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Bannister’s vain wait

... Bannister’s vain wait Roger Bannister, the world’s fastest miier, awaited his turn lK«t night with 13 others to run the mile heats for the United Hospital Athletics championships at Mots pur Park on Saturday. was also prepared to compete In the 880 yards ...

RECORD FOR WINT

... handicap event off scratch, 1 mln. 54.6 see. in Dublin last night. beat the previous best by J. Nowicxi (U.S.A.) .2 sec. Roger Bannister (Oxford University) was scratch another yards handicap. He finished fifth. ...

Wild 17.8 sec

... Wild 17.8 sec. made as long ago as 1905. That record stood for 44 years until Roger Bannister in 1949 brought it down to 4 min, 16.2 sec. This year the fourth man did 4 ‘min, 0.7.8 sec. and didn’t score even one point for his side. And the fifth 4 min ...

Published: Saturday 16 May 1959
Newspaper: Star Green 'un
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 63 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BANNISTER MAY REFUSE U5. MILE OFFER

... BANNISTER MAY REFUSE U5. MILE OFFER An invitation has been extended to Roger Bannister. Britain's fastest mller. run In the B* Jem.n Franklin mile Philadelphia April 24. but pressure of work student Bt. Mary's Hospital, Paddlngtoo. may prevent him from ...

Published: Monday 01 February 1954
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 69 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

I&mnislcr's fast mile

... I&mnislcr's fast mile Roger Bannister. St. Mary's Hospital medical student, proved that his solitary training methods are paying good dividends when he won the inter* hospitals mile 4 minutes 10.8 seconds —the second fastest mile of the year—ln their ...

Bannister’s Future

... Bannister’s Future Four - minute mller Roger Bannister has far made no decisions on the many invitations that followed his record-shattering run of 3mm. 59.45« c. at Oxford Thursday Roger has cone away for the week-end —I don't know where, said his mother ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1954
Newspaper: Star Green 'un
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 70 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

BANNISTER IN RACE

... -- . !.' ~ . : 1 , , ' - , ,„ ROGER BANNISTER, the world's fastest miler, shakes hands with Sir Winston Churchill outside 10, Downing Street, yesterday. Bannister was one of several athletes who ran in a relay race through London bearing cheques from ...

Published: Wednesday 02 June 1954
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 121 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Taking it lying down

... Taking it lying down ROGER BANNISTER was one of the speakers at a luncheon i in London yesterday given by the British Sportsman's Club for officials and competitors the Empire Games at Vancouver this year. said thought some people regarded athletes as ...

Starting wages

... 10s. The part-time assistant nurse’s salary will be in proportion with those figures. Roger Bannister signs for BBC TV commentaries The BBC announces that Roger Bannister has agreed, when his medical duties permit, to undertake athletic commentaries and ...

TRIBUTE TO BANNISTER

... TRIBUTE TO BANNISTER Roger Bannister s decision to retire from running in favour of his profession Wag described in the Vienna newspaper Arbeiter-1 zettung yesterday as a leading example of true sportsmanship and wise restraint. . . In — ilex - ...

Published: Friday 17 December 1954
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

ROGER'S GIFT TO CHILDREN

... ROGER'S GIFT TO CHILDREN Dr. Roger Bannister was opening the Bannister Sports Centre at Uxbridge Road, Harrow, this afternoon, The monev for the centre has come from his gift of ten years ago of the royalties from his best-selling book * First Four Minutes ...

Published: Saturday 24 September 1966
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 80 | Page: 1 | Tags: none