THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1948.
TSUI BROTHERS
SPEAKING OF A RECORD BY “RECORDER”
IRRESISTIBLE AUSTRALIANS
Surrey's Eight Remaining Wickets
Need 466 To Save Innings' Defeat
Ladies' Doubles
As Well
Acting on A nuggestion from the Larlies Recreation Club, the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Asso- elation has Instituted a Ladies' Boubles! Division for this sum- mer's Tennis League.
Five teams will
compete in the Division. These are the Ladies'
Club. Recreation
Cisinese Recreation Club, United Services Becreation Club, Club Kie Hearrio and the Kowloon Cricket Club.
League fixtures for the sea- son commence on Tuesday, May Doubles 25 with the Mixed Division. Men's
Division matches will be played on Wed- ursdays, "A" Division matches
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on Thursdays and Ladies' Doubles Division matches on Fridays.
PETAJATELET FOOD TENNIS LEAGUE
CRC Will Start
Hot Favourites
The Chinese Recreation Club, is per usual, start hat favourites In the Lawn Tennis League and should take three of the four Divisional championships.
Though it is not yet certain whether Ip Koon-hung or P. T. Hsu will play for the CRC the
cricket
⚫ Kennington Oval, London, May 10-Surrey
Australian fared badly against the tourists оп the second day of their match and at the close of play were 466
only behind with
cight of their second innings' wickets still standing.
TUNE
The scores were; Australians 632; Surrey 141 and 24 for two.
The Australians continued their first innings this morning and Lindsay Hassett became the third century maker, with a brilliant 110. while late in the innings Don Tallon. the wicket-keeper, put together 50 not out. down First wearing
the Glou- Laurie Fishlock alone defled the Australlons in Surrey's first inningscestershire attack by very careful and scored B not out, while Ian defensive play and enabling
DIT Johnston, will his off spinners, hnd Jalter batsmen to score freely
and took the tired the batsmen in troublo
bowling, Worcestershire gained n Arst innings' lead of 279. five for ta
Surrey were forced to follow on 491 run behind, but this time Fish- lock was
was out for five.
A crowd of 16.000 mw the county fighting for runs during the after-
COUNTY SCORES
the
The close of play scores were: At Lords: Middlesex 207 and 167
noon and had it not been for the fog five (Robertson 74. Mana 60
Fishlo,not out); Ilampshire 222 fighting innings by Surrey's total ut the ten interval (8 for six) would have been even
Worse.
FISHLOCK STANDS ALONE Fishlock presented the middle of his bat to all the wiles of the spin howlers. but never
neglected to [Dunish the very occasional loose ball. He batted grimly, and at the tea interval was only one run short of his half century.
Lindwall provided an early shock with bowled for Surrey. He tremendous pace and in his second over be sent Fletcher's off slump nying. Squires was the next Lind- wall victim and again the did the trick.
Bradiaan, with an idea apparent-
pare
"A" Division team will have they of exercising all his bowlers, took Tsui brothers, reigning Colony or Doubles champions. Paul Kong and Lee Yue Wing, and
Choy brothers.
the
This lone will be quite a team to beat.
Players of the strength of Luk Ding-cheung and Pang Ol-lam bead the "B" Division team.
The Mixed Doubles six, with the Tsul brothers
Lindwall early after he had
ANTECHNIKAI JAUME DENTRARIENTerani SCOREBOARD
The scoreboard rents:
Australians: Jet Juninga: 632 Surrey: at innings
Fishlock. not out... Fletcher, by Lindwall Squires, Bw. b Lindwali
At Oxford: Oxford University 351 for nine declared and 144 for eight (Webb 59): Yorkshire 170 (Whit combe five for 32).
At Gillingham: Kent 258 and an (Roberts five for 25. Greenwood five for 24); Lancashire 212 (Wash- brook 88, Wharton 50, Wright six for 71) and 22 for one.
At Northampton Northampton- no wicket; {shire 240, and 30 for
Sussex .283 (John Langridge 84).
Al Nottingham: Notts 435 (Hard- staff 182 not out); Warwickshire 235 (Ord 107 no out).
