OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1928, Page 3

OLYMPIC GAMES

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

LONDON, July 30.

First round bantamweight wrestling —The Swiss Piquet defeated the Australian Ford in thirty-eight seconds. Middleweight—The Swiss, Kyburg defeated Bolger in 137 seconds.

COMMENT ON THE DAY. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, July 30.

There were two Empire triumphs today, Lord Burghley taking the four hundred metres hurdles from the United States and Williams, of Canada, brilliantly winning the hundred metres in which tho United States champion. Wykoff, was unplaced.

Lord Burghley was in front from two hundred metres, and thereafter led all the way. The British present held the’ir breath when Lord Burghley’s effort at the last jump left him apparently beaten, but with great grit, he came away winning by two yards to bring up the Union Jack for the first time.

The nineteen year old Vancouver school boy, Williams, fulfilled the predictions of his sprinting success, though lie failed to equal the time recorded in yesterday’s second round of the 100 metres when the American, McAllister beat him by inches in the first semi-final. Louden (England) won the second semi-final with surprising case by one and a quarter yards after looking a winner all the way but though the fiiAl was run in a fifth of a second more than the semi-final, Ixiudon could not do better than get second. After two false starts the six finalists went away beautifully together. Williams was always well up and finally spurted twenty yards from the tape, winning comfortably by a yard, Loudon just beating the German, Lnmmers. The remainder were close up. Enthusiastic scenes followed, M illiams being carried shoulder high from the arena. Australia had another had day in the athletic events. Miss Robinson was well off her mark in the first heat of the hundred metres, and appeared leading to thirty metres and thereafter she dropped back and was beaten by two yards, hut succeeded by inches in avoiding elimination. In the semi-final she started badly and never recovered the ground, finishing last to hot- American namesake. Tho Now Zealand girl, Miss A\ ilson, also failed to survive from the first day. I lie Canadian Miss Cook easily won Miss Wilson’s heat wherein the New Zealander was saved from immediate elimination by inches only, although she ran well to half way. She made a much improved showing in tlie semi-final running well throughout and was just beaten by two Germans. Peltzer was badly beaten in the first semi-final of the eight hundred metres in tho final of which the British Empire will ho represented by the Englishman, Lowe, and tho Canadian. Edwards. In tlie first semi-final Peltzer led at, six hundred metres and suddenly 'dropped back and ’finished fifth. Fuller coming up in the straight and heating Lowe by a yard. Tho third somi-finul was the most interesting race of the day. The Negro, Edwards, immediately went ahead and was leading by three yards at two hundred metres where Hahn (America) was last. The latter came up second to tlie Canadian at four hundred metres, and Edwards was Still leading in the straight, hut Hahn, who had been lying comfortably at third, came on with a great dash and won the fastest semi-final by three yards The -Frenchman. Martin, was a good third. If Edwards pursues his customary tactics of going loi •*" early lead the final is likely to produce fast time. It will he a battle royal for I .owe. ITahn and Kngleliardt as all showed precise judgment to-day. Tim Irishman, (TCallaghap’s nnmmcr throwing win gave the Empire i s third success.