COMMENT ON EVENTS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 291, 3 August 1932, Page 5

COMMENT ON EVENTS

(Press. Assn.-

MEN'S 100 METRES

— By Telegraph — Copyright).

LOS ANGELES, Tuesday. The first heat of the semi-final of the 100 metres was slow comparatively, though there was a speedy eompany in the race. A blanket would have covered all six participants at the finish. Yoshioka broke fast, giving him the advantage. He led to within ten yards of the finish' and s-eemed the winner but Tolan (the negro), canrs forward to nose the Tapanese out and behind him followed the South African (Joubert), for second place. Yoshioka thus took third place. Williams was six inches behind in the fourth place and Elliott (New Zealand) closa on him fifth. Koernig was sixth'. The final heat of the 100 metres saw Yoshoika breaking fast as usual, and leading by better than a yard. He had led at first in almost every heat, but was unable to eontinue the pace. Metcalfe and Tolan at the halfway mark surged forward, being clearly superior to the entire eompany. Metcalfe was a little ahead ten yards from the finish, but Tolan edged; him out. Jonath was two feet behind for third place. It seemed hard fate for Yoshioka to be last. The time equalled the world's record. Women's Great Race The first trial of the women's 100 metres with the New Zealander, Mr. Leslie, officiating as starter, saw the Olympic record equalled by „ Marie Dollinger. Miss von Bremen, who ran a foot behind Miss Strike Canada), was an easy third. The probable winner of the entire event appeared in the second heat,. namely, the noted Stanislaw Walasiewicz (which' is Poleeised form of the name Stella Walsh). She got away first and was never pushed. Shej quickly drew away from Miss Frizzell (Canada) and was two yards ahea4 at the finish. Had she been pushed she would have done better tban even the 11 9-10sec — a new world's record — that she did set. The Japanese, Sumiko Watanabe, ran a fair third. Thelma Kench (New Zealand) who qualified in the fourth heat, failed by a few inches to gain second place. Had there been five more yards to run she might have made it. Elizabeth Wilde who ran first was however, distinctly superior to the remainder of the field. She won by three yards. In th'e first heat of the semi-finals Miss Kench got away to an excellent start and ran third for half the distance. She suddenly tired and dropped immediately to the last place, where she continued to the end. She was not running to form. Her first heat was infinitely better and had she run the same speed she would unquestionably have been p'laced. Strike ran an easy race to win, and was not seriously threatened by either Dollinger or Wilde. Hammer-Throwing Event It is safe to say that no event thus • far has aroused such general interest as the hammer throw, with' the popu-

lar Dr. O'Callaghan participating. The Irishman's qualifying throw was 171 feet 3 3-8 inches, and was 2 3-8 inches behind the Finn (Porhola), but in the final a great shout arose from the throats of 50,000 spectators as the giant Celt threw 176 feet 11 1-8 inches to win.