AL Gloucester: Gloucestershire 132 and 21 for onet Worcestershire While 00. Perks 411 (Cooper 10.
and
1).
At Taunton: Somerset 267 181 for 8 (Duse 58 not out); Derby- shire 337 (Smith 107, Pope 64, Re- vil 43. Lawrence dve for 107).
At Cardiff Essex 374 "and" Glamorgan 261 (Jones 89,
197; Muneer
U not out) and seven for no wie-
.
at
ket.
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Cambridge:
and Mr In Mrs Littoh
10 inuings and 115 (nee Miss
Yeung Wai-buny. should olch #17 edge over the Ladles'
Recreation Club who are stronger on paper on the. feminine side.
Though the CRC are strong in the Ladler Doubles, the LRC present a more furmidable aggregation
DCT.
THE CRC LINE-UP
"A" Division-First Team: Tsul Wai-pui. Tsul Yun-pai, Paul Kong. Lee Yue-wing. Choy Tin-fook and Choy Tin-wah.
Second Tearn: Marsland Ma. Nick Mu. Au Kam-moon. Wong Shu-id, Iai Kwont-tsun, and Isu Yu-lam.
"B" Division-fast Team: Ho Ka- lau, Pan Oi-lam, Luk Ding-cheung, Wong Shit-wing, Lee Chun-kit and Iam Yak-ying,
Barling, Ring Ton Johnsten
Barnes, b 1. Johnsten Barton, C McIntyre, and 1 ting Holmes, i Inn Johnston Laker, b Ring
Bedsor, e Morris, b Ring Surridze e Harvey. b Johnston McMalinu, b Jolinston
Extras
Surrry: 2nd innings Fishlock. e Tallon, b Johnston Fletcher. b Johnston Squires, not out Barling, retired hurt Barton. not out
Extras
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Lelcestershire beat Cambridge University by
runs. Leicester- shire 304; Cambridge 12 (Sperry lve for 30, Walsh five for 30) and 07 (Walsh six for 39).-Reuter.
NATIONAL MEET
Shanghal, May 11.--With the weather turning fine again, the| National Athletic Meet will re- sume today with the concluding stages of track and field events
The Tsui brothers, Taui Wai-pui (left) and Tsui Yun-pui, who head the strong Chinese Recreation Club teams in the local Lawn Tennis League. They are now in Shanghal competing in the National Games where both have won through the early rounds of the Open Singles.
BASEBALL
Cleveland Rolling Ahead
In Pennant Race
New York, May 10.-The Indians strengthened their first place berth in the tight American League pennant scramble by rolling to their third straight victory over Boston, winning by 12-7.
Second inning homers by rightfielder Larry Doby and second baseman Joe Gordon sparked the victory. Gordon's circuit blow came with one of.
In the eighth, Boston pinchhitler
S CREISENSESACÉLSZIELCZENIA. LEAGUE STANDINGS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Won Lost Pere
New York
10 and the start of the final round Bill Goodman lined into a triple play. robin play-offs in football and started by manager Lou Boudreau. basketball.
Home runs by third baseman B Johnson, centrefelder Joe DiMoggio Ighlight of the track programme and second baseman George Stirn- will be the gruelling 10,000-metre welas helped Red Embree win his Second Team: Lau Fuk-ki, Chant zace, wherein 29-year-old Lau Wen- Arst start for New York by bealing Pielpl Nung-fang, Likwok-kong-Cheung.
ngat-national-champion, will Chicago D-3. Pitcher Tuft Wright Philadelphia Shu-fan, Wong Chuen-sing and taken two wickets in five overs for attempt to better the record. hit a two-run homer phd centre-St. Louis Brooklyn | eight runs, and at 40 Barling was Wong Ping-fan.
felder Dave Philley t a one-run
Chicago Third Team: Chau Sing-lo, Wil- easily caught at extra cover off lan In the football tournament, the homer against Embree.
Cincinnati
liam Lee, Chung tu-wing, Ma Wai-Johnston, and the same bowler had kwong, Kwok Dinssum and Lee Barton taken at forward short leg Wing-kan.
only 12 runs inter.
