OLYMPIC GAMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 52, Issue 249, 3 August 1932, Page 6

OLYMPIC GAMES

EQUESTRIAN STEEPLECHASE. A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS. RIDER LOST IN THE HILLS. (United Press Association — Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) LOS ANGELES, August 2. A series of accidents befell the contestants in the 3000 metres equestrian steeplechase to-day—the first event in the modern pentathlon. Riding a tricky course on Foxhill’s Auguianos, De la Fuente (the veteran Mexican horseman) possibly suffered fracture of the skull when he was pitched on to his face as his mount stumbled at the seventh hurdle. Baron Sebastian, De Freitas Branco de Heredia (Portugal) suffered a badly wrenched leg when his horse reared and fell as he was approaching the starting post, hut the Baron insisted on riding over the course. The horse of Grobbeiaer (of South America) bolted at the sixth barrier and lost himself and his rider in the hills for a time. The remaining events in the modern pentathlon to be contested during the next four days are: Shooting, swimming, fencing, and cross-country running. With the qross-country eyent half completed, Conrad Aliersch (Germany) led the field DETAILS OF THE EVENTS. (Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) ‘ LOS ANGELES, August 2. Details of events at the Olympic Games to-day are .as follow, the first three in each heat qualifying for the semi-finals, finals or second trials as the case may be: — Two H undred Metres. First heat—Erich Brockmeyer (Germany) 1, Takayoshi Yoshioka (Japan) 2, Stanley Englehart (Britain) 3. Almeida (Brazil) scratched. Time, 22.1 secs. Second heat —AVilliam Walters (b. Africa) 1, Tolan (U.S.) 2, Stanley Fuller (Britain) 3. Enrique Sanchez (Alexico), Carlos Hofmeister (Argentina) and Conrado Valdes (Cuba) withdrew. Time, 21.9 sec. Tolan did not extend himself. Third heat—Harold AVnght (Canada) 1, Ralph Metcalfe (U.S.) 2. Stuart Black (N.Z.) 3, Chenz Lui (China) 4. Fernando Ortiz (Alexico) withdrew. Time, 22.8 sec. .. Fourth heat (Japan) 1, Fritz Hendrex (Germ:ipy)J2. Williams (Canada), Arnoldo Ferrara (Brazil) and Jose Tornente (Cuba) withdrew. Time, 22.25ec. Fifth heat—Roberto Genta (Argentina) 1, Christian Berger (Holland) 2, George Simpson (U.S.) 3. lime, 25.3 &e Sixth heat—Arthur Jonath (Germany) 1, Allan Elliott (New Zealand) 2, Curios Luti (Argentina) 3 Audrey Engl (Czechoslovakia) 4, Everardo Musquiz (Alexico) 5. Time, 21.9 sec. Seventh heat Bircliall 1 earson (Canada) 1, Daniel Joubert (South Africa) 2, Teichi Nishi (Japan) 3. Ronald Velmieux (India) 4. Ficar o Gieimnaris (Brazil) withdrew, lime, 22.35ec.

Hundred and Ten Metres Hurdles. First heat— Percy Beard (U.b.) E Harper (Britain) 2, Edwin \\ agnei (Germany) 3, Sylvio Padilha (Brazil) 4, Time, 14.7 secs. Second heat. —Donald Fm aj ( 1 * tain) 1, George Sating (U.b.) 2, latsuzo Fijita (Japan) 3. Time, 14.8 secs. Third heat.-Willi Welscher (Germany) 1, Bengt Sjostedt (1 inland) 2, Alervyn Sutton (India) 3, Arthui Raveiisdale (Canada) 4, Alt redo Gainboa (Mexico) 5, Antonio Gmsfredi (Brazil) 6. , c \ i Fourth heat,—Jack Keller (U.b.) l, Christos Mandikas (Greece) