FOR OLYMPIA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 64, 16 March 1936, Page 8

FOR OLYMPIA

AUSTRALIA’S TEAM TWELVE ATHLETES TO GO ELECT FROM SIX SPORTS MELBOURNE. Al arch 13. Australia ’« Olympic team was selected to-night a.s follows: Athletes: Jack Metcalf (New South Wales), G. Backhouse, A. Watson (Victoria). Cyclists: Duncan Gray ( New South Wales), T. Johnson, C. Wheeler (Victoria). Wrestlers: R. Garraid (Victoria!, E. Scarf (New South Wales). Boxer: L. Cook (Qiicensiai d \ Swimmers: P. Oliver (Western Australia). Mis* Pat Norton (Now South Wales i. Sculler: C. Pearce (New South Wales). Mr H. Aiderion (New South Wales) is the manager of the team. STRONGER SECTIONS CYCLING AND RING SPORTS SIX WEEKS FOR TRAINING SYDNEY. March 14. Tiie Australian Olympic team is as strong numerically ns at the last. Olympic Games. A feature is the stronger section granted to cycling, boxing, and wrest ling. The Australian Olympic Federation has approved of the New South Wales police crew being sent as Australia’s official jeoieson.ative** in rhe eightoared rowing, sub,jc».t to sufficient funds being raised I’roni sources outside the normal revenue of the federation. NOTES ON THE TEAM The Olympic team will leave Melbourne on May 19. Six weeks’ training will he carried out in Berlin be-fo.-A the Gaines. Metcalfe is th? best a’hlete in the running, b oad jump, high jump, and 1 hop-step-and-jump that Australia has produced. Ea?khouse is at present the best middle distance runner in th? Commonwealth. Watson has probably the longest career of any Australian representative. He is 30 years of ago and competed at rhe Olympic Game? at Amsterdam : n 1928. Cook i? thp Australian welteiweight boxing champion nn l won the Empire lightweight title at London in 1934. Grav has already represented Australia at two Olympic Games a? well as nt the British Empire Games. He is the onlv Anstra’n'n cy Lt who has won an Olvmn’e title. Wheeler is a good ail-round rider and is the hn’der of the Australian road •champinnship. Johnson won th? one mile amateur championship of Australia. Fearcp. a cousin of Bob Pearce, is tho sculling champ'on of New South W?'?«. Youthful Swimmers O’ivcL who i? only 16 years old. is, a fine sprinter, having broken th? junior record for Australia for th? 100 yards. Be is also th? backstroke champion of Au'traPa. Miss Norton holder of the National Game? 100 yards freestyle and backstroke titles, will b? 17 next, week. Scarf wll bp making hi ß second appearance, nt the O’vmpic (lamp?. TTc •p'‘'hcd third place in thp final of the iight-hea wweight d’vision nt Lo« Angelo*. Gerrard i’ the Australian and Vietnrir.n lightweight ehampion. The New South Wa’e« police p’ght n- on everv senior event in N'<*w South Wa’cq this e ?r?on and won the Grand Challenge Eight? at TTenloy-on-Varra last Septe-