Mixed Doubles: Tsui Wai-pui and Mrs. E. Litton, Tsui Yun-put and Mrs Ip Koon-hưng, Ho Ka-lau and Mies R. Lo.
Ladies' Doubles: Mrs E. Litton, Miss R. Lo, Mrs Ip Koon-hung. Mrs Lo Tung-fan. Miss W. Cheung and
Miss Ulian Khoo,
Pro Tonnis To
May Net $500,000
New York. May 10.-The exhibi- tion professional lawn tennis tour of the United States by Jack Kramer. Bobby Riggs, Dinny Palls and Pancho Segura, has already yielded $472,140, according to Jack Harris, promoter of the tour.
Harris has hopes of the receipts reaching half a million dollara by May 29 when the. United States section of the tour ends.-Reuter.
DAVIS CUP
Women's Hockey
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Konc Police team and the Hong eleven are slightly favoured over Army and Shanghal-the four teams Ring entered the attack at 81 and taking part in the final round robin McIntyre gave him a return calch while on the volleyball courts, with 65 on the board. With only Canton and Hong Kong are given
added. Holmes, Surrey's an edge. ono rul captain, made his third consecutive
According to the original NAM
"duck" being clean bowled by Ian schedule, today was to have been Johnston.
Laker Joined Fishlock and
devoted to competitions between the Chinese and Shanghai's best foreign pair added 22 runs by the tea In-athletes. These events have been terval without being parted.
put off until tomorrow to give the Bradmen continued with his spin National Athletle Meet a chancs bowlers after tea and, with only to run off its finals-Reuter, seven added
to the total. Laker played across a well flighted delivery from Ring and seven wickets were down for 95, Bedser gave Ring his BOXING third wicket when he was caught by Morris at cover and Ian Johnston Anished off the innings by taking Surridge and McMahon.
LESS THAN THREE HOURS Surrey's Innings lasted two hours' and 50 minutes. Fishlock, who was undefeated for a gallont 81, batted throughout the innings and hit 12 fours.
Tho
Boston
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Someone Or Other Will Recognise It When Set
But The IAAF Wants The Details
With sports writers delving into old files and almanacs In an attempt to prove that today's athletes are not really No remarkable, time comes for a brief examination of records.
The latest old one, discovered by Russ Newlin of the Associated Press, is that set by Minoru Fujii of "Japan in 1902 when he ran 100 yards in 9.4 seconds.
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There is no disputing the proba- | later the world record was accredit- bility that Fuji did run 100 yardsed to Sylvio Cator of Haiti at- in 9.4 seconds. Quite a few other feet 4 inch. boya have managed on.
AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH
equivalent them-Frank
time and four of Wykelf, Jesse Owens, Clyde Jeffrey Joubert-ara credited
the world re-
and Danle
equal aburCTS corti.
of
un
A difference of one-eighth of on inch between the level of take-off and landing would hardly have Kiven Hubbard a fraction of Fujii lan't listed even if profes- inch's gain on a level take-off and cors of Tokyo University were will-tanding.
The trouble is that NCAA officials Ing to swear to the authenticity of
track directors and ure athletle the performance until they were
conches,
It not mathematicians. blue in the face.
could someone who would take
At least Full had a run of glory
work it out with the aid of calculus for some years while almanacs list-
to decide how much exactly éd his record. That was before the International Amateur Athletic gain was under these "too favour Federation started running record able" conditions. lists of its owti
The IAAF recognises four, holders of the 100 yards record. them Americans and one a South Africon. Recognition of Cinetowner been necessary from which, to trace such necessary tinta 19 greatest Danie Joubert's mark, established in height reached, velocity of ascent 1930, did not come until last year.
The American Nationni Collegiate and descent, etc, Athletle Association recognizes Its the own ist of record-holders for Century. These include Hubert Meler, George Simpson and Frankyard runs in 9.4 seconds: Wykoff, among about a half-dozen. EVEN A SCHOOLBOY
A long-jumper's flight is quite a and three of complicated parabolic curve
slow-motion pletures would havo
However, I belated recognition must be afforded Fujil, let us also recognise the following other 100
(on (US) 1047; Herb McKenley (Jamalca) 1947; and Lloyd LaBeach, (Panama) 1948.
