ATHLETICS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 23 February 1931, Page 6

ATHLETICS

AMERICANS AT WELLINGTON CARLTON DEFEATS SIMPSON (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. The athletic events staged by the Wellington centre of the Amateur Athletic Association, attracted a crowd of 7000 spectators. The visiting American athletes were seen in action. James Carlton, the crack Australian sprinter, came over specially to meet George Simpson, of U.S.A., and he scored great wins in the two invitation sprint events. A heavy northerly was blowing and very materially affected the times. All the sprints were run against the head wind. Carlton won two great races in the special 100 yards and 220 yards, in 10 2-5 and 22 1-5 sec. Simpson was second in the shorter event, and collapsed in the concluding stages of the furlong with a strained leg muscle.

Rufus Kiser, the middle distance runner, was beaten by Bayne, Wellington provincial champion, in a fast mile and came last in the half mile. Harlow Rothert, the American captain, won the shot putting event with a fine throw that broke the existing Australian and New Zealand record by 5 feet 1 inch'.

CARLTON AND PROFESSIONALISM (United Frosi Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, 22nd February. It is authoritatively stated here that a pronunent Melbourne sports promoter will make a strong bid to induce Carlton to turn professional. Carlton’s mother, interviewed, was of the opinion that it was quite unlikely that such an offer would be successful. FINE IMPRESSION IN AUSTRALIA CARLTON WORLD CHAMPION SPRINTER SYDNEY, 22nd February. Jim Carlton’s success in New Zealand has made a fine impression in athletic circles in Australia, The “Sun” says that good judges will not be influenced by the time in the sprint event owing to the gale, as the brilliance of the effort to win by two and a-half yards at the expense of such a redoubtable rival as Simpson stamps Carlton as one of the finest sprinters in the world.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY SPORTS NEW ZEALANDER’S SUCCESS IN HURDLES LONDON. 20th February. At the Oxford University sports the New Zealander, W. G. Kalaugher, won the final of the hurdles in 16 seconds. VICTORIA TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS AUSTRALIAN POLE VAULT RECORD MELBOURNE, 22nd February. F. T. Woodhouse added nearly four inches to M. Kroger’s Australian pole vault record at the Victoria track championships. His leap was 11 feet llg inches. In the shot putt A. Mclntosh beat his own record by almost a foot, namely 44 feet inches.