CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETICS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 27 February 1935, Page 3

CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETICS

WEST coast centre team. SELECTION FOR WANGANUI. A meeting of the West Coast (N. 1.) Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A. last night approved of a team selected to repreesnt the centre at the New Zealand athletic championships at- Wanganui on March 8 and. 9. The selectors were Messrs A. G'. Whiting (Eitham), L. H. Ciaphaiu (HaWeru), and G. Benson (Wanganui). In the following list of •names, the Taranaki sub-centre is denoted by (T): and Wanganui bv (W): ' 120 yards hurdles.—G. F. D. Rogers (W), L. ; A.'Newell (T), A. J. Darby (W>. • -'G *, 220 yards hurdles.—A. limes (T), A. J. Darby (W). 410 yards hurdles.—L. S. Burgess (W), A. J. Darby (W). 103 yards.—E. Carvell (W), E’. Brandon (W), S. A. Black (T):

220 rards.—-S. A. Black (T), Me Cready (T). E. Carvell (W).

440 yards.—S. A. Black (T), C. D. Evans (W). 833 yards.—C. D. Evans. (W). One mile.—K. Wells (T), C. Weller (W)V Three miles.—C. Weller (W), G. Bills (W). One mile walk.—C. W. Coleman (T). B. Campbell (T).

Three mile walk.—C. W. Coleman (T). . Hammer throw.—L. Fry day (1). Putting the shot.—ll. G. Steere (\\ ). S. Nolan .(\V). Discus throw.—S'. .A. Lay (T), E. -Morgan (W). - Javelin throw.—S. A. Lay (1), C. I*. Clegg (T). i Hop, step and jump.—C. SulUvau (T),, •. ‘ . Broad jump.—C. Sullivan j (f), W . Ireland (T), J. Brady (W), / Men’s relay.—S. A. Black (T), E. Carvell (W), I. -McCready (Tj, C. D. Evans (W). Women’s relay.—Misses El Beid (T), r. Coles (W), M: J: Hall (T); N. Clark (T).Women's events.—blisses 15. .Item (T), M. J. Hall (T), J. Coles (W). ATHLETICS’ EXPENSES.

During the meeting Mr;.A. G. Minting said that at the Taranaki subcentre meeting it had been suggested that the centre should establish a fund > meet the expenses of athletes iron) Ihe ceu.re . attending New Zealand championship meetings. ' The subcentre considered that it was time that the centre made a move in the matter .either by a levy or something of a like-nature'. v vV V

Mr A. Grant agreed that it was time something was done in the matter. biit the trouble lay in finding tlic money to 'establish the Jpnd. The centre collected 2s yd froiii each athlete, brffTs of this went to;the N.Z. A.A.A. while 3d went for numbers. It might be possible to come to some arrangement’ whereby the centre kept the' whole 2s 3d and established a fund with a-portion! ; ; • ; It was decided’to consider the quostion at a:’future: date.. .It was. decided to forward letters to the Hawera and Eltliam clubs, congratulating the former on the success attending the evening carnival on the occasion of the visit by the English and Finnish athletes oil February U and the' latter on. the success of the dreutre : chritmj’omihi'ps'. condiictjed »n Saturday by the club. Those present were Messrs A. Grant (chairman]). M. Nicool L. S. Marter. Pitcs. A, G. Whiting, L. H. Clapham,.,