J. Donaldson (South Africa) 1011; Hubert Afcleir (US) 1029; George Simpson (US) 1030; Ralph Metcalfo (US) 1032; fieorge Anderson (US) (US) 1938: 1934 Perrin Walker The American National Inter-Harold Davis (US) 1940; Mel Pat- scholastic Association recognises D mark set by Jesse Owens in 1933 as n National Scholastic record for the 100 yards, Owens did 0.4 as schoolboy in 1033,
this maric nat recognised by the IAAF
The probable reason is that no application was made to the IAAF for its acceptance. Failure to make an application has resulted in about dozen 8.4 performances not being on the official record list.
but
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Thus, we would have no fower than 15
sprinters sharing the word. The situation In the
etres dash is even worse ng
100 the
rest of the world other than the United States and the Empire does its running in metres and n half- dozen European and South and Central American, countries have Inid claim of one time or "änother to
for
Anein, a good number of 94 cen- turies have been done that were a 10.2 performance, not to mention fimed by one certified AAU ̧ Alme- | the Japanese. who keeper and two other time-keepers Yoshlaka as well as Fuji. who were not
certified. Thus, re-
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cognition of the performance as world record could not be applied for. Three certifed time-keepers are the rule.
Again, there have been Instances when everything else was in order but there was no certified surveyor around. These instances are rarer now with organisation in athletics what it is today but records accom-
blished in meets of minor impor- tance still fall through for one ren- son or another.
at Glancing
another event, one of the most disappointed of athletics for many years was H. DeHfurt Hubbard, the first long-jumper to clear 28 feet and that more than 20 years ago.
The surveyors found that the level of the sand in the pit was one-eighth of an inclt below that of the toke-
claim it
YET ANOTHER BOGEY
of the performances listed here, all except one or two were accoin- plished without a following wind. This is another of the record- equaller's bogoys.
K I sm list the 0.4 second performances accomplished with the wind, it would triple the number of equalled the claimants to having world record.
Jesse Owens actually did 9.3 with А Texan, the wind and in 1034 Alton Terry, did 0.2. So few 100 yard dashes are won in Texns in that poorer time than 0.5 seconds most of
rest of America's athletic world believes that.. the Lune Star state is recking with trigger-happy time-keepers.
the
They point with pride to the fact that Texans run a 0.4 or 0.5 hun- dred and then turn up for the Big Meets and run second or third to a 0.0. performer from... Wisconsin...or
of board and even the NCAA shook Its head. .562 DeHart Hubbard jumped 20 feet 655-45114-inches and some Avo years Illinois.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland
CHESS
SMYSLOV
It is a little hard on the bluff and hearty Texans who have produced
that relay teams sprint
have dominated most of the big Relay
MOVES meets
The explanation for poor per- formance in National competition s that the Texas season starts about a month or two earlier than tho
The scores:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
11 4
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733
Cleveland Boston
12 12
Philadelphia
11 + .087
UP TO SECOND
7
0
New York
11
0
.647
Washington
6
401
(Winning pitcher Ed Klienman) Chicago New York
St. Louis
4
Detroit
0 12
1
Boston
6 11
.353
in competition among themselves.
11
0
10
(Winning pitcher Red Embree)
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-Associated Press.
The Aldgate Tiger Must
Lose To Raise A Cheer
By ARCHIE QUICK
Chicago
Special
Moscow, May 10-Russian Vasily season up north and by the time the
401 Smyslov moved Into second place
big meets come around the Texan
400 to-day in the world chess champion-sprinters have run themselves stale
ship after agreeing to a draw in 'an
230 adjourned game with Paul Keres,
Rule For Olympic Shooting
also of Russia.
This
Last year they had eight runners
in Texos who could hit a 0.5 hun-
This gave Smyslov 9 1/2 points, dred, and that is about the size of three full points behind Russia's the annual crop, not to mention a Mikhall Botvinnik, who already has dozen who could do 0.6, clinched the championship.
