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... London, to-day. All the track events, with the exception of one—the 850 yards, in which Arthur Wint, the Jamaican and Roger Bannister, the Oxforci “ Blue,” strove to beat Sydney Wooderson’s world and British record of 1 min. 49.2 sec. — were over metric ...
... but Shenton may be brought in, with Wilkinson running in_the 100 metres only. Arthur Wint and Roger Bannister are our two men for the 800 metres. Bannister g willing to drop out and give his place to Parlett, who narrowly beat him last week. But Parlett ...
... lmgrove on the present Scottish 300 yards record set up at Murrayfleld by L. C. Lewis last year, while H. J. Parlett, with Roger Bannister, F. G. Evans, J. S. Petty, and J. Smart in olrposmon. may have to beat Arthur Wint’s time last r of 1 min. 54.1 sec. to ...
... social evening, two of the original members of the club, formed in 1886 were present, Messrs J. Hastie and P. Patterson. Roger Bannister, M‘Donald Baily, and Arthur Wint are to take part in the Christchurch (New Zealand) Centenary Games. They leave by air ...
... the postponement of to-day’s athletics events in the Canterbury g:x‘xltgnéml Games at Christchurch, New P n -~ o Y. o Roger Bannister, the Oxford miler, was among the internationalists due to run To-day’s programme will be held to-morrow and to-morrow’s ...
... Oxford Miler Breaks N.Z.Record Running the fastest mile of his career, Roger Bannister, Oxford University, broke the New Zealand record with 4 min. 9.9 sec. to-day in the Canterbury Centennial Games _at Christchurch to-day. Previous best time in New Zealand ...
... The Americans immediately boosud Bannister as the boy to run that four-minute mile that mders have been chasing for yean Bannister himself said his time four minutes eight seconds could have been better But Bannister back in Britain has no said that the ...
... Board yesterday -possibles- the a There are 101 athlete ta complete list— mon and womsn MacDonald Bailey Arthur Wine Roger Bannister and Bill Nsnkevlllo are among the - big r O4M9 firwt the Cup been arrange qurday:— Oummet Ayr Newton Rover v Anefctaleefc ...
... No. 74, Michael Tillotson, 28 Rutland-street; No. 75, John Bailey, Kirby Bellars; No. 76, Judith Bannister, No. 77, Keith Bannister, No. 78, John Bannister, all of 135 King's-ave., Woodforl Green, Essex; No. 79, Michael Elliott, 63 Rudbeck-ave.; No. 80 ...
... sprinter, missed a unique honour by less than an inch. Though he ran faster than he has ever run the distance before, Roger Bannister, on whom Brit ish hopes were pinned in the 1,500 metres, found the pace too much for him, and fi nished fourth. The fact ...
... Chataway's new record of 4 m ins. 8.4 secs. has been bettered, in British athletics, only by Sidney \Vooderson himself and Roger Bannister, both in ummer conditions. And t his in :\larch, with a bitter breeze freezing us under our rugs. Now Alan Dick takes ...
... accommodate all those who wanted to hear various persons eminent in sport, and in particular that illustrious miler, Mr. Roger Bannister, of St. Mary's H ospital. H e said that certain experiments at Oxford had shown that if a s uitable way of breathing oxygen ...