The San Francisco call., 1913-11-13
AUSTRALIAN
MARKS IN
DANCER
American Athletes Figure to
Set Several New Records
When They Start
By WILLIAM UNMACK


The sensational flight of the ALL
America track and field team on the
steamer Tahiti yesterday is the talk
wherever athletes congregate. 1t is
TO be regretted that such drastic
steps had TO be taken to ensure the
safe embarkation of one member of
the party. 1t was a case of outwit-
ting the kidnapers and the plans sue
ceeded.
Stanford men are known and re-
nowned for their good sportsmanship
and when the furry of the smuggling
away of Templeton has had time to
be discussed in a rational manner
Stanford men will admit that the joke
was on them
Now that the team has gone COM
parison of the performances of the
men they viii have to meet. together
with their own marks win give a
good line on just what showing the
American boys may make. In sum-
ming up these comparisons it must De
remembered that all the track events
in Australia are run on grass tracks
and the take offs and conditions for
high jumping, broad jumping and pole
vaulting are not as good as we have
them here.
Under these conditions it remains
to be seen just how the Americans
wiiF show
CHANCE FOR POWER
George Parker is the sprinter of the
A u
competition in the century. though the
220 and 440 are not as good In the
90 Yards Cox is the champion of New
South Wales and some weeks ago ran
the century in 10 fiat, while few
weeks later a lad named Ellis won the
championships Of Victoria in even
time
The 220 performances are only me-
diocre. the best time recorded in the
championships being %. by Ellis. in
Victoria In the 44e Dormer of New
Zealand stands out as the best quarter
miller with :5l is.
These are fair sample of the best
sprint times Parker Will have to go
against.
IN the mile run Hill of New Zealand
is the best man in Australia and has a
record Of 4 minutes % seconds Jim
Power should not have much trouble
and il will not be surprising TO see the
Bostonian set new Australian record.
which at present stands at 4:22.
Power also has a good chance of beat
ing the Australian half mile record of
1:56a- There is one half miller in Vic
toria at present who is capable of get
ting under minutes, but there is not
another man able TO even extend
Power.
TEMPLETON LOOKS GOOD
In the hurdles, Keddall, the Aus
tralian champion and record holder
IS anxious to skim the sticks with
Templeton The New Zealander has
been out of competition for nearly
two years. but IS getting back in
form specially TO compete against
TemDleton Keddall has a record of
Is $40, but whether he can get to
that mark again after such a long
layoff remains to be seem
In Victoria there is a high class
hurdIer named Davies, who is good
for Is 3-5, and in south Australia
mark With training Templeton
should be good for Is S-5. and he will
give the best in the antipodes a big
argument.
Templeton will undoubtedly break
the Australian pole vault record.
which stands at II feet l inch. Pole
vauIting has not been brought TO
fine art up to the present in Austria
liza. but the visit of the Yankee team
IS bound to improve the game.
In the high jump Templeton has
possible chance of breaking the Aus
tralian mark Of 6 feet inch. He
can jump consistently at feet 10
inches or better, and is liable TO get
over 6 feet 1 in any meet
The broad jumping is poor over
there, and the last championships
only brought out mark of 21 feet
inches. Templeton is able to do this
nearly every time he starts.
Reg Caughey has easier competition
to 90 against than any of the other
men, Caughey expects to break the
New Zealand record of 40 feet
inches in the first meet to be held in
New Zealand. which viii be December
s at InvercargilI. The best shotput
mark at the last New South Wales
championships was only SO feet by
- aleflly and he is conceded to be the
star shotputter of Australia.
Caughey was putting better than 46
feet before he left Ukiah and will
have no trouble IN breaking the Aus
tralian mark OF a feet