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SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 193*AMARILLO SUNDAY NEWS AND GLOBE, AMARILLO, TEXASEnglish Youth Wins Over American in Greatest Mile Run of All. /^i if 'T' d r\ lap*- lllllDDUVUIINC PARKER DEFEATS SHIELDS jpvOXFORD’S ACE City Golfers Jo Begin Quest MURPHY WINS 1SETS NEW MARK.Kor Title Thursday Afternoon BOWL TROPHYBREAKS TAPE IN AMAZING TIME OF 4 MINUTES.7.6 SECONDSInlander, An Outsider, Wins Arlington ClassicBy ALAN OOULD Associated Press Spor:* Editor.PRINCETON, N. J-. July 15 —In the picturesque setting of old Nassau two college youths. Jack Lovelock of Oxford and Bill Itonth-ron of Princeton, raced the greatest mile of all time this afternoon.Lovelock, a cnrly-halred. 23-vrar-old medical student from far off Dunedin. New Zealand, caught and passed Bonthron, then flashed down the stretch toward the end of the big concrete horse shoe or Palmer Stadium, to break the tape in the dazzling time of 4 minutes,7.6 seconds.Beaten off by seven yards but still, fighting every step of the way as be found his famous “kick’ more than matched for the first time this year, Bonthron came home in 4 minutes, ft 7 seconds, thereby completing the stop watch story of the “mile of the ages. as these two collegian* surpassed anything ever achieved before at the classic distance by the world’s greatest foot racers.Great Finish.The fastest mile ever run by an American wasn’t good enough this afternoon to win and Lovelock, with a last quarter In the remarkable time or 58.9 seconds end a finish that was astounding, wiped out the world record of 4:09.2. made by Jules IoDoumegue of France in 1929, with plenty to spare.Bonthron not only was Inside thus record himself, as he proved himself as great a middle distance runner as the United States ever has produced, but he came back nearly two hours later with a killing sprint in the stretch of the 880 yard run to whip 'Pen Hallowell, the former Harvard ace running for Oxford and clinch the meet for the combined Oornell-Prtnceton team over the Oxford-Cambridge forces.Americans Win.Bonthron broke the tape in the brilliant time of 1 minute 53 seconds, a new meet record.The final score, based on first places, was 8 to 4 in favor of the American collegians, who came with a rush at the finish to capture the las:, three events after a nip and tuck team battle. Meet records were smashed in eight of the 12 events In the mast sensational contest the?' friendly rivals have ever wage**ARLINGTON PARK. Chicago. July 15. (/Pi—A mud running streak of black named Inlander, galloped to a surprise victory In the 435 000 added Arlington Claaalr today, conquering a son of old Man O'War In a thrilling stretch drive to the accompaniment of cheersfr0mvv'hen°VaT^G*o! old Man O W ar's boy. faltered in I hr ■* retch, after setting a blistering pace most of the way. 'Mrs. Dodge Sloan of New York City and ridden_ by Bobby June., a swarthy Mexican youngster, charged out of fourth pila■ Ii« »Hi hy a length and a half, with Golden Way second and the tired War GlorylH inlander ran the mile and a quarter over the heavy, sticky trackin 2:12.THE WEEK-END ONCE OVERLooks like the Qlobe-News baseball tournament here next month ! will be the biggest ever, inquiries ■ have come from many points, and local and Panhandle interest is the highest since the first tourney was l held here in 1926.Fishermen who like to catch bass -on files will find the sport at its . best in the Panhandle this week. Yesterday Buck Harris, game warden, reported many catches were j being made on light tackle. last | night Durwood (Jordon stopped a' the desk to say he caught two ah'14 inches long on small, black yesterday morning.Besides the various spots on the nearby Spadden Leke ne' place to go af also yieldin gills, ae'Around 100 golfers will seek the Amarillo City golf championship NEW YORK V ICTORIOUS THREE this week over the course of the _ cc ,u metAmarillo Country Club. 11MLS IN Nr. IThe course will be thrown open CLASSICMonday to entrant* who have paid the 92 entrance fee, and for threedays these golfers may practice^over BROOKLINE. Ms* . July 15.the course and on the grass green. ^ namf nf R)chtrd T MurphyEighteen - hole qualifying rounds of utica, N. Y„ was placed In select will be played Thursday. tennis company today when thatThe low 32 qualifiers will make left handed youth romped home up the championship division, and with an 8 6. 6 4. « 2 victory over the other flight* will contain 16 Martyn Buxby lt;• M ami In the player, each. The number of quail- final match of the 41st longwood fmrs will determine the number of Bowl tournament flights By *o doing, Murphy became the* . . _ , . . ninth player to have his name rnPrizes will be presented to the lt;Rraved on t!w, rlghth of the series m daltst. winner and runnerup of of fam0U5 llOngW0Od Bowls, un' each flight and of each consolation. thQfir of Bm Tudpn nm Job*The Country Club course is in Ocrald Patterson. Johnr' trim for the classic. The greens arc Ellsworth Vines. Wllrr in fine shape despite hot weather Frit* Mercur and and dryness. ! Three victories areAlthough a number of shotmakers cftch oI ^ are conceded fihe chances to cap- The doub’ture file title formerly held by El- tc’llott Hatch and now* thrown open,; tle- Jr Paul Gore, Country Club and In-dian Hills Open champion, appears to be the man to beat.Entries arc expected to fie to Bill Garre, Country CltP slonal and tournament r day and early tomr | players might be j their game.Mcnwhil'-bers wtll a blln'
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