D. G. LOWE RETIRES AT AGE OF 26.
HAS MET CREAM OF WORLD’S ATHLETES. (United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received August 25, 12.50 p.m.) RUGBY, August 24. D. G. Lowe, the famous English runner, who announced his retirement from the track although only 2G years old. has been running in active competition against the cream of the world’s athletes for seven or eight years. At the recent Olympic Games at Amsterdam he not only retained his Olympic title, but revealed even better form than at the previous Paris meeting. He won the 800 metres in lmin 51 4-ssec, which is an Olympic record This he followed up by winning the 800 metres at Berlin last Sunday, beating Dr Otto Peltzer, the famous German runner, in lmin 51 l-ssec. This was in revenge for his defeat by Dr Peltzer in the famous race at Stamford Bridge, when both beat the existing world’s record for this distance. This triumph marks the end of Lowe’s great career on the track.— British Official Wireless.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18550, 25 August 1928, Page 2
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