AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1934, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS

athletic titles decided. SOME FAST TIMES RECORDED. By Telegraph—Press Assn.— Copyright Rec. 7 p.ni. Adelaide, Jan. 28. The Australian athletic championships were held in ideal weather and before a crowd of 7000. Championship event. 100 yards: Dempsey (Queensland) 1, Hampson (Sydney) 2, Yates Wictona) . Won by half a yard. Time, 10s. In his heat Dempsey recorded 9 4-ss. 120 yards hurdles: McLardy c^ ria 1, Watson (Victoria) 2, Cooper (Sydney) 3. Won by two yards. Time, 14 9-10 S., breaking McLardy’s own Australian record of 15s. . One mile: Coleman (Victoria) 1, Barwick (Tasmania) 2, Sheaves ' Won by two yards. Time, 4m 19 4-ss. A South Australian record. . 440 yajiy- Golding (Sydney) 1, O Brien (Sydney) 2, Eiseman (Victoria) 3. Won by two yards. Time, 48 9-10 s, a State record. Shot putt: Mackenzie (Sydney), 42ft 4}in, 1; Bruggeman (South Australia), 4 2 3-Bs, 2; Bronder (Sydney), 41 Ois, 3. High jump: Shetliffe (Sydney), 6ft Olin, 1; Waterhouse (Victoria), sft Him 2; Thompson (Sydney) and Gavan (Queensland) equal, sft. lOin, 3. Three-mile walk: Marston (Vic.) 1. Stubbs (Sydney) 2, Reynolds (S. Aust) 3. Won by 130 yards. Time, 22m 24 l-ss. Javelin throw: Shiels (Sydney), 182 ft Bin, 1; Bronder (Sydney), 167 ft Bin, 2; Ayres (South (Australia), 149 ft lin, 3. Broad jump: Button (Sydney), 22ft 9im, 1; Teague (Victoria), 22ft 3in, 2; Duy (Queensland), 22ft, 3.