OLYMPIC GAMES.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1920, Page 3

OLYMPIC GAMES.

BRITAIN WINS TUG-OF-WAK. By TeleEtapli.—Press Assn.—CopyilEht. Antwerp, Auciist 19. In the flniil of the tug-of-war, CUy Police (representing Britain) lient Holland by two pulls to one. Patrick Ryan (America) won iho final of the hammer throwing, with a tVow uf .12 metTes 87% centlmetros. The .final of the 1500 metres res i!t«l: Hill (Britain) ], Baker (Britain) 2, Shields (America) 3. Time, 4mtn 1 4- r ise 3. Davidson (New Zealand) will the third heat. In the 200 metres . race, Paddock (America) being second. T'wnr, 22 4-saec. FURTHER RESULTS. Received August 23, 2 10 p.m. Amsterdam, August 21. The final of the "000 metres resulted: Hodfes (Britain) 1, Flynn (America) 2, Ambrosial (Itnly) 3. Won easily. Time, 10n:ln 25sec Hodge ran the American off lis feet. The pole-jumplnu final was: Foss (America) 4 metres 9 centimetres, a rec.inl Tiir- final of the two hunirad metres resulted: Woodrlnß (Amt'Mr.il i, Paddock (America) 2, Edward (Britain) 3, Muiv'.iison (America) 3 Davidson (N'ew Jian'i ii), hi 22 seconds, ran third lo Murehb'vi and f.dw.ird in the seml-flnnl.

The 10,000 metres resulted: Nur.ni (t'U'.toi'd) 1, Guillemot (France) 2. .t. Wil&n tltruiln) 8, Macario (Italy) 4, Jtat'or fßritaii) 5. Tln.e, 31 min. 45 4-5 sec. The final of the 40.0 metres ie«m',:ed it-jdd 'South Africa) 1, Butler 'Britain) 2, /Sweden) 3, Shea. (America) 4. Time, 49 3-5 K<.bdfcmauven (Finland) won tre Maraihon In drenching rain.—Renter S.'rvl'e. THE MARATHON. Received Auffust- 23, 216 Mr. Antwerp, August 20. In the Marr.thnn then* were 47 Citsham led a bunch of a dozen for eijjhteaM miles, when Kolomannen took the lead. He was a quarter of a mile ahead after twentyone miles, and won by one hundred yards from Lossmj'.n (Esthonia) and Valeria (Italy). The time was 2hrs 32<min 35 4-ssec. (America) ran seventh, and Mills (England) thirteenth. Gitsham, on account of foot 1 trouble, retired six miles from home.—Times Service.