America Next 22 Points Away: New High Jump, Discus, 800 Metres and Javelin Records CONSISTENTLY securing places in every event but one—the 200-metre dash—China amassed a total of 75 points to run away with the International Field and Track Meet Championship at the Yenping Road Stadium on May 23 at the end of a two-day meeting.
Nearly 2,000 people attended despite the threatting weather and were treated to some really keen competition in which new International meet records were established in the 800-metre run, high jump and javelin throw.
Although winning eight first places in sixteen events, mainly on the track, America had to be satisfied with second place with a total of 53 points, while Russia and Great Britain scored 30 and 14 points respectively to come in third and fourth, Japan scarce nine, points to place fifth, and Germany and Portugal each ed two points apiece to tie for the sixth position, Palestine placed eighth with only one point to her credit.
The rain the night before and in the early morning of yesterday slowed the track down suflciently to. blast any hopes of good times, but the crowd was not entirely disappointed fat that for Lieut. Glenn C, Funk of the Fourth Marines, showed splendid form to walk away with the B00-metre run and setup a new International Meet record of 2 min. 2A see—34 see, belter than the old time rented in 1982 by L, A. C. Bassett (Great Britain), Had Funk been pushed at all the China National Record of 2 min, 2 see, would certainly have toppled also, Lieut, Funk proved himself to be the outstanding athlete of the Intor~ national Sports meet, clinching: three Arsts for the US.A., in the 1500-metre tin, the 800-metre" run and the 400 metre dash, and also placing. second the record breaking discus throw.
New Chinese Star 'A: now Chinese star established himself yesterday in 8,, Chow who Yeapt 1.855 metres (0 ft, 14 ind to shatter the existing mark of" 1,76 metres made by Z. Lec (China) in 1931, Jumping well over his own height he received 1 fine ovation for hig remarkable performance,
sprung'a surprise by whipping the out, Tolman of the US. Marines Russian entry, Kachan, In the javelin throw, and at the same time better: tog, his opponent' record of S248 metres created a fow weeks ago, hurling the plate 83.65 metres to hang up a new mark. Tt was entirely une expected for the American Marine Ameer fs almost a beginner in discus
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