AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 24 February 1931, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

- AMERICAN VISITORS’ TOUR. SOUTHLAND MEETING ABANDONED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ! INVERCARGILL. Feb. 23. i Considerable indignation lias been expressed by the Invercargill Amateur. Athletic Club at what it terms the unfair treatment accorded it in' the matter of the Americans’ visit, which was set down for Wednesday and which has been cancelled. The club accepted philosophically the fact that George Simpson’s injury would preclude him from running but was of opinion that the confinement of Kiser to the mile, which event was not included in the club’s programme, was most unfair and was tantamount to a complete withdrawal. Over the long distance there was no- competition to offer Kiser locally. The club oonnidered that the presence of Rotliert should not in itself institute so big an atttraction and the last-minute advice that neither Evans nor San Lay would be able to attend confirmed the dub in its decision to abandon the fixture to save further expense. At a meeting of the club to-night it was stated 1 that it had already expended £2O and it was decided to communicate with the Otago Centre requesting that the New Zealand Cbuncil make good this amount. . ~ • CARLTON AND PROFESSION ALISA! OLMFIO TRIP AN OBJECTIVE. WELLINGTON. Feb. 23. In regard to a report bv cablegram that a Melbourne sports promoter will make a strong bid to induce J. Carlton to turn professional, the Australian sprint champion stated to-day that he had: received offers previously to leave the ranks, of the amateurs, some being very tempting. He had no desire to accept them, and no, intention, of accepting the latest one if it were made to him on his return to Australia. Carlton indicated that he was looking forward to many more years’ activity with amateur athletics, and he is aiming to have at least one more trip to the Olympic Games. . . With regard to the different classes j of tracks, the Australian visitor said, I ns was the case in New Zealand, running in Australia wais done. on grass tracks. He considered the athlietes of these countries required; a good deal of experience on cinder tracks in order to fit them properly for competing at big meetings at which cinder tracks were the rule with those athletes of other countries who specialised in cinder track running. It would take a grass track runner about 12 months, he thought, to become accustomed to cinder track running. ££ lt is much easier to go from a cinder track to a grass track than to go from grass to cinders,’’ Carlton added. DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. CANTERBURY TEAAI CHOSEN. CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 23. The following team has been selected to represent Canterbury at the New, Zealand athletic championships at Dunedin: 100 yards, G . Hart, R- Cordery; 220 yards, R. Cordery; 440 yards, O. C. Harley, M. A. Blackmore, A. Bullivant; 880 yards, O. O. Harley; one mile, AT. N. McDonald. R. M. Barrel'; three miles. It. M. Barrel'; jumps, R. H. Neville, L. Smith; pole vault, W. J. Bat-stone; shot putting, N. JR. Anderson ; discus. F. J. French; javelin, F. J. French-, 440 hurdles, L. Willis; women’s 100 yards. Miss E>. Martyn; relay team, Anderson, Blackmore, Hart, Cordery; cycling, F. J. Grose, T. E. O’Brien, L. Pearce. NEW ZEALAND TITLES. HAWERA LADY RUNNER. Proceeding to Dunedin to compete in 1 the national amateur athletic championships, Miss B. Stevens, of Hawera, left Iby the south express this morning. She was accompanied by Mrs W. .T. Meyer, a vice-president of the ladies' branch of the Hawera Amateur Athletic Club. Miss Stevens, who is the WaiiganuiTaranaki lady sprint champion, will he lip- only representative of the Hawera Chip at the national championships. The el ill) had also made arrangements for the Empire javelin throw champion, S. A. Lay, to proceed to Dunedin, but he was tillable to make the trip. Lay has held the Dominion title for the past five years. G. Sullivan, the Dominion hop, step and jump champion, and H. J. Brown, the three-mile champion of the centre, both of New Plymouth, were also passengers by today ’s express eu route for Dunedin." Other members of the centre team were expected to join 'the train at A rain oho.