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Paavo Nurmi Was The Architect Of The Four-Minute Mile
Says ERIC NICHOLLS
The bronze statue stood at the entrance to Helsinki's Olympic Stadium. It was August, 1952; the opening day of the Olympics. Everybody was there. They packed the sunlit stadium, craping their necks to catch a glimpse of the Olympic Flame.
Suddenly it appeared. As, torch held aloft, the runner carrying it on the last stages of its journey turned into the stadium, the vast crowd became silent for one dramatic second. Then cheers, ear-splitting and prolonged, from ninety thousand throats, a salute to the greatest all-round runner of all time-Paavo Nurmi. The statue had become reality,
yet
Who then What did he do?
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For it was the "Flying Pa" vlctories, four Olympic records who made that prophecy come with the sanie stooping action, and three second place.
true. It is also recorded that the beautifully emoving
Bul Nurmi did more than we Chris, Brasher and Chat. despite his 56 years, who carried that. He was the architect of away, were his capable per- Josita Fo Austral.n the rh. the Same Paove Nurmi ar kair-minute mde. Nurmi did makers. who had thrilled and electrifleet no run the sunce in that Landy goes the honour of such. the world thirty years before line What he did was tog through the barrier a second! establish a then world trend of tan, to x up the new world Is Pavo
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Paavo Nurmol wh, L FOUR OLYMPIC RECORDS
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Is the enterta than during
Nuani athletics enthusiasts # PACT lasting evesadually be broken
Nure Li The established saudi in 1940 that "en yesus fran Paavo Johannes
CRET Jing
Mi will run the hop distunees now some affuele
Mile in four minuter.
Turku, the old capital of Pin-
and Then es fan running track countered to be the bed in the wild for fance tumang It was there 5 Emil Zadogerk bok The al
Melio record 10,000
ML 1930 followed by John Lands's world
Mile record
performance 1204.
10 world
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which he had seven finals
the world's record books Roger Batsistor
the man
Is
BASEBALL
Milwaukee Braves Split Double-Header With Cincinnati Redlegs
New York, Sept. 3.
The first place Milwaukee Brayes split à Labour Day double-header with the f'incinnati Redlegs but the defend ing champion Brooklyn Dodgers failed to gain ground in the National League race because they also divided two games with the sixth-place Pittsburgh Pirates.
The results of those games at Milwaukee und Brook- lyn left the Dodgers and Redlegs tied for second, 311⁄2 games behind the Bruves.
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At nine Paavo started running. then six miles run meant
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nothing to hun. At 10 he was in serious trafię.
FIRST WORLD RECORD
His first big süęcesses were u. the 1020 Olympic Fanies Antwerp
His boful bag was a second place in the 5,000 Metres. a first in the 10,000 Mres and win in the 10,000 Metres ense Country
In the following year
he made his first world record at 10,000 Melvs: ten years later his last-8mins. 59.6sec. for Two Miles.
He woudd rely have added to his collection at the 1932 But Olympics in Los Angeles,
he was banned from taking pri for allegedly accepting excessive expences
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PAAVO NURMI
Lancs Finish Second County To Surrey In
Cricket Championship
London, Sept. 3. Lancashire are runners-up to Surrey for the County of the four points Cricket Championship us a result assured by their first innings lead today against Sussex. But it was a near thing while Alan Oakman, who is booked for the South African tour by an MCC team this year, and Ron Willson were together for the sixth wicket. They put on 92 to take the total to 209 in reply to Lan- cashire's 296.
Honk Auros hit two homers, Woodling in the ninth inning of doubled in the ninth and scored The
game. Vic Power It was a biterly disappointed the decisive run on Joe Adenck's
and disillusioned Nurmi who sel strove in threg runs with two hers to help Kansas City win in the stand watching the events single as the haves tallied to
for which he had trained win the
Th first gone, 3-2
the opener.
hard.
All Finland, and in fact Kerliegs woll the MTUR 7-5.
The Boston Red Sox, who
the
world. was up in Auron although
sporting
But Oakman, who opened the 24th had dropped 13 of 1f previous the
to in the games
innings and carried his bat to the Washington arms at what they regarded as eighth. Ted Kluszewski hit ☐ | Senators this season, rwept a
goss injustice.
be got out 137, could not find two-run homer for the "telega double-header
Thousands marched in protest such another good partner. from
their to the
of the in the second
headquarters game before a tormentors. 7-5 and 18-0.
