ATHLETIC SPORTS.

28th Heavy News, Volume 2, Issue 6, 12 March 1943, Page 2

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Despite showery weather, the organisers of the Sports Meeting scheduled to take place at Boulouparis said 11 On with the show-” so parties from RHQ, 203, and 208 made the trip and had a groat dayr Representatives from nine units took part and the tarck had been well prepared by the . tho n4 cld Ccy* In ’.pleasant contrast to the majority of Amy events the entire meeting was well organised-• Credit for our ability to finish tho contest in third position must go to the following performers:- ’’Dutchy” Middleton - winner of the long jump, dead-heat for first in the high jump and second in the hop, stop and jump* Good jumping. ’’Dutch”. (Incidentally the foresight of the organisers in having a spare cross bax» was appreciated by all and brought a round of applause from the amazed spectators.) Sgt. Pat was also at hone in the pit to finish second in the long jump and third in the hop step. Les*Little fought on gamely for third in the 880 yards while Tapiin was third" in hits heat of tho 220 yds. Hansen, handling his Arny Special like a second Opperman won a popular victory in the Orderly Room Clerk’s bicycle race, and 2,/Lt. Milne threw his weight around in excellent style for second in the shot Put., our sunreine triumph lay with Jh e , ■ itSM’s tug-o-war team whicn remained unaffected oy the brawn of All Black Milliken and the f}' Battalion’s Padre as opposing anchors, and heaved their way to victory. (They also scored the R.S.M* a ride home in the Colon'p fa§W credit t A® v -gl< n a IA.? a ?^- CO!I!pet A o:!?s^ pu ' fc 3 good 2 how and :.hc-ir events. Quinn o<’ Fawkes "ho showed real form in ds* and .220 yds; ’ A nhr'AAmreba* ■ w F‘' 3e3? Of the 100 '''•'odSS*'X ••• winner who mile chamoionx : >j.dk,ed in several events, all deserve rnent£on«" ( ’ ,uUx^wOn } Who was ooCoo