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UNDER A.A.A. & W.A.A.A. LAWS & I.A.A.F. RULES OF THE SPONSORS Thj£ Gives the Best Sports Coverage of all Sunday Newspapers xiysy GXIA. r ys 9 ATHLETICS RACING ^ —] FOOTBALL CRICKET SNOOKER GREYHOUNDS BOXING GOLF WHITE CITY STADIUM And all other Sporting Events Saturday August 8th. Printed by Welbecson Press Ltd., 39-43, Battersea High Street, S.W.I 1. 1953 BRITISH GAMES (under AAA. & W.A.A.A. Laws and I.A.A.F. rules) SPONSORED BY THE WHITE CITY STADIUM SATURDAY* 3th AUGUST., 1953 PROCEEDS IN AID OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES (ENGLAND) APPEAL FUND President of the Meeting : W. EMSLEY CARR WES SANTEE, U.S.A. fastest miler (American record, 4 min. 2.4 sec., June 5tli, 1953) winning the post Olympic British Games mile, August, 1952. TIME TABLE Saturday, 8th August, 1953 r ORGANISING COMMITTEE TIME EVENT For the A.A.A. : NO. PAGE E. H. L. CLYNES (Hon. Sec. A.A.A.). J. C. G. CRUMP (Hon. Sec. B.A.A.B.). 1.45 Throwing the Hammer 8 S. A. TOMLIN (Hon. Sec. of the Meeting). 1.45 2 Pole Vault 9 For the " News of the World ": W. EMSLEY CARR. ERNEST RILEY. JOE SINKS. 2.25 3 120 Yards Hurdles 10 2.35 4 Ladies Relay—Heats TRACK FIELD 11 Referee: F. W. COLLINS. (Final: Event No. 16, Page 20) Referee: P. S. GALE Judges: A. E. PARRY Judges: M. C. NOKES, W. L. PLUMRIDGE, 2.45 5 High Jump—Ladies 12 W. C. JEWELL G. PALLETT, H. A. LANGLEY, 2.50 6 100 Yards Junior—Heats 12 A. D. THWAITES C. A. SINFIELD, J. ROSS E. TOMLINSON WILLIAMSON, A. W. TAYLOR, (Final: Event No. 13, Page 18) J. F. LITTLEOVER W. R. J. CLARKE 3.00 7 440 Yards Hurdles 13 F. W. WILKENS (U.S.A.) 3.10 8 100 Yards MRS. C. PALMER 14 MRS. R. GILLIS 3.15 9 Long Jump 16 MRS. K. HAYWARD 3.15 10 100 Yards—Ladies 16 Timekeepers : 3.20 11 880 Yards W. C. A. FINDLAY (Chief) 17 H. A. HATHWAY, L. HEY, 3.30 12 440 Yards 18 L. W. READ, R. A. GAMBLE, 3.40 13 100 Yards Junior—Final 18 W. F. PEARSON (Heats: Event No. 6, Page 12) Umpires: L. R. TRUELOVE, L. H.GOLDING, 145 14 High Jump 19 W. J. PALMER, H. W. ELLSEY, 3.45 15 880 Yards—Junior Invitation 19 W.ORANGE 150 16 Ladies Relay—Final 20 Starters: V. M. BEARDEN, P. W. GREEN. (Heats : Event No. 4, Page 11) Marksmen: F. NORRIS, K. E. ARBERY, G. COOPER. 4.00 17 Putting the Weight 21 Clerks of the Course: 4.05 18 Emsley Carr Mile 23 A. J. SAGE, L. J. COHEN, G. M. ADAM. 4.15 19 220 Yards 24 Course Marshals: 4.25 20 80 Metres Hurdles—Ladies 24 W. BATSON (Chief), W. J. PEPPER, J. GHAPPELL, W. H. KING, A. PETTIT, L. F. 4.35 21 220 Yards—Hurdles 26 EDWARDS, A. A. HARLEY, T. J. GUSHING. 4.40 22 Three Miles 27 Stewards: 5.00 23 One Mile Medley Relay ... Chief: H. A. JOHNSTON. Competitors: D. G. CASWELL, A. L. MacDONALD, J. H. BEDFORD, 28 L. A. DOGGETT, G. GOULD, W. ALLEN, MRS. C. LESLIE, Miss M. HARTMAN. Results: G. D. BASAN, N. W. EASLEA, C. T. LESLIE, R. A. HOLE, A. T. LIFFEN. Announcers: Notice to Competitors D. T. P. PAIN, A. H. HUNT. The meeting is run under A.A.A. and W.A.A.A. Laws and I.A.A.F. Rules. Recorder: Medical Officers: Before leaving the dressing room for his or her event, each Competitor must W. E. HAMNETT SIR ADOLPHE ABRAHAMS, obtain number cards, which must be worn back and front throughout the com O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P. Field Measurements: Wind Gauge: petition. J. BANKS, V. C. SEALY H. ROTTENBURG, M.A, M.I.E.E. Competitors will be excluded from competing unless properly attired. C. W. STARNES, M.I., MAR.E., A.M.I.,MECH.E. Prize Stewards: Each race will be started punctually at the time stated in the programme, but H. B. BARTHOLOMEW R. N. BACCHUS the Referee reserves the right of making any alteration that may be necessary. R. DOWNS L. HIGDON Competitors will only be allowed on the track for their own race and must E. T. WHEELER retire immediately that race is completed. J Stand and the Enclosures are available Press Stewards : Team Managers: when they have finished competition. ONLY COMPETITORS and OFFICIALS D. G. WILSON Great Britain—J. C. G. CRUMP S. SKILTON United States—FRANK GEIS wearing BADGES will be admitted inside the arena. G. W. SMITH Germany—MUELLER AWARDS—Prizes will be awarded as stated in the Heading for each event. P. ASHMORE Belgium—E. HERMES 2 The "Emsley