TWO EMPIRE WINS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 420, 31 July 1928, Page 9

TWO EMPIRE WINS

AT OLYMPIC GAMES

CANADIAN BOY’S FINE RACE

MISS WILSON BEATEN

(United I*.A. —By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) • (United Service)

Received 11.10 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Monday. THERE were two Empire triumphs to-day, Lord Burghley taking the 400 metres hurdles from the United States, and Williams, of Canada, brilliantly winning the 100 metres, in which the United States champion Wykoff was unplaced.

Burghley was in the front from 200 metres, and thereafter led all the way. The British spectators who were present held their breath when Burghley’s effort at the last jump left him apparently beaten, but with great grit he came away, winning by two yards to bring up the Union Jack for the first time. The 19-year-old Vancouver schoolboy, Williams, fulfilled the predictions of his sprinting success, though he failed to equal the time recorded in yesterday’s second round of the 100 metres, when the American. MacAllister beat him by inches in the first semi-final.

London (England! won the second semi-final with surprising ease by one and a quarter yards, after looking a winner all the way, but though the final was run in a fifth of a second more than the semi-final, London could not do better than get second. After two false starts the six finalists went away beautifully together. Williams was always well up, and finally spurted 20yds from the tape, winning comfortably by a yard, and London just beating the German, Lammers. The remainder were close up. Enthusiastic scenes followed, Williams being carried shoulderhigh from the arena. AUSTRALIA’S BAD DAY Australia had another bad day in the athletic events. Miss Robinson was well off the mark in the first heat of the 100 metres, and appeared to be leading to 30 metres. Thereafter she dropped back, and was beaten by two yards, but succeeded by inches in avoiding elimination. In the semifinal she started badly, and never recovered the ground, finishing last to her American namesake. MISS WILSON FAILS New Zealand’s girl. Miss Norma Wilson, also failed to survive the first day. The Canadian, Miss Cook, easily won Miss Wilson’s heat, in which the New Zealander was saved from immediate elimination by inches only, although she ran well to half-way. She made a much improved showing in the semi-final, running well throughout, and was just beaten by the two Germans. Dr. O. Peltzer (Germany) was badly beaten in the first semi-final of the 800 metres, in the final of which the British Empire will be represented by the Englishman, Lowe, and the Canadian, Edwards. In the first semi-final, Peltzer led at 600 metres, and suddenly dropped back. and finished fifth. Fuller, coming up in the straight, beat Lowe by a yard. The third semi-final was the most interesting race of the day. The negro, Edwards, immediately went ahead and was leading by three yards at 200 metres, where Lloyd Hahn,

the American, was last. The latter came up second to the Canadian at 400 metres. Edwards was still leading in the straight, but Hahn, who had been lying a comfortable third, came on with a great dash and won the fastest semi-final by three yards. The Frenchman, Martin, was a good third. BATTLE ROYAL LIKELY If Edwards pursues his customary tactics of going for an early lead, the final is likely to produce a fast time. It will be a battle royal for Lowe, Hahn and Engelhardt. All showed precise judgment to-day. The Irishman, O’Callaghan’s. ham-mer-throwing win gave the Empire a third success. Reed. 9.5 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Monday. Olympic Games results are as under: — 400 Metres Hurdles Final. —Lord Burghley (Britain), 1: Ouhel (United States) 2; Taylor (United States) 3. Time, 53 2-ssec. Won by two feet. 100 Metres Flat Semi-final. McAllister (United States) 1; Williams (Canada), 2; Legg (South. Africa) 3. Time, 10 3-5 sec.. Second Semi-final.—London (Britain) 1: Lammers (Germany) 2; Wykoff (United States) 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. Final.—Williams (Canada), 1; London (Britain), 2: Lammers (Germany) 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. Won by two feet. Hammer-Throwing Final.—O’Callaghan (Ireland), 51.39 metres, 1; Skold (Sweden), 51.29 metres, -2; Black (United States), 49.3 metres, 3. Women’s 100 Metres First Heat.—Holdman (Germany) 1. Time, 13sec. Second Heat.—Miss Cook (Canada) 1; Miss Wilson (New Zealand) 2. Time, 12 4-ssec. Second Round. Miss Robinson (United States), 1; Miss Cook (Canada) 2. Time, 32 2-ssec. Third Round. —Miss Schmidt (Germany) 1; Miss Steinberg (Germany), 2; Miss Wilson (New Zealand) 3. The last-named failed to qualify for the final to-day. 800 Metres ..Semi-final.—-Fuller (United States), 1; Lowe (Britain), 2; Keller (France), 3. TiYne, lmin 55 3-ssec. Second Semi-final. —Byheen (Sweden) 1; Watson (United States), 2: Engelhart (Germany) 3. Time, lmin 55 3-ssec. Third Semi-final.—Hahn (United States) 1; Edwards• (Canada), 2; Martin (France) 3. Time, lmfci 52 3-5 sec. The final will be contested today. In the first round of the bantamweight wrestling, the Swiss Piguet defeated the Australian Ford in 38sec. The middle-weight Swiss, Kyburg, defeated Bolger in 137 sec. Morris had a bye in the first round of the welter-weight. In the second, he was outpointed by Heavisto (Finland), the bout going a full ten minutes.