NEW RECORDS SET UP
British Amateur Athletic Championships WODERSON'S FAST MILE (Received 19, 8.45 a.m.; LONDON, July 18. The .British amateur athletic ehain pionships were held at White City# on 8aturday. 880 yards final: A. J. Collyer (Watl fcrd Harriers) 1. Time, lmin. 53.8sec. The -title-holder, J. V. i'owell, was uuplaced. 100 yards final: C. B. Holmes (Manchester Athletic) 1, A. W. Sweeney 2, F. L. Page 3. Time, 9 9-10sec. Sweeney was the title-holder. 120 yards hurdles final: D, O. Finlay (Air Force), title-holder, 1. Time, 14.5sec.. an English native record. 220 yards final: A. W. Sweeney (Air Force), title-holder, 1; C. B. Holmes *2. Timd, 21 9-10sec. Three miles: P. D. Ward (Achilles Club), 1. Time, 14min. 19.8sec. Long jump: L. Long (Germany), distaiice 24ft. 62 in. A championship record. Quarter-mile hurdles: J. Bosmans (Belgium) 1. Time, 55s ee. J. Sheffield, the title-holder, was beaten in his heat. , One mile: C. Woderson (Blackheat Harriers), title-holder, 1. Time, 4min. 12.2sec., a championship record. Quarter-mile: Boberts (Salford Athletic) 1, R. W. Wylde (Edinburgh Athletic) 2, J. C. Horsfall (Achilles) 3. Time, 48 2-lQsec., a championship record. The Maratlion was won by McNab Robertson (Maryhill Harriers) ; time, 2hr. 37min. 19-2sec. Robertson was the title-holder^
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 155, 19 July 1937, Page 8
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