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The last five Sussex wickets record Milwaukee slantın crowd Piersall, who
Finish Olympic Association and fell eight drove in
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they of 47,004
demonstrated against the refusal finished 67 behind. Lancashire runs and Ted Lépico,
of Finland to withdraw Sundy Amor's bloop single to drove in five, led the Red Sox
their owed a good deal to Geoff Edrich Such who, centre scored Jackie Robinson at Washington. The visitors up from Los Angeles.
perhaps Inspired by was the esteem in which Paavo Nurmi was held.
in the eighth to give the Dodgers had it easy in the second game Ms they began as Tom Brewer gave only six
hits white collecting his
1. 4-3 victory long homestand as Ebbets Field
The
Two
13th
But Bob Friend, who pitched the vicio Chicago, the Detroit Tigers entire first game, relieved Elroy Face in the eighth inning.
pounded nve White Sox pitchers an 11-8 victory but the other
National for League double-headers also home club bounced back to win ended in stand-offs, The St the second game 5-3. Lary
Doby, Louis Cardinals
Minnie Minoso Fred their Created
***Halfeld and
Jim Riveres did homers for the White Sox in the secod contest,
supporters to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs but lost the nightcap, 8-0, to the pitching of Jim Borsnan, Walt Mogan hit a homer for the Cubs in the first game and two more in the second.
BELIEF PITCHER
Bob Miller, formerly a rellet pitcher, gave only four hita in
AMERICAN LEAGUE First Game, Morning
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But the authorities would not budga
AN INDIVIDUALIST On the trick, Nurmi was un Individualist, Curing nothing. saying nothing to or soul any:
cise in the race.
He would burn up the track, ignoring everything outside the stop watch which he always carried with him- habit pick- during Army service- up and with which he clocked him- self lap by lap.
ed
The rate over, Nurmi
would
runs and
Olympic Village
Too Small To Hold Officials
Melbourne, Sept. 3.
the
century for brother Bill's Gentlemen at Scarborough on Saturday, hit his first hundred of the season though it took him nearly four hours.
Surrey
meanwhile wore quite unlike champions when, before rain curtalled their match, they had raised their score to 132 for occupied almost
2
which had
four hours. Then a storm brought the day's play to an carly close,
ROY PESKETT'S SOCCER VIEW
PREPARE FOR AN OLYMPIC SHOCK
Prepare for the biggest Olympic blow-up of all time. Hungary, the present Soccer cliampions, are seriously considering withdrawing from the Melbourne Games in November,⠀⠀ If they drop out, the whole football tournament may collapse. This would mean the Games losing one of their biggest money-spinners,
Hungary's wonder post-war side is now being rebuilt under a new comunit- tea of Avo, which replaced the one-man chief, Gustay Sebes.
The committee, with their sights firmly fixed on the 1958 World Cup, and needing time to r-plan tarties and triliing Idens, feel that they can save
Sir Gordon's All-Time Record Equalled
made in Zurich soon.
possible loss of prestige (end St Pancras when bis team money) by claying away from arrived back from Nottingham Moiboure
pointless Trom their thini game.
little Matters are expected to come. They“ brightened up a to a head when the draw is when said his gifkle might be strong enough for next Satur- The tournament comunities, į day's
game. Including Mr Arthur Drewry,
wolki have taken more President of FIFA ond Sir than Haynes to stop Nottingham Stanley Rous, have two alterna- Forest from clocking up their tiver Either could bring third win.
Livolient of the very Forest forwards Was Jim
disa ter,
THEY ARE:
whoga
fast
1. Make it a straight knock-Barrett, ex-West Ham forward, ou!, MA stand the risk Hungary, 15 drawn nganatleading scorer.
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Russia, Germany, Yugoslavia or
like
than
be
first hat trok for the club mukes him the Loogue'a
Del Mar, Calif., Sep!, Johnry Longden, 46-year-old Bulgaria, and facing possibic Verdict on Fulham's young- VORCITUM
Jockey, equalled Sir Arst-round cilmination, backing | sters: Dwight in all right, Gordon Richardly all-time riding out.
Lampe is not yet good enough record of 4870, wipters today
2. Seed the strongest sight, for the first team. "It's not fair by capturing the fifth race at the Japan, Star, Vietnam, and to play him, in such an, unsteady and watch the little fellows to the 18-year-old centre-balt Del Mar aboard Big Rush.
Longden. who acored his China decide to save their fare defence.
victory malden
20 norded only two winners lodny to equal the all-time mark set by Sir Gordon with his retire- He came to 1994. win one notch of the total by winning the second race astride Dernie and then equaled it by
ment
in
years ago, i money.ed.
