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Show MEREDITH DEFEATED II 1803-YARD Ell World Record Equalled; Simpson Breaks 110-Meter 110-Meter Hurdles Mark. ' STOCKHOLM. Oct. lfi.-Tne!vo thousand thou-sand people gathered today to witness the (fames tn which a group" of star American Amer-ican athletes competed acainst representatives represent-atives of the Scandinavian countries. The principal event was the Hn.m-rnoter run, in which Zander and Bolin. Swedes, equaled the world's record of 2 minutes 31.2 seconds, sec-onds, finishing abreast, well ahead of Te-1 Meredith, foi mer American quarter-mile champion, who on Saturday won the 40-meier 40-meier dash in fast time. Meredith's time today was 2:38.7. Bub Simpson, an American sprinter, won (he lin-meter hurdles in 11.$ seconds, which surpasses the Olympic record by , one-fifth of a second. i The American team won the relay race. 1 Fred Murray of the American team was! second in the shot put. j Summaries; 1000-meter run (1093 yards 22 inches'. ; Zander and Bolin, Sweden. tied ; Ted Meredith, America, third. Time, 2:31.2. 110-meter hurdles (120 varus 10.7 inchesl Bob Simpson. America." first; Fred Mur- ' ray. America, second. Time, :14-S. , 100-meter run ('21$ yards, 2 inches') , Fred Murrav, first; Bob Simpson, second. I Time. :22.2. ! Shot put Jansson, Sweden, first; dis- ' tance. 1320 centimeters (43 feet , inchesl; Fred Murray, America, second,: 1246 centimeters. 400 meters relay (437 yards. 16 inches) American team first; Scandinavian team, second. Time, ;43.5. |