REMARKABLE TWO MILES

Wairarapa Daily Times, 27 July 1936, Page 5

REMARKABLE TWO MILES

LOVELOCK TO FORE. NEW BRITISH RECORD. LONDON, Saturday. A remarkable two miles by J. E. Lovelock, in 9min. 3 4 : ssec., easily a British record, was a feature of the Birchfield Harriers’ sports at Birmingham. Nurmi’s world record is Bmin. 59 3-ssec. The “Daily Sketch” reports that Lovelock has decided to compete i* the 1500 metres at the Olympic Games in view of C. 11. Matthews coming on for the 5000 metres. Thus Lovelock will probably again meet the British runner, S. C. Wooderson, who will attempt both the 800 and 1500 metres, and also the American, Glen Cunningham, who deprived Lovelock of the world mile record, and the Italian Beccali, winner of the event at Los Angeles in 1932. The manager of the New Zealand team, Dr. A. E. Porritt, says that he is not worried by Lovelock’s display against Wooderson in the British championships on 11th July.. He has come on a lot since then, and has now regained his peak form. Lovelock says that V. P. Boot and Matthews have found adaptation of their style to cinder tracks slow and painful, but appear to have turned the corner and should now progress rapidly.