AMERICAN PRAISE FOR N.Z. RUNNER
BOSTON, April 1. The Cbristian Science Monitor pubtishes a double-column article on the1 New Zealand tour of the American athletes, John Fulton, Donald Camp nell and A1 Uershey. The article sas'r the memorable half-niile race between Douglas Harris and John Fulton wa the greatest over that distance in tln aistory of the amatenr track in Ne\> Zealand. The article adds: " Harris 's perfonn ances delinitelv establish him as a mai. who will be hani to beat at the 194. Olympic Games in London in the 8UU .uetre events. "New Zealand, 'in coniparison witf. otlier countries, has xjl'0(lU(:e(^ few world champions, - but when she ha they have all been outstanding. The Al. Blacks won enduring faine in Rugb.s Union, Richard Arnst lield the world 7 professional sculling championship toi a number of years, and Jack Loveloek holds the Olympic Games 1500 metre. record. ' '
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 April 1947, Page 5
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