The Archive · 1939

British Records Broken

London, Aug. 7. preview of the Olympic Games, the Inter national Track and Field meet today with 99 points. Great Britain was second with 69 und Germany third with 3

Bil Watson, of the University of Michi team winning the shot put, the broad jump and' finishing third in the discus throw.

His toss of 52 fect eight inches broke the British shot put record.

Roy Cochian, of the University of Indiana, equalled another British record when he did the quarler mile ow hurdles in 52.7 seconds.

Watson won the broad jump with a lead of 24 feet 6

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