PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2955, 2 November 1910, Page 62

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS.

By Sport. The Marlborough and Nelson Centre of the New Zealand Athletic Union has passed a resolution- that it &ees no cause to secede, from the New Zealand Athletic Union, as it is perfectly satisfied with the present administration. . , Sanson th<s New Zealand sprinter, passed though Du.nedin a few days ago, en route to Tasmania, where he intended competing in the Launceston Hundred. Prior to his departure Sanson is credited with winning a 'IOO yards scratch race at Otepopo in 10 l-ssee. H© also won the 220 yard* "off the mark" in 23 3-s«ec from a field of 13 In the "quarter" Samson got second, won by White off 20yds in 52sec. The annual "meeting of the Port Molyneux Caledonian Society was held on Saturday evening, October 29. Mr J. B. Campball, the retiring president, presided. Ihe balance sheet, which showed the society to have a balance of £8 8s 6d to its credit, was adopted: It was decided: to hold the annual sports on January 2, 1911, and an attractive programme was drawn up t&U being given in prize-money. The following office-hearer* were elected :—President, Mr D. Tilson; vice-president, Messrs F. Bates, J. Shiels, and W. Carrick; secretary, Mr A. M. Wylie; treasurer, Mr J. Wright; auditor, Mr A. Jenkinson. Mr A. K.. Campbell, was elected an honorary life member in recognition of the services which he has rendered to the society. It is likely that A. B. Postle and C. E. Hohvay will run a match in Queensland in the near future. The small band of professionals will soon have toured the world. They have performed in South Africa and England. Australia and NewZealand appear to be the next centres. Alfred Shrubb, the celebrated distance, runner, who has been living in Toronto for some time past, has been appoink-d athletic coach to Harvard University, and will especially have charge of the cross-country squad. A world-famous Marathon runner was looking for a job the other day in a drv goods houe© at a small salary. Looking the picture of health, Jack Donaldson, of Australia, returned to Manchester from his holiday trij? to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and, calling at the office of the Sporting Chronicle, intimated his willingness to take up the challenge issued to him bv R. E. Walker, of Durban. Provided the ex-Polytechnic Harrier will deposit £IOO with the editor of the Rand Dailv Mail ai. Johannesburg, during Chrismastide. As that fits in with Walker's notion, there is thus every probability of the two colonial* meeting in a most interesting match over 100 yards for the championship. —Sporting Chronicle of September 14. Arthur Postle, who recently broke down, and was advised by his doctor not to run again, has apparently recovered from his illness, as he is said to have challenged C E. Hohvaj to a return match for the s-print championship of £2OO aside. The race, however, has to be decided in Brisbane. Australia. It is sincerely to be hoped that Postle has completely recovered, and if he can show his old-time brilliancy he will beat Holway, thoujrh the latter is undoubtedly a very fine sprinter. A wellknown New Zealand runner, who has just returned from South Africa, where he saw Postle, Donaldson, and Holway running, declares that unquestionably Postle is the most brilliant of the three men when thoroughly fit. Donaldson is a wonderfully fast man. but Postle is, at his best, in the New Zpa.landier's opinion, superior to the "bine streak, 7 ' and the fastest sprinter the world has ever seen