... £350 MILLION TARGET DOCTOR Roger Bannister, chairman of the Sports Council, yesterday stated that £350,000,000 is needed over the next ten years to bring Britain's sporting facilities up to the standards of the rest of Europe, writes Frank Taylor. He ...

... BANNISTER TAKES DRUGS JOB TAR. ROGER BANNISTER, the first four-minute miler, will serve on the new advisory committee on rhe misuse of drugs, the Commons were told in a written eply yesterday. Others include Baroness Wootton of Abinger, three other women ...

... twelve-point attack on the establishment last night received the backing of the Sports Council. Council chairman Dr. Roger Bannister. after a meeting in Nottingham, forecast changes and backed the appointment of a full-time boss. ...

... THEY A MONG the guests, including many from the world of sport, were: Dr. Roger Bannister, Alec Bedser, Eric Bedser, Dr. J. Lewis Blonstein and Jack Beresford: Denis Compton. Henry Cooper, Herman Davi d, John Dawes, Terry Downes, Ken Dwan, Godfrey Evans ...

... event they call the decathlon. And what about Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett ? Britain has had Sydney Wooderson. Si r Roger Bannister, the first man to beat four minutes for the mile. We have had world ...

... (cycling). 1951, Randolph Turpin (professional boxing). 1952. Len Hutton (cricket). 1953. Gordon Pirie (athletics). 1054. Roger Bannister (athletics). 1955, John Disley (athletics). 1956, Chris Brasher (athletics). 1957. Derek Ibbotson (athletics). ...

... COACHED sity, who helped to coach Roger Bannister, Britain's history-making miler. For young Michael is having a correspondence course in running from Franz and hopes that his initial Army training won't prevent his carrying out Franz's detailed instructions ...

... to do 4m. 10s., or better, in a special mile race on December 19, probably at Motspur Park, Surrey. Gordon Pirie and Roger Bannister have agreed to help him. The 4m. 10s. target is the qualifying time for selection to Australia's Empire Games team next ...

... STATHAM Here are three sportsmen suggested for the award of an Order of British Sportsmen: ROGER BANNISTER, first to beat the fourminute mile. is nominated by Sports Editor Jack Hutchinson. STANLEY MATTHEW S, a football star who links ability with modesty ...

... behind in the racy toe world records At the saint. meeting the tiro milers in the ountryit'd three of them should he Roger Bannister, Chris rhataway am: Rill Slankeville—will try to break the 4 I mile relay record. which stands to the credit of •:wetlen ...

... BANNISTER TO QUIT COUNCIL DR. ROGER BANNISTER is to quit as chairman of the Sports Council at the end of the year. He said yesterday: After ten years, three as chairman, this seems the right moment to hand over. We are well on the way to achieving certain ...

... THE NAME IS BANNISTER HERE she is—the baby with a four minutes, and his Swedish-born history-making father . . . Carol wife, Moya, smiles happily yesterday. Erin Elver BANNISTER. But Baby Carol sleeps on. Proud father, Dr. Roger Bannister, Carol was born ...