Match Sprint Shaping

A California promotions company said is has set up a $1 million match race between Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson, although one of the participants has yet to agree.

“We have to get Donovan Bailey signed,” Jim Butler of Loon Promotions in Santa Clara, Calif., said after announcing an Oct. 6 date at SkyDome for the 150-meter race to decide “The World’s Fastest Human” between the world record-holders at 100 and 200 meters.

“We hope to have something concrete by Wednesday, Friday at the latest,” Butler said.