AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 6 January 1923, Page 3

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Athletic enthusiasts at Wellington will have to-day their first opportunity of seeing the American champions in action. Kiriisey is easily the fastest.! sprinter that has ever visited these] snores—even faster than J. K. Ayres-. Oosterlaak, who defeated all our Do-' minion cracks last January and February. He quickly gets into his stride j and is in full pace after travelling 10! yards. Krogness h* brought hurdling! and jumping down to a tine art, and! the contest between him and Wilson should remain in the memory of athletes for years to come. The itinerary of the American tour! is announced as follows: January 6, j Wellington; January 10, Ashburton;' Jan.ury 13. Christchurch] January 17, Invercargill; January 20; Dunedin, January ,24, Palmerston North; January 27, Gisborne; January 29, leave Gisborne for Rotorua; February 3, Auckland ; February 7, Hamilton; February 10, Wanganui; February 14, New Plymouth; February 17 3 Wellington; February 21, Masterton; February 24, Auckland; March 1, leave for Vancouver. It is pleasant to congratulate the Hawera amateurs who did so well at Wellington last week. The sport is one that will grow in popularity in the district. This is a very interesting season, be-j cause of the many good performances j of New Zealanders, and the spreod of; sport and growth of new clubs, but; most of all because of the visit of the American champions. Their performances in a preliminary canter this week bear out the wonderful times they' made in their own country. They are a band of real champions. Very for-! lunate indeed are the centres they will, visit during their stay. At Parapa-' raurau they were in action and put vp1 great times —100 yards in 9 4-5 from' ! B'cratch. and throwing the hammer--161 feet (erroneously telegraphed 216 i feet), 13 feet better than the AustraI lasian record; Krogness, the hurdler, took part in one heat of the 120 yds hurdles but did not finish. His meet-] ing with Wilson is looked forward toj I with keen interest, as is also the high' jump, for both cleared sft. 7in. F,vi-! dently many interesting events will be seen before they leave the Dominion. The question of extending a formal invitation to"~E. W. Carr, of. Sydney, .was discussed at a meeting of the TMew ftenland Amateur Council, but held over until the itinerary is. definitely fixed. The Australasian o^nrnpion "•oiild ?>'e a great draw. Without n doubt he is the fastest man south of the Line, and on our grass tracks

would be capable of fully extending , the' world's champion. His quarter, • in SOsecs, on Saturday week, indicates too, that a match between him and Charles Taylor, of Canterbury, would !be worth going a long way to see. " i