World Record But A Secret
= Taisto Maki, Finnish distance- § f? runner, broke a world record set g gj by his coach —renowned Paavo g _ Nurmi—in a trial. This was an- g H nounced by Nurmi as he arrived 0 B in Cleveland recently with his g g protege. s H “Maki ran two miles and a- H H quarter in secret practice in g g world record time, beating my S own mark qf 10 minutes and 19 H E seconds,” said the first flying g g Finn. He declined to give Maki’s h =a time. The pair has been tour- g g ing America for some consider- gj g able time now raising funds for _ Finnish relief. H E ia
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Southland Times, Issue 24132, 22 May 1940, Page 10
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