THE EMPIRE GAMES.
ROWING TEAM. ARRIVAL IN CANADA. (Received August 10. 5.5 p.m.) QUEHEC, August !). An outstanding party of British onrs»ien and scullers lias arrived at Quebec f'om England. / The party includes Jack Ileresford. Rome' Oxford and Cambridge rowing liluos, and F. Bradley. They are cn (heir way to tlie Empire Games at Hamilton, Ontario. .WORLD'S 100 METRES RECORD. / CANADIAN SPRINT CHAMPION. (Received August 10, 5.5 p.m.) TORONTO, August 9. Percy Williams, of Vancouver, who won the last Olympic sprint races, established world's record of 10 3-10s in winning the 3-00 metres race at the Canadian track and Jielr] championships today. lie heat live other Canadian sprinters. The prior record of 10 4-10s was made by G. W. Paddock at California in 1921. Williams won at Amsterdam in the Olympic Games in 1928 in 10 8-10s. lie llfon his heat in 10 6-10s.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20639, 11 August 1930, Page 11
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