Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07

Landy and Bannister
Predict Fast Time in
TeIeyised Mile Today
BY the Assoeioisd Press

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. T.
The miracle men of the mile,
Roger Bannister and John
Landy. tangle today for the
British Empire games title and
both Of them think the time will
be very close to 4 minutes.
II think I'll be getting down
to four minutes if I'm to win"
says Bannister, the English med
ical inferno who was first to
crash the 4-minute barrier at
1894.
And Landy, Australians ma
tional hero who holds the world
record at 1858. guesses "it GER
tainly won't be much over 4
minutes. but perhaps 400 or
4:03 will win it. I don't think it
will be under f."
Although the world views this
as a duel between Landy and
Bannister, one of the six others
in the race could steal through
to victory If the big stars falter.
Murray Halberg of New Zealand
is the most likely upset winner.
Halberg ran the fastest heat in
the preliminaries Thursday at
4:07.4 and has done 4:04.4.
Needed the Workout.
Asked why he set such a bis
tering pace in the qualif1er, Hal
berg said seriously, 81 just
thought I needed the workout"
When the eight strong men
line up at the starters call GAO
pm. .PDT, $40 pm. Washington
time), television cameras will
flash the picture across the
North American Continent and
radio will tell the story to the
worlds far corners.
CA one-hour program on the
British Games will be tele-
vised in Washington by
WNBW, Channel 4. starting
at 5 p.m-)
Rain or shine-and the fore
cast calls for cloudy but dry
weather at race time-a capacity
crowd Of $4,000 will jam Empire
Stadium for the climatic mo-
ment Of the 8-day games pro-
gram.
Other Events Scheduled.
Other things will be going on
like the marathon race which
England's Jim Peters is ex-
pected to win as he wishes. And
the hammer throw and pole
vault and some relays will be
tossed in as frosting, but the
mile is the real dessert of the
day.
England already has won"
the games. No official team
scores are kept but unofficially
the English were so far ahead
last night they couldn't be over
hauled. On a late count the
points were 44112 for England
323A for Australia, 286 for Can
ada. and the other 81 nations
were trailing.
True to her form Of dominat-
ing the distance events, the mo-
Their country picked off three OF
the eight berths in the mile f.
nails. But everyone expects lar
Boyd and Dave Law to act al
shepherds for the brilliant Ban.
mister, either pacing him or try.
ing to tire Landy.
Ferguson Could Surprise.
New Zealand has two men II
the picture but they're likel,
to run their own races. Hal.
berg's style is to get out front
and set a steady pace, keeping
his own counsel. Bill Baille
who won the second heat Of tn,
trials in the best time of hi.
life-4:11.4-probably will try tx
stick with the leaders all tn.
way.
Unknown quantities are VII
Milligan of Northern IRELAND
and Rich Ferguson of Canada
a student at Iowa University
Milligan has run the route II
4:06.7 but has not been too con.
sistent at low figures. Ferguson
big and strong. is on the way W
and might startle the favorites
Starting position means lit
tie in a race of this distance
However, the teleyiewers will
find Landy on the inside lane
with Ferguson next and Halberl
in lane 3. Next will come Mil.
ligan, Bannister in lane 5, Boyd
Law and Baillie.
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