The Archive · 1939

Strong Rivals In U.S

Charles Fenske, of Wisconsin, anc

Louis Zamperini, of California, two of the best middle-distance runners in "America, will be probable opponents of Wooderson and Glen Cun-bingham, of America, in the Prineeton Mile on June 17.

Friends of Wooderson are con= Adent that he is going to break hie own world's record of 4 min, 64 sec.

"They were confident he would break the mile record in 1987, when many other people thought the effort would fail, and the same confidence was not. misplaced when Wooderson tackled the world's half-mile record Inst August, Even now tHey think a mile in 4 min, 4 sec. can be expected from Wooderson on June 17 at Princeton.

Wooderson will not commit himself to this extent, But he is certainly: Being out for a new record depends," "he said, "on the weather conditions on the'day of the race, und how the race is run. My first' concern is to win, of course; if there is a slow first quarter 1 shal have to suit my tactics for a win and Jet thoughts of a record go.

"If there is any chance of a new world figure for the mile 1 shall try to be the one to set it up."—Reuter iemnimas and 1S une Tone by vat tour for ba) apd So4 (John a Nat Sir larry "Bark as, "Wren ket Lalcesiet Edicester alo" "armatrone Gambridge—Cambrldge drew with Binet 16S wot, out) ey for Seven, "Combnage sit UT 'G. Atann 38 "inompson 150, Broadhurst" 11). June 9.

series of accidents marred the first-class cricket matches concluded today, one of the outstanding features of which was a magnificent un-Sefeated double century by the York. Shire veteran Sutelife, who carried hhis bot for 234 against Leicester.

Three players who have repre sented England in Tests were injured In different parts of the country—Mitchell, the Derbyshire leg-break bowler, who. broke a finger in his Heft hand: "Nichols, the Essex all-rounder, who broke a toe in his right foot, ana RES, Wyatt, the former Warwick captain.

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