OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1928, Page 2

OLYMPIC GAMES

Australian Press Assn.—United Service AMSTERDAM, July 29. Livingstone Barmouth associated with a Victorian family splendidly won the semi-final of the hurdles from the Italian Facelli who collapsed after breaking the tape, thus assuring Britain of two representatives in the final, in which the United States Olympic record holder Taylor, the strongest opponent, and much fancied by Americans, was twenty yards away. Porritt did not compete in tlie hundred metres.

LONDON, July 29. Nurmi, Ritola and AVide gave a wonderful display of clockwork running leaving the field almost cruelly behind and fighting out the issue on their own in the last few laps. They lapped the field within six laps. Eventually Nurmi and Ritola shook off AVide and grimly exchanged smiles. Nurmi long delayed his spurt till the sound of the final hell, when many were anxious about him. Ritola lnmg on but Nurmi running like the exceptional champion lie is, clearly proved he had not left- ascendency to America in a stupendously high standard of running.

LORD BURGHLEY WINS HURDLES (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). AMSTERDAM. July 30. 400 Metres Hurdles (final): —Lord Burgliley (Britain) 1, Auliel (United States) 2, Taylor (United States) 3. Time 5'3 2-ssecs. Won hv two feet. 100 Metres (semi-final): —McAllister (United States) 1, Williams (Canada) 2, Legg (South Africa) 3. Time 103-5 secs. Semi-final: —Louden (Britain) 1, Lammers (Germany) 2, Wykoff (United States) 3. Time 10 3-5. Final:—Williams (Canada) 1, Loudon (Britain) 2, Lammers (Germany) 3. Time 10 4-sseos. - The weight-lifting finals resulted: Heavy-weight: Strassberger (Germany) 372) kilogrammes. Light lieavy-weiglit: Nossier (Egypt) 3-55 kilogrammes. this day at 10.15 a.m.l AMSTERDAM, July 30. Hammer throwing, final—O’Callaghan (Ireland) 51.39 metres 1; Skold (Sweden) -51.29 metres 2; ' Black (United States) 49.3 metres 3. Women’s hundred metres, first heat —Miss Hoi dm an (Germany) 1 ; 13 seconds. Second heat—Miss Cook (Canada) 1, Miss R. Wilson (New' Zealand) 2; 12 4-5 secs. Second round—Miss Robinson (United States) 1, Miss Cook (Canada) 2; 12 2-5 secs. Third round—Miss Schmidt (Germany) 1, Miss Steinberg (Germany) 2, Miss Wilson (New Zealand )3. The latter failed to qualify for the final to-day. Eight hundred metres, semi-final — Fuller (United States) 1, Lowe (Britain) 2, Keller (France) 3. Time 115 3-5 secs. Second semi-final—By been (Sweden) l, Watson (United States) 2, Engelhard t (Germany). 3. Time 115 3-5 sees. Thfrd semi-final—Hahn (United States) 1, Edwards (Canada) 2, Martin (France) 3. Time 112 3-5 secs. The final takes place to-day.