▁the ▁Canadian ▁team ▁which ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 × 1 0 0 ▁met re ▁relay ▁contest . ▁ ▁Williams ' s ▁vict ories ▁were ▁front - page ▁news ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁a ▁national ▁hero , ▁fet ed ▁by ▁enorm ous ▁crow ds ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁welcome ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁station ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Gran ville ▁Street ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁Williams ▁was ▁met ▁off ▁the ▁train ▁by ▁Mayor ▁L .   D . ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Premier ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁Tol m ie . ▁They ▁bund led ▁him ▁and ▁Gr anger ▁into ▁cars ▁and ▁par aded ▁them ▁through ▁the ▁conf etti - filled ▁city . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁broadcast ▁live ▁by ▁rep or ters ▁with ▁micro ph ones ▁station ed ▁along ▁the ▁route . ▁ ▁Williams ▁showed ▁that ▁his ▁success ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁accident , ▁setting ▁a ▁World ▁Record ▁at ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championships ▁at ▁V ars ity ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yard ▁dash ▁at ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁British ▁Empire ▁Games ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ) ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario , ▁but ▁t ore ▁the ▁tend ons ▁in ▁his ▁upper ▁left ▁leg ▁around ▁the ▁ 7 0 ▁yard ▁mark ▁and ▁never ▁made ▁a ▁full ▁com eb ack . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics