MARATHON RUNNER.
FOR £10,000.
OUAFI IN AMERICA.
(United Service.) (Received,9 a.m.)
NEW YORK, October 22.
. At Madison Garden Ouafi, the Arabian king of Olympic marathon runners, who won at the Olympic Games at Amsterdam, covered 26 miles 400 yards in 2b 44m, defeating Joie Ray by three laps.
It was Kay's first professional marathon and the fifth of his career. He kept on Ouafi's heels for 23 miles, while the other contestants were miles behind.
SOCCER CLUB'S NEW MAK*
LONDON, October 19.
The Arsenal Club has paid the Bolton Wanderers £10,000 for the transfer of David Jack, the international inside right.
The previous highest transfer paid was for Gibson, the Scottish international half-back, by Aston Villa.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 251, 23 October 1928, Page 7
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