EMPIRE GAMES CONCLUDE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17346, 25 August 1930, Page 7

EMPIRE GAMES CONCLUDE

BRITAIN’S EASY VICTORY THE CONCLUDING RESULTS LAY WINS JAVELIN THROW (Klee. Tel. Copyright—United i’r»ns Assn.; MONTREAL, Aug. 23. With the Empire Games finished, the process of packing for home lias begun. The New Zeakuitiers will, however, go next week to Toronto, since the oarsmen aio entered for tho rowingi events at. toe Canadian National Exhiuition. It is felt here that the team was handicapped ny ihe loss of Calder and Johnson, who were unable to :Le at their best in the Empire Games. The team is sailing by the Aorungi on .September 2.

The Australians for the Chicago games are. expected to include llillhuuse and Whyte, and after the American events Ihe team will leave next Saturday for Los Angeles, where they will spend three days prior to sialing by the Ventura on September 11. Bob Pearce, having accepted a challenge from William Miller, of Philadelphia, will defend the Gold Challenge Cup emblematic of tln* sculling supremacy of the world in a race over the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, some, time during the next fortnight. Fred Bradley has also accepted an invitation to participate. Savidan (New Zealand) has been scratched at Toronto in the 30-miles’ invitation relay race at tho Canadian National Exhibition. Results were: ATHLETICS Lord Burghley, of England, won the final of tin' 120 yards high hurdles, with Davies (South Africa) second, and Gaby (England) third. Time 14 3-ssec., a Canadian record.

Williams (Canada) won the 100 yards with Page (England) second, and Fitzpatrick (Canada) third. Time, 9 9-10scc. Wilson (Canada) was first in the 440 yards. Walters (South Africa) second, and Colliding (Australia) third. In the running broad jump Hutton (Canada) was first. R. Evans (England) second, and Viljoen (South Africa) third. Distance 23ft. 7),in. 400 yards relay: Canada 1, England 2. South Africa 3.

One mile relay: England, 1, Canada 2, South Africa 3.

One mile run: Thomas (England), 1. Whyte (Australia) 2. Conies (England) 3. Time, 4.14, a Canadian record. In the one mile relay the winning team was l.eichwood, Townsend, Bnrgldey, Brangwine. Javelin throw : Lay (New Zealand) 1. Pilling (Canada) 2. Hart (South Africa 3. Distance 207 ft. U-in., a Canadian record.

Two miles steeplechase: Bailey (England) 1, Hillhouse (Australia) 2, Morgan (England. 3. For the last three of eight and a qcarter laps, a battle took place between Bailey and Hillhouse. Morgan was an early contender, but dropped steadily behind after Hillhouse moved into second place. Hillhouse was injured on the sixth lap of the water jump, and from then on limped perceptibly, taking the hurdle and the water jump cautiously. Bailey remained in front, and led the struggling Hillhouse to the finish by 40 yards. Hillhouse led Morgan bv 65 yards. The three Canadian entrants faded away. In winning the 100 yards sprint Williams injured his hip, and is likely to he out of competitions for some time. Australia captured second place in the mile, when Whyte, in a wonderful sprint from the last turn, heat Coynes, ’file pace set by t homas and Whyte forced the other competitors to fall hack. MacDotigall (Australia) held a slight lead at the start of the second lap. Cornes weakened coming into the stretch, and Whvte, from far behind, with u rematkahle sprint, passed the others to follow 1 homas in H* e tape. Pole vault : Pickhard (Canada) 1. Height. 12ft 3in. In the week’s competition, England won 25 championships. Canada 17. South Africa 6. and Australia, New Zealand and Scotland 3 each. Of the track and field events, England won 9. Canada 6, South Africa 5, New Zealand 2. Scotland 1. BOXING Bantam-weight: Thomas Holt (.Scotland) gained the decision over A. L. Pitcher (Canada). Feather-weight: F. R- Meacham (England) was given the decision over Lawrence Stevens (Australia) in the closest bout of the evening. A section of the crowd disagreed with the decision. Middle-weight: F. Mallin (England) trot the verdict against I). C. Gallagher (Australia). .Mallin scored with cleaner punches, and was the better boxer. '1 he crowd again showed disapproval. Welter-weight : Leonard Hall (South Africa) beat Howard Williams (Canada). WRESTLING Middle-weight: M. Chipwiek (Canada) defeated Stanley Bissell (England), with two straight falls. Heavyweight : Earl McCready (Canada) defeated A. E. If. Sanguine (England). with two straight falls.