ATHLETIC CONTEST IN LONDON
DAVIDSON'S FINE RUN IN RELAY RACE. • London, September i. Withdrawals at tho last moment from (he teams which competed at the Queen's Club included Paddock (America), owing to illness, and A. G. Hill, of the British Olympic team, who was disabled. Hunt (Australia). was on the programme, but ,\vas replaced by tho Air Force champion, Sergeant-Major Mawby. Oostcrlnak (South Africa) was pitted against Kerkscy (America) in tho openin" stages of tho hiilf-milo relay. Hie South African led throughout, and sooured an advantage which all subsequent Americans vainly endeavoured to destroy against tho Englishmen Butler and Mawby, and tho New Zealander Davidson. Davidson shot homo six yards ahead. Thompson won the 120 yds. hurdles by U yards. Wilson (New Zealand) did not compete. Budd was first in tho two milos relay race, his time- being 7nnn. 53 l-ssec It was a great raeo, in which Mountain (England) gave Rudd 'and Batton thirty yards to the good. Rudd raced away from Scott (America) as ho liked, ana won by thirty-five yards.—Router.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 295, 7 September 1920, Page 5
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