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WORLD'S TITLE
Tolan Heads Running
Point Score
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.
Although he lost the 130 yards event, in which he ran third, Eddie Tolan (U.S.A.) to-night won the world's championship title at the Ex-
hibition.
He was presented -by the Lord Mayor (Cr. A... G. Wales) with the world championship sash.
Results were:
130 Yards: Austin Robertson 1, Roberts 2, Tolan 3, McFarlane 4, Time, 12 6-16 seconds.
220 Yards: Tolan-1, Robertson 2, Roberts 3, McFarlane 4. Time, 21J seconds (State record). Tolan won comfortably. . ,
The final points scored were: Tolan 16, Robertson 10, Roberts 6, Mc« Farlane 0.