OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1932, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES

LATEST RESULTS

SWIMMING AND BOXING.

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Telegraph—Copyright.)

LOS ANGELES, August 11. In the qualifying eight-oared heat (one to qualify) the result was ; Britain 1, New Zealand 2. Brazi. withdrew.

In the eights, Canada won the second trial easily, thus entering the final, The second , trials placing were : Canada (7 mins 3.2 secs) 1, Germany (7 mins 10.6 secs) 2 ; Japan 3. • Single Sculls : Miller (United States) ■l, Douglas (Uruguay) 2, Wright (Canada) '3., Time 8 mins 5.8 secs,. Boxing' results are os follows : 1121bs. Class: Pardoe (Britain) beat Murakami (Japan); Cabanes (Mexico) beat'Duke (South Africa) ; Salica {United (States) beat epannagel (Germany) ; ■Eliekes (Hungary) beat Rodriguez (Italy), i36lbs, semi-finals: Ahlqvist (Sweden) beat Bor (United States); Stevens •(South Africa) boat fliarichihi (Italy). feather weight bOxing section results Were 1 .

! Schleinkofer (Germany) beat Keller (Canada). Alessattdri (Italy) beat. Walter (franco); Carlsson (Sweden) heat Hines (United States); (Robledo. (Argentina) beat Emith (Ireland). Middle weights: In the quarter Anas of the ’middleweight section, Barth (United States) defeated Cruz (Mexico) •by a knock out ; Michelot (France) beat Bernlohr (Germany), In the 1471bs class Campe (Germany) defeated Jensen (Denmark); Ahlberg , (Finland) ■ defeated Fabroni (Italy) ; Flynn (United States) defeated Barton (South Africa),; Medicare (Britain) defeated Laplace (France). All of the foregoing won. on decisions.

In the 160 pounds quarter-final, Pierce (South Africa) obtained the decision over Szigeti (Hungary), as did Azar (Argentine) over Longinotti (Italy). • / In the 175 pound class ‘ semi-finals, ICarstens (South Africa) obtained the decision over Jorgensen (Denmark), and Boni (Italy) won by default from Murphy (Ireland). Swimming : ’ Women’s 400 metres free style:—First heat,: Miss Cooper (Britain) 1, Miss Godard (France) 2. Time 5; mins 56.7 secs. Second heat : Miss H. Madison (United States) 1, Miss rhililipscn Braun (Holland) 2. Time 5 mins 44.6 sees. Third heat : Miss Eight' (United States) 1, Miss Overshot (Holland) 2, Miss Bult (Australia) 3. Time '5 mins 40.9 secs. Fourth heat: Miss Maakal (South Africa) 1, Miss Aiiderson (Deniliark) 2. Time: 5 mins 43.9 sees. ■ .;

The trial heats of ; the men’s 1500 •fhetnes. fme style Swim resulted;— First heat: Kitfinnira (Japan) 1, Crabbe (United 'States) 2,. flwta (France) S, Malik (India) 4. Time 19 mins 55,2 secs. Second heat.; Crifity (United States) 1, 'Charlton (Australia) and Ishibarada (Japan), dead heated for 2. Time 19 mins 58.4 secs. Third heat: (Flanagan (United States) 1, Ryan (Australia) 2, , ?efentiji (Italy) 3. Time 20 mins 0.6 secs. Fourth heat: Makino (Japan) 1, Costolli (Italy)’ 2. Time 19 mins 53.3. secs.

In the semi-finals cf the men’s 100 metres backstroke swimming (three in ■each iheatv (qualifying), the results were : —First heat: Kiyokawa (Japan) 1, Kuppos (Germany) 2, Kawatsu (Japan) 3. Time 1 min 9 secs. Second'heat: Ir.ie (Japan) 1, Jehr (United States) 2, ■lverber (United States) 3. Time' 1 min 10.9 seos.

In the men’s 200 metres trials, results were:—First heat: Tsurata (Japan) 1, ■ Adjaladdin (Philippines) 2, Cartonnet (France) 3. ...Tims 2 mins-’46.2 secs, a new Olympic record. Second heat Koike (Japan) 1, Biotas (Germany) 2, Caraballo (Argentina) 3. Time 2 mins 46.2 secs. ‘Third heat: Yldefonzo (Phil, lippines) 1, Walter Spence (Canada) 2, iSchosbell (France) 3. Time 2 mins 53.7 secs. Fourth heat: lleingqldt i- (Finland) 1, Nakatawa (Japan) 2. Time 2 mins 53.6 secs. , ' • ! ‘

Women’s high diving, final- Miss Poynton (United ; States) 1, Miss Coleman (U.S.A.) 2, Miss Roper (U.S.A.) 3, Miss Sjoquist (Sweden) 4, Miss Larsen (Denmark) 5, Miss , Kamakura (Japan), 6, ■Miss Epply (Australia) 7. 400 metres free style women’s semifinals, first (heat: Miss Madison (U. IS.A.) 1, Miss Maakal (South Africa) 2, Mks Forbes (U.S.A.) 3; Time 5 mins 48;7 secs. .Second heat: Miss Right ((U.S.A.) 1, Miss Godard (France) 2, Miss Cooper (Britain) 3, Miss Anderson 4. Time 5 mins 50.8 secs.