Alion
0.2
Terry, who did his Keres and Samuel Reshevsky of seconds with the wind in 1941,
for the United States were tied
tho credited with n. 9.5 without third with nine points each,—Asso-
wind, However fast the wind be hind him was it would affect a trac- tion of a tenth of a second. Say, about 0.07 second. For. a 9.2 clock- ing his actual time would be any- thing between 9.11, and 0.10 seconds. Add 0.07 of a 'second for what the wind gave him and he would have run the distance free of wind-old in between 0.18 and 9.25 seconds, still on the tenth-of-a-second hand. registering a clocking of 0.3 seconds
Dificulties In obtaining reliable ciated Press. Ammunition for pistol shooting con- tests in the Olympic Games. which {:;; ne being held at Bislev, England (where are held Britain's most im Dortant shooting comnelitions), have resulted in the inclusion of a special rule for the 1948 'Games.
Second Round
Of Reserves
This rule, which applies, only to
The second round of the Colony It is
faci a remarkable
case the rapid fró mistal class, states that that variety. But he was all at
Tournament will be Oslo, May 11-Norway's Davis culties in their second innings.
country were soon in diffl- whenever Al Phillips, the so-called against Phillips' style and forgot his in the case of a misfire the pistol Reserve
should be laid down to be examinedPeninsula Hotel.
played off this evening at the Bill Aldgate Tiger, wins a fight he is own ability. Cup players against England In
The the range officer. If the fault Oslo today will be Jan Staubo and Johnston, bowling from the pavilion Invariably booed, when he loses he
Pairings are S. Shave v. V. N. due to the ammunition the shots al Dounaeff, J. V. Tausz v. J. Ramler, end in company with Lindwall, clean is oftentimes cheered.
FIRST CLASS SENSATION John Haines. Staubo is 20 years bowled Fletcher with only four runs
ready fired are cancelled and old and Haanes 38. They will play on the board, and seven runs later
There was a first class sensation shoot takes place. However, if the Segalen v. A. Archangelsky, V. When he won on a foul against
'coloured both singles and doubles matches.—
have n misfire. Kolatchoff v. L Karpovich, K. competitor should Gulona the same evening when Associated Press.
Fishlock also fell to him when he Cliff Anderson of British
same 30-shot course,
urte, Weiss v R. W: Carler and AE. anicked
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to Tallon behind the there were catcalls and in the re- Randolph Turpin of Leamington lost again in the stumps.
turn fight he again aroused the his first professional night to Albert this will be considered due to some Gomas v. A. Biriukoff. D. E. do
Finch of Croydon.
defect in the weapon. Thus a com- Carvalho has the bye. A quarter of an hour before the crowd's Ire.
Cutpointed over eight rounds, his petitor may only have one re-shoot close of play, Barling, in attempting
contest he lost to display only went to prove my con- due to misfiring.in each of '30 In his next to hook a long hop from Bill Jahn-
Famechon and was cheered from tention that he is being too highly ahots
VICTORIA CLUB, Amsterdam. May 11.-Ireland bent ston. was struck on the right side of
The shooting contests will take bout tried for such a youngster. I hope France on Monday 2-0 in a world the head and was forced to retire, the ring and in his latest championship
CALLOVER hockey, leaving Squires and Barton to play against Molloy of St Helen's lit the the lesson has been learned although nace from August 2 to August 0. eliminating championship contest he I am afraid it never is.
The classes are free
bistol (50 match.
crowd's sympathy Meanwhile, up at Newcastle, the metres); free rifle, small bore (59 The United States Denmark match Surrey finished a dismal day need-again got the
lightweight champion, Ronnie Clay-metres); rapid fire pistol, silhouette
London, May 10-My Babu, ended in a 1-1 draw, but in the ing 468 runs to save the innings dé-after losing the referee's decision.
ton, went and got himself beaten by (25 metres); and free rifle, full bore, about whom there were adverse second five minutes of extra time, teat with eight wickets left.
I think you can take it for grant- Ben Duffy Duffy, An ex-Naval prone, kneeling, and standing, rumours over the week-end, was the United States scored the win-
ed that everyone agreed that Pill-petty officer, has gone back con- three classes at 300 metres, - ning goal. Result 2-1.
