AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES

Evening Star, Issue 22247, 27 January 1936, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES

NATIONAL GAMES ADELAIDE, January 26. The opening ceremony at Adelaida Oval of the 1936 national games was a remarkable and moving scene. In a picturesque parade 500 athletes marched past before a crowd of 10,000. After the National Anthem had teen, sung, two minutes’ silence was observed in memory of King George. The crowd stood and cheered as 23, torch relay runners finished their long trek from Melbourne after covering 480 miles in 62 hours. The games flame was then ignited by a torch from Melbourne. While the Olympic flag was being unfurled the Olympic hymn was sung, and 1,000 pigeons, emblematical of the dove of peace, were released. The results included the following:— WOMEN’S 100 METRES CHAMPIONSHIP. C. Kennedy (New South Wales) ... 1 M. Turner (South Australia) 2 V. Carter (Victoria) : 3 Won by a foot. Time, 13sec. _ MEN’S 100 METRES. N. Dempsey (Queensland) 1 R. Moffat (Victoria) ...‘... ... ... ... 2 W. Burfein (Queensland) 3 Won by two feet. Time, 10 7-10 sec. WOMEN’S 30 METRES HURDLES.' C. Kennedy ...i ... ... ■... ..v 1 D. Carter (Victoria) . 2 J. Edwards (South Australia) ... ... 3 Time, 12 l-ssec. Clarie Kennedy completed a magnificent treble when 'she also' won the javelin throw with 114 ft 9iin. MEN’S 400 METRES. H. Yates (Victoria) ... ... 1 T. Irwin (Victoria) ... ... 2 B. Bonfield (Queensland) 3 Time, 49sec. 1,500 METRES. G. Backhouse (Victoria) ... 1 L. Brady (South Australia) 2 W. Wightman (Victoria) ... 3 Time, 3min S9sec, ah Australian record. 1 100 METRES HURDLES. 6. Maslen (Victoria) ... ... .1 A. Gordon (Queensland) ... ... ... ... 2 C. Brooks (South Australia) 3 Time, 16£sec. Other winners were;—-High Jump, D. Shetliffe (New South Wales), _6ft lin; broad jump, E, Graf (Victoria), 22ft 4fin; shot putt, F. Drew (Western Australia), 42ft IJinj 5,000 metres walk, W. Marsten. (Victoria), 22min 5 3-10 sec, Duncan Gray (New South Wales) won the 1,000 metres cycling championship.