ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1262, 18 October 1911, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

WORLD'S MILE CHAMPIONSHIP. English iilcs to hand show that at Blackpool on September 1, Frank M. Knnalv, of Now York, defeated 11. A. Wilson, of Sheffield, for tho World's Mile Championship, and .Cl5O stake. Knnaly had just previously defeated the Welshman, F. C. Bavies for I'hc Hah'-mile Charnpior.ship and was esteemed by his friends In 1)0 a world-beater. Of the milt race the London "'Sportsman , ' kits:—"l'or llie bip; rat:o there was practically no liettin!?, for V/ilson was esteemed to have li'tle, if any, chance. So mutters turned out, for K'anoly, a tall, magnificentlybuilt athlete, fairly towered ovor Wilson on the murk, and, diirtinj; away from the inside, quickly established a two-yard lead. HU stride, long and free, was in Croat contrast to the somewhat scratchy, short action of Wilson, and, seemingly moved without effort, tho American went .steadily ahead. Wilson ncvor seemed to bo able to reduce the gap, and the further he wont the further lie fell behind, and Kanaly ultimately strode homo tho easiest of pofs&lo winners by fully 150 yards. Wilson was simply mit-classcd. for Kanaly was credited with doing something in the neighbourhood of Imin. i\ sec. It ia certain he beat 4min. 22sec, aad this, ooupjlqd with the fact that he

mai!o all his own running and prachcally finished alone, sprats voliimfs lor tho ability of this line American.' ,