OLYMPIC GAMES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 281, 22 July 1932, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES

(Press. Assn.—

teams REViEVVED NEW ZEALANDERS WILL MEET SOME VERY STRONG DPPOSITION ADVANTAGE OF TRAINING

-By Telegraph — Copyright) .

Rec. July 21, 11.20 p.m. LOS ANGELES, Wednesday. The Australian press representative in a preliminary survey of the Olympic comp'etitors, says that Charlton and Miss Mealing continue to be Australia's bulwarks in swimming. The Japanese, Kitaimura, is displaying .wonderful form." Pearce stands out among the scullers. The New Zealand eight meets nine nations, but has the advantage of early training over the picked course. .The leading competitor is the University of California crew, which has rowed 2000 metres in six minutes six seconds, but it is not expected to duplicate that time here. The Finns and Poies have the strongest long distance running team. Savidan has the Pole, Kousoeinski, to beat in the 10,000 metre evenr. Although Nurmi is not likely to compete, the New Zealanders in the marathon | 'event, will meet such runners as the Argentinan Zabala, the German, De Bruin and the Finn, Martilin. . Elliot, in the 100 metres, will find the strongest opposition in Ihe American negro, Metcalf, the madian Wilhams, and the Englishman, Page. The Now Zealand boxeis, ^/ho are in fir.' form will find i.be rrincipal opposition in the Argentinaus and Italians.