THE CH
WOODERSON | AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT
CREATES
NEW RECORD FOR 3 MILES
August
On Saturday last S. CWood erson, who is 22 years of age standing 5ft. 61⁄2 inches high and weighs less than 9st, created a world record for one mile. Three weeks earlier at Ibrox Park, Glasgow before a crowd of 60,- 000 at the Rangers sports Wood- erson, who is the AAA. one mile champion, set up a new record in the three quarter mile for Bri tish and Scottish athletics.
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London, August 31 Middlesex in reply to Surrey's huge total of 509 totalled 2 6 wickets. Patsy Hendr his last match for scored another century fifth for the season and the 170th of his career. A crowd. of 6,000 gave him an ovation and sang "For he's a jolly good fellow Middlesez lost a wic bets for 4 when Hendren saved the situation" hitting freely to the leg side. He batted for 150 minutes and hit eight fs. It was a magnificent farewell per- formance.
When Hendren went in the crowd stood up and cheered him till he reached the wickets. Then the Surrey team led by Holmes gave him three hearty cheers. Hendren and Edrich added 182. for the third wicket.
He failed by only 3-10 of a se cond to equal the world record set up by F. Ladoumegue, of France, for the three-quarter mile. He best Lovelock's Bri tish, record of 3 minutes 2 2-10 bxmammogLANTIRIMN seconds set up in 1932.
After Syd Wooderson had indnis ENGLISH WOMEN'S
ed in his record smashing run, an Old Campaigner in the stand turned to a youngester sitting beside him. O.C. was wildly excited. As the bones of his ancient fingers smack-
shouted ed against one another he "My boy, if you live to be ninety you'll be lucky to see such a race again."
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The excitement that was Old Cam-former holder, by Miss Brenda Godown Co., Ltd. at the entire risk paigner's was the excitement of Norris, the Sussex champion, by 2
the and 1. everyone of the 60,000 in ground. It was as if one great Miss Fishwick's sputting was thrill-wave temporarily had engulf weak Reuter. ed us, and then receded to leave us trembling.
Ordinarily phlegmatic individuals SCOTTISH LEAGUE
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The following Scottish
First
tering. "Wonderful magnificent, League Football matches were stupendous."
us.
BEST LAST QUARTER "It was in the last quarter of the three that Wooderson thrilled He had covered the first in 58-2-10 secs, and the second in 60 8-10 secs. The clang, of the bell galvanised him. the He shot forward and passed others in a few yards and led the way up the stand straight 'midst thunderous applause.
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