OLYMPIC GAMES
— ♦ I AMERICA'S GREAT LEAD ON POINTS i . London, August 24. e Official: Classification points won in 8 Hie Olympic Games have been issued an e follow:—America 210, Finland-95, Sweden .. 90, Britain 80, Franco 33, Italy 29, South c Africa 23, Canada 13, Norway 11, Jis- ■.. tlionia 10, Belgium 9, Denmark 9, New n Zealand 5, Australia 5, Holland 5, Czecho-1 ~ Slovakia 3, Luxemburg I.—Aus.-N.15. u Oa'blo Assn. . . s FURTHER RESULTS. h , Antwerp, August 24.' In the final of the tennis singles, Raymond (South Africa) beat Kumngai (Japan), 5-7, 6-4; 7-5, G—J. The orc6s-country race wsultod: Uurmi (Finland) 1, Backwan (Sweden). ■2, Lumatamen (Finland) 3. Time, 27min. > 15sec.h The final of the 100 metres (109.3 yards) , back-swimming race Tesnlted: Keeloha e (America), 1, Kegeris (America) 2, Blitz d (Belgium) 3. Time, 75 l-ssec. n In the 100 metres swimming race, (1 Kahanamcku covered the distance in CO ■. 2-ssec. The race was ordered'to be re- > swum, owing to Ross and Keeloha shut- ;, ting in (Herald. In the swimming events, : t the cold and cheerless weather in the 0 open air bath and the bitter coldness of d the water handicapped the Australians. The failuro of Hewitt (Australia) in the Marathon Race was due to the cold rain giving him cramp.—Reuter. Olec. August 2fi, 1.20 a.m.) / Antwerp, August 24. The final of the 1600 metres (1749.8 yards) relay race resulted:—Britain, 1; South Africa, 2. Time, Srnin. 22 l-sse<j. — '» Reuter. '
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 285, 26 August 1920, Page 5
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238OLYMPIC GAMES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 285, 26 August 1920, Page 5
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