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European Athletic Titles

WOODERSON WINS 1,500 METRES IN

SLOW TIME

Pennington And Brown Run Well In Relay

(By AIR MAIL)

Colombes Stadium (Paris),

September 5.

By winning the 1,500 metres, S. C. Wooderson credited Great Britain with her fourth title in the European Athletic Cham- pionships which concluded here to-night.

There was considerable dis- .appointment when the little bespectacled British runner fail- ed not only to beat the world re- cord held by Jack Lovelock, but also the European record held by Miklos Szabo, of Hungary.

A stiff wind which blew into the faces of the runners down the back straight and on the third bend militat- ed against good times, and Wooderson told a reporter after the race that he knew directly the race had started that it was a hopeless proposition to try and break the world record.

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Wooderson had a clear five yards advantage at this point, and with Mostert having nothing, left with which to challenge him, he won com fortably by that margin.

only, a kilometre to go, the diminutive straight it was obvious that the British cording 40.9. secs., established a new runner was certain of victory, but time for the championships.

Italian made his effort and opened up would Jack Lovelock's world record THRILLING 10,000 METRES RACE a gap of 50 yards. The Finn bided

That go?

was what the frenzied

six his time, and lengthening his stride, The 10,000 metres, more than crowd were asking. A swift look be- miles, was like the 5000 metres, a real-gradually began to close the gap until Great Britain, won four titles and hind by Wooderson did not improve his ly thrilling race. From the very start as he came to the final bend he caught also had two seconds, two thirds, two chances, but he saw that Mostert had the race by between the tall Finn, I. him up. There was a spirited dash fourths, one fifth, and four sixths, overtaken Beccali, and was coming Salminen, holder of the title, Olympic for the tape, but the Finn's stamina was which meant that fifteen placings were after him.

champion, and holder of the world re- the better, and he just got home by. obtained by a team of twenty-three

cord, and the little dark Italian, G. Be- five yards. runners-a splendid achievement con-

Meanwhile, the German, Max Syring, viacaua, who was more than a foot sidering the fact that only two sixth

shorter than his rival. Beviacqua, at had been running, along quietly in third places were obtained in the field events,

the White City on August Bank Holi place, and his last lap spurt brought the usual British weakness.

day, was second to J. Noji, of Poland, him within 20 yards of the Italian at Of the 23 titles decided, Germany There was a hush while the crowd but he was not expected to extend such the finish a great finish to a great did best by winning 7, Finland won waited for the official time. Those in a world-famous runner as Salminen. 5, Britain 4, Sweden 3, Holland 2 the Press box, however, who had tak- At 4000 metres the Finn was in Salminen's time of 30 mins. 52.2 and France and Estonia one each. en the time on their stop watches, front but at the half distance the Ita-seca, although beating that of 1084, The way in which performances have knew that they were in for a disap-lian held the lead. At 7000 metres when he won the title, was far behind improved in general during the last

Salminen was in front again, and when his world, European, and Olymple time. pointment.....

Results:- four years was shown by the fact that

Wooderson's time was 8 mins. 58.6 new championship records were es secs., compared with Jack Lovelock's tablished in all but two of the events world record of 3 mins, 47.8 secs., and -the high jump and discus throw. One Miklos Szabo's European record of 3 world record was established, that in mins. 48.6 secs. Wooderson had con- the hammer throw yesterday by the solation in the fact that his time beat German, K. Hein, and one European the championship record of Beccali, record, that of the British hurdler, which stood at 3 mins. 54.6 secs... Donald Finlay, in the 110 metres hur- dles, also yesterday.

HONOURS EVEN Of to-day's eight finals, Germany and Sweden each won three, and Finland and Britain one each.'

BROWN'S GREAT EFFORT Godfrey Brown, running over his best distance in the last leg of the 4 x 400 metres relay, made a great ef- fort to catch the last German runner, Harbig, the 800 metres champion, but In addition to getting the 1500 me-his task was well-night hopeless, with tres title, Britain to-day was placed in the German having a lead of some 20 both relay races, being second in the 4 yards. He reduced the deficit a little, x 400 metres, and third in the 4 x 100 but that was all. metres, in which they lost second place Baldwin, starting the relay, handed over to Barnes_only fourth of the six by a foot.

Barnes was able to do In the other events, C. A. J. Emery competitora. stood down from the 10,000 metres little, and when he passed the baton after his gruelling race in the 5000 me-on to Pennington, his fellow Oxonian, to Germany, Sweden tres yesterday; R. K. I.. Kennedy, the he was fourth Scot, did not compete in the high jump; and France, who were at intervals of J. W. L. Alford, the Empire mile cham-five yards. pion, finished seventh in the 1500 me- tres; and H. V. Stubbs finished equal sixth in the high jump.

WELL-JUDGED RACE

BRILLIANT THIRD LEG Pennington ran a brilliant third leg and was soon past the Swede, and Frenchman. He tired a little at the finish, but was able to make second The wind, which had been growing place assured for Britain when he stronger as the afternoon wore on, un-handed over to Brown. He covered. doubtedly accounted for the compara- the 400 metres in 47.8 seconds. Brown tively poor time in the 1500 metres, covered his quarters : The ten finalists dashed off at the gun, time, 47.8 secs. This w Mostert taking the lead from Beccali,

with Wooderson, third. The Britisher 1y fine effort, as it w

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THE

1500 METRES

FINAL

race.

RESULTS

S. C. Wooderson (Great Britain), -3 mins. 53,6 secs_

4 X 100 METRES RELAY Heat One 1 Germany (Kersch), Hornberger, Neckermann, and Scheur-

J. Mostert (Belgium), 3 mins.ing); 41.1 seca; 2, Great Britain (Scarr,

Brown, Sweeney, and Page), 41.4 secs.; 55.2 3, Sweden, 42 secs.; 4, France, 42.2

Heat Two-1, Italy (Daelli, Caldana, Gonelli, and Mariani), 42.1 secs.; 2, 3, Holland, Switzerland, 42.3 - seca.; 424 secs.; 4, Hungary, 42.8 secs.

54.5 secs.

3.

L. Beccali (Italy), 8 mins.

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4.

N. Hartikka (Finland), ming. 56:3:seca.

T. Sarkama (Finland), & mins. 56.7 secs.

6.

J. Staniszewski (Poland), 3 mins, 58.4 secs.

7.

J. W. Alford (Great Britain), 4 mins. 3 secs."

3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE-

FINAL

1. L. Larsson (Sweden), 9 mins.

16.2 secs.

L. Kaindl (Germany), 19.2 secs...

3. A. Lindblad (Finland),

21:4 secs,

mins.

mins.

K. Touminen (Finland), 9 mins 28.6 secs.

R. Cuzol (Fra

FINAL

1. Germany, 40.9 secs..

2. Sweden, 41.1 secs.

8. Great Britain, 41.2 secs.”

4. Italy, 41.3 secs.

Switzerland was disqualified.

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