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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1939.

TWO BRITISH RECORDS AT RANGERS' SPORTS

Wonderful Running By Taisto Maki In 3 Miles

Charles Beetham

Sets Up New 1000 Yards Figures

Edinburgh, August 7.

TWO BRITISH, and therefore also Scottish, all comers' records were made on Saturday at the Rangers sports meeting at Ibrox, a fitting climax to a function well in keeping with Rangers' traditional skill as sports promotors. A huge crowd (officially estimated at 55,000) marvelled at the form displayed by Charles Beetham as he clipped a fraction from the 1,000 yards record, and at the almost unbelievable progress of Taisto Maki as he reduced the three miles figures by over four seconds..

in which his time was 48 3-10 secs. He did not seem to start as well as he should, and he left himself with too much to do in the last hundred yards.

FROM 100 YARDS TO HIGH JUMPI

Much had been expected of Maki, and the little Finn proved even a grea- ter personality than Paavo Nurmi, as; with effortless grace; he reeled off lap after lap in the distance race. He had to make almost all his own running, and although he did not succeed in overhauling M. Bingham, whose al- lowance of 190 yards he whittled down men in the team, took Jeffrey's place Joe Batiste, one of the two coloured into the twenties at the tape. He pass-in, the open 100 yards handicap, and ed the mile post in 4 mins 37 2-5 secs, the two miles mark in 9 mins 26 secs, and the full journey in 14 mins 3 2-5 secs, which enabled him to break C. A. J. Emery's four-weeks-old British figures of 14 mins 8 secs, and to shat ter the Scottish figures of 14 mins 15 2-5 secs made five years ago on the same track by his fellow Finn. L. A. Lehtinen.

TACTICS OF HALF-MILER

only by inches did he fall to concede eight yards to a much improved Gala sprinter, F. C. Watson., Batiste also high-jumped 6 ft 2 ins, but that was not good enough to get a place in the handicap, the two Edinburgh men, H. T. L. Wilson and Scottish champion D. Stalker, being separated by Les Steers, the American champion, who cleared 6 ft 4 ins.

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In the other jump event George Varoff pole-vaulted 13 ft 6ins, but that Edinburgh men in the policeman, H. gave him only third place, again to

M. Hood, and the Scottish champion, A. Gibson. The latter couple got the length of attempting native record at 12 ft 1 in without success.

Iso Hollo, the other Finn, who took part, ran only in the steeplechase, an event peculiarly his own, for he has twice won an Olympic title over the journey. He caught the last of his rivals by the time he had completed three-quarters of the journey, and No heavy events find a place on the both his time and his skilful negotia-Rangers' programme, which prevent- tion of the water jump have never

ed yet another record being made. Bill been equalled in Scotland.

Watson, America's "hope" for next year's Olympic,decathlon title, gave an exhibition in the weight butt, and his best effort in half a dozen throws was 51 ft 71⁄2 ins, as compared with the present Scottish record of 48 ft 811⁄2 ins. Watson, who comes from Michigan, has accomplished some extraordinary feats in America this season, such as 25 ft 5 ins in the long jump, 52 ft 8% ins in the weight, and 180 ft 10% ins in the discus.

Strictly speaking, the 1000 yards has been deleted from the distances at which records are now accepted by the British ruling bodies, but to the man in the street Beetham's electrifying run over that distance made a new British record of 2 mins 11 secs, when he finished second, bare inches behind the Essex man, E. A. Sears, in the special in vitation handicap. The American, who holds the 800 metres title in the United States, adopted the tactics expected of a half-miler, and he was easily the best of the three scratch men, Blaine Rideout (the American mile champion), being eclipsed at the finish.

D. M'N. ROBERTSON'S WIN

The handicap events were as well supported as always, but few East of Scotland ahtletes intervened in the prize-list. The Scottish half-inile Coming into the straight Sears en- champlon, R. T. H. Littlejohns, look- joyed a comfortable lead, but he recked as though he would, after winning oned without Beetham's fiery finish. his heat from scratch in 1 min 55 2-5 Stride by stride the tall American cut secs, but he became unwell, and could down that lead, and only those at the not take his place in the final. His run- tape could safely say that he had just ning was as good as anything done by failed. The former British record was a Scot in the programme. 2 mins 11 1-5 secs, made by C. Ellis at Stamford Bridge in 1929, while the Scottish figure improved upon was J. C. Stothard's three years old time of 2 mins 13 3-10 secs. A. J. Collyer, Watford, the third scratch man, had the satisfaction of finishing just inside the former Cantab's time.

