Organisation Commences To Break Up

Chronicle (Levin), 12 August 1948, Page 5

Organisation Commences To Break Up

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Received Thursday, 11:15 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 11. 3ritain's Olympics organisation started to break up today, when the catering and domestic staffs were reduced by 50 per cent. By August 21 Richmond will be the only remaining Olympics camp. All the remaining athletes will be centred there until August 28, when it will be closed. The New Zealanders and Indians have appealed for a respite owing to shipping difficulties. They will be found temporary botel accommodation. Surplus luxury food brought into London by overseas teams will be given to selected hospitals. Further events in the boxing, weight lifting, cycling, yachting and hockey were decided today. Roxing Judge Disqualified The International Amateur Boxing Association today removed the name of Arquimedes Rondini (Uruguay) from the ■ list of Olympic referees and judges, "because . of his participation in the - noisy demonstration yesterday after the Qruguayan; boxer had lost the verdict." The decision was made on the recommendation of the Boxing International Jury. Rondini was concerned in the demonstration yesterday when Eddie Johnson (U.S.AJ was given the decision over B. Alves (Uruguay) in their teatherweight bout. Since the boxing began on August 7 eighteen judges have been removed from the panel for incompetence, including four after the bouts yesterday. A cloud of protests — almost as thick as the weather — obscured the sixth day's yachting today. Only one of five classes was free of

protests. RESULTS Weight Lifting Final.— S. Stanczyk (America) won the lightweight with a total of 920 lbs., a new Olympic record. H. Sakata (America) was second and K. Magnussen (Sweden) third. Cycling 2000 Metres Semi-finals. — First heat: Italy 1, Switzerland 2; won by five lengths. Second heat: Britain 1, France 2; vvon by one length. Final (decided on the best of chree runs. — First leg: Britain 1, Italy 2; won by one length. Second leg: Italy 1, Britain 2; won by two lengths. Third leg: Italy 1, Britain 2; won by half a tyre. Italy thus won with two runs to one. France won third place in the match against Switzerland. * Soccer Second semi-flnal. ' — Yugoslavia beat Britain 3 — 1 and qualified to meet Sweden in the final. Yachting Sixth round. — Star Class: Italy i, Cuba 2, Britain 3. Firefly Class: Denmark 1, France 2, Holland 3. Dragon Class: Italy 1, Argentine 2, Norway 3. Six metre class: United Scates 1, Norway 2, Britain 3. Swallow class: United States 1, Brazil 2, Norway 3.