-F SIXTH ANNUAL SPRINGBANK INTERNATI@NAt SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 23td, 1973, LONDON, ONTARTO ,,\,litillll Running to victory in the rain, Olympic marathon champion Frank Shorter winds up Animal Hill early in the final lap of last year's Springbank'12'. Welcome to all competitors and spectators from , . Lqbqti's }lessage from he Prime ilinister I am pleased to send my greetingt to all those who will be competing in the 6th Annual Springbank I nternational Road Races in London, Ontario. I join with the organizers and Canadian competitors in welcoming racers from other countries to Canada. Road running is a great measure oJ human stamina and Perseverence A race is not only a competition between top calibre athletes: it is an exacting test oJ each individual's ability to match physical performance with his will to corne out ahead. Je salue trDs cordialement tous ceux qui participeront au Springbank lnternational Road Baces. flPierre Elliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada ilessage lrom the ilapr It:s,..,'ith pleasure tha! ! lvelcome you, on behalf of the Councii of the Corporation of the CitY of London, to the Sixth Annual Springbank lnternational Road Races. London is happy to play host to this maior sports event, and Proud to continue as the site of the races. Distance racing is a hard'run and grueling sport and the pressure of such competition requires tremendous physical and mental eJfort. lt is therefore with admiration that we wish all competitors satisfaction in their ef{orts, and offer congratulations to the winners in the events. il,i."- 'J-.u'c*' J Jane Bigelow, Mayor of the City of London S]IORTTR ITAS RTAOY TO I.OST by BOB GAGE of the Free Press Richard Bruggers of Bowling Gr€en t^?s:- _: _ 20:32.2 with team-mate Sid Sink fourth . 2: 3-:: Monday, October 2, 1972 -- Olympic marathon The veteran's (40 years of age and ove., '3r. iE: champion Frank Shorler admitted that he came to lron by August Jarvis of the Cleveland Boaa--__+i: Springbank lnternational Road Races Sunday "well Jarvis, who will be 41 in November, $ron tl"e 5 r- prepared to lose", mile run in 30 minutes, 27.9 seconds. But he didnl disappoant his well-wishers for a Jarvis, who has been running just six years, ra . minute as he raced away from a star-studded field he took up running to help reduce his weighr frc- to win the 12-mile event with comparalive ease. 190 pounds. Now down to 158, Jarvis works a. a foreman in steel-erecting, He runs about 80 mr ea " lt's only about three weeks sance the Olympics and I hadn't peaked for this race," said Shorter, who set the world buzzing with his victory "l'd feel better iI I ran 100 but I just can'r find at Munich. the time," said the Port Clinton, Ohio resident, w+lc first ran at Springbank as a novice in 1968. Running under the colors of the Florida Track Club, the 24-year-old law student iumped into an "l've come a long way since then," he said early lead and lengthened it steadily against such smil;ngly. standout opposition as Karel Lismont of Belgium, He admitted to be a "hot-weather runner" and in the marathon and second-place winner Olympic said he had trouble getting going here- But he tooi at Munich. England's Fon Hill, who was sixth over from Art Taylor of the Kitchener-Waterloo "l run pretty well in front so I wanted to get Track Club and Bill Allen of rhe Metro Fitness C ul ahe6d. I surged ahead a couple of tim€s during of Toronto after the first lap to win. Taylor was the race and no one followed. 8y the end of the second in 3l :07.6 and Allen rhird in 3l;10.6. third lap, I knew I had it," Shorrer explained. Doug Mundell, a lg-year-old grade '13 studeni Shorter's time was 55 minuies. 46.6 seconds, from Burlington Central High School, won the which fell short of the meet record oI 55:33.8 three-mile high school run in 14 minutes,06.2 set by Ken [4oore o{ Oregon in 197'1. Shorter said he was alyare during the larter Mundell, who placed filth here last year, was part of the race that he was near the record. followed across the line by Don Howiesen o, Sir w'nston Churchill of St. Catharines and Gr€g you to hold a pace and you "Bur are trying Duhaime of North Bay Widdifield. worry about pressing and tying up," the Olympic champion explained. Shorter was 13 minutes and 41 seconds ror Tho the first three-mile lap over the picturesque Springbank course. Al the hall-way point, he place to eat was clocked in 27:37 and was 4'l:44 al the three-quarter mark, A light rain fell during the in Springbank Park last half of the race, run belore about 3,000 chilled but enthusiastic spectators. Hill, who won the 12-mile here in 1970, was THE second in 56:1 2.4 while Lismont, who was bolhered by foot problems.Iought ofI a challenge in the last lap of the race by Toronto Olympic Club's Brian Armstrong to finish third in 57:33.8. Armstrong AAR was clocked in 57:44.6. "l looked down belore the slart oI the race and C@NCESSI@NS saw that Lismont was wearing training shoes, I figured something was troubling him and I knew ' on the race circuit he wouldn't be a factor, I know I wouldn't wanl (opposite pavilion to run a race like this in training shoe3," said Shorter. the ) Barry 8rown, a team-mate oI Shorter's with the in Storybook Gardens Florida Track Club, won the four and a half-mile ' race in 20 minutes, 15.5 seconds. The record for the event is held by Shorter, who won in 19:52.8 @perated by in 197O. Brown, who missed a berth on the U.S. Olympic A&R FOOD SERVICE team in the steeplechase b€caose of allergy problems, broke away from Western's Grant McLaren in the serving Londoners snd their Iriends final mile to win by nearly eight seconds. McLaren's for 2zl years time was 20:23.1 While in Springbank Park why not "l wasn't sure how much there was left to go so I thought I should get going," explained Brown, who take a rid€ on the MerrY-Go.Ro!.'d is a graduate lawyer. the Storybook Ouee. Brown said he enjoyed the cool weather after and the Paddle 80ats working out in 90'degree temperatlrres in Florida. BBIGHAM - The Finest Name in Pipes. THEY'RE ON SALE NOW! uestmaunt GAts@S ANE GiIFTS E3 Werrmounl Mall 4r2- 1000 *OVERSEAS CHRISTMAS CARDS. *Don't miss the date this year! Run on down to... THE 151 DUNDAS SIREEI OR CAI L +3,1-6203 NATURAI" . a brearhless selection of natural foods rnd such in an old gcnerrl srorc setnnt . 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