OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1932, Page 2

OLYMPIC GAMES

THE FIRST EVENTS RUN OFF. tjN-X runners .secure places. J, { . \ . • . I (United Pvesu Association-—By Electric A i 1 Teicgraph— Copyright.) - • LOS'ANGELES, July 51. ; 100 metres sprint. * First Trial Heats (three in each qualifying Tov second : First Heat: Etiue- loian' (United (States) 1 ; "J. Dealm-iida (Brazil) 2; Fci-riahdo 'Ontux ‘(Mexico) .3. Frederick Reid '(Britain) did not finish. Time TO (9, secs.

Second Heat: George Simp.ou (United States) 1, Ernest Pag’ (Brtlain) a ■ , I'.iUgl (Gz'echcs.o-.altia) 3; .uefvy. Snltoii (India) 4. Time 10.9 secs. Third Heat: Arthur Jcoath (v ,e -- niany) 1 ; Allan, Elliott (New Zealand) 2; Izuo Anno (Japan) 3. Ronald A7ernieux (India) 4. Time’ 10.6 secs, .liny c^catls' the Olympic .record. Fourth Heat: Carlos Lute (Argentina) 1 ; Helniuth Koernig (Germany) 2 j ,'Percy Williams (Canada) 3. T’.uu 10.8 ■ secs.

”Fifth Heat; Ralph Metcalfe (United States) 1; Bart Pearson (Canada) 2 ; Angelos Lambrou (Greece) 3. Time 11 secs.

Sixth Heat: Daniel Joubert (South Africa) 1; -Harold Wright (CaHada) 2; Ernst Geerling ’ (Germany) 3. Time 11 secs. Seventh - Heat: Yalmyoshi Yoshwka (Japan) 1* Christian Berger (Holland) 2; Hector Bit if ra (Argentina) 3; StnnNy Fuller (Britain) 4. Tim e 10.9 Bees. ■E'.Uott ran third and qualified jn his heat on : the second trials hundred metres,

: . : SECOND TRIALS'. \ • hi' LOS ANGELES, August, 1. Thp result's iii the ; hundrea f metres second (trials are ji.s follows: Firt Heat: Tolan (United States) 1 ; Luti (Argentina) 2 ; WhCiauis (Canada) 3. Time 10 2-5 secs., a new Olympic, record. ■ t . . Second Heat ::, Simpson 1, Wright 2; •Kbernig 3, Engl 4. Time 10.7 secs. ftThird -Heat: Metcalfe 1, Yoshioka 2, M'-iott (New Zealand) 3, Ernest >Page (Britain) 4/ Time 10-7 c e cs. fourth Heat: Jonath 1, Joubert 2, Pearson 3, Dealmeidi'a Anno 4. Tone 10.5'secs. This time also surpasses the previous Olympic, record. %■ I 400 METRE hurdles. ,

LO.S ANGELES, July 31. First trials of Four Hundred Metres Hurdles Heats (three in each .qualifying for second .trials): — First: Heat: Morgan- Taylor (United States) 1; S. Pettsrs&on (Sweden) 2; ! "S. ' -olio (Japan) 3. Time 55.8 secs. .' Second Heat: R. Tisdall (Ire-and) 1;- ®., Nottbrock (Germany) 2 ; Glenn Har•States) 3 .T. Coulter (Canada) 4, Time 54.8 secs. YThird Heat; Joseph,- He-aley, (United .States) 1; A, Adelheim (France) '2 ; J, Aroskong .(Sweden) 3. Time 52.2 secs. Fourth Heat': L. Fa c elli (Italy) J. ; Lord Burghiley (England) 2; G.,Golding .((Australia)' 3; C. Reis (Brazil) .4. Time ,55 secs.

| In the fir.-it trial four hundred metres hurdles, Taylor’s victory was unimpressive. Tisdall ran the better racer In the second trial,, form was good, and appeared very speedy. The third heat was closely contested, Healey running a fast race.

The first Olympic record to tumble came unexpectedly in the four hundred metres hurdles, Joe Healey (United States) completing the distance in 52.2.

