THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1988.
1937 ATHLETIC RANKING LIST
SEVEN WORLD
RECORDS FELL DURING THE YEAR
UNITED STA TES STILL
HEADS THE LIST
(By V. C. DAVIS)
Sydney.
THE year 1937 was a great one in world track and
250ft. 10 5-8in, The merit of that throw may be assessed from the fact that the winning throw of the Cana- dian, Courtright,, at the Empire Games, was only 206ft.' 0% in.
Nine of the winning performances at the Berlin Olympics of 1986 were beaten by athletes in 1937,
So pro- gress marches on. The least we can expect is for many: Olympic. records to be broken in 1940.
"BEST TENS"
WORLD-BEATER Perrin Walker, huge white Ameri- can, is regarded as a possible world- beater. But the trio of crack English- The following are the "best tens" in men cannot be disregarded, for Holmes every important event. It will be is improving, while Sweeney and Pen-noted that in: some cases...several ath-' nington are very close to him. It re-letes tied for tenth place. mains to be seen how Ben Johnson. America's much praised negro, will fare in world company,
The new era in athletics in Germany brought on by the holding. of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin has not sud- denly petered out. Germany has five
sprinters, two half-milers, one miler.
hurdlers, a broad jumper, two throwers,
and a discus thrower, all in the first
field athletics. To-day "The Referee" pre-shot putters, five hammer sents readers with the "best tens" in 1937 in all the night of the world. So a good show- major events. These lists have been compiled from ing from Germany at the next Olym results all over the world. They reveal many in-. teresting things.
The most interesting from the Australian viewpoint is the fact that the two Australians, Magee and Johnston, 'led the world in quarter-mile hurdling in 1937. Both of these should improve by the time of the next Olympic Games, and may possibly gain selec- tion in the Australian team.
piad may be anticipated.
RECORDS YET!'
Elroy Robinson (U.S.A.) made a new world's record for 880 yards and 800 metres, but American critics are doubt- ful if he is a superior runner to Johnny Woodruff, the big negro winner at the world's best at 440 yards also. '36 Olympics. Woodruff is among the
In 1937 S. C. Wooderson (England) made a new world's one mile record, only to have it broken this year by Still Wooderson tops the list of performers in 1937.
It
One must stress the fact, however, that most countries race Glenn Cunningham, over 400 metres hurdles, and that if they turned their attention to will be interesting to see what he can the yardage system there are half-a-dozen in the world capable of do to the mile record this year. bettering the Australian figures. Hardin (U.S.A.), Loaring Szabo, of Hungary, came on by leaps (Canada), Benke (U.S.A.), Gonzales (Argentine), Patterson and bounds last year. He heads the (U.S.A.), and White (Phillipines) are six that come readily to mind. world in 1500 metres with 3.48.6s., &
In the hop, step and jump, Australia gained second (Met- _calfe), sixth (Dickenson), and seventh (Miller) places in the world's ranking list. Ilovaara, of Finland, was hop, step and jump- ing's big find of 1937. His 51ft 3in gained him first. place in the world.
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few yards outside Lovelock's world's record, and in two miles, in which he made a world's record in 1937, of 8m. 548. In addition to this, he was sec ond in the 3000 metres list to Jonsson of Sweden.
SWEDISH NURMI
Jonsson, who had come third in the 5000 metres at the 1936 Olympic Games, ran a mile in 4m.. 8.8s., 1500 metres in 3.51.48., and 3000 metres in 8.15.8s., all just a few seconds outside Seven world's records were broken the world's records. -In Ilovaara, Rajasari, and Luoma, in 1937: The 880 yards, 800 metres. Finland has the finest trio of hop, step one mile, two miles, high jump, ham-progress of the Englishman, Finlay. In the hurdling, a feature was the and jumpers in her athletic history.mer throw, and pole vault. Of these, who got down to 14.1s. for 120 yards America is giving more attention to four were made by Americans. this event, and Brown of that country
hurdles. Osgood, of America, headed In the sprinting, no one man of the world with 14s. gained 9th placing in the world. the class of Jesse Owens has yet
RECOVERS Togami, the Japanese who visited come forward. But as usual America Matti Jarvenin, Australia and New Zealand in
greatest javelin 1936, has many more great sprinters than thrower the world has known, recover- was third on the list. Tajima, Ja- any other country in the world. From ed from his injured back, which had pun's world's record holder at 52ft these it appears likely that the next prevented him from-giving his best at 534in., did not record a performance. Olympic champion-will-come.
