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The Football League champions, Wolverhampton Wanderers, drew 2-2 with a Copenhagen select side at Copenhagen ..

... Broadbent and Swinbourne scored Wanderer' goals. ROGER BANNISTER breasting the tape at the end of his record mile at Oxford yesterday, when he accomplished the feat in 3min. 59.45ec. FRO PAGE I Bannister's Record Mile lead. He showed, despite obvious signs ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1954
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 93 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

The new Government-established Sports Council—set up by Mr. Denis Howell. Joint Under-Secretary of State for ..

... and Science—met yesterday. The council, with Mr. Howell as chairman. includes Dr. Roger Bannister, first ever to break the four-minute mile. Picture shows Dr. Bannister with Baroness Burton of Coventry. who was world sprint champion in 1921. Government ...

Published: Friday 19 February 1965
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 285 | Page: 35 | Tags: none

SUNDAY TIMES

... SUNDAY TIMES Also ROGER BANNISTER Amateurism in Sport —is it Necessary? ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1957
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
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England Team

... Findlay iHeriford- Mire). A. D Jordan iChrsliirel. V. J. Shaw (NotUnahamshirei and E. 1. TIMM'kV Roger Bannister is Now NI.R.C.P. Limit. Roger Bannister. R.A.M.C.. the first man to run a four-minute mile. was yesterday admitted as a member of the Royal ...

Published: Friday 01 November 1957
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 167 | Page: 27 | Tags: none

Sport for All

... Sport for All Dr. Roger Bannister, chairman of the Sports Council. ytaterday called for a change of attitude by the Government, local authorities and the public towards the provision for sport in Britain. Midlands ...

Published: Tuesday 03 October 1972
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 34 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

Minor Counties

... seconds at Turku. Finland, besting the figures set up by Roger Bannister last month. said at a Party given by the Turku Athletic Association last night: Everything was perfect to-day. If Roger Bannister had run under the same conditions It could just as well ...

Published: Tuesday 22 June 1954
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 216 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

In. 0 Record Review

... Sports Service. 12.30 to 60 p.m. Sports Parade 112.30); Sporting Chance 11.01. Frankly Speaking: Danny Blanchflower. Roger Bannister and Brian Glan•111e 11.30); Motor Racing 12.01; Motor Cycling 12.201. ...

Published: Saturday 06 March 1965
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 43 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

ATHLETICS

... Iffley Road next year because it is proving too costly . Attendances for the meeting have dropped from 2.500 In 1954. when Roger Bannister became the Brat sub-fourminute miler. to 478 this Year, when the club lost £l5O. ...

Published: Thursday 27 October 1966
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 58 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

The Birmingham Post, Tuesday, May 7, 1974 track. They were reunited in London yesterday. k ..r. 4 t . Roger

... The Birmingham Post, Tuesday, May 7, 1974 track. They were reunited in London yesterday. k ..r. 4 t . Roger Bannister (centre), the world's first sub-four minute miler, and Chris Brasher (left) and Christopher Chatawa. two of the men who helped to pace ...

Published: Tuesday 07 May 1974
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
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Record-breakers

... been broken even by women athletes. For many years the four-minute mile was thought to be a myth. But 90 years later Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3min. 59.45ec. and today the record is 3min. 53.65ec. This story has been repeated in many other athletic ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1967
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 79 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Record-breakers

... been broken eve!, by women athletes. For many years the four-minute mile was thought to be a myth. But 90 years later Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3min. 59.45ec. and today the record is 3min. 53.65ec. This story has been repeated in many other athletic ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1967
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 79 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

. Whitaker '

... feature introduced a year ago. The photographs In the 1955 edition range from the Royal Tour to the Temple of Mithras, Roger Bannister and the 100th University Boat Race. The Complete Edition (155.) runs to 1.190 pages. as big as it has ever been; the ...

Published: Tuesday 21 December 1954
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 89 | Page: 3 | Tags: none