ATHLETICS
BOOT WINS MILE [PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, February 11. The centennial mile race at the Wellington Amateur Athletic Centre’s meeting on Saturday afternoon brought together five of the best milers .in the country to a great race. The British Empire and New Zealand half-mile champion and record-holder, V. P. Boot, Avon in the great time, in steady rain, of 4min 15 4-ssec-. . .The starters were: —Boot (Wellington), S. J.. Wade (Auckland' w. A. C. Pullar (Masterton), C. Dickie (Wellington), and C.' H; Matthews (Canterbury). Boot finished strongly and ’.von by 10 yards/from Wade; . with Matthews third, two -ards behind Wade. ' ' x ■
. BPRINT RECORD *;.-_, ..'... PHILADELPHIA; February 10. Norwood Ewell, a negro, sprinted 50 yards indoors in the world record time of five seconds. ~ I
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 February 1940, Page 12
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