TRACK RECORDS FALL
100 METRES EVENT DONE IN 10 1-5 SECONDS GIRL’S FAST 50 YARDS Reed. 11.40 a.m. VANCOUVER, Tues. Eddie Tolan, of Michigan, won the 100 metres* at the international track field meet here today, setting a world’s record of 10 l-ssec. George Simpson, of Ohio, was second, and Percy Williams, of Vancouver, was third. Miss Lillian Palmer, a 17-year-old Vancouver girl, set a world’s record of 5 -l-ssec in the women’s 50 yards.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1013, 2 July 1930, Page 9
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75TRACK RECORDS FALL Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1013, 2 July 1930, Page 9
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