CANADA’S TEAM FOR BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23022, 12 August 1949, Page 8

CANADA’S TEAM FOR BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES

OTTAWA

Thirty-one track and field athletes, 19 from eastern Canada and 12 from the west, have been selected to represent Canada in the British Empire Games at Auckland, X.Z., next February •1-11.

Bruce Humber, 34-year-old native of Victoria, 8.C., will coach the team, which includes 17 members from la t year’s Olympic contingent.

The selections were based on the performances of nearly 200 athletes in the

two-dav Dominion championships concluded on July 16. The chosen athletes are recommended only as potential members of the 1950 team and the number to go is dependent on finances, but there is little doubt that all those named will so to New Zealand next December. The names of the athletes, with performances in the championships, are:—

Men,

Pete Collins, of Wolfville. N S., who won the Marathon at Hamilton July 9 in 2hrs. 48min. 47.25ec. George Norman, of Toronto, who finished second, and Gerard Cote, of St. Hyacinthe, Que.. who finished third..all chosen for the Empire Games Marathon. Don FrtUc, 22, Calgary. Alta, won the IDOvds. ill 10.35ec., and 220yds. in 22.3 see. Pettie, fourth-year commerce student of Drak University, Des Moines. lowa, was a member of Canada's 1948 Olvmnic team.

Ez Henninger, 22, Vancouver, winner of the 440yds. in 49.lisec. Henninger fourth-year commerce student at the Universitv of British Columbia, probably will compete in the 440-880vds. and one-tnile relays at Auckland. ‘He was an Olympic athlete.

Boh McFarlane. 22, London, Ont-., winner of the 880 yd. event in the record breaking time of lmin. 54.65ec., and member of fhe Universitv Track Club of London, winner in the 440 yd. and one mile relays. McFarlane, Olvmpicteam member, is certain to compete in these events in the Empire Games. Don McFarlane, 23, London, Ont., second in the 440yds. He competed in the Olympic Games. Jack Hutchins, 23, Vancouver, winner of the mile in four min. 20.4 sec. Hutchins. a Vancouver paint salesman and member of the Canadian Olympic team, is, regarded as an almost-certain point winner in the Empire Games. Bill Laßochelle, Chatham. Ont., and Universitv of Western Ontario (London) student, winner of (he 440 yd. hurdles in sG.Bsec. Laßochelle was a member of the 1948 Olympic team.

Rich Ferguson. 17, of North Toronto, won the three-miles in the record time of 14 minutes 49.8 sec. Ferguson will also probably start in the Empire Games mile. Walter Fedorick. 31. Hamilton, winner of the six-miles in 32 min. 44sec., a record. Fedorick competed in the Olympic marathon but switched to the shorter distance this year because of sore feet.

Gordon Crosby, Toronto, winner ot fhe 120 yd. high hurdles in 15.6 sec. A Toronto policeman. Ted Haggis. 25. London, Ont., runnerup to Pettie in the 100 and 200yds., a member of the Olympic team. Bill Parnell, 21. Vancouver North, second in the 880yds. Student and track man at Washington State Universitv and member of the Olympic team, he is a certain Empire Games starter in this event, the mile and mile relay events.

Art Jaekes. 25. Montreal, winner of Ihe running high jump, with a leap of six feet 3 5/8 inches. Jaekes was placed sixth in the Olympic pole vault event last rear.

Ron Miller, Toronto, polo vault winner with a height of 12ft. 6-Sin. Doug Robinson, Vancouver, second in the nolo vault.

Stan Egerton, Toronto, third in the pole vault.

Eric Coy, Winnipeg, shot-putt winner with a distance of 46ft. 2 5/Bin. Coy holds the Canadian native record for the discus with 145 ft. 93in. at Winnipeg, August 28 1937 and the British Empire Garres record of 146 ft. lOiin. at the 1938 Games in Sydney. Leo Roininen. 20. Sudbury, Ont., winner of the javelin throw with 189 ft. Of Finnish descent, he competed at the last Olympic Games, after which he went to Finland for expert instruction. Rob Pierce. London, Ont., third in the 100yds. and second in a 220yds. heat. Svein Sigfusson, Winnipeg, winner of the hammer throw and discus. His discus heave was 132 ft. lin., and his hammer distance 147 ft. Earl Carrey. Toronto Police Athletic Association, who won the hop.step and lump with 42ft. 115 in. Women. Eleanor McKenzie, 17, Vancouver, won tiie lOOvds. in 11.5 sec. and the 220vds. in 25.9—and was in the victorious British Columbia 440 yd. relay team. Miss McKenzie, a five-foot-six blonde, was forced out of track competition in 1948 with a broken ankle, but made a great comeback this year. Elaine Silburn, 23, Montreal (formerly Victoria, 8.C.), winner of the running broad jump with 18ft. 2Jin.; third in the high jump and third in a 220 yd. semi-final

Shirley Gordon, 22, Vancouver, high jump winner with sft. lin. Member of last year’s Olympic team. Rosclla Thorne, 18, of Montreal, winner of the 80 metre hurdles in 12.7 sec. and second in the broad jump. She is a negress.

Geraldine Bemister, 16, New Westminster, 8.C., youngest member of the team. She was second in the 100yds. final and was a member of British Columbia’s team which won the 440 yds. relay. Dark and less than five feet tall.

Viola Myers, of Toronto. 100yds. and 220vds.

Peggv Moore, of Vancouver, 220yds. and 440yds. relay.

Pat Jones, of New Westminster, 8.C., lOOvrls. and 440vds. relay. The manager of the team will be Mr. Tom Lord, chairman of the national (rack and field committee of the Canadian A.A.U. He was born in Boston, was raised in New Zealand until he was 15 and since then has lived in Montreal.