AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES TO APPEAR TOMORROW IN WANGANUI

Wanganui Chronicle, 22 February 1949, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES TO APPEAR TOMORROW IN WANGANUI

Wanganui interest will centre to morrow night on Cook's Garden;, when the touring Australian inter national athletes will appear.

The gathering is the most import-! i ant' since' Doug. Harris and the Ik American team drew a record attend-its ance in Wanganui two years ago. [e The records of the men who are to< s appear in Wanganui tomorrow are j c as follows: Morris J. Curotta (New South I ” Wales): Born March 2-1. 1929. Occu-P pation: Salesman. Club: Eastern Sub-i b urbs A.A.C. Records: Holds Australian ami N.S.W. open and native records for ' ll 400 metres at 47sec., established on 1 1 May 29, 1948. and also Australian and v N.S.W. native and junior records for'i 440yds. at 47 5, made on Feb. 21, 1948. |V Australian championships: Contest-! 1: ed 440yds. title in 194 S but. through inexperience, overran himself, and It fell a few yards from tape when I I leading from H. McKonley and J. L. c Eartram. i c N.S.W. championships. 1948: Won ~ 100yds. and 220yds junior titles (9-7| t sec. and 21.55ec.) and 440yds. open.,, title (47.65ec.) 5 Olympic Games. 1948: Fifth in final of 400 metres (47.95ec.) and was a ; semi-finalist in 100 metres, English championships, 1948: Won 440yds. in 48.25ee., which equalled the 1 best championship performance. Geoffrey C. Goodacre (New South ' Wales): Born June 18. 1927. Occu- I pation: Salesman. Club: Randwick- i Kensington A.A.C. S Records: In Australian champion- t ships on Jan. 15. 1949 made 220yds. hurdles record of 24.25ec. This lower- t ed J. K. Morris’ record by l-10sec. The r performance awaits endorsement. j Australian championships: At M»1- r Vurne in 1948. won 440yds. hurdles ( in 55,55ec. In 1949, at Sydney, retain- c ed 440vds. hurdles title in 53.95ec., and ; won 220yds. hurdles in 24 2sec. # j N.S.W. championships: 1945. third in decathlon (50'22 points), 1946, second in junior pole vault and third in junior 220yds. hurdles. 1947. second in 220 yds. hurdles, 440yds. hurdles, and de- t cathlon (5176 points). 1.948. first in g 220yds. hurdles (29.45ec.). first in 440 £ yds. hurdles (54.95ec.) c Victorian championships, 1949: First ~ in 440yds. hurdles (55.25ec.). and sec- £ ond in 220yds. hurdles. . General: Has done 22f1. sin in broad 1 jump. sft. I.Oin. in high jump, and 10ft J 6in. in pole vault. George G. Avery. N.S.W.': Born t Feb. 11. 1925: occupation, police of- l fleer; club. Botany Harriers. Records: 1 Holds Australian and New South c 1 Wales junior shot records at 48ft. 6Mn j ; established on November 13, 1943. , Australian championships: In 1949, , at Melbourne, won hop. step and jump < ( (50ft, lin.) and was second in broad , jump (23ft. 1 3-Bin). In 1949, at Syd- . ney. was second in both broad jump I I (23ft. Olin.) and hop, step and Jump (48ft. Olin.). These events were won', by T. Bruce, 23ft 10iin., and F. Day 48ft 24in.). 1942: Junior broad jump, ' first, 21ft. 85in.; junior hop. step and jump, first, 46ft. Ulin. 1943: Junior broad jump first, 22ft. 51in.; junior hop, step and jump, first, 46ft. 2Mn., junior 220yds. hurdles, first. 27.45ec. N.S.W. championships: 1946: First in broad jump (22ft. 4Jin.), and hop.] step and jump (47ft Bin.). 1947: First j in hop, step and jump (49ft.) and]: second in broad jump. 1949: Second ini both broad jump and hop, step and; I jump. , I I Olympic Games. 1948: Second in hop; step and jump (50ft. 4'lin.). I I English championship, 1948: Won j 'hop. step and jump with 46ft. 51in. | David A. White (Western Austrlia):] Born July 3. 1929. Occupation: Univer-j sity student. Records: Australian junior record, for 380vds.. Imin. 57.35ec, Jan 11. 1947 This was bettered by himself on January 1. 1948 when he ran Imm. | 56.25ec. Australian championships: At Perth, in 1947, was second in 880yds. to I Stevens, who won in 1.55.1. with J. W. Ramsay third. Tn 1948. at Mel-: bourne, was placed third in 880yds. In ] 1949, at Sydney, he dead-heated for. first place with J. J. Bailey (NSW M in Imin. 54.75ec. Bailey was unable to contest the run-off. so White became ■ the title-holder. . j Western Australian championships:; 1946, first in 880yds. and one mile, junior championship; 1947, first in 880 yds and one mile open champion-, ships; 1948, first in' 380yds (Imin. 58.4 sec), and one mile (4min. 23.45ec.) ’ championships.