The other members of the American team more than justifled

Invita

D. M'Nab Robertson justifled his position as British marathon champion by winning the long race from Gou- rock Pier in his usual comfortable fashion. At twenty miles he had shaken off all his opponents but T. F. Lalande, but in the later stages he speeded up to beat the South African by over six minutes. It was race well

sence, Clyde Jelirgy. Won, eit pre-up to Robertson's best standard. tion handicap from a colleague in Celtic's opportunism won the five- than "oveng,” and his powerful # potentzia tournament. They snatched

11 8-10 seconds, two yarda better

TAIBTO MAKI, Finland, at the finish of his record-breaking run In the 3 miles race.

CRICKET.

Not Pleased At M.C.C.

Selections

Bombay, August 4.—"Indian cricket has attained such a standard as to deserve better treatment," declared Mr. P. Subbaroyan, president of the Indian Cricket Board of Control, com- menting on the provisional invitations that have been issued by the M.C.C. for the 1939-40 tour of India, in an interview published in Bombay yes- terday in the newspaper "Hindu."

While granting that the M.C.C. has der the existing international condi- got together a workmanlike side un- tions, Mr. Subbaroyan expressed his disappointment at the composition of the English team.

of the

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representatives from Yorkshire, Glou- He also points out the absence of

caster, or Middlesex, leaders president of the Board added that he County Championship table. The hoped that India would welcome the team, and then declared that nobody could deny that the team was not really representative of English cric- ket.

The absence of England's younger Test stars, notably Len Hutton and Dennis Compton, is being widely commented on in Indian, cricket cir- cles-Our Own Correspondent.

the Hearts in the other semi-final with disconcerting ease, their skiltul posi- tional play enabling them to score four goals before they eased of.

RESULTS

INVITATION EVENTS

120 Yards: Handicap,-1, Clyde Jeffroy, American Track team (scr.); 2,'R, Cochran, American Track team (4); 3, J. M. Bone, Bellahouston Harriers (614). Won by a foot.

Time: 11:3-10 scen.

440 Yards Handicap.1, R. M'Gregor Maryhil Harriers (32) 2, Erwin Miller. American Track team (ser.): 3, J. A. M. Robertson, Glasgow University (9). Won by four feet, Time: 18 secs:

BOXING

PETER KANE'S CONVINCING VICTORY

Monte

Carlo, August 7-Peter Kane, former world fly-weight cham- pion, to-night beat. Pierre Louts, French bantam-weight champion, the referee stopping the fight in an open- air tournament staged by the Na- tional Sporting Club of London at Monte Carlo.

Louis's seconds threw in the towel in the middle of the third round after he had taken a count of eight, and was in a dazed condition.

The sudden end to the fight sur- prised the large crowd, which includ- ed the Duke and Duchess of Wind- sor, Prince Reniar of Monaco and his sister, Tyrone Power, the film actor, and Stanley Lupino, the English comedian.

Johnny Cusick, the British feather- weight champion, 'outpointed Bernard Leroux, of France, over ten rounds. Press Association.

BELGIAN TITLES FOR BRITISH PLAYERS

London, August 4-Miss Kathleen Garnham, Naze, the English interna- 'tionalist, won the Belgian Ladies' Golf Championship at Le Zoute on Saturday, beating Mme. J. de Meule- meester, Belgium, by 5 and 4 in the thirty-six holes final.

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J. M. Ballieu, the Australian, won the men's amateur title, defeating W. Storms by 6 and 5.

King Leopold, who was beaten in the second round, watched the men's final, and later presented cups to the players.

Ben Foord's 'Come Back'

his first appearance in the ring since Johannesburg, August 7.--Making

he was beaten by the young. Welsh champion, George James last Septem- ber, Ben Foord, the former British and Empire heavy-weight champion, on points in a ten-round contest here beat the giant American, Buck Everitt,

to-night. Press Association.

1000 Yards Handicap-1, E. A. Scars, Es-,7

RODERICK-WALSH FIGHT FIXED

Ernie Roderick, Liverpool, British welterweight champion, and Jimmy Walsh, Chester, former British, light- weight title-holder, have been match- ed to meet at Liverpool Stadium to- morrow, over 10 rounds at 10st Bibs,

sex Beagles (10): 2, Charles Beetham, REIGATE TOURNAMENT

American Track team (scr.); 3. J. Gifford, Bellahouston Harriers (20).- Won by inches. Time: 2 mins. 10 D-10 secs. -

London, Bootham's Ume was 2 mins. 11 seca. Mrs. new British and Scottish all-comer's-record. › Three "Mites Handicap-1, M. Bingham, to beat Rangers in their semi-Finchley Harriers (190); -9. Taisto Maki,

Finland (scr.): 3, W. Nelson, Maryhill Har Timo. 13 mms, 45 3-4 seca. riers (360) Won by twenty-äva

suggested that he will trouble AW. Anal extra time, and, though they were Sweeney at the White City- to-day, interior to Partick Thistle in the final, while Erwin Miller had to be content they manoeuvred a clever goal to take with second place in the quarter-m

the first prizes. Partick accounted for

Makl's time waa: 145mins. 1728 new British and Scottish) all-dömert

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