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AUGUST 12, 1935

CAMPBELL BLACK'S GERMAN ATHLETIC WIN

ABANDONED FLIGHT

Return To Croydon

From Cairo

London. To-day.

Messrs. Campbell Black and McArthur have arrived at Croy-

OVER ENGLAND

-

*BROWN RUNS SECOND TO ROBERTS IN 400 METRES

Munich, To-day.

Ideal weather conditions prevailed here

don, taking 12 hours 15 minutes yesterday afternoon when at 3 o'clock 15,000 en- on their flight from Cairo.

Reuter.

thusiasts crowded the Dante Stadium to see the

A message dated August 10 said fourth international athletic contest between that Mr. Campbell Black, who had

to abandon the first of his record England and Germany.

breaking long-distance

flights The contest was fought from start to finish which he planned to make in alin deadly earnestness and Germany ultimately

Comet monoplane similar to the

machine in which he and Mr. C. W. Scored a clear cut victory by 75 points to 61.

the England-Mel-

ENGLISH SUCCESS England scored a notable triumph in the 800 metres when

A. Scott wuN bourne air race, covered the first Almost every event provided! stage of the journey to the Cape a display of excellent sports- in record time. He flew 2.240 manship by both sides.

Among the most striking J. C. Stothart won in 1 minute, 54- seconds, the German miles between Hatfield and Catro

Friedrich (2/5 Tachievements was

Schlessecker being in 11 hours 18 minutes.

of one-fifth a second to engine trouble he then decided Scheaumberg's victory over the Wolfgang

Englishman Grieve in the L500 second. to postpone the attempt

Metres event, which was. ac-behind. Another German, Hans complished by the German in 3 Koenig, came third, just beatins minutes 58 9.10 seconds.

Owing

A later message stated that Mr. Campbell Black was expected to take off from Cairo on Friday even-

ng for England.

ENGLISH & DISCUSS FAILURES

Scrimshaw.

TE England's second win was corded in the 400 Metres when W. In the Throwing the Discus Roberts won in brilliant style in

BALLOONISTS SPEND event the German Wuerfelsschlo 47-7/10 seconds, while A. G. B the Brown, who is conceded. a very bler won with 49.36 metres, German Kronenberg being second good chance at the Berlin Olympiad with 44.16 metres. None of the next year, also of England, came visiting team resched 40 metres. second in 48-2/5 seconds.

NIGHT IN FIELD

Mishap To Belgian Craft

DRIFTED ACROSS CHANNEL

The

In the Pole-Vault, the two Ger-German Harman was third. mans Mueller and Hartmann beat At the close of the short dis- all their English opponents at tance sprints, England was leading over four metre

Germany by 26 points to 18, bat In the 100 Metres sprint, the the tide began to turn in:favour] Three Belgian balloonists who German Wilhelm Leichman beat of Germany with the Discus had drifted from Brussels passed the English champion, Sweeney, in Throw, when the latter led for the the night recently in a field near 10 seconds, the German cham-first time by 29 points to 26. Dallington (Sussex) beside their pion, Borchmeyer, being third. damage balloon.

Late at night they were forced

Ger

many took the first and second places in the High Jump. Mein- koetz clearing the bar at 190 metres. and Martens at 1.85

to land because the wind changed (BURGLAR) ALARM metres

and threatened to carry them out). Ito sea

They walked to Dallington vil-! age and acquainted their friends by telephone of their plight. Then they went back to the balloon and spent the rest of the night guard- ing it.

CLOCK

Strange Story From Sweden

Stockholm. Next day, with the aid of vil-

Roused by an alarm clock, a lagers, they packed up the balloon, which was not damaged, and repark-keeper, Artur Johansson, at turned to Belgium

The balloon, the Belgic, rose from the exhibition ground at Brussels at 11 o'clock the morning before to make a demonstration flight

Seen by Holidaymarkers When it drifted over the South Coast it cansed excitement to holiday-makers.

Then the moonless night swal lowed it, and the balloon came to grief on the wooded slopes of the Sussex bills, 25 miles from the spot where it crossed the coast. OLD DEFINITION OF "NEWS"

A Variation From India

Madras Only by defending himself with his teeth has a young Indian hunter named Doraiswami sur- vived a terrible fight for life with la cheetah that took place up a tree, according to a message from a yil- lage in North Arcot.

FINLAY'S HURDLES WIN In the 110 Metres high hurdles,)

the Bri ID. O. Finlay,

champion. won in 14 seconds, beating Wegnes, of Germany, by 3-10 seconds.

tish

Empire

The Olympic relay race was won by England in 3 minutes: 28-4/5 seconds.

A noteworthy feature of the day Hasslarp, near Aangelholm, was was the cordial way in which the able to catch thieves ransacking crowds responded when, at the open- his house."

ing of the day's events, Dr. Ritter: When his clock rang Jahansson von Halt, in welcoming the English went downstairs and found thieves visitors, called for three cheers for going through his possessions. His Majesty King George and then They fed, but one was captured for the British Nation, and finally The second man was. later found for the guests of the day hiding in a dustbin.

SEQUEL TO SCENE OUTSIDE

WEST END CLUB

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After this, the triple "Heil" was given for Beichefuehrer Hitler, whereupon the crowds burst out spontaneously with the German National Anthem and the Horst- wessel hymn Trans-Ocean Ser-

ROBERTS BREAKS RECORD

Following a scene outside a club off Regent-street, W., London, re-vice. cently, when several people who

A Reuter's message from arrived at the club in a taxicab were refused admission, two per- Munich states that in an athletic sons appeared at Marlborough-meeting held there yesterday be street Police Court later. It had tween Great Britain and Germany, been stated earlier that the donr the home team won by 75 points keeper of the club was taken to to 61

hospital with cuts and bruises. A The outstanding feature of the man and woman were questioned meeting was the performance of N. Roberts Gt. Britain), who won by the polion

WOMAN'S GIFT OF 200 £ NOTES

Hospital Surprise

the 400 Metres in 47 7-10 seconds to break the German record

The 200 Metres resulted in dead-heat between Sweeney and Rangeley in 21 9-10 seconds.

Germany won eight events, in- cluding five field events, while Bri- Walding. tain recorded five wins The cheetah followed the hunter A poorly-dressed woman, aged up a tree, seized his left arm in about 80, rang the bell of the Wok- its jaws and tried to drag him to

ing Victoria Hospital one day last. the ground. Clinging to a branch mouth and handed the maid a with his right arm, Doraiswami brown-paper parcel, telling ber to attacked the beast with his teeth

give it to the matron 20 until the animal let go and ran

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