10
at
rather
The
football dinals Wembley (1948) and Helsinki (1952) were such big money- policy with the 1950 soal has given the last-day place of
honour.
Cancellation of the Soccer tournament would save a lot of treart-burning
Britain-and the £10,000 needed to transport
scoring with Big Ruhk of his
Iz reaching the riding carver today, Loogden way once
in more spectacular
the team to its almost inevitable that the horse he booted
to early
downfall. So far less victory was u long shot lai than half the required to tại hại returned $15.70 $7 and $3.40 been raised.
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Melbourne Now "Fully Prepared" To Stage Olympic Games,
Melbourne, Sept. 3. Melbourne is now "Fully pre-' pared" to stage the Olympics scheduled to be held here next Novembor, authorities declared
across the board.
Big Rus forced the page.
Tottenhum's Board mot be- was under strong handling after fore the game with Manchester a half-mile and "out-finished | City to discuss un offer from Burgundy Belle.
Mansfield Town for goalkeeper today after week-end tests at
has anked
Longden, an English-born on Reynolds, who jockey who stands dve fock fall for a transter.
left on today's programme
tho which to better record.---United Press,
do business on
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which
on tiptoe, has three mounts A Spurs director told me the In other night: "We are perfectly
to all-time willing
moderate būsis.”
Manager's job brought rumours in years is that vacated by Frank Hill at Preston
Latest man to be linked with North End is Reggie Smiths, and England former Millwall
now matlager
A NEW RECORD Veteran Jockey Johnny Long den passed Sir Gordon Richard's all-time riding record of 4,870 winners today by scoring victory aboard Arrogate in the eighth race at Del Mär-United Press
Chess "Olympics" At Moscow
outside-left,
the biggest crop of
Dundee United.
the 'Olymple Village" and
crowd tests at the Melbourije Cricket Ground,
Journalists and ofctals charge of preparations of the Olympics moved into "Olympic Village
subut of Mel bourn, where competitors
of all nations will leave to test catering rangements,
Chefs from a number of cour
brought tries,
to Melbourne for Olympics, of especially cooked
and served agreed that service and food
Charllon manager Jimmy were perfect.
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Seed has received a letter from lq, more than 91,000
weht to the Melbourne"
an old 'admirer, a former Spurs Cricket Ground for the local
more.
This convinced officials that the ground is big enough for the Olympic Games-France-Presse.
supporter who has suffered in- Juries to both shoulders similar football semi-final, and there was to those of Charlton centre-half, still room for many thousands Derek Ufton Paris, Sept. 3. Mr Sced told me: "The writer The Soviet thews
most agency, stated that he had a announced tonight
the successful operation joining the Tags,
results during
the ligaments of both shoulders, and following third day of the Chess Olymples would be prepared to give rat
full details. being played off in Moscow.
I am writing to Group 1
ix up a meeting." don beat Saar Soviet Union
former Phillips. 3-1 (one game postponed)
Bulgaria beat Switzentand by Portsmouth player, who was capped by England at wing-hall Switzerland and inside
forward, will be allowed to play for Poole Town shortly
3-1.
drew.
Norway and
by
Group 2 Denmark beat Scoljand by
The
In the other county match, at Bournemouth, there was coly 553-1. minutes play and Nottingham-
Group 3
Len
Recently
TICKETS AVAILABLE Melbourne Olymple organisers have sold more than 760,000 tickŝta to the Games--100,000, of them overseas, they announced today.
But they added there ore plenty more available as there 16 accommodation for about
Wilk betovallable until the middle of
the FA, who had 4.250,000. Netherlands beat paid him £4,000 in settlement Tickets
of a claim for total disable overseas shire, against scam bowling, Inst Mongolia by 2-1 (ono
game ment," held up is registration September. vt cheaply after postponed). four wickets
form pending further inquiries. Hampshire had declared at their Saturday, score. Hampshire have
hit by beon severely
weather this
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their of
28 The Olympic Organising Com-matches having been affected mitter hes warned all inter-with the loss of nearly 90 hours' national Olymple officials other play-equivalent to than those holding official jobs ten days.
about six- with their own national team that defnite strictions exist on pocommodation Village.
season,
Argentine beat Luxembourg by 3-0, (ono, garno, postponed).
West Germany beat England by 24-12
Iceland beat Ireland by 2-0 (two games postponed).
Group 4 trot straight back to the dress
East Germling beat ing rooms, change and with
Feature of the festival matches by 4-0.
