THE RESULTS
ATHLETICS — MEN 200 Metres * World Record. — 20.3 secs. Holder: Jesse Owens (U.S.A.), 1935. Olympic Record. — 20.7 secs. Holder: Jesse Owens (U.S.A.), 1936. First round.— First heat: H. McKenley (Jamaica) 1, E. Haggis (Canada) 2; time, 213 secs. Second heat: P. Valle (Britain) 1, J. Desaram (Ceylon) 2; t-ime, 22.3 secs. Third heat: F. C1 atGii (Cuba) 1, D. Shore (South Africa) 2; time, 21.9 secs. Fourth heat: B. Ewell (U.S.A.) 1, A. \an Heerden (South Africa) 2; time, 21.6 sscs. Fifth heat: J. Lebas -(France) 1, R. Ramos (Brazil) 2; time, 22 secs. Sixth heat: M. Patton (U.S.A.) 1, L. Laing (Jamaica) 2; time, 21.6 secs. Seventh heat: G. Bonnhjfl (Argentina) 1, J. Fairgrieve (Britain) 2; time, 22.2 secs. Eighth heat: C. Bourland (U.S.A.) 1, II. Pasilv (Brazil) 2; time, 21.3 secs. Ninth hea^: J. Treloar (Australia) 1, M. Butt (Pakistan) 2; time, 21.7 secs. Tenth heat: A. McCorqucdale (Britain) 1, S. Ferrando (Peru) 2; time, 22.3 secs. Eleventh heat: J. Testa (Uruguay) 1. T. Hausen Brazil) 2; time, 22.1 secs. Twelfth heat: La Beach (Panama) 1, J. Lammers (Holland) 2; time, 21.4 secs. Second round. — First heat: McKenley 1, Ewell 2, Valle 3; time, 21.3 secs. Second heat: Bourland 1, Treloar 2, Da Silva 3; time, 21.3 secs. Third heat: La Beach 1, Laing 2, Van Heerden 3; time, 21.7 secs. Fourth heat: Patton 1, McCorquodale 2, Chacon 3; time, 21.4 secs. Final.— Patton 1, Ewell 2, La Beach 3; time, 21.1 secs. Ilon, Step and Jump Final. — A Ahman (Sweden) 1, C. Avery (Australia) 2, K. Sartalp
(Turkey) 3; distance, 50 ft. 6£ ins. Avery did 50 ft. 3^- ins. Putting The Shot Final. — W. Thompson (United States) 1; distance, 56 ft. 2 ins. (a xiew Olympic record).
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 August 1948, Page 5
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