ATHLETICS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7848, 10 July 1911, Page 5

ATHLETICS

130 YARDS WORLD’S PROFESSIONAL CHAM IHONSHIP. Zs Tclesraph—PreM Association—Copyright (Received July 9, 5.5 p.m.) SIDNEY. July S. The great match for the 130 yards world \s professional championship, was run this afternoon in Ihe Agricultural | Societyhs ground, and resulted as follows; C. E. Hoi way (America) 1 A. A. Taylor 3 There was an attendance of 20,000. The track was heavy. Tho men got away together, Postie being quickest into his (stride and soon had a slight lead, which ho increased to two yards at tho hundred yards mark. Jlolway, putting in a. fine finish, won by o yard, with Taylor three \'ya.rds behind.’ Time, 17 7-10 sec. POSTLE’S REASON FOR HIS DEFEAT. (Received Julv 10, .0.25 a.m.) . ’ SYDNEY, July 9. Postlo attributes his defeat to a recurrence of Ids old trouble, stiffness of the sinew of the left leg, which came ou after passing the hundred-yards mark. Mark Taylor has not fully recovered from iiis recent indisxjosition. Tho presence in Australia i of tho four men, Donaldson, Reside, llolway a;nd Taylor, who are generally considered the four finest sprinters on the track to-day cau.-cd lire ioea of a match between, them, and this wa« eagerly taken up by tho men. Unfortunately Donaldson, tho champion, who had been showing magnificent form, strained a tendon in his log a few da vs before the race and was unable to compete. This robbed tire match of a good deal of interest, as Donaldson had defeated llolway fairly easily for tho championship. Saturday's match was run in conjunction with the Newtown and South Sydney competition match in the second round of the Rugby League premiership, which partly accounts for tho great attendance. Tho world’s record for 130 yards stands to the credit of W. Johnson, who as long ago as 1867 did tho distance in 12 l-Bt=ec. T. M. Malone (Sydney) ran it in 12. Rec at taw oil, Australia, in ISBI, and similar were put up by H. M. Johnson in America in 1886. The fin© time for Saturday's race discounts tho statement that tho track was heavy, as llolway got three yards inside evens. MILE RELAY RACE. WON BY AUSTRALASIAN TEAM. (Received July 10, 12.25 a.m.) ‘ LONDON, July 9. Tho Australasian team, consisting of Woodger and Sheet (New Zealand), Steward (Tasmania), andvV'heatley (Victoria) won tho Milo 'Relay Race at Beckenham.