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BRITISH ATHLETES GERMANY DEFEATED

ON LAST EVENT

BROWN'S GREAT EFFORT IN RELAY

VISITORS FIELD DAY

(By "BEVIL RUDD")

Lover

London, August 16. BRITISH athletes gained their first victory

Germany on Saturday at the White City by 69 points to 67 after a thrilling match which depended on the last event.

for Britain.

THE CHINA MATE

11 1937.

DRAMATIC WIN

FOOTBALL

nearly two yards to spare and gain-

PRIZES NOT

"INCOME"

NO TAX ON POOL WINNINGS

the maximum eight points. Then, while the high jumpers and

London, August 13. - pole vaulters began their activities, the half-milers were called out,

Winnings from football pools are Only the exempt from income Handley and Collyer alternated in

investment of income from the the lead for a slow first lap of 58.8-

claimed for sec, but after the first bend of the large prizes can second lap the waiting Germans taxation.

The football pools begin to-n shot ahead and Harbig gained 10 yards down the back stretch, run-row with the first of the

was a half-a-second slower, and he League matches beat Handley by half-a-yard.

FIELD EVENTS.

NOT IN BUSINESS

House An official at Somerse The hurdles followed and here told a representative of The Daily ques- we had a big surprise Britain Telegraph yesterday that the took the first two places, but D. Otion whether pool prizes are liable IN SPITE OF THE MISERABLE WEATHER AND SODDEN Finlay got off badly and so lost his to tax is for the Commissioners to TRACK. THE CONSTANT ARDOUR OF THE TEAMS WAS nsual unerring precision. He hit at decide. They were not likely to PUNCTUATED BY SOME TRULY OLYMPIAN PROWESS AND least two flights and when he even make any move in the matter, as THE FLUCTUATING FORTUNES FINALLY PROVIDED THE tually gained his super momentum pool winnings could not be regard

LEVEL

The was too late to catch J. St. L. led as income. TENSE SITUATION IN WHICH THE SCORES WER

Thornton. Thornton: hurdling fanlt- WITH THE RELAY TO GO.

It could hardly be contended that The comparatively small crowd of 20,000 yelled itself hoarse Fessly, and faster than ever before won by half-a-yard în 14.6sec a

a business that throughout that race. W., Roberts, who had previously won the

pool is carrying.on heavy track quarter-mile in 48.2sec, ran the first distance also a quarter-mile magnificent achievement on the a person who competes in a foothall

makes him liable to income tax. After Roberts and Brown had In a case in the King's Bench Di- Brown's speed was slowly ebbing, The German, E. Linnhoff, who had been reserved for this cru-but by a great effort of grit he made short work of the quarter-vision in 1925 it was held that the cial event, rained on Roberts over forced into action all his strength mile and Holmes and Pennington winnings of a man who backed the first 250 yards, but then we to counter Harbig's quickening pur-had beaten K. Neckermann in the horses at starting prices from his saw the Englishman's stride suit, and, although he was dis- 220 vards, Britain led by 37 points private house were not subject to lengthen and the piston-like tressed at the finish, he won by to 18. But now the field event re-income tax.

and the German score mounted

tables movement of his arms increase nearly 20 yards to give Britain the sults began to make themselves felt

Schaumberg would turn the their activity. He swept round match. the bend and into the straight] Brown's time for the last lap was ominously.

Imin 512sec, for the They got first and second places on D. B. Pell. I did not expect Pell 612sec..or with glorious elan.*

half-mile less about five yards for in the discus, the pole vault and would lose third place to the Ger the belated baton exchanged. In the weight their second strings. G. man second string. E. Stadler. Pell cidentally. Brown has now won the Stock, beating W. Schroder in the ran strongly until the last 300 last and deciding event in four discus and K. Sutter clearing 13ft yards, which he died away matches during the past month-ning with the style and grace of a accountably. an unconscionable nervous strain. J. V. Powell and the enigmatic pow-

GERMANS FRIENDLY GESTURE er of a Kucharski.

This was the spectacular crisis,

ROBERTS' VITAL LEAD Roberts slowed up to make sure of the haton exchange or his time would have been faster than 48.8sec. Anyhow he had gained a vital lead of seven yards.

Over the next two distances of 220 yards the British sprinters, A W. Sweeney and A. Pennington re-but there were other crises earlier

The three miles was also num

a slow pace the big German string. E Eberhard, leading COULD NOT CATCH HARBIG Harbig's little second string, E. 4min 45.2sec mile and a 9min 49.2- gained by tempestuous raming the on. The triumph of Sweeney and Mertens, was strenuously holding sec two miles. The real race began precious yards they lost by execra B. Holmes in the first race, the four men and it was not until the in the last lap. P. D. Ward alinned ble baton exchanges. So fumbling 100 vards, over E. Borchmeyer and straight that they could pass himnuickly into his smooth top speed and hesitant were these change C. Homberger, was equally de But they had no hope of catching and sped away with M. Syring close Harbig, who crossed the line easing behind him. Syring ran with great overs that the time for both. 220 eisive.

way.

GERMANS DRAW IRAVE

yards averaged a shade over 23sec. The atmosphere was curiously up in 1min 54.8sec. Collyer's time allantry, and only in the straight A “flying start”” became a pathetic tense as the men dus their holes in the pole vault against J. Muller's id he succumb to Ward's unremit misnomer. The recipient of the-ba-Then as the starter called "On your 12ft 6in. F. R. Webster also cleared ting pace: Ward's time for the last ton looked as if he were signing a marks" the Germans gave their op 12ft 6in, but he had failed more lap was 58%sec. receipt for it before going on his ponents a friendly handshake, and times, than Muller before attaining

the crowd vented its pent-up feel that height, so he was relegated Britain now led by 60 points to 50. but it was obvious that Germany were winning the two remaining Brown took ings with applause at this gesture to third place.

VALUABLE SECOND PLACE Another hush ensued After the five yards of the limit

In the high jump & L Newman field events the weight and the long line and started on the final balf restlessness of two false starts we

ile with an eight-yard advantage had the real thing, and to our de gained a valuable second place to inmo. H. Woeleke, the huge, jovial over P. Harbig, the splendid Ger- hight Sweeney was a yard and G. Weinkotz. He cleared 6ft 2in Berlin noliceman, won the weight Holmes half a yard in front of the the same as K. Augustin did, but with 52ft 5in a new British record

R. L. Howland Both men had run their previous Germans after the first 30 yards, this time it was the German who G. Stock was second, 2ft in front Luz Long, the brilliant German S. C. Wooderson beat F. Schaum- race with this duel in view. Brown They increased this advantage to had more previous failures. had been content to secure second a crescendo of cheering, and with

man runner.

place to Roberts in the quarter-mile la bare foot between them Sweeney Iberg in a slow-run mile. We ex recordholder, was in a class by him. and Harbig had eased up in the and Holmes broke the tape with pected this, but, although I thought self in the long jumu. final straight of the half-mile after his great speed had decisively bea ten our men, A. J. Collyer and F. B. Handley,

BROWN'S PLAN SUCCEEDS Brown had two courses. He could go steadily and let Harbig exhaust himself in catching up and on a final sou

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