OLYMPIC GAMES.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1920, Page 3

OLYMPIC GAMES.

rURTHER RESULTS. | By Telegraph —Press Assn.—Copyright. Antwerp, August 22. Hay (New South Wales), Stedman (Victoria), Kirk'land (New South Wales), and Herald (New «outh Wales) qualified for the semi-final of the 100 metres swimming. The final of the hop, step and jump was won by Tulos (Finland), 14 metres 00% centimetres. , ' The final of the sfilb. weight throwing was won by McDonald (America), 11 metres 26% centimetres. - , Tho final of the 3000 metres wilk resulted: Frige™ (Italy) 1, Parker (Australia) 2, Reuner (Ariierica) 3, Master (South Africa) 4. Tune, 13.141-5. SWIMMING RESULTS. | BEAUREPAIRE'S SUCCESS. Received August 24, 10.35 p.m. Antwerp, August 23. The 15,000 metffl! swim, semi-final, was won by Beaurepaire (Victoria) easily in 22.55. 100 Metres swim, first heat: Kahanemoku 1, Kirkland (New South Wales) 2. Time, 614-5. third heat: Keakoha 1, Stedman (Victoria) 2. Time, 62sec. Fourth heat: Vernnt 1, Hay 2. Fifth heat: Ross 1, Herald 2.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE MARATHON RACE. AN INTERESTING DESCRIPTION. Received August 21, 7.30 p.m. Antwerp, August 22. Details of the Marathon show that the runners started ten Jeep. They circled the course twice, and then went out on the road in pittas rain, being cheered as they passed through villages. Infantry and cavalry were posted every twenty-five yards to prevent Interference. GUsliam (South Africa) with Kohlemannen (Finland) close up, lead the earlier stages. A nasty hill tested the runners at thirteen kilometres, where the lead was unchanged. At 13 kilometres the position was Gitsham, Kohlemannejt, Broos (Belgium), and Blase (Italy), while others tailed out of eight. The pac» was great Gitsham and Kofcjemannen drew away and appeared to have the race in hand, and at twenty kilometres they were running shoulder to shoulder Broos was two hundred metres, and Blase four hundred metres behind. Gitsham commenced to fall back seveu kilometres from home. Lossman meanwhile gained rapidly, but failed tv overhaul Kohlemannen, who entered the Stadium with a good lead, breaking the tape thirteen secahead of the winner. Draped with the Finnish flag and crowned with laurel, he toured the Stadium, where he was cheered by 20,000 spectators Broo3 (Belgium) was fourth, followed *y Damkewsky (Finland), Sofus (Denmark), Leroy (America), Hansen (Denmark), Tollgren (Finland) .—Times Service, CONDUCT OF FUTURE MEETINGS. Antwerp, August 21. An Olympic Board meeting decided tbat only purely athletic sports, such as running, swimming, wrestling and boxing would count In the future as Olympic Games, though other contests will be included in the programme. This will be fixed at a meeting of the Board at Lausanne In June, 1921, when Rome or Paris Is likely to be chosen as the site for the 1924 games, though Los Angelos offers to charier transports and spend four million dollars In bringing flams te California—United Service.