OLYMPIC GAMES.
CHAMPION EIGHTS.
THE FINAL: LEANDER WINS. TOTAL POINTS: UNITED STATES STILL LEADS. By Tcloiraph-Prcss Association-Copyright Stockholm,' July 19. Tho Leandcr crew beat Berlin. The crews woro level at 500 metres. Thence tho Loauder eight led, paddling to the linish, and easily holding their opponents, who spurted. The time was Omin. 1G l-ssoc. / Now Collego rowed tho first heat today. They had the inside berth, and led throughout, beating Stockholm by a length and a quarter. Time, Gmin. 19.-ec The Leander and New College teamii met in tho final, Leander winning. Time, Gmin. 15 7-10 sec. (lice. July 21, 5.5 p.m.) Stockholm, July 20. Leander had the advantage of position, and steered a better course. They won without much difficulty by a baro length. They tried the fast stroke at Henley with disappointing results, and their present successes are attributed to reverting to the old stylo of a slower stroke. OUTRIGGER FOURS. Stockholm, July 19. Ludwig Shafen beat Thames in tho final of the Outrigger Fours by two lengths and a half. Time, Gmin. 59 l-sscc THE SCULLS. Stockholm, July 10. In the final for the Sculls,' Kinnear (England) beat Veirman (Belgium). THE TOTALS. , (Rec. July 21, 5.5 p.m.) Stockholm, July 20. The following are the total points to date of the leading countries.— Britain ■' • 76 British Empire 118 United States 129 Sweden 125
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1498, 22 July 1912, Page 5
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225OLYMPIC GAMES. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1498, 22 July 1912, Page 5
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