The semi-finals of the 400 metres ..(three qualifying) resulted 7, First Heat: Hardin 1, Tayior 2, Lord Burghley 3, Pettersson 4, Golding 5, Nottbroyk 6. Time 52.8 -secs. ' .Second Heat: Tisdall 1, Areskoug 2, Facelli '3, Healey 4, Adelheim .5, Mandikag 6.

" • -,5> A . s' I)r.; Otto Peltzer (G ermany) 3. Timfe - niin. -52 secs.

Tliird Heat: Hampton (England) 1; Sera Martin (France) 2; Ned Turner (United States) 3. Time 1 min. 53 secs. Lovelock (New Zealand) withdraw, he apparently concentrating on the 1500 metres race. The Council of. the International Amateur Athletic ~'Federation met tonight to rule on a protest regarding the Eight Hundred Metres Trial, as whether, Edwards should ha disqualified. France made the protest-but ii was over-ruled.

SAVrDAN FOURTH' IN IO.OOOM. :/ LOS ANGELES, July 31. Jan Ku'socinski, of Poland, won the ton ithousand metres race by - ten yards. Volmnri JscihflHo of FinOand, was second, and Lauri' Virtunen, of Finland, wots third. Savidau, iof New Zealand, finished fourth. ' . . Fifteen man. started. The' tiiufe was thirty minute! j eleven point four seconds. This time breaks Nurmi’s Olympic record, but not Nurmi’s world record.

Tha ten thousand metres race opened with Kufiociuski, Lindgren, IsohoUo, Savidau, Virtanen and %ring in that order, which was maintained for four laps.- : •.; 1 * Savidan dropped back to fifth place at the end of tlie fourth lap, and hack to sixth place in the fifth lap. The p’ace being set by the leaders was a hard one. Savidan, however, went into fourth place .at the eighth lap. He dropped back to fifth at the ninth lap. Folowmg Virtanim in ordey, were W. J, Savidau (New Zcala-ud), Thomas Ottey ('United States!, Louis Gregority (United States), Max Shr|nfg (Germany!, Cliff Bricket (Canada), Jean Cimnay and Liodgren (Sweden), Fey* riando Remir.z (Mexico), Masamiskj Katomoto (Japan), Shoichjro Takamaka (Japan), Fernando Chacaleri (Argentina), A'balberto Cardoso (Brazil), Jose Ribas (Argentina).

CANADA WIN HIGH JUMP. LOS ANGELES, July 31. Duncan McNaughtoh (Vancouver, Canada) won the high jump final with six fleet 5-5-8 inches after a long drawn out battle, with Robert Von Osdel (United States). ' . AMERICAN’S NE\V SHOT RECORD, LOS ANGELES, July 31.‘ * Leo Sexton (United States) won the shot put final, establishing an Olympic reeprd of 52 feet 6 3-16 inches. Harlow Rothert (United States). was second, and then came Frentisek Douda (Czechoslovakia), Emil Hirshfield (Germany) , Nelson Gray (United, States), and Seivert (Germany). WOMEN’S JAVELIN THROW. - ' LOS ANGELES, July 31. Mildred Didrikson (United State)

threw the javelin. 143 feet 4 inches. This ,is a new women’s world iteoord.

•The former record ..holder, Fraulein E. Brnumeller (Germany) 'was second to Miss Didrikson.' 7 *, ’* FENCING. ' LOS ANGELES, July 31, The United (States fincing team outpointed Argentina in. the first round of the foils event winning ten out of sixteen onsets, 7 " Denmark won 'eleven, out of sixteen onsets with Mexico. \ Franca defeated Argentina by twelve onsets to four. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. LOS ANGELES, July 31. Mr Rundle (N.Z.) sajd: “Elliott and Savidan perforated up to (expectations. They ran fine races meeting extraordinary competition. Savidan is beaten, 'but is not disgraced. Elliott is still in the hnut.” . Speaking 6f the New Zealand -rowing eight’s chances, Dir Randle said that he believed that the German and Italian rowers were those really to be feared, and not the Americans, the British or the Canadians. The Genua ns were particularly to be feared, as tlii?y have had the benefit of the New, Zealand coach, Mr Sullivan’s training.