Making their third attempt to win the British Public Schools Champion ship the boys of Salem in Germany ut up a splendid performance last month at the White City. Their persistence was rewarded by a notable Victory which gave them the Public Schools Challenge Cup with 87% points, the runners-up being Lancing with 38 points, Highgate and Rossall Being for third place with 20 points. The German team possessed an exceptionally fine all round athlete in KK: von Kuchlmann who did much to make sure of the Cup by his victories the Discus and the Weight. The nievement was all the more meritorious because Salem were unlucky in finding P. Lindemann, their Javelin expert, sadly out of form. in the track events the British boys did well fand two recorde were broken, two others being equalled. 'The' best runner of the meeting was R. Scott of Ashby-de-la-Zouch who, be-Here retaining his hold on the quar-[ter-mile in which he set up a record last year, broke the half-mile record {in the excellent time of 1 min. $9 1/3 sec.
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