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Show CHAMPION OP ENGLAND CAN'T COME TO AMERICA. LONDOrf, Aug. M.-The southern committee commit-tee of the BrltUh Amateur Athletic association associa-tion has refUMd permission to Alfred Shrubb, the British champion runner, to go to America Ameri-ca to compsts in tha championships at New York aad Montreal. , , Shrubb la tha champion distance runner of England, aad holds many world's records. Be laa Just returned to hla home from Austra.Ha, bera ha established . new figures for all distances dis-tances from ona mile to twelve. Ha bolda tha record of t. mlnutis J-S seconds for two miles running, making tha first mils in 4 minutes IT t-s eaconda. Ha ts looked upon aa tha most phenomenal long--distance runner In tha world, and his Intended In-tended visit to America had been looked forward for-ward to with great Interest by American alh-Uts. |