CANADA WINS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 198, 10 November 1934, Page 8

CANADA WINS

INTRA-EMPIRE SCHOOL SPORTS Press Association— Copyright. Melbourne, Nov. 9. Canada with 83 points won the intraEmpire schools sports. Victoria scored 58 points and New Zealand 29. • The most thrilling race was the mile, in which New Zealanders were, first and second. The Empire Games broad jump champion, Richardson (Canada) was defeated by Letcher (Victoria) after a dead-heat. The track was heavy. The results are:— ( Weight putting: Wares (Canada) 1, Steele (Victoria) 2, Coxhead (New Zealand) 3. Distance 46ft lOJin (a record). _ 100 yards: MacPhee (Canada) 1, Zizis (Canada) 2, Gill (Victoria) 3. Bate (Victoria), Bickerstaff (New Zealand) and Steel (New Zealand) were next. Time, 10 l-ss.

Half mile: Brosnan (Victoria) 1, Pearce (Victoria) 2, Ferris (Canada) 3. Mitchell (Canada), Watt and Wordsworth (New Zealand) were next. Time 2m 3 7-10 s. High jump: Hansen (Canada) and Evans (Victoria) 2. Height sft 11-Jin. Jansen won the jump off. Richardson (Canada) was third', and Watt (Victoria) and Steele and Coxhead (New Zealand) were next. 220 yards: MacPhee (Canada)- 1, McFarlane (Victoria) 2, Savage (Canada) 3. Letcher (Victoria), Bickerstaff and Wilson (New Zealand) were next. Time, 22 9-10 s. 120 yards hurdles: Loaring (Canada) 1, Lander (Victoria) 2, Zizis (Canada) 3. Warhust (Victoria) and Bickerstaff were next. Time, 16s. 440 yards: Limon (Canada) 1, Sayers (New Zealand) 2, Fleming (Canada) 3. Clarke (New Zealand) was next. Time, 51 9-10 s. Long jump: Letcher (Victoria) 1, Richardson (Canada) 2, Lapin (Victoria) 3. Jansen (Canada) and Steele (New Zealand) were next. Distance 22ft Sin (a record). One mile: MeLauchlan (New Zealand) 1, Watt (New Zealand) 2, Pearce (Victoria) 3. Time, 4m 42 2-ss. 440 yards relay: Canada 1, New Zealand 2, Victoria 3. One mile relay: Canada 1, Victoria 2, New Zealand 3.