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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST

10,

1938.

LONG-JUMPER WINS MATCH FOR BRITAIN

FIELD EVENTS MEN ENTER THE PICTURE

By Fred Dartnell

London, July 11.

"Once more into the breach, dear friends"-pardon the Shakes- pearean introduction to this article, but I am still under the in- fluence of W. E. N. Breach's glorious long jump of 23ft. 93⁄41⁄2in. at the White City on Saturday.

Results at a

Glance

INTERNATIONAL MATCH

Throwing the biscus-R. Socrile (N.). 158ft, Gin. 1; Young (0.1). 141ft. 2: S. Sallid (N.), 140, 4., 3; D. L. Grigg (..). 2011, 74

High Jump Htal (N.). ft. in.. 1: A... asmussen (N.). ft., 2 tatler a fin); . K. I. Kennerty (G.D.). B, 3; A. W. Selwyn (G.11.), 511, B., 4.

100 Stelres, 1. Pare (G.B.), ; c. n. Holtes (G.B., 3; F. Anderson (N.). J F Sjoevali (N.). 4. 10.7nce.

Jump.W, E. N. Brench (G.B.).

say so, and my apology to the young. Bein O. Bet N.J. 23. 61. Cantab, whose athletle progress I 2: K. Strom (N.), 22, in, a: E. Boyce have watched with every sympathyG3, 21, Dia., 4. since he was a smail-bay.

It was this trap-his first effort, A most unfortunate lapse, if I muy too--that turned the scales for Great Britain's victory over Norway by 72 points to 67 Beinta. This was one of the several field events in which 'we had resigned purselves to the inferior position..

Berg and Stroem, the Norwegian men, are regular 2412. fellows, but the former could get no nearer than an inch and a half to the Reading jumper, while Stroem's best war 2211, 1 Boyce was fourta with 21. Vins.

A POINT DEDUCTED Bayer was also fourth in the Pale

400 Stetres.A. G. R. Drown (G33.1. 1; W. Roberts (G.11. 2 P, F. Eldabor (N.), 3; 1 Johannesen (N.), 4, 48.240. FIELD EVENTS HEROES

Throwing the davetino. Sunde (N.), 20211, S. 1: 1. E. M. Bakeway (G.11.) Further helpful and unexpected at Tin. 2 1. Bryntesen (N.. 100. additions to Britain's tally were the 7755 3. A. Meil McKillop (G.B.). javelin throw (10ffft, 15in.) of R. E. 17, 51...

100 Metres.-8. C. Wonderson 40.B.). M. Blakeway and the discus effort C. A. J. Emery G.B.), 2; 11. Lenne (Hits of D. Young.. Each register-N.. a. P. Lie (3), 4. Sinin ed three

points for second place and

Britain (1) F. McCabe, F. H. Handley thus prevented Norway from relting. W. L. Alford and, A. 3. Collyer). the

would have Norway, 2. 7min. 52.iec. scores that majar made all the difference.

d

Apart from the disappointment in

300 metres, in which Hoel beat

Two-mile Relay 14 at 486 48.555 enti

Polnin: Great Britain 12 Norway 67.

on Friday with Gft., in Britain for Collyer, the British half-mile cham-word--Impeachment about the track. point eredited to Great

this had to be cancelled.

the

International

rule.

Under strangely overlooked, the pole vault must commence at 9ft. 10.

So Boyce's formal achievement of a "gift" seere in the absence of F. R. mitted

mitted to count.

Websler was, very rightly, not per- lately after the meeting to Edin-1 Roberts,

A

Mention of Webster reminds me of the strange comment which appeared In my report in the later editions of the New Chronicle on Saturday, compositor. in correcting a line in which 11 letter had been dropped, made me say: "I was fortunate for our chances that Webster hurt his antle and could not take part."

war

plon, our track supremacy was com-He said that he thought the Nor- not wegians should have been warned ¡plete. By the way, Hoel did

about the sort of appear at the dinner to the rival beforehand

for running 1coms after the match to revelve his technique necessary

"There away im-under such conditions. medal. He had rushed

for instance," he satd, where he married a Scottish wito has been running in a

norm Jassie yesterday.

way on the sands of Honolulu on At the dinner both captains res his return from the Empire Games toast of the teams, Sydney. He comes to the White ponded to the

to run like a duck The Norwegian skippter, emphasising City and has the happy friendliness of the match, with his toes turned out!" got in a quiet dig by affirming that the weather and the track were not i quite so good as at home." Godfrey Brown, speaking for our fellows, friendly admitted the soft-yes, that's the which Brown 'won by a yard in 49.2

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Does this foreshadow what will happen next Saturday?

The visitors were outclassed in this event and in the Sprint, in which Ernie Page, after being beaten at the get-away by Holmes swept along to a full yard victory in 10.7°C,

Page only got into the team as a reserve through the absence of Sweeney,

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