In London last week was staged what was tantamount to a preview of the Olympic Games to be held in Helsinki next summer. At White City Stadium 95 hand-picked track & field stars representing 16 nations competed in the British A. A. A.'s annual international track meet. Before 60,000 onlookers, the U. S. team of ten won eight of the 14 events, broke two British records (440-yd. hurdles and shot put), piled up 54 points—13 more than Great Britain, 29 more than Germany, 38 more than Italy.
In the 1936 Olympics, the No. 1 hero was Negro Jesse Owens of Cleveland, winner...
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