OLYMPIC GAMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 July 1924, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES.

S WIMMTNG EVEN IS. BY CABL'i-PRESS ASSOCt ATION-t-COPYEIGH'I r .. , PARIS, July 18. Roiore tiio 400 metres race Weismuller derlaivd lie would break the 5 minutes it necessary. Charlton, for the first 111 big swimming, admitted that he did not like his cliance, as the distance was too short. The baths were densely packed, and enthusiasm was high. Alt struck the water together. I\ eismuller and Borg were together at 100 metres, witn Charlton three yards behind. We-is-niuller was a foot ahead of Borg at 150 metres. Charlton picked up a yard before 300 metres was reached, and ac 350. metres had reduced the gap to a yard.

An epic struggle took place over the last fifty metres, and the finisli was the finest eye,r‘seen. Charlton was rapidly gaining, but Weismuller, by a super-effort just managed to win by a yard. Charlton was half a yard ‘behind Borg. The lost 100 metres was covered in 64secs.

Charlton finished freshest. Interviewed, lie said that the better man won. He could have continued at the same speed for twice the distance. He was as happy as if he had won. because he had cut four seconds off the. previous best time. Weismuller, lying distressed in his dressing-room, said to Charlton: ‘1 would not like to meet you in 800 metres.” Borg was also all out. Both admitted that their only chance was to go all out from the start. It is understood that Charlton has decided to take a long rest from competitive swimming and not participate m the Empire versus America. Probably his only appearance wilL be in the English championships at 800 metres, wherein he will attack the record. 200 metres breast-stroke final. —Scion (America) E Decombe (Belgium) 2, Kirshbaum (America) 3. Time, 2.56 3-5. 100 metres breast-stroke final.— Kealoha (America) 1, Wyatt (America) 2, Bertha (Hungary) 3. Time, lmin 13 1-osee., an Olympic record. Ladies’ 200 metres breast-stroke final—Miss Morton (Britain) 1, Miss Geraghty (America) 2, Miss Carson (Britain) 3, Miss Gilbert (Britain) 4. Timej 3min 33 l-ssec. Ladies’ 400 metres relay final —America 1, Britain 2, Sweden 3. Time, 4min 58 4-ssec. A world’s record. 800 metres relay race. —Australia 1, Britain 2. France 3. Time, lOmin 27 sec. Women’s 400 metres teams race. — America 1, Britain 2, Sweden 3. Time, 4min 58sec. A world’s record. W°n by 25 metres. Men’s 100 metres free style (semifinals) —First heat: Weismuller 1, Arne Borg 2, Henry 3. Time, 60 4-ssec. Second heat: (Duke Kahanamoku 1, Sam Kohanamoku 2, Takish 3. Time, 61 l-ssec. Ladies’ 100 metres free style.—Miss Deans (Britain) 1, Miss Gwitha Shand (New Zealand) 2. Time, lmin 16sec. Both qualify for the filial. Ladies’ iOO metres breast-stroke semi-finals. —First heat: Miss Bailor (America) 1. Time, lmin 24sec. Second heat: Miss Riggin (America) 1. Time lmin 29 l-ssec. Both times broke the world’s record. The swimming points now stand": — America 116, Sweden 39, Britain 36, Australia 30. In the 800 metres relay, preliminary heat, Australia beat Japan. Time, 10.21 2-5. ‘Second semi-final. —America 1, Sweden 2, Japan 3. Time;, 9.59 2-5, a world’s record. FURTHER EVENTS. PARIS, July 19. The tennis championships at the Olympic Games are nearly completed. Mrs Wightman and Miss Wills (Ame rica) defeated Mrs Coveil ami Miss McKane (Britain) in the final of the ladies’ doubles, 7 —5, B—6. In the semi-finals of the men’s doubles Hunter and Richards (America) defeated Borotra and Lacoste (France). 6—2, 6—3, o—6, 5—7, 6—3; and Brugnon and Coehet (France) defeated Condon and Richardson (South. Africa), 5 7, 6—3, 6—5, 6—3. In the semi-finals of the ladies’ singles Miss Wills (America) defeated Madame Golding (France), 6—2, 6 — 2; and Mdlee. Vlasto (France) defeated Miss McKane (Britain), o—6, 7—5, 6 Beresford won the single sculls by two lengths. In the double sculls final with Holland, France won by half a length. The race for fours with a coxwain resulted in Switzerland heating France by half a length. The race for fours without a coxwain was won by the Third Trinity College crew, who beat Canada by threequarters of a length. The Australian eight finished second in the preliminary heat, and l rowing with other beaten crews to decide who will go into the final, finished third to Canada and Argentine. Only Canada qualified. The final of the modern Pentathlon resulted: Lindman (Sweden) 18 points 1. Dyrren (Sweden) 18 points 2, El a (Sweden) 45 points 3. In water polo the final placings were: France 1, Belgium 2, Hungary 3. Czecho-Slovakia 4.