ATHLETICS Handicaps for Meeting To-morrow

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 December 1946, Page 5

ATHLETICS Handicaps for Meeting To-morrow

The following handicaps have been declared for the track events at the Greymouth Amateur Athletic Club s meeting at Victoria Park to-morrow: Senior Men ' 100 yards—K. Warren 2yds; B. Hay ton 4; P. Conaghan, A. Forrest 6; j. Fitzgerald 64; K. Perrin. 7; L. W. Ford, J. Silvester, B. Guerin 8; P. Laugesen, N. McGuire, G. R. Smith, J. Perrin 9: C. Shivas, D. Cropp 10; A. Roper, W. S.' Brettell 11. 120yds. hurdles.—T. Harker (9yds bhd); B. Playton, J. Perrin 6; A. Hines 5: B. Guerin, K. Perrin 2; P. Laugesen. P. Conaghan 1; W. Wilson scr. 880 yards.—D. Stewart 20; T. Harker 25; J. Fitzgerald 30; C. Shivas 35; A. Roper 45; L. W. Ford 50; J. Stuart, B. Guerin 55; A. Forrest 60; W. S. Brettell 65; T. Cameron 70; W. Wilson 75; T. F .Scott, P. Donnellan 90. Junior Men 100 yards.—L. McDougall scr, H. Hill 3; J.Curragh, J. Hart, W. Kelly, J. Thompson, C. Reedy 5; J. Whitta, A. Hines 6; A. McPhie 7; A. Dobbs 8, A. Batey, j. Flood 10; A. Blackie 11; M. Eder, M. Winter, V. Hahn 12. 220 yards hurdles. —A. Hines 14yds bhd.; H. Hill 12; J. Hart 8; J. Thompson 7; W. Kelly, T. Gillaly 4; P. Smith 2; A. Batey, A. Blackie scr. 880 yards.—B. Eder 15; J. Thompson, A .McPhie, M. Eder 40; H. Hill 50’ C. Reedy 55; D. Wylie, D. Smith, W Kelly, A. Dobbs 60; J. Whitta 65; J. Flood 75; A. Blackie, W. Winter 90; Paterson, V. Hahn, W. Williams 95. Women's Events 100 yards.—D. Perrin Iyd; H. Hornsby, J. Crooks 6; L .Acker, N. Patterson, L. Williams 7; M. Malloy, M Avery, P. Power, V .'Nelson 9; B. Vial, M.’ Cleghorn, M. Davy 10; B. Clarke 11; J. Sheehan 12. 80 metres hurdles.—H. Hornsby 4yds bhd.; N. Patterson, L. Acker, P. Crooks 3; L. Williams 1; M. Cleghorn, M. Davy, P. Sweeney, M. Malloy scr. Post entries will also be taken. Cliristcliurcli Applies for Empire Games

Application to hold the British Empire Games in Christchurch in 1950 has been made to the New Zealand Olympic and Empire Games Federation by the Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. A .proposal to hold the Games to coincide with the centennial celebrations in Christchurch has been discussed on several occasions recently,

but this is the first move to put the application through official channels. It is reported that the New Zealarid Federation will refer the request to the British Empire Games headquarters in London. The problem of accommodating as many as 500 visiting athletes and officials was discussed at a meeting of delegates frorii sports bodies in Christchurch this week., The general opinion of the delegates was that the 'necessary accommodation could be provided without difficulty.

London Tube Accident. The day after a new tube extension came into operation beyond Liverpool street an accident jammed the tunnel with wreckage and forced the suspension of services. There were no passengers in either train, but one of the crew in the driver’s compartment is dead. Four were injured when one train crashed into the rear of a. stationary train. The rescuers had to use axes and acetylene torches to cut their way coach-by-coach through the train to the injured men.—Londdn, December 5.