England bas won twenty-five championships, Canada seventeen, South Africa six, and Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland three each. Of the total track and field events England has won nine, Canada six, South Africa five, New Zealand tivo, and Scotland one. 120 Yards Hurdles— I Lord Burglilcy (England) .... 1 Davies (South Africa) 2 Gaby (England) 3 Time, 14 3-ssec—Canadian record. 100 Yards FlatWilliams (Canada) 1 Page (England) 2 Fitzpatrick (Canada) 3 Time, 9 9-10 sec. HO YardsWilson (Canada) 1 Walters (South Africa) 2 Golding (Australia) 3 Broad Jump— ' Hutton (Canada) v.. 1 ]'. Evans (England) '- Yiljoen (South Africa) 3 Distance, 23ft TVsin. 400 Yards Relay.—Canada 1, England 2, South Africa 3. One Mile Relay.—England 1, Canada 2, South Africa 3. The winning team was Leichwood, Townscnd, Lord Burghlcy, and Brangwine. One Mile Run— Thomas (England) 1 Wbyte (Australia) 2 Comes (England) 3 Time, 4min Msec—Canadian record. Australia captured second place in the mile when Whyte, in a wonderful sprint from the last turn, beat Comes. The pace was set by Thomas and Whyte, and forced the other competitors to fall back. MacDougall, Australia, held a slight lead at the start of the second lap. Comes weakened coming into the stretch, and Whyte, from far behind, with a remarkable sprint, passed the others, to follow Thomas to the tape. Two Miles Steeplechase— Bailey (England) 1 Hillhouse ( (Australia) 2 Morgan '(England) 3 In the two miles steeplechase, lor the last three of eight and a quarter laps the battle was between Bailey and Hillhouse. Morgan was an early contender, but dropped steadily behind, after Hillhouse had moved into second place. Hillhouse was injured on the sixth lap at the water jump, and from then limped perceptibly, taking the hurdles and water jump cautiously. Bailey remained in front and led the struggling Hillhouse to the finish, by forty yards. Hillhouse led Morgan by sixty-five yards. Three Canadian entrants faded away. Savidan, New Zealand, was scratched. Javelin Throw.—Lay (New Zealand), 207 ft YAm— a Canadian record—l; Pilling (Canada), 2; Hart (South Africa). 3. In winning the 100 yards sprint, Williams injured his hip, and is likely to be out of competition for some time. He is not likely to run at Chicago. BOXING AND WRESTLING. In the boxing finals on Friday night tlie results were:— Bantamweight.—Thomas Holt (Scotland) gained the decision over A. L. Pitcher (Canada). I Featherweight.—F. R. Meacham (England) was given the decision over Lawvence Stevens (Australia.) in the closest bout of the evening. A Bection of the crowd disagreed with the decision. Middleweight.—F. Mallin (England) got the verdict against D. C. Gallagher (Australia). Mallin scored with cleaner punches and was the better boxer. The crowd again showed disapproval. Welterweight.—Leonard. Hall (South Africa) beat' Howard Williams (Canada). Wrestling finals:— Middleweight.—M. Chipwick (Canada) defeated Stanley Bissell (England) with two straight fall.?. Heavyweight.—Earl M'Crcady (Canada) ■defeated A. E. H. Sanguine (England) with two straight falls. With the Games finished the process of packing for home has begun. The New Zealanders will, however, go next week Ito Toronto, since the oarsmen are entered for the rowing events at the Canadian National Exhibition. It is felt here that the team, was handicapped by the loss of Colder and Johnson, who were unable to be at their best in the Empire Games. !'The team will sail by .the Aorangi on 22nd September.

Australian selections for the Chicago games are expected to include Hillhouse, and Whyte, and after the American events the team will leave next Saturday for Los Angeles, where they will spend three days prior to sailing by the Ventura on 11th September.

Bob Pearce, having accepted 4. challenge from William Miller, of Philnhelphia. will defend the Gold Challenge Cup, emblematic of the sculling supremacy of the world, in a race over the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, some time iv the next fortnight.

Fred Bradley has also accepted an invitation to participate.