EMPIRE SCHOOL SPORTS
RESULTS AT MELBOURNE. Received Nov. 9, 11.5 p.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 9. Canada with 83 points won the interEmpire schools sports. Victoria (58) were second and New Zealand (29) were third. There was a most thrilling race in 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. Results are as follow: Weight Putt.—Wares (Canada) .1, Steele (Victoria) 2, Coxhead (New Zealand) 3. 46ft. lOi'in. (a record). 100yds.. Macphee (Canada) 1, Zizis (Canada) 2, Gill (Victoria) 3. Bate (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5, Steele (New Zealand) 6. Time, 10 1-5. 880yds. Brosnan (Victoria) 1, Pearce (Victoria) 2, Ferris (Canada) 3, Mitchell (Canada) 4, Watt (New Zealand) 5, Wordsworth (New Zealand) 6. Time 2.3 7-10. High Jump.—Hansen (Canada) 1, and Evans (Victoria) dead-heat sft. lljin. Hansen wou the jump-off. Richardson (Canada) was third, Watt (Victoria) 4 <ind Steele and Coxhead (New Zealand) last 220 Yards.—MacPhee (Canada) 1, McFarlane (Victoria) 2. Savage (Canada) 3, Letcher (Victoria) 4, Bicker staff (New Zealand) 5, and WHson (New Zealand) 6. Time, 22 9-10 sec. 120 Yards Hurdles. —Loaring (Canada) L Lander (Victoria) 2, Zizis (Canada) 3, Warhurst (Victoria) 4, Bickerstaff (New Zealand) 5. Time, J 6sec. 440 Yards.—Limon (Canada) 1, Sayers (New Zealand) 2, Fleming (Canada) 3, Clarke (New Zealand) 4. Time, 51 9-10. Long Jump.—Letcher I, Richardson 2, Lapin (Victoria) 3. Jansen (Canada) 4, Steele (New Zealand) 5, 22 ft. sin. (a record). One Mile-—MeLauchlan (New Zealand) 1, Watt (New Zealand) 2, Pearce (Victoria) 3. Time, 4.42 2-5. Relays (440 yards).—Canada 1, New Zealand 2, Victoria 3. Relay (mile).—-Canada 1, Victoria 2, New Zealand 3,
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 267, 10 November 1934, Page 9
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