T. G. BROADWAY
ATHLETE IN CAMP
A prominent Canterbury athlete some years ago, T. G. Broadway, has joined the territorial forces and is now at Ngaruawahia military camp. In his day, Broadway was the greatest, middle-distance runnfcr in the country. He won the national half-mile title in 1932-33-34, and the 440yds championship in 1934. Pie was also at one time holder of the New Zealand 1000yds. record.
Until the advent of V. P. Boot, Broadway was the best half-miler the Dominion had produced. He competed at the 1934 Empire Games in London, and found, like other representatives, that travel and acclimatisation ware insuperable barriers to the production of top form. Broadway was a New Zealand representative. too, at the Melbourne Centenary Games the following year, and although ho ran reasonably well, he did not quite fulfil anticipations. He made his lasl appearance on the track at the national meeting at Dunedin in 1936, when he failed by the narrowest of margins to take the 440 yds title.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20080, 28 October 1939, Page 9
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167T. G. BROADWAY Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20080, 28 October 1939, Page 9
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