OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1932, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES

MORE RECORDS

FURTHER AMERICAN SUCCESSES

(United Rresn Association—By Electric Teicgraph—Copyright.)

LOS ANGELES, August 7

The marathon race was decided in the presence of a vast crowd. The entile course was packed.- It i„s estimatedthat 253,000 people saw Zabala doi.thc pace-sitting nearly all th- way. ; i f -

'if.e jp lacings are;—Zabala (Argentina) <l, Forj'is (Britain) 2, Toivan'smi (Mmland) , Du-ciiii Wright (Britain) 4; iTsuda (Japan) 5, Kin (Japan) 6. The time 2 hours 31 milts.. 36 secs., is a new Olympic record. Zabala led Ferris by two hundred yards at -the finish. Less than a lap separated the first four'Then at the finish. The course was one 'of ‘26 -miles 385 yards.. -v . Women’s 100 metres free style swim-, thing race-, remi-finais, first heat: WUliemijute Denouden (Holland; 1, Eleanor Saville (U.S.A.) 2, Josephine McKim ’ (U.S.A.) 3. Time 1 min. 7.6 secS./'-'a new Olympic record. Second heat:' Miss Hel-ne Madison (U.S.A.) 1, Miss Frances .‘Bulb (Australia) 2, Miss Jennie Maakal (South Africa) 3. Miss C. Lndde (Holland) was fourth, Time 1, min, 10.2 secs; The women’s four hundred : metres running relay race was won ’ by tea United States; •with Canada acond, and Britain third. Tima 47 sacs,, a ndw world,jtecord,

‘ Two Finns, one 5 Italian anj one German have survived ;the smi-fina’s- in the Graeco-Roman wrestling on Sunday niebt. . ,<

In the feathenveight class Kosk-!la (Finland) ' threw Kaudr (Czechdsb-vaki-a), and Ehrl (Germany) obtained the decision over Gozzi (Italy). ■' ' * In the bantamweight class, Ivajar.der (Finland) threw Galegati (.Italy), while Louis Francois (France) obtained the decision over Nizzolo (Italy),, but. he lost -with a fifth bad mark.

Tjlie women’s high jump final iesuit-' ed :—Jean Shiley (United States) 'T; Mi'drsd Didrilvon (.United States) 2y Eva Dawes '(Canada) .3. ,

Miss -Shiley’s winning jump was five: feet five and a-quarfer inches, a (new world’s record. .

Tfc s Angelita (United States) won the eight metre -yacht race over a course /of 'three emiles. The Santa Maria (Canada) was second";',; ' ; - The Toreholm (Sweden) won the six metre yacht rae e over a course of 'eight l ' miles. ' ■ : -I

Tjhe Juniper (United 'States) won the 4Star pises sloops’ race, increasing its point total ltoMiiy, and giving it the lead- in ! the ciasS;i - " oQ'Y -Q ■ Defeating Ivaly dn '-nine' ‘boritk"* 6 uV of sixteen,;.'France won the team epic championship for 'fencing. The United States defeated Canada (by five; goals toi -three, in the first seri'-a of the demonstration; la crosse contests. /■ '•