OLYMPIC GAMES.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1924, Page 3

OLYMPIC GAMES.

AUSTRALIAN AND K Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION RECORDS BROKEN. (Received this day at 9.2.1 a.m.) LONDON, July 13. The Australian Press Assn’s. Paris correspondent says there was sweltertng, Australian-like summer weather at Paris for to-days games. Winter, the hop. step jumper, and Duigaii, in tho second scries of the Decathlon were the only Australians competing, tho Australians scratching for four hundred metres relay. \\ filter was second. He early struck a strong opposition in the Argentinian. Brunotto, wliose first jump was 30 I cot 7 l-f> inches, beating the Olympic record. Winter's first jump was a great leap but it was not allowed, Winter overstepping the board. His next jump was a splendid effort measuring -19 ft loin. In the third lie overstepped again but bis second ino p i|ilalified. Winter's first jump was equalled in the qualifying beat, but the second jump which was well over fifty feet, was not counted. Winter overstepping. Finally jumping carefully with great confidence. Winter left no doubt in tbo take off, being behind inches, on the right side of the line. This jump was Winter’s last, and also of the event. Winter received an ovation and was rushed by p/ioiographers and movie men. The performance was the more remarkable for Winter’s second last jump severely bruised bis heels, necessitating the removing of his shoes'. Some minutes filter the Australian flag was hoisted for the first time, and was fallowed by “God Save the King,” as (here is no Australian anthem. There was great enthusiasm particularly among Americans.

Nurmi, the sensational, crowned all previous athletic achievement s by I paralysing the field of the world’s best distance runners in the ten thousand I* metres cross country race. The fair haired super man bad won (lie race before the second man returned to the j stadium, making such a terrific pace i that more than half the staffers colI lapsed. Probably there was never a j nyire sonsatieiuil Olympic event run, 1 despite the intense heal. Ritohi ar- • rived thirty seconds later after the j I bird mail. Johnson (American) bad j finished. The Spaniard dramatically j collapsed on re-entering the stadium, j A few seconds afterwards lie was fol- | lowed by others staggering through I the gate, a pitiful sight. The dolin'-! [ ous athletes rocked across the track | eventually crashing to the ground. Boy scouts rushed to their assistance and 1 lie officials ran lor medical assistance. which was 1 1iliit'i 1 11 to secure. One Frenchman heroically struggled nraciieally the whole Stadium track. Lilt ten yards from the finish reeled from side to side in a stupor, finally collapsing a few feet from tho finish. Another Frenchman gallantly finished minus his shoe. All were carried from the field. These were the only stadium collapses. The others dropped on the road, and several were removed to the hospital. The holding of this eve it. and also the Marathon at this period ■if the year, when a heat wave i- most probable, is strongly criticised, as cruel. Only one of the Britishers finished. the oilier two collapsed on the roadside, where they were picked lip by peasants. The Swedish champion Yidc, collapsed before finishing. and was unconscious for half an hour, severely. He had not regained consciousness an hour afterwards. Doctor Skect. a well-known Australian with the British team, treated several cf the suffering athletes, and stated fie saved the life of the Spaniard. Sheet injected strychnine into several athlete-. Following the dramatic conclu--inn of the len thousand metres it was decided not to hold the Marathon until five, to-morrow. Already no individual athlete ttt? ■ veil approached such an achievement llclsingtois. ins home town, i- ar ranging a triumphal lioiuecoming to the man who is regarded as sillier natural. 11l the heats of the four hundred metres team race the world's record was broken three times. which is unique. Britain’s team, captained by Abraham, first won a heat in loriyl \vo seconds. Holland won the next heat, equalling Britain’s time w*lii.*n was a record for only a lew secoli Is, till the American's team llussey, Murchison, Leei'inev and ( larki* finished in II 1-5 seconds. The filial lake, place on Smiifciv.

For Sunday's tennis draw Milliard meets AA'oitth 'African champion), Raymond I’.aylcy plays I h.* Norwegian

>'ep. . , The Australian leatlier-wei.jlit wre.'ller. Angelo, in tin* second round

’■•ai Soli from liritain on points. Angelo uas aggressive ihrouglmiil. Duignii finished well down Ihe list

■II Salurdav. Ihe final points iieie America lilt, Finland 135. liritain 331. Sweden 201. France 1!?1. Switzerland II Australia ID. Argentine, South Africa and Canada 5. New Zeal 14. Norway I, Denmark 3. SWIMMING RECORD. (Received this day at 10.25 a. 111.) PAI! IS, July 13. At the Olympic swimming. Charlton heat the world's record for fifteen hundred metres 'free style, in 21 minutes 3-10. The previous record was held by Arne Borg of 21 minutes :(-10. and in the fourth heat he regained the record by doing the distance in 21 minutes and 4-10 seconds. Wrestling. Cateh-ns-Cateh-Can An-

Charlton’s record was made in the third heat. Hatfield (Britain) was second.