Championship; Fonseca Outstanding Shanghai, May 26. LFAVING his mark like lightning, C. Edwards streaked across the 100 yards flat in the record time of 10 seconds, to thrill a crowd: of about 5,000 that packed the grandstand at the Race Course in the Shanghai Municipal Police 30th Annual Sports Meet. The final came after three gruelling heats had been run off in which Mudry, Meyer, Edwards, M, Volodchenko Kotzmann and Novgorodoff, the cream of the city's sprinters, qualified. Edwards right from the very start managed to obtain a three-yard lead and kept it all the way to the tape. He" was followed en masse by the rest with Mudry, Novgorodoff and Volodchenko running, neck-and-neck for second position.
But the judges picked out Mudry as second with Novgorodoff third.
The S.F.X. track and field captai was heartily applauded and is now the possessor of the huge Shanghai Race Club Challenge Cup.
The meet got under way promptly with all the colour, and eMciency of the previous meets and was immensely enjoyed by the spectators.
"Tony" Fonseca proved beyond doubt that he is still far from "burnt up" In the track events. He gave a magaifielent display of stamina and speed when he easily won the grand aggregate. Fonseca' won all the police Championship events from 100 yards to 880 yards in which he entered and scored by far the majority of points for the Jail, His eight firsts were not in vain yesterday for the Jail. were second to the "C," "D" and Reserve Unit by some 20 points. The latter towards the end overtook the leaders by the narrow margin of tone point, The Jail won the Divisional Championship with 59 points, "D" and Reserve, Unit were frushed ahead of the East Surreys to take second position.
One of the largest and finest arrays: of trophies ever seen here was distributed by Mrs. Bourne, wife of the. Commissioner.
The results in detail:
Open and Invitation Events ooreny! 5 sorgensen.
Mile Stianaal Championship:
Shanghai Cham; second with 68 points, "A" Division Ti ing, 17 socs, and Headquarters came third with 10 G80" yards. Schoolboys Rela Race points and were followed by the Mich. St College: 2, Pubic and "Phot "B" Division and Depot with seven uty Senoot for ove.
One: Mile Medley Melay—220, 20. 440, Crouch Wins Mile g20"* yards—(Invitation) i, Foreign The Police mile was won by YMA! 2 US. Marines, 3, East Sur Crouch, who started out with a lead Pogaing Competition (tov of 20 yards to increase it to 80 along lon) 1, Seaforths: 2. S.MLP. Sikhs the stretch. The lanky "copper" was atmo time challenged and he covered Folie Championship May 18 the course In 4 minutes and 57 sec-'Shot Put:—t, Prokofeft; 2, Kachan: 3, fonds. Simpson of the Jail finished "ab tt 3 in. second and was followed by Bader.
Proicnel 2. Kachan:
"The Shanghai Open mite Cham: pionship saw a group of the leading coal miters in the contest and coming. around inthe straight were Volod- Prok ehenko, Dimmock, Worley, S.A. miler, and Clemens, With 25 yards to go Dimmock put up a fine spurt to challenge Volodehenko. The spectators, all, expected counter: challenge by the latter but Dimmock went on and it was all over. Cle-
Throw:—1. Kato: 2, Ward: 3, Keaghan. Distance? alo ft. in
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