ATHLETICS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19665, 8 July 1929, Page 12

ATHLETICS.

CHAMPIONSHIPS AT STAMFORD BRIDGE. (VstilKD PBBBS ASBOCIATIOJf—«T tZXCTWC TBt*»»APH—cornnoHT.) (Received July 7th, 6.5 p.m.) LONDON. July 6. Following vrere the results at the Stamford Bridge athletic championship*:— Marathon Race from Windsor to Stamford Bridge—H. Payne (the holder) 1, Corporal Ferris 2, E. Leatherland 8. Time, 2hr 30min 57sec. This was 280 seconds better than Payne's own British record, and also faster than at any Olympiad. Hop, Step, and Jump—Peters (Holland) (the holder) 1. Distance, 4«ft Sin. 100 Yards—J. B. London 1, W. E. Simmons 2. Time, lOsee. 220 Yards—J. Hanio« X, B. Enfelhsrt S. Time, 21 9-10 see. Quarter-mile—Haalon 1, L. Bars! 2. Time, 49 2-ssec. Half-mile—C. Ellis 1, Thomas (Royal Air Force) 2. Time, lmin 54 8-Ssec. One Mile—Ellis (the holder) 1, 8. T. Ashby 2. Thne, 242 see. (f) Four Miles —W. Bearers (the holder) 1, 8. Pietkiewiez 2. Time, 19min 49 2-saec. 120 Yard* Hurdle*—Lord Burg-hley 1, Serjeant Foley 2. Time, 15 2-s«ec. Quarter-mile Hurdles—L. Facelli (Italy) 1, Lord Burghley 2. Time, 53 2-Esec.—Aus-tralian Press Association, United Service.

'VARSITY TEAM IN CANADA. Jnly 7 th, 11 p.m.) OTTAWA, July 6. At Hamilton, Ontario, the Oxford-Cam-bridge track and field athletic team opened its invasion of this continent with a seven to Ave win out of a total of 12 points against the Hamilton Olympic Club. Oxford-Cam-bridge won the 120 yardß high hurdle*, the running broad jump, putting the ehot, the two mile run, the 220 yards low hurdle*, ths 440 yaxde, and also the running high jump, wfcila Hamilton won the 100 yards, 223 yards, 860 vards, one mile, and pole vault. Phil Edwards and Jimmy Fitspatriek, tho Olympic rtars, each won two event* for

Hamilton. The attendance nusabsred *K» P< Th« e 'oiford-Cnnbridg« team registered their ftret win in the fourth went, name.j toe 130 yards high hurdles, when liana dashed home a yard ahead of his team raste fluper, of Oxford, in 15 *-6 see. Mann look command from the start, maA hi» beautiful action earned the plsndils « the crowd. The two Hamilton eompiiitow n«r»«r had a look in. Phil Edward*, Canada's Otrmpie r«s»sr from the West Indies, wm ti» eyaMtffls id all eyes in the half-mile, which as won m HemOten with delightful mm. Hampsc* (Oxford). Meson (Canibridt<e), •*« W«s*worth (Oxford) finished behind him in ths order nsmed. Went worth, who aroused mm curiosity with hU opriffht start, began *»« but dropped behind after being pocketed »t the first lun>. Johnny Fitroatnck. the Canadian Olympic runner, won both the eentaiy dash and the 2» yards for Hamilton. L«4ffttwood (Oxford) and the 'Vtrsity's oaptaia. finiihed second in the latter event. Humohrey (Oxford) broke the Canadian record of 20 years' standing in tie two mile ran, which he accompli «hed in 9min 83 3-Ssee, the previous hiKh mark beins »min M Mmj. Humphrey finiahed the last half-l»p wit* remarkable speed, brinr-n* the crowd *o its feet. Young (Cambridge) dropped ottt *4 ttt •*■ in the running high jump.