WORLD RECORD
JAY SILVESTER BREAKS THROUGH THE 200ft
DISCUS BARRIER
Los Angeles, Sept. 10.
The 200-foot discus barrier has been smashed by husky Jay Silvester of Tremton, Utah, with a world record toss of 210 feet 21⁄2 inches. Bather casually, the 24-year- by Rteik Dabka ut Palu old Silvester gopped by a Alto, California, and Edmund weight-events-only meeting at Pitkowski of Poland,
East Los Angeles Junior College ko tremendous have broke yesterday and made the heave Süvestir's own pending world that was the first throw In mark of 199 ft. 2 ins, met on hetory to legally exceed 200 Avg. 21 in Brussels, Belgium, feel. This was his own third Ho olsa threw the discus 198 world-record exceeding throw in ft. B Ins. nt Frankfurt, Germany,
jon Aug. 11,
a month.
Last-moment entry After breaking the 200-foot
The discus he used was one
barrier, Silvester said: "Natural- Silvester, A 24-year-oldly I'm very happy. I was not 1.S. Army Lieutenant station-ready to throw tint far today. ed at Fort Ord, Callfarnis, though I felt 210 feet WAB was taking his family to Dispossible." neyland Amusement Park. At the last minute he decided to given to him on a recent trip enter the meeting here.
to Moscow with the US, team, The throwing arca ut theIt weighs one ounce over The Junior College must be Kur- legal Init. Silvester Was veyed before his record throw throwing Into a light wind. He can become oftela!. The present world mark is 100 It, G Ins.
INQUIRY ON DAN WAERN'S SUSPENSION
Stockholm, Sept. 10, The Swedish Athletic Federn- tion decided today to examine wayn In which auspended Swedish middle distance runner Dan Waern could take part in athletic meetings in Sweden,
Following queries into "ex- penses" received by Wuern for taking part in meetings, the brilliant runner was suspended earlier this month by the Inter- national Albhletic Federation from taking part in any inter- national competition.
Four members of the Swedish Federation were asked today to look into ways in which the International Federation's Amateur ruling could be motiernised in relation to the Swedish athletics organisation.
The Swedish budy is also to examine Where's competitive running since July 15. Until the end of this inquiry the lanky track star will be forbidden to take part in truck meetings in Swedan.-AFP.
Jad
six-throw series of 19:7. 103:6, 2002. 197:0 107:01% and 199:8.---AP.
Chess News
By LEONARD BARDEN tang by their recent reverses In the world students tie and in the match with Yugo slavia, the Russlan graud maslers raced to an overwhelm- ing win in the European tramt championship in Oberhausen, West Germany.
With 741 points out of 100 they were 18 points clear of Yugoslavia, who finished second- England did not enter for this competition. which could have given our young stars fine pruc- tice against Continental experts. The world championship rivals Botvinnik und Tai were the big Attraction. After a slow start. Botvinnik won his inst thres Hapies in confident styles. Tal. however, has loss the spark which niade him the most feared attacking player in the world.
Nervously, chain-smoking and frequently looking tired at the end of the Bre-hour sessions. Tat Anished with an inferior per centage on second board to both Lajos Portisch of Hungary and Lothar Bchmid
West Germany.
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R-RI cht, DXR (1... KtXR: 2 Q-- R7 ch, H-B1; 3 OxKi chi): 2 QxEt chi, PXQ: 3 BxB ch K-81; 4 RXB malo.
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