New records for the Championship ere also established the 10,000 res, which was won by Salminen, of Finland, in 30. mins, 52.2 seconds, irom Beviacqua, of Italy, and Syring, of Germany, and the 400-metre and 1,600-metre relay races, both of which were captured by Germany.
In the 400-metre relay the German team of four (each man running 100 metres) finished a yard ahead of the Swedish team in 40.9 seconds, with the British third a foot behind.
The time for the 1,600-metre relay was 3 min. 13.7 seconds. Germany won by 10 yards from Britain, which in turn beat Sweden by 15 yards.
Larsson, of Sweden, was victorious in the 3,000 metres steeplechase, his time being 9 mins, 16.2 seconds, while Schroder, of Germany, won the discuss throw with a distance of 163 ft.
1 in. and Lindquist, of Sweden, captured the high jump with a leap of 6 ft. 5% inches.
On the first day Rajassari, of Finland, set up a world record for the hop, step and jump with a distance of 50 feet three inches, and Whitlock, of Britain, established a European record of 4 hours, 41 mins, 50 seconds for the 50 kilometres walk.—Reuter.
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