OLYMPIC GAMES
FURTHER RESULTS
SEMI-CHAMPIOMSHIPS 'DECID E D.
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LOS . ANGELES,' August 3. • Pinning Roberts, Hess (United Statcs),Cin two-mihtftes ten seconds, Johansson. thev inidclJe.; weigh,-.wrestling championship" at„ the, Olympic Games to-day. R *V>
200 metres-, first semi-final: —Metcalfe!; 'Simpson 2; Luti 2; Joubsr.t
4; Brockmeyer 5; Pearson >6. Time 21.5 secs.; second Semi-fiiiaJ: —Johath 1 • Walters 2; Tolan 3; Wright 4,’ Elliott 5; . Genta 6. Time 21.5. Elliot was eliminated. ‘ Women.; 80 metres hurdles (three in' each h'eat. qualifying for. the' finals: tomorrow)*' first heat:,—Mildred Didrikson (United States) 1; Simone SchaJler (United' iStates) 2; Marjorie Clark (South Africa), 3; Betty Taylor (Canada) 4. Michi ; Nakanishi (Japan) failfed to finish. Time 11.8 secs., a n'ew world’s record. Second heat:—Evelyn j Hal) (United States) T; Violet Weibb (Britain), ;Alda. Wilson (Canada) 3; Felicja Sohabinska (Poland) 4. Mie Murajoka (Japan) withdrew. Time 12 secs. ■ r -119■ metres, hurdles, final. —Saling- J-y,, jßeard 2, Keller 3, Finlay’4, ’Burghley-ii 5. The race was spoiled by the disquali* fication of Welscher for knocking too ’many hurdles. ißurghley who sit-11 'showed wonderful form, . has lacked stamina at the present Olympics. He I was placed fifth. Time 14.6 seconds, equalling the, Olympic record., . Two hundred metres final.—Tolan 1, Metcalfe 2, Simpson 3. * Miller (United States) won the pole (Vault... .. - . ...... V-.;. •: V ' t Lovelock (New Zealand),won his heat? .qf the 1500 metres and qualified for the final. The greatest crowd that ever witnessed a . track and field meet, is present to-day. .Jt ,is estimated there are ihorte than,, eighty thousand. : :<V
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