OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1932, Page 6

OLYMPIC GAMES

ELLIOTT IS ELIMINATED. (United Press Association— By Electric Tel egraph—-Copyright.) (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) LOS ANGELES, August 1. The United States feuceis defeated Denmark by nine bouts to seven. The hundred metres first stliii-final heat' resulted: ’ Tolan 1; Joubert 2; Yoslubka 3; William® 4. Time 10.7 secs. Williams was consequently eliminated as wad Elliott, who was fit. behind Williams, and Koernig sixth. . Williams went to the post thoroughly rested, but his confidence was shattered! 5 His 'leg, which troubled him since h’e pulled a tendon inr the Empire. Games two years ago having kept him out of virtually all competitions, was strained, and hei lay for hours to-day in the hot sun, massaging it. The second semi-final resulted: Metcalfe 1; Simpssn a; Jonath 3. Time 10.6 secs. Luti was fourth followed by Pearson and Wright. Three in each semi-final qualified for the - 'final. The Hundred metres final resulted: THtliW-T; Metcalfe 2; Jonath 3. Time IO'.TIO secs., equalling Williams’ world rec-oTcf land breaking the Olympic .record, i Simps,on was fourth and Joubert \ fifth. Metcajfe wrii-posted first as-victor, but aftqr a long debate the judges decided' that) Tolan had won by a shade. Tolan tljbught he had been defeated and rap river to congratulate his rival, Yosjiaoka. THtdaTl won: jthe four hundred metre hurdles final, breaking Taylor’s world’s record of 52 seconds by one fifth of a second, but he/knocked over one hurdle and was unalfle/ -to claim "the record. Hardin 'was second, Taylor third, and Lord Btirghlgjf jfororth. In fencing the:French and Italian teams deadlocked at eight bouts apiece, but the judge! -gave their decision to France on a single touch', LOS ANGELES, August 1. In 400 metres, Fa cel li was fifth and Areskong sixth. / Women's 100 metres (three in each heat,'qualifying) fir,st heat: Maria Do 1 .- lihger (Germany) 1, Willemina Von Bremeii ( (United States) 2, Hilda Strike ((Danada) 3, Gwendoline Porter (Britain) 4,: Marjorie Clark (South Africa 5. Time 12j2;.'secfe. equalling the Olympic record. ..(Thelma Kench (New Zealand) qualified arrd> Wearne (Australia) wa v « eliminated. iStcfld: Walsh (Poland) won her heat jn 11 Jh sacs., breaking the world’s record by a tenth of a second. Women ■ 100 metres, second heat: Stella Walsh (Poland) 1, Mary Frizzell (Canada) 2, Sumiko Watanabe (Japan) 3,. : .-.Eliz4beth ■: pumee (Holland) ,4. Time 11,9 sees. * Third heat: Dolina Schuurman (Holland);; lj Mary Venderyleit (Canada) 2, Eileen Hiscijibk (Britaiht)?/;Alice Wearne (Apstvalia) 4/;C’Ethel HiriTSgfoS’lfUhited States) [S, Take-Shihata (Japan) '6." Tifife 12.2 secs. F.ourijh heat: Elizabeth Wilde (Unit, eel, Stat4sy,l >:; (Holland)-. 2,; Thel|ma"Kene’h'(New Zealand) 3, (Asa JDogura' (Japan) 4, Ethel Johnson (Britain) ),5.j Time 12.4 secs. j .Miss j Kench was eliminated in the i semiifinpJSj/'fV;r; l '; , ■ ~ ■ ■ '