Young Empire Athletes

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 266, 13 November 1934, Page 3

Young Empire Athletes

RESULTS AT MELBOURNE United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. MELBOURNE, Nov. 9. Canada, with S 3 points, won the Empire schools sports contest. Victoria scored 58 points, and New Zealand 29 points. The most thrilling race was the mile, in which New Zealanders wero first and second. Tho Empire Games broad jump champion, Richardson (Canada) was defeated by Letcher (Victoria), after a dead-heat. The track was heavy. Results arc: — Weight put. —Wares (Canada), 1; Steele (Victoria), 2; Coxhead. (New Zealand), 3. Distance, 46ft 10|in. A record. 100 yards.—MacPhco (Canada), 1; Zisis (Canada), 2; Gill (Victoria) 3; Bate (Victoria), 4; Biclccrstak (New Zealand), 5; Steele (New Zealand), 6. Time, 10 l-ssec. Half-mile. —Brosnan (Victoria), 1; Pearce (Victoria), 2; Ferris (Canada), 3; Mitchell (Canada), 4; Watt (New Zealand), 5; Wordsworth (New Zealand), 6. Time, 2min 3 7-10 sec. High jump.—Jansen (Canada) and Evans (Victoria), dead-beat. Height, sft lljin. Jansen, won tho jump-off. Richardson (Canada) was third, Matt (Victoria) fourth, with Steele and Coxhead (New Zealand) next. 220 yards.—MacPhee (Canada), I; McFarlane (Victoria) 2; Savago (Canada), 3; Letcher (Victoria), 4; Bickerstaff (Now Zealand), 5; Wilson (New Zealand), 6. Time, 22 9-10 sec. 120 yards hurdles. —Loaring (Canada), 1; Lander (Victoria), 2; Zizis (Canada), 3; Warhurst (Victoria), 4; Bickerstaff (New Zealand), 5. Time, 16scc.

440 yards.—Limon (Canada), 1; Sayers (New Zealand), 2; Fleming (Can ada), 3; Clarke (New Zealand), 4 Time, 51 9-10 sec.

Long jump.—Letcher (Victoria), .1; Richardson 2; Papin (Victoria), 3; Jansen (Canada), 4; Steele (New Zealand), 5. Distance, 22ft Sin. A record.

One mile. —McLauchlan (New Zealand), .1; Watt (New Zealand), 2; Pearce (Victoria), 3. Time, 4. min 42 2-ssec.

Relays. —140 yards: Canada, 1; New Zealand, 2; Victoria, 3. Mile: Canada, 1; Victoria, 2; New Zealand, 3.