SCHOOLBOY ATHLETES
MELBOURNE CONTESTS CANADA’S EASY WIN (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) Nov. 9. Canada, 83 points, won the intorEmpire schools sports. Victoria came second with • 58, and New Zealand scored 29. The most thrilling race was the mile, in which the Now Zealanders came first and. second. The Empires Games broad jump champion, Richardson, of Canada, .was defeated by Leitcher, of Victoria, after a deadheat. .The track, waa heavy„ Results wore:—‘ Weight putt.—Wares (Canada), 1; Steele (Victoria), 2; Coxhead (New Zealand), 3. Distance, 46ft, lOfin. — a record.
100 yards. —MacPhee (Canada), 1; Zizis (Canada), ,2; Gill ( Victoria), 3; Bate (Victoria), 4; Bickerstaif (New Zealand), 5; Steel (New Zealand), 6. Time, 10 l-ssee. Half-mile. —Brosnan (Victoria), 1; Pearce (Victoria), 2; Ferris (Canada), 3; Mitchell (Canada), 4; Watt (Victoria), 5; Wordsworth (New Zealand), 6. Time, 2.3 7-10. High Jump.—Jansen (Canada), 1; Evans (Victoria), 2. Height, Oft, Hi ins. .Tansori won in a jump-oIT. Richardson, of Canada, was third, Watt (Victoria) was fourth, and then came Steele and Coxhead (New Zealand). 220 yards.—MacPhee (Canada), 1; McFarlane (Victoria), 2; Savage (Canada), 3; Leitcher (Victoria), 4; Bickerstali’ (N.Z.), 5; Wilson (NX), 6. Time, 22 9-lOsecs. 120yds hurdles. —Louring (Canada), 1; Lander (Victoria), 2; Zizis (Canada), 3; Warhurst (Victoria), 4; Bickerstaff (N.Z.) 5. Time, 16secs. 440 yards.—Linion (Canada), 1; Sayers (N.Z.), 2; Fleming (Canada), 3; Clarke (N.Z.), 4. Time, 51 9-10 secs. Long jump.—Leitcher, 1; Richardson, 2; Lapin (Victoria), 3; Jansen (Canada), 4; Steele (N.Z.), 5. Distance, 22ft. sin.—a record. Mile. —McLauchlan (N.Z.), 1; Watt (N.Z.), 2; Pearce (Victoria), 3. Time, 4.42 2-5.
440yds. relay.—Canada, 1; New Zealand, 2; Victoria, 3. Mile relay.—Canada, 1; Victoria, 2; New Zealand, 3.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18551, 10 November 1934, Page 7
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