Carr " Mile Whitfield, half-mile world record-holder (I min. 48.6 sec.), having just beaten /Sidney Wooderson's record, is keen to show what he can do at the longer distance, f jvar Ericsson (Sweden) has done 4 min. 3.6 sec., and Franz Herman (Belgium) has clocked 4 min. 5.9 sec. NEW perpetual challenge trophy has been presented by the " News of the Against these we have Chris Chataway who did a fast three-quarters with Roger AWorld " for annual competition, at the British Games or a similar national Bannister at Oxford. His best recorded time is 4 min. 8.4 sec., but he should be meeting. It is intended that the annual race shall be open to athletes from all parts able to beat that. Bill Nankeville (4 min. 8.6 sec.), Don Macmillan (4 rain. 8.8 sec.) of the world, in the hope that year by year we may have a mile race between out and Gordon Pirie (unbeatable at 3 to 6 miles, but an unknown quantity at one standing runners of international repute. mile) might spring a surprise. The trophy has been named after the late Sir Emsley Carr, Editor of the " News On paper the foreign competition appears to be stronger than the home opposi of the World " for more than 50 years and a great patron of athletics. He was tion, but when the standard is high, anything may happen. responsible for the " News of the World " sponsorship of Athletic Carnivals for We hope to see a fast race and a close finish, with all contestants improving the Services and others during the 1914-1918 world war. on their previous best. It was he, also, who inspired the British Games Meetings, the first of which was held at Stamford Bridge just 30 years ago. He took a lively interest in all these meetings and was a staunch supporter through them of the Amateur Athletic Association, the Women's Amateur Athletic Association, the Counties Athletic Union, the British Olympic Association, the Universities Athletic Union and other athletic bodies. He also pledged the support of the " News of the World " to the Names and Numbers of Competitors series of Road Relay Races, started in 1924, and now constituting the classic events in this sphere of sport. (London to Brighton for Southern Clubs, Manchester to Black GREAT BRITAIN 41 Rawe, D. J. 83 Futterer pool for Northern and Edinburgh to Glasgow for Scottish Clubs—all culminating 2 Allday, P. C. 42 Reidy, C. J. 84 Lawrenz 43 Sando, F. 85 Schoeffel in the National Race on the London-Brighton Road.) 4 Anthony, D. 5 Aylett, W. 44 Savidge, J. A. 86 Steller He was further responsible for giving Arthur Newton the chance to make his 6 Barry, J. J. 45 Schmidt, G. R. 87 Wolf, K. 50-mile and 100-mile road record runs. In 1937 he followed this up by sponsoring 7 Binnie, I. 46 Scott, A. W. 88 Trossbach 89 Ulzheimer the visit of Hardy Ballington of Durban, who broke Newton's records and is still 8 Brinson, P. J. 47 Shenton, B. 9 Calladine, G. 48 Silberry, A. W. the world's best 100-miler. (Bath to London 13 hours 21 min. 19 sec.) 10 Chataway, C. J. 49 Springate, P. C. (FRANCE) Under his chairmanship the British Games raised many thousands of pounds 11 Cook, A. E. 50 Vine, P. A. L. 90 Goudeau, J. P. for athletic and other funds. 12 Cox, D. R. 51 Webster, A. 13 Cruttenden, G. R. 52 Whittle, H. (BELGIUM) It is fitting that the Emsley Carr Trophy should also call to mind the President 14 Cunningham, K. St. C. 53 Wilrnshurst, K. S. 91 Herman, F. of today's meeting, Mr. William Emsley Carr, son of Sir Emsley and the present 15 Douglas, E. C. IC. 54 Valentine, A. R. 92 Herssens Chairman of the " News of the World," for he has done much for athletics since 16 Elliott, G. M. 55 Olowu, K. A. B. 93 Demuynck, L. 17 Jones, K. J. he assumed responsibility for these meetings. He has expanded their international U.S.A. 18 Fryer, P. C. • (FINLAND) appeal and helped to put athletics on the map in this country. Since the war the 19 Gibbs, C. N. 61 Barnes, F. 62 Bright, H. 94 Back, R. Meetings have raised nearly £ 10,000 for the A. A. A. Coaching and Equipment Funds, 20 Goodrich, G. D. 95 Taipale, I. and nearly £4,000 for the National Playing Fields Association. 21 Gracie, D. K. 63 Engel, M. 22 Green, F. 64 Fritts, V. The proceeds of today's meeting have been promised to the British Empire 23 Guilford, D.