Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-24 | Page 18 | Anzac Mile Star Meets Old Rivals

Anzac Mile Star Meets Old Rival By SCOTTY RESTON BESTON Associated Pr Press ss Sports Writer i. i PRINCETON N N. N J. J Sept 2 Jack Lovelock is getting ready for forthe forthe the tho last mile 1 For 12 12 years now the great Ne Zealand mile mUe runner has kept th same schedule 2 24 21 miles a week fo for 25 25 weeks of df f the year year year-he he figures ha he he has run miles In practice Now hes he's preparing to mee meet Glenn Cunningham and Archie San Romani hero October 3 in one of the closing performances of ot a career career which reached a dramatic climax at Berlin in August Augus when he won won the Olympic meter 1500 title Ix h in world record time Hes He's not quite certain this willbe willbe will win be his last race c cAs As far as I know it will he said today I am going back to to New Zealand in October for lor the th first time in five and a half halt years years' and the government is paying my my way So they may possibly want to see me run run down there If It they do I shall shan of course but this race rac race will likely be my last against they the best milers in the world Lovelock said ho he will probably re turn to London shortly after tb the th first of oC the he year He has eight months' months work left as an hi In hithe the London hospital before taking his final examinations In the Ox Oxford ord university medical school He will then settle down to practice im immediately III mediately though he does not know where 4 t tIt It may be New Zealand or England En gland or in Russia for all I know he said 11 J After his long years of oC rigid training training train train- ing the New Zealander knows know a week ahead how fast he will run rin on the day of or a big race I UI have always timed myself In hi practice not on a mile but three three- quarters he explained and when n I know what I do the three quarters in on Monday I can tell within a fraction of a second what I will d ci do dothe the thc final in on Saturday For example if I am clocked In for the three-quarters three today today to today day I will do a or mile a athe at atthe the first of next week I have done doneit it so o long now and know my physical physical cal condition so well that it is n now simply a mathematical problem r MB