ATHLETICS.

Grey River Argus, 3 April 1922, Page 6

ATHLETICS.

IMPERIALISM IN SPORT. LONDON, April 1. The Amateur Athle'-ic Association, at its annual meeting,' will consider a suggestion that all future championships be limited to British subjects. ROTOMANU SPORTS. AL James did well at Rotomanu sports on Fhimrday get Ting two firsts and a second. In the big uiiderhaii'l chop, there were 21 competitors, ami the sight was a fine one. Bone (IGsecs start) won, by about Ssecs from TT. Koeti (scratch). These men meet in a £5O mat' ll soon, and it should be exciting. Mathers (Ssecs) w< li uie 12~inch upright chop in good style. The Maiden chop was won by Cyril Kennedy (Ssecs'). and this axeman is showing very fair form. -L Wright put up a good performance in winning the 120 yards Sheffield footra'-e. M. James was second. O’Rourke ran well in his heat ami semi final, but Tailed to get tHero at the finish, coming fourth, though being fairlv close up. The 120 yards hurdles saw M. James annex a viet' ry after poiTbrniing ver> well indeed over the sticks. ■ The same runner also won the Maiden 100 yards race. I Wright ran well (luring the day, as did a number of others who Just tailed to get places. There was a largo crowd present in eluding visitors from Greymouth and other places at a distance. The friendly events conducted b\ i’ men of Hahn Bros’, sawmill drew good crowd of enthusiasts to the sect.' alongside Hamilton’s Hotel, Gobden, < Saturday. The events resulted as fo lows: — Sweepstake Chop, 12in log.—AV Inglis (20sec) 1, W. Hahn (scr) 2, L Shand (ssec) 3. This event produced :i close contest and was won with very little to spare Sweepstake Saw. —Hnlin Bros, (sei 1, Inglis Bros (ssec) 2. A number of friendly sawing match'- ( then took place, the men competim against time.