Many National Records Made by Athletes from All Over China and Communities Abroad UN the opening day of the Sixth National Athletic Meeting on Thursday at the Civie Centre, well over.50,000 spectators climbed into the giant stadium to view the afternoon track and field contests, while several thousand more witnessed the initial rounds of tennis, basketball, and volleyball.
Next day in the forenoon the giant stadium contained only a comparatively small number of spectators, most of whom were school-children and boy scouts off duty.
After mid-day, however, large crowds flocked into the stands, and during the course of the afternoon approximately 25,000 were present to see a number of finals and semi-finals run off in track and field events, and three soccer matches played, Shanghai Shanghai who won the aggregate championships at the last National 'Athletic Meeting held in Nanking {wo years ago, led in both men's and women's track and field champions at the conclusion of the day's events, 'In the second round of the men's 100° meters sprint, slow times were recorded in' the' four heats. Liu Chang-chung, China's fastest runner and Olympic representative, placed second in the: first heat to Fu Ching Cheng, the Malayan runner, who completed the sprint in 11.1 seconds, In the women's long jump eliminations, Miss Lee of Shanghai was leading the six finalists, but in the final jump she placed second to Miss Teng Ying-chiao of Malaya, who established a new National record of Malaya and Chekiang winning.
Liu Doong-foong (Shanghai Koh Tuco (Livoning); 5. Kwang (Szechwan): 6, Lee Fohching (Po Women's discus throw. rinal:—1. Chen Yue-dong (Shanghai), distance: 36.38 metres (record): 2, Cher, 'Soo-fong (Shanghai); 3. Ting Kwel-mel (Shanghai); 4, Hew Mel-ying (Puklen) 8, Hu Weistet' (Hopel); @, Chen Ching-jane (Malaya):
Men's $00 metres flat race.
Chia Lien-nying, (Shang-
28, Lee Yue-stang (isnesu): Wu Pieg-sung (Hfopel).
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