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100 YARDS. DASH 9.6-Talley (U:SA.), 9.6-Davis (USIA.). 9.0-Stoller (U.S.A.). 9.6-Clifford (U.S.A.). 9.6-Robinson (U.S.Á.). 9.6 Dean (U.S.A.). 9.6 Collier (U.S.A.). 9.0-Holt (U.S.A.). 9.7-Peacock (U.S.A.). 9.7-Tolmich (U.S.A.). 9.7-Sinclair (U.S.A.). 9.7-Beard (U.S.A.). 9.7-Carter (U.S.A.). 9.7-Powers (U.S.A.). 9.7-Hay (U.S.A.), 9.7-Ellison (U.S.A.). 9.7-Greer (U.S.A.). 9.7-Ransin (South Africa). 9.7-Glickman (U.S.A.). 9.7-Sweeney (England).
100 METRES DASH 10.4-Walker (U.S.A.). 10.4-Sweeney (England). 10.4 Pennington (England). 10.4-Holmes (England). 10.4-Hornberger (Gormany). 10.4-Osendarp (Holland). 10.4 Gyenes (Hungary). 10.4-Mariani (Italy). 10.5-Tolmich (U.S.A.). 10.5-Neil (U.ŠJA.). 10.5--Robinson (U.S.A.). 10.5-Nederman (Germany). 10.5 Borchmeyer (Germany). 10.5-Vogelsang (Germany). 10.5-Melles (Germany). 10.6-Strandberg (Sweden).
220 YARDS DASH 20.7-Carter (U.S.A.). 20.7-Mills (U.S.A.). 20.7--Weiershauser (U.S.A.). 20.8---Rodenkirchen (U.S.A.).
20.9-Richardson (U.S.A.).
20.9-Moser (U.S.A.). 20.9-Greer (U.S.A.). 21.0-Johnson (U.S.A.). 21.0-Collier (U.S.A.). 21.1-Bryant (U.S.A.).
200 METRES DASH 20.8-Johnson (U.S.A.). 20.9--Weiershauser (U.S.A.). 20.9-Neil (U.S.A.).. 21.0-Haenni (Switzerland). 21.0-Cagle (U.S.A.). 21.2-Richardson (Canada). 21.3-Pennington (England), 21:4-Osendarp (Holland). 21.5 O'Sullivan (U.S.A.). 21.5-Holmes (England).
440 YARDS DASH 46.9-Benke (U.S.Ai).Į 47.0--Woodruff- (U.S.A.). 47.1-Malott (U.S.A.).
47:5-Shore (South Africa); 47.6-Brown (UIS.A.). 47.7-Brown (England). 47.7-Young.. (U.S.A.). 47.8-Halcrow (U.SA.). 47.9 Belcher (U.S.A.). 48.0-Gill (U.S.A.). 48.0 Saunders (UIS.A.).
400 METRES DASH; 47.1-Shore, (South Africa).: 47.1-Young (U.S.A.). 47.2 Brown (England)... 47.8-Málótt (U.S.A:). 47.4-Belcher, (U.S.A.). 47.5-Róberts (England), 47.6 Harbig (Germany) 47.7-Kovacs (Hungary) 47.8 Wachenfeldt. (Sweden)< 48.3-Cagle. (U.S.As),..
880 YARDS RUN
1.40.6 Robinson (U.S.A) (World's
Record)
1.50.0 Woodruff: (U1S.A:). 1.515-Palmason, (U.S.A«); 1.62.2 Brown. (England). 1.52.2Beetham (U.S.A:). 1.52.3-Bush (US)A.). - 1.52.8 Kucharski« (Paland): 1.580 Handley (England). 1.68.1 Collyer:(England). 1.58.8 McCabe (England). 1.53.7-Davidson (U.S.A.).
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