M'SEX FACES DEFEAT
still a warm favourite at 9 to 4 lips won this time. Unfortunately siderably of lote so this makes Clay-
SCOTS SPORT BRIEFS
for the Derby when the card Amsterdam,
May
10-Middlesex.for Phillips, the referee, Ben Hard- London. May
think so. champion. Boon would bent him it .......Alex Kyle, former Scottish and was called over at the Victoria
ton out to be just another mediocro Ranisers of the women's field hockey Inst year's Courty, champions, and wicke of Wales, did not
British amateur golf champion, is in world championships today gave up Gloudstershire, who were runners The East-ender probably won nine he could make the weight.
hospital with two-broken arms, the Club tonight. how the hope that the Czechoslovakia team un, both failed to gain first innings of twelve rounds and
The Cobbler remained second different At the Albert Hall tournament I result of a fall of 20 feet on his would
make a last-minute appear points in their first county matches oflelal made it anything
favourite at 17 to 2. The price of defents mo.
met Freddie Mills and he told me farm in Yorkshire. and are in danger of defeat.
Charlle Kerr. Glasgow, outpointed My Love and Valognes were both that he is going to train as Hampshire, who finished one from
before for the Lesnevich fight.
holder, Teddy O'Neil, Dumbar-cut, their quotations being 100 to u ton, over. 15. rounds to win the and 18 to 1, respectively. My Love I gathered he was rather glad to Scottish bantamweight champion regarded as the
chief: Frenchi
pace.
women's
10.-The or-
were missing
The Czech women from the 11. teams which paraded for Sunday's opening ceremony and no word has been received from them.-United Press.
#MOTOR-CYCLING
Budapest, May 11 Thomas of England won the 350 cc. Interna- tional motor cycling contest Budapest on Sunday, riding Velocells, Associated Press.
out time.
the bottom of the table last season.
Unless you reckon on the law gave Middlesex a shock at Lords of averages you would be sorry for by scoring a first innings' lead of Phillips. But altogether It was a
16 runs and had it not been for a test unsatisfactory light, little bot fourth. wicket stand of 110 between
| a maul.
nover
the
all
be freed of the South African com- ship in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, challenge after his success at Long- mitment against Ralph so that he | Kerr, is one of the beat prospects champa yesterday, and Valognes can devote his time to preparing for Scotland has had for many years was successful at Chester last week, Jack Robertson and his captain. I know Malloy can do better Gus. He is going to the seaside for....for the second time in two where Jock Scot, was unexpectedly F. G. Mana, the champions might than this. I saw him defeat Bert a while. will start his training in months. Norman Tennant, Dundee beaten. well have finished the day in a kas Jackson of Meetwood for the Nor- London and then select an out-of-flyweight, drew with Al Chavez, of Tonight's prices were: 0 to 4 mỳ
thern tle at Liverpool on the night Town headquarters. favourable position."
Mexico.....Morris, of East Fife, is Babu; 17 to 2 The Cobbler; 100 to Edrich and Dools Compton both of the Hawthorne Thompson Litle As deputy for Ralph he was offer leading goal-scorer in senior foot-9 Black Tarquin; 100 to 0 My Love:
with 49 haveed Stephen Olek, the French Pole, hall
gonis....Aikman, 18 to 1 Valognes falled for the second time in this fight and Molloy seemed to
and Roaring this Falkirk, lends the A Division with Torties; 20 to · Pride of Inḍin; 25. fine left but, or he says, what would
30 goals. while Compton could only score 17. hand of the old-fashioned English have gained him?
at
a match. Edrich wan out for three, everything, particularly
1
3.
more
However, it is fair enough that the wind should be frowned upon for a 0,34 with the wind would bo n 0.41 without and that is than 0.4 seconds.
Wind velocities are now taken at
and big-sprint races
certain amount of wind is allowed. But the IAAF or the NCAA have not yet persuaded the
to mathematicians interest themselves sumclently in athletics to hang around the stadium track sco- the. 14 Saturdays of the son just in case Patton runs another 0.4 hundred, and there is a breeze blowing.
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