OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1932, Page 2

OLYMPIC GAMES

j FURTHER RESULTS. i 1 1 & ELLIOTT QUALIFIES FOR 200 '.METRES. . (United Presn Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LQS The jib-suits •oils® tvspi ( >vhundred metres Stebncj- trials 4three in eaclji. heat qualifying.. for the'.* aemi^hals,'. which are on ' Wednesday) are as' follows: j' First heat: R. Metcalfe (U.-S.A.) 1, W.. Walters {South Africa) .2, E. Brockfer (Germany) 3, Nakajimi; (Japan) C. Berger* '(•HoV i a : n.d) 6.. ■.. Time - 21.5 seconds, This is a new Olympic record. heat: Eddie.Tolan :(U.S;A.) 1, B| Pearson (Canada) -.2, R.‘; G e nta ■ (Argentina) 3, S. Fuller (Britain) ,4, T. Jlcndrix ■ (Germany) 5. Time £1.5 secolds, thus equalling the record. jThird heat :'Carlos Lute (Argentina) lfsGeorgii 'Simpson (U.S.A.) 2, 'B. Jon* L|rt (South Africa) 3, Yoshioka (Japan) Cb; Black- (New Zealand) 5. Time srn Seconds. .This.;was. a new Olympicrloprd. '<! , SFourth - heat : A Jbnaih •(G@i Ifflaiiy) 1 fflaiiy) jJ»H; Wright (Canada) 2, A.’ Ellidtt (||w Zealand) 3, S. Ettglehard (BritfSi) 4, Nishi (Japan):. 5. Time 21.4 ejjbnds, equalling the now record.-;

J i 500 METRES FOOTRACE. -; SAVIDAN QUALIFIES. LOS ANGELES, Augus 2. In the five thousand metres trials, Savidan (New Zealand) was fifth, and Hillhouse (Australia) sixth, both quali. tying.. _. <•-.. The first trials for the five thousand; metres footrace, seven qualifying for the finals which are on Friday, resulted a«' follows : First heat: Ralph Hill (United States). 1, L. Lchtinen (Finland) 2, J. I.inclgren (Sweden)- 3, L. Yirtaneu (Finland) 4, Savidan (New Zealand) 5, (Australia)* 6, Dbn' D.eaft (United States) , 7. George Bailey (Bri-tain),-8, Jue-n Rodriguez (Mexico) 9,; Ma.samichi Kitamoto (Japan) 10. Time 14 minutes 59.6 .seconds, A Cardoxa (Brazil), E. Evanson (Britain) and L, Olivia (Argentina) withdrew. i . Second heal:-James Burns (Britain) 1, Paul Barkers (United States) 2, ■Erik Pettefissoh. (Sweden) 3, Roger Rochard (France) 4, Robert Ranine (Canada) '5, Max' Syring (Germany) 6, IS. Takenaba. (Japan)- 7, Valentin Avila (Mexico) 8. Time 15 minutes - 25.8 seconds. .' ' 4 V. j lsoliollo (Finland). . J. Kusocinski (Poland), J.- Shva j (Brazil), and • J. Zabala (Argentina) withdrew. the wrestling bouts. LOS ANGELES, August z\ ~ .' Johan Elchthoff (Sweden) Wbn _ hie second successive Olympic heavy we’.ghl wrestling title, by .defeating Nikolaus

Hirschi (Austria) in the final at catch-as-catch-can. Feather weighty:—Nemir (United States) threw * Rowland (Canada) who was elfmkfated. Pihalagmaki (Finlaud) threw Schuk (I)enmark),' who was eliminated. Fermakidis (Greece) threw Cbasson (France). Karlsson (Sweden) -gained the decision over Hatta (Japan) who Was eliminated. Pihlajaniaki (Finland) defeated Nemir (U.S.A.). Welter weights; MacDonald (Canada) threw Zombori .(Hungary). Leino (Finland) threw Kolmo (Jafian), who was eliminated. Fordeak i( Germany) defeated Lindbiom (Sweden), was was eliminated. Leino (Finland) won by a°fault from Zombori, (Hungary) who was eliminated. Van Bebber (United States) defeated -MacDopald (Canada).

