OLYMPIC WREATHS

Evening Post, Issue 30, 4 August 1936, Page 9

OLYMPIC WREATHS

100 METRES VICTORY

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BERLIN, August 3. Today's most piquant moment at tlie Olympic Games, reports the | special representative of the Australian Associated Press agency, was when two German maidens clad in white were placing laurel wreaths on the heads of'the negroes Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe, who were standing as first and second in the 100 I metres upon the victors' dais imj mediately opposite Herr Hitler's box, while "The Star-spangled Banner" was struck up. The Fuhrer and all stood at the salute. This is the process for all the Olympic victors here. There was a crowd of 90,000 at the stadium lor the semi-finals of the 100 metres. A wet track precluded the possibility of Jesse Owens again beating the record. Moreover the famous "Black Panther" got away poorly, which .is unusual for him. Wykoff, who started magnificently, looked a winner, but Owens gradually overhauled him, and won by a foot. The finalists in the 100 metres got off to a beautiful start. Owens, running with a giant stride and arms held low in his characteristic style, was clear of the field over the last 40 metres. Metcalfe, another "Black Express," made a terrific burst near the finish and snatched second place from Osendarp, who was only inches ahead of Wykoff. ' i BOOT FINISHES LAST. In the first semi-final of the 800 metres Woodruff led by 30 yards at 400 metres, which was run in 52sec. Kucharski, the Polish champion, was next. The American negro, striding beautifully, increased his lead to 40 yards at 600 metres, Boot, the New Zealander, dropping back rapidly. Woodruff went on to win with the utmost ease by 20 yards. Boot continued to lose ground, finishing last, s^o yards behind the winner. In the second semi-final Backhouse, the Australian, was second to last at 400 metres, but gradually improved his position. _ He timed his run splendidly in the straight and finished a foot behind Williamson, and inches ahead of Edwards. WATSON'S GREAT EFFORT. Watson (Australia) made a great effort to qualify in the 400 metres hurdles but lacked speed in the finish. One of the most remarkable performances in the hurdles was that of L. Facelli (Italy), who is nearly 40 years old and who "finished third in the heat won by Nottbrock. , Miss Stephens, the American who established a world record, is an 18-year-old farm girl. She is 6ft tall and weighs list. She completely outdistanced the field in the women's 100 metres. She has already established a world record of 11 3-ssec, but today's record of 11 2-ssec is unlikely to be accepted owing to a following wind. Garrard was eliminated, from the wrestling when Karpati caught him in an arm hold and threw him for a rolling fall. RAPID PROMOTION. According to the "Berliner Tageblatt" when Hans Woelke, a German policeman, was presented to General Goering (Minister of Aviation) after establishing a record in the putting the shot, General Goering addressed. him as "police lieutenant," which was three grades above Woelke's present grade. The rapid . promotion bewildered Woelke, who murmured, "I am too young for that rank." It was later officially confirmed that General Goering had promoted Woelke to the rank of police lieutenant. THE RESULTS. j Results of the day's events were:— 100 METRES. | Olympic record, 10 3-10 sec (E. Tolan, U.S.A., Los Angeles, 1932). World's record, 10 3-10 sec (P. Williams, Canada, Toronto, 1930; E. Tolan, U.S.A., 'Los Angelas, 1932; E. Metcalfe, U.S.A., Budapest, 1933). Present champion, 10 3-10 sec (E. Tolan, U.S.A., Los Angeles, 1932). First Semi-final.^-Jesse Owens (U.S.A.), I; F. C. Wykoff (U.S.A.), 2; H. Stranberg (Sweden), 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. , . Second Semi-final.—R. Metcalfe (U.S.A.), 1; M. Osendarp (Holland), 2; E. Borchmeyer (Germany), 3. Time 10 2-ssec. FINAL. Owens (U.S.A.) ;• 1 Metcalfe (U.S.A.) 2 Osendarp (Holland) 3 Wykoff (U.S.A.) 4 Borchmeyer (Germany) ; 5 Stranberg (Sweden) 6 Time, 10 3-10 sec, equalling the official record, despite unfavourable conditions. 800 METRES. Olympic record, 'lmin 49 4-ssec (T. Hampson, Great Britain, Los Angeles, 1932). World's record, lmin 49 4-ssec (T. Hampson, Great Britain, i Los Angeles, 1932; B. Eastman; U.S.A,. Princeton, 1934). Present champion, lmin 49 4-ssec (T. Hampson, Great Britain, Los Angeles, 1932). j First Semi-final.—Woodruff (U.S.A.), 11; K. Kucharski (Poland), 2; A. Anderson (Argentine), 3. Time, lmin 52 7-10 sec. ' Second Semi-final.—H. Williamson (U.S.A.), 3; G. Backhouse (Australia), 2; P. Edwards (Canada), 3. Time, lmin 53 1-lOsec. Third Semi-final. — Hombostel (U.S.A.), 1; Landzi, 2; B. F. McCabe (Great Britain), 3. Time, lmin 53 1-5 sec. The first three in each semi-final will run-in the final tomorrow. 400 METRES HURDLES. Heat Winners.—J. Kovacs (Hungary) time 53 7-10 sec; F. Nottbrock (Germany), time 54 7-10 sec; M. White (Philippines), time 53 2-ssec; J. Patterson (U.S.A.), time 54 2-ssec; C. Mantikas (Greece), time 53 4-ssec; Glenn Hardin (U.S.A.), time 53 9-10 sec. A. Watson (Australia) finished third in the heat which was won by White. J. Sheffield, Great Britain's only representative, was unplaced in the heat won by Hardin. The first two in each heat qualified for the semi-finals tomorrow. HAMMER THROWN The hammer throw was won by Hem (Germany) with a throw of 56.49 metres (approximately 185 ft 4 J-lOinK It \v;is an Olympic record, beating the,

record of 55.0* metres established earlier in the day by Erwin Black (Germany). LIGHTWEIGHT WEIGHT-LIFTING. Mohammed Messdach (Egypt), in the lightweight weight-lifting, raised 145 kilogrammes (approximately 319.67 lb) for two hands with a clean jerk, a world record. LIGHTWEIGHT WRESTLING. Second Heat.—Karpati (Hungary) beat R. Garrard (Australia) by a fall after two and a half minutes. WOMEN'S 100 METRES. Miss H. Stephens (U.S.A.) ran a heat in 11 2-ssec, a world record.