Greece athletic garb, wrapped in a neat
Olympic was, the Players' batting at brown paper parcel leave the
Belgium beat the Philippines Scarborough Tom Graveney by 3-1. arena while team-mates and
International officials must be (124) and Willie Watson (72) exch sang
The Olympiad will continue opponents
appointed prior to their national fogged the bowling to the time praises and talked athletics.
rane Lepma departure for Melbourne of 150 runs in 105 minutes for low with the postponed Pdavo Nurmi of today The
Watson hit games-Fre wealthy A
builder.
international judges, referees, the third wicket. "His permanent home is in a pine present their national Olympic Graveney two sixes and eleven, Umekeepers, etc. They must two sizes and ten fours and, forest beside the sea in his being loved Finland. He lives a quiet Committee with evidence of this fours.
appointment by his achieve official ments nor the man will ever be International Sports Federation a six and six fours off Gamint 2 forgotten
before leaving for the Games. Goonesha, tho Ceylon
Jeg
truimph over the New York
St Louis Giants At Philadelphia but the
visitors
Kaiser, Hughes (7) Davis (7), 21 scored
Lown (7) and Landrith, Dickson triumph in Jucklo Brand' single scored (12-0) und Smith. LP-Hughes Wille Mays from third with (1-3). HR-Moryn (17th).
the second
Lhe
dociding run for New York
in the eighth.
The New
increased
Second Game
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life. But neither
& 13
Chiengo Yankees St Louis York
0 their American
Brosnan (4-7) and Landrith,
League lead to 8% games by McDaniel, Collum (6), Konstanty whipping the Baltimore Orioles (8) and Katt, LP-McDaniel 0-1, and 5-Q. John Kucks
(4-6). HRS-Moryn (18th and allowed seven hits and was 19th), Banks (27th). supported by two You Barra
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(London Express Service).
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Results
RESULTS
London, Sept. 3. of today's Rugby
Rugby and
Langue
Rugby Union
of the year the Brooklyn Don Larsen gave only Munger, Face (4), Friend (8) Union four hite and stick out 10 and Folles, Drysdale, Bessent matches were, batera in winning the second (9) and Campanella, Walker, (8). WP-Fuce (10-9). LP-Drysdale
The second placed Cleveland (4-5). Inclang scored a 2-1 victory over Kansas City Athletics after New York
losing the opener of a morning Philadelphia...... afternoon holiday bill, 5-2.
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Right hander Early Wynn Westrunt. won his own game with a ninth- Lopota inning single that scored. Gene United Press.
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ITS THE FIRST DAY OF
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the
Watson's first 31 runs included-
If such steps are complied breaker, while Graveney had with, the officials will be perve. fours in his first 28, runs. mitted to reside in
Olympic But Goonesena
wickets
Villago.
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the NSP With I
The Organising Committee though they cost him 113 rin said S most international
At Hove: Lanonshire 295.
not out
Parry O'Brien Sets New World
Shotput Record
Eugene, Oregon, Sopt 3. Parry O'Brien reached 62, text
federations will appoint many (G. Edrich 102 onst 28, for of 69% inches here today, W. L' officials after arrival in Mel- Sussex 236 (Oakman
the Organising Commit 137, Tattersall Ave, for 74, Hill event and better his former world bourne,
74 HI- new world record in the shotput too cannot accept the respond to four for 49) bility for those so appoined ever
O'Brien's record-shattering
At Bearborough: Gentlemen record by nearly 14 Inchos after the appointments are made, $42 for nine declared and 28
"They must make, their.
own for no wicket Fidyers 344 for os came on his third attempt
declared
after had surpassed the (Graveney 124,
Sxiat
in Pasadena, Comers moet
of his two weeks ago in both o
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J. M. William's
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Rugby League
and Castleford, 13 Rochdalo
Hornets
Workington T-1 Halifax
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arrangements for accommodantson T, Goonesena Ivo, 'form standard hợ, set at 'the' ALL-
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.There is sufficient Ai Dublin: .. MCC-185- and
accommodation avaliable, prob-| 137 (Fes seven, for. 44), Ireland. previous attempts, United
ably in private residence, for-all | 48 and 13 for no wicket Bad „tush, officials”----United Pres/light curtailed, ping--Router,
by Barrie Appleby
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HOME SOCCER
RESULTS
Rank's
But overseas accommodation already sold out for the It is likely that in view of the la Insurance money
paid out opening ceremony, all night Phillips will not be accepted as swimming meetings, the after- justifiable risk by any con- noon swimming heats on Decemi- ber 5, the finals of the tracke cycling. the basketball sem frais and the heavyweigh
pany.
HAYNES HOPE Injured Fulham skipper weightlifting
Anal. Johnny Haynes was waiting st said United Prod
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