By '"TRacksreR"
Shanghai's embryo track and field stars started their bid for 1941 honours yesterday afternoon when the annual Inter-Scholastic Track and Field Meet got under way on the American School oval. Aspirants for this year's title preformed before a record crowd for the season as mothers, fathers, and youthful backers flocked to the scene of combat to cheer their favourites on to victory, Heats in the 50 yard dash, 100 yard dash and the 440 yard run were held in all five classes, while preliminaries were also held in the high jump and broad jump in the "A", "B" and classes.
The St, John's Middle School took the lead in the "A" class in both the track and field events by qualif; ing three men in the cinder path events and four in the field events.
Despite their first day advantage, however. they are not figured to emerge victorious in this class as the
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