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JIM PETERS - IN

INN MARATHON DRAMA AT EMPIRE GAMES

Vancouver. Aug. 1. Tottering almost insensibly along the track after covering more than 26 miles, England's Jim Peters was disqualified when nearing the finish of the Empire Games Marathon. The race was won by Joseph McGhee of Scotland.

As Peters made his agonising way along the track after collapsing, English masseur Mick Mays, thinking Pater, had crossed the finishing line, ran on to the track and assisted the exhausted Peters from the track. -

with his face

Peters had entered the stadium Pelers was carried off the 15 minutes ahead of the even-track insensibic tual wimmer, McGhee. Come parchment, pletely exhausted, Peters cal impsed on the track when in night of the finish,

He staggered and sprawled about 20 Umes in an effort

Toltering from side to Anish. side of the track, he made his way to within 220 yards of the

Anish.

Peters was taken to the dress-

ing room, where his condition

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was reported to be serious. doctors, including Roger Ban- nister, were in attendance, and Peters was given oxygen.

There were loud cheers when after Petera was curried from the track the blue-coated Scot Joseph McGhee, trolled strong- ly into the stadkom.

la luc Jockey cap had been discarded and he hal a soaked Towel around his neck. He finished reasonably fresh considering the gruelling tent. It was doubtless the heat and punishing paće that Anished Peters,

Canadian officials had denied reports that the Conse was longer, They sald they hud The capacity crowd of 33,000, carefully remeasured and found including the Duke of Edit to be correct buggh, was supremely moved by the English the tragic scene, which ovet - shadowed the brilliant male

There were tears n Die ves of thousands when

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team hudt Carlier queried it distance

Misfortune overtook England's other marathon runner. Stanley Cbx He ran into a telephone

nounced But Peters was despole ai the 23-mile mark of the qualified for being assisted

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Cox was carried off in an ame teambulance to the same hospital as

Peters had been taken,

English ሁኔታ Truelove. manager, was reported to have stated that he would have pull- ed Peters off the track any way

A MILE LONGER?

Mr Truelove sult contended

was nearly

the standard

that the course mile longer than 20 miles 385 yards, and that Polers would have been the winner had it been the correct distance.

incident recalled The

the drama of the Tumors 1908 Wood- sor to London maruthon, when the big-hearted Halian, Derant dio Pietri, collapsed nem the falsh of the Olympic marathon and was disqualified when hes managers helped him to the winning post.

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TWO TRIPLE WINNERS Just before

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the day's pro- Kromme closed Yvette William

New Zealand

the women's long jump and bx- came the first woman to win three individual Gold Medals. Earlier she had won the men's direus and last Saturday took the shot putt. She smashed the Games record in the long inches shortly jump with a feap of 10 feet 11% after throwing the discus 147 feet eight Inches.

Marjorie Jackson Nekon the world's fastest woman sprit- ter, also erkled with three Gold Medal for Ne 109 und 220 Yorda The Belgian, Ehenne Gully. sprints and a place in Austras had a similar exhausting X-lia's 400 yards relay team. perlonce when he ran himself

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1954,

TAKES THE LEAD

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CAST

Into the lead soon after the start of the first heat of the August Trophy goes Reg Parnell, Race at Crystal Palace, London, on Bank Holiday Monday driving a Ferrari (No. 3), the eventual heat winner.

Following him ure H. Gould in a Cooper-Bristol (No. 5), J. K. Holl in a Cooper-Bristol (No. 7) and P. R. Emery in an Emeryson (No. 9)—Reuterphoto,

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