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ATHLETICS.

FAMOUS ATHLETE DEAD. The world-famous, Irish athlete, Mr. W. J. i M. Newburn, died in London recently of in- , fluenza. Standing 6ft 6in, and carrying little i 1 lumber, he placed to his credit many remark- | able performances. He tied for the Irish ' high jump championship in 1896, won the ■/. long jump championship in 1896-7-8-9, and ! tho 100 yds in 1897-8-9, blushed first lor lre-lar-1 against Scotland in the lons jump in 1897 8, his performance of ?4ft OJ.n in the i' latter year being a ihen world's record and . ■ won the 100 yds against Scotland in 1899, and tha A.A.A. long jump championship in 189819. But his outstanding feat was his jumping . ; of 24ft 6Sin at Mui.ingar in 1898. a record '•which stood for three years, when it was beaten by sin by P. J, O'Connor. Always a, ' keen lover of, cross-country running. Mr. Newburn was for a time president o( the Irish Cross-counlry Association, and in later years made a reputation as a weight-patter I and established an Irish record.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17145, 26 April 1919, Page 12

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ATHLETICS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17145, 26 April 1919, Page 12

ATHLETICS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17145, 26 April 1919, Page 12