AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 December 1927, Page 6

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. NEW. ZEALAND TEAM. Telegraph —Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The following team has been chosen ]iv the selectors, Messrs A. 0. lvitto L. CL Guy (Wellington), and C. 11. T:t y lor (Christchurch), to represent New Zealand at the Australasian championships, to be held at Wellington on December 2(> and -7: — 100 Yards and 220 Yards.—M. Leadbetter (Canterbury), C. H- Jenkins (Wellington), L. C. Elliott (Auckland). ‘ 440 Yards.—J. T. Fleming (Wellington), H. iE. Newton (Wanganui-lara-naki) F. S. Ramson (Wellington). S3O Yards.— C. D. Allan (Wellington), C. M. Olsen (Otago. One Mile. —W. Savidan (Auckland), 1L A. Rose (Wellington), J. J. Morris (Otago). Three Miles.—W. Savidan (Auckland), R. A. Rose (Wellington).^ One Mile and Three Miles Walks.— W. Lankey (Wellington), R. IE Cabot (Otago). 120 Yards Hurdles. —P. W • Lander (Wellington). F.. B. Ramson (Wellington), J. Shirley (Auckland). 440 Yards Hurdles. —F. S. Ramson (Wellington), F. Nesdalc (Auckland), R. W. Lander (Wellington;. Throwing the Hammer. —J. Mcllohn (Canterbury), G. Leckie (Otago), W. Harvev (Wellington). Putting the Shot.—P. Munro (Wellington), E. G. Sutherland (Wellington), D. Brown (Wellington). Throwing the Discus. P. Munio (Wellington), L. Hunt (Wanganui-Ta-ranaki), E. CL Sutherland (Wellington). Throwing the Javelin. —S. Lay (W a-nganui-Tarauaki), CL J. 'Sceats (Wellington). Pole Vault—J. W. Batstone (Canterbury), E. CL Sutherland (W ellington). High Jump—CL J. Sceats (W'ellington), E, G. Sutherland (Wellington), F. Brady (Wellington). Long Jump—E. CL Sutherland (Wellington), J. W. Shirley (Auckland). Hop, Step and Jump. —J- W. -Shirley (Auckland), E. G. Sutherland (Wellington). Decathlon—E. CL Sutherland (Wellington), J. W. Shirley (Auckland), G. J. Sceats (Wellington), VICTORIAN TEAM. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. The team to represent Victoria at the amateur athletic championships of Australasia, to be held in Wellington, has been chosen as follows: —0. J. Lane, 100 yards, 220 yards, 440 yards; A. W'atson, 120 yards and 440 yards hurdles; C. Lundquist, broad jump and decathlon; A. D. Mclntosh, shot-putting, discus and hammer throwing; E. Davidson, high jump, 120 yards and -440 yards hurdles. H. Mason (high jump champion of Australia and New Zealand and record holder), G. P. Wiseher and Corteen intend going at their own expense. G. R. Hydes, M. Kroger and WE M. Whyte, all title holders, are not available. QUEENSLANDERS ARRIVE. The Queensland team arrived in Wellington yesterday by the L limaroa. The members of the team, with the events in which they will be competing at the championships, are as follow: • L. G. Parker.—loo yards, 220 yards, 440 yards and relay. I£. Day—loo yards and broad jump. N. Grehan. —100 yards, 220 yards, 440 yards and relay. WE Wall—loo yards, 220 yards, relay and handicaps. J. M. W'atson. —High jump. E. Keskincn. —Field events and decathlon. In honour of the Queenslanders the W'ellington Centre, N.Z.A.A.A., is making arrangements to hold the electric light sports meeting, postponed last night, on Saturday night.