OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1932, Page 6

OLYMPIC GAMES

(United Press Association —By Electric .Telegraph—Copyright.) S' LOS ANGELES, August 9. •Japan wan the final of the 800 mietres-. swimming relay finishing lialfa pool length ahead of United States. This lead was piled' up by the first two swimmers and although America’s two last swimmers, Hawaiian®, fought bitterly to .reduce the vistor’s lead, they were unable to gain as much as a foot. The Japanese, in setting a new sensational record of 858.4 second®, reduced Australia’s 1921 Olypmic time by 113.2 seconds. Hungary finished third. All three place winners broke the 1928 Olympic record. Two hundred metres breaststroke final was won by Clare Dennis (Australia). Longbeaoh. fours, second heat:—Poland 1; United States 2; Japan 3. The only starters. Time’74.2 secs. AH the defeated rowing crews \h»ve another chance under the reclassification system to stage comebacks. There are additional beats on Thursday to decide the remaining finalists, who' are liriiited, to four in each event. The New Zealand' Crew’s time was 719.3 secs. 1 ' •’ ; Lon.gbeach pairs, without a oox, second heat :—Britain 1; New Zealand 2 ; Holland 3. Single sculls heats:—Pearce (Australia) - defeated Miller (United States') in 727 secs. Boxing,—-1471b5. class., Luciano Fab--bioni (Italy) gained a decision over Thpmas (New Zealand). In llSTbs. class, . 'Stephen Enekas, (Hungary) defeated Gaston Favaud (France). - 800 metres swimming relay ; Japan 1, United States 2, Hungary '3, Canada 4, Britain 5, Argentina -6, Brazil 7. Women’s 200 metres breaststroke, final;: Clare Dennis (Australia) 1, H. Malafiata (Japan) 2, E. Jacobsen' (Den, mark) 3, 31. Hinton -(Bri-tnip) 4, 31, Hoffman, (United States) 5; A". Govednik (United States) 6, J. Caldwell (United States) 7. Tim© 3 mins. 6.3 secs., a Olympic and world’s record. Rowing pairs,, without coxswain, first heat: Poland 1, Franc e 2, United States 3. > The only, starters. Time 7 min s . 53.4 sees. Britain’s time was 7.47 and New ; Zealand 7.50. . 1

Single senile, second heat:- Leslie jSouthwood K Britain) 1, Guillermo. Douglas. (Uruguay) 2,. Joe Wright (Canada) 3. Time 7.42.