INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES
BRITAIN DEFEATS AMERICA. AUSTRALIAN HELPS IN VICTORY. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received August 3, 11 a.m.) LONDON, August 2. • At the international athletics meeting at the White City an Australian, J. running 220 yards, assisted the British team to defeat the American team In the half-mile relay race in 1 minute 29.3 seconds. The American time was 1 minute 33.2 seconds. The American team included the negro Ben Johnson, who had previously won the 100 yards in 9.8 seconds and the 220 yards in 21.7 seconds. A LEAGUE OF SPORTS. SOMETHING WORTH WHILE. L LORD BURGIILEY’S ADDRESS. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received August 3, 1 p.m.) LONDON. August 2. Lord Burgh ley, at a dinner at the White City, declare. 1 that many people had been rather disillusioned regarding the League of Nations, but athletes were building up something worth while—a le.imir ■>! mli.'iis .if sport.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20262, 3 August 1937, Page 7
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