GERMAN RUNNER HOOTED

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 20 January 1930, Page 6

GERMAN RUNNER HOOTED

REFUSAL TO COMPETE. SYDNEY CROWD DEMONSTRATES. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegrapl Copyright.) SYDNEY, Jan. 19. Dr. Peltzer, the German athlete, was hooted near the close of a wonderfully successful athletic carnival at the Sydney cricket ground yesterday. He refused to run against the local champion, Golding, in the quarter mile section of the relay race on the ground that he was suffering with rheumatism and heart trouble, and when the olheial

-aniouiice. made the fact Jaiown the huge crowd hooted him. The officials were compelled to find a substitute for Golding m order to keep faith with tne puulie, who came to see Peltzer, and the choice fell upon R. D ; . Norman.

During the progress of the relay contest, when Peltzer began to overhaul Norman tile crowd began hooting, wiiicii never ceased until Peltzer reached the dressing room, where he was obviously, distressed. He explained that he did not feel up to the task of meeting ‘ that great 44Q yards man Golding, adding, “Any doctor will tell you an athlete should not run in my state of health.’’

The official* announcer prior to the race had told the crowd that Peltzer had flatly refused to race against Golding. A section of the Press expressed the opinion that this was brutally candid and that language less discourteous oould have been used. Other Press opinions do not spare Peltzer, whom they describe as extremely; temperamental. j

The chief events of the meeting resulted :

100 yards junior, invitation. —R. Aslibarry; time, 10 l-ssec, a State record. G. Ehnton was fourth in this event.

100 yards invitation handicap.—J. Carlton-, time, 9 4-5, equalling the Australian and State records.

220 yards invitation handicap.J. J. Carlton, 213-10, which is an Australian and New South Wales record. International mile.—First division . Leo Lermoiul (United States) 1, J. Dillon 2. Won by 25 yards. Time, 4miu 26see. Second division: O. Eppeison 1. E. Brooke 2. Won by ten yards. Time. 4min 36 4-ssec. International SSQ yards.—Di* Peltzer (Germany) 1, S. Stuart 2,, A Heath 3. Won by 10 yards. Time, lmins64-5 sec.

11l the international challenge relay, 1430 yards, the internationals (Lermond, Peltzer and Kmton) defeated the Australians (Heath, Norman and Power). The timet was 3min 101-5 see.

140 yards scratch race.—-First division : G. A. Golding, time 4S 3-10 see, which is an Australian and New South Wales record.

1000 metres walk.—W. J. Clarke, 4 min osec.

Hop, Step and jump.—A. W. Winter, 47ft 3in. Throwing the discus. —M. Saar, 107 It 11 Jin.

Among the women’s events Miss Clarice Kennedy won the 80 metres hurdles in 121 -osec, equalling the, world’s record. Miss. C. Dahn won the 1000 yards scrateh race in 113-10, an Australian record.