MiddlewsightsTunyogi (Hungary) gained the decision over Hess (United •States). Poilve (France) threw -Stockton (Canada), who was eliminated. Ivar. Jobanssoh (Sweden) threw S. Kotam (Japan). Tunyogi (Hungary) defeated Kotahi (Japan)', who was eliminated. Joluinssott (Sweden) threw Poilve. (Frame' who;' .was eliminated. Hess (United States)' threw Luukko (Finland). .Bantam weights Pearce (Unit d States) defeated, Rehl (Great Britain), wno wa-s eliminated. Zombori (Hungary) defeated Be Pmcraffray (France) who was eliminated. Jasbari (Finland) efgated 1 Zervinis (Greece) who was eliminated. Lightweights Plhlajamaki (Fifiland) defeated Kilateh; (Sweden). Pihiajamaki then eliminated Cbdfletel 1 (United Strtes). Plhlajamaki scored a tech«|cal fft’l over K-arpeiti (Hungary)., .• '

Australian cyclists win? ‘ LOS ANGELES, -August 2; In the Olympic Games cycling at the Pasadona “Rose Bowl,” Gray, the Australian, gained another victory tb-night in the third- heat of the thousand, metres scratch race. He we-s pitted against Grevin (Denmark); Gray took the 1 lead in the 'early stages. When the cyclists aimed for position, Gray, enter, itig the (last l~p, continued to keep the Dane high up on the banked track. Then Grevin challenged. Grey however, spurted, and he rounded the list bend at a terrific speed, winning nicely by a wheel. Gfay’s time for the last 200 metres was 12 9-10 seconds, which showed an improvement on his Lime ..last -night., Jy v;

ITALY’S CYCLING SUCCESS

LOS ANGELES, August 2. , Italy won the.,: first Olympic - cycling championship, that for 4 four-man -.team., " v b.'-T: .. ■ltaly defeated France, in the final "of the four thousand metres’ pursuit race. ' ’ '-■■■' yl WOMEN’S FENCING, • At the end -of tha- qualifying founds in the teftcing,- in .which ten womeii j and eighteen men have qualified the others -undefeated jire:—Lioyd (Ungland), Gaudinis (Italy). Guara-nga (AT. gefitina), Marzi (ttaly), «5 ! -'4«wii'g tilt* woim-ij are: Mfiii Maudo Buller (England), «ud Miss Heather Guinness (Eng’and). v .

THE BROAD JUMP. ‘ LOS ANGELES, August 2. > The result of’ the broad jump final Was es follows:—dV Edward Gordon (United, States)) twenty-fire teeil.snd three-quarters of an inch, Ist; Lambert Redd (United States) 2, Chuhei Nambu (Japan) 3. Erick Svensson (Sweden) 4, Richard, Barber (United' States) 5, Naoto Tajifna' (Japan) 6. •

WOMEN’S DISGUS THROW. LOS. ANGELES,. August 2. The final of the women’s dVsc’bs throw resulted : • ] .'; , Lillian. Copeland (United States), one 1 hundred and thirty-three feet, two i'ndhes • (thus ■ breaking .■ t h'a world;. 'and Olympic records) 1, Ruth" JOkbbrne (Urjjited States) -2, Jadwiga . Wajsoitna (Poland) 3, Tilly Fleischer (&'er|h&fty) 4, Greta Heublein ", (Germany) 5) Stella Walsh (Poland) 6. . / ’ ; V. ■ ,

a"! MODERN - PENTATHLON. . 3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE. ' LOS ANGELEt ,• August 2. , A aeries of accidents befell contest-, ants in the , three- thousand liietres Equestrian - ateepiechase , to-day, the first event in, the modern pentathlon. Ridihg the tricky course in FoxhiUs, lAngtliands de la Ftiente, ' a. veteran' ARxican. horseman, 'suffered - a . possible fractured skull when lie was pitched on his, fade aa his mount stumbled at the sievbn'th hurdle. BarOn Sebastian De Freitas -Branco de ilereda (Portugal) suffered a badly wrenched leg when his horse reared • and fell as he was op-proat-hirtg the'starting, post, but the baixin insisted on rjdiiig fite course. The • horse of Grobbo'-aer .(South' America) bolted .at the. sixth barrier, and, lost himself and rider in the hll’? fbr a time. ; -.

I’>. 0. Lind man (Sweden) was Lieut. Richard Mayo (United 'State 1 ' A Vernon Barlow (Great Britai i) o. and Count .Oxenslicrna (Sweden) -1.