E wha tau i muri mai i te 1912 Summer Olympics i Stockholm, Sweden, Battersby riro he mētara parahi hei mema o te tuatoru wahi kapa tangata o Ingarangi i roto i te 4 × 200-mita relay. I tae atu hoki ia ki te whiringa toa o te 400 mita huringa-kore
me te 1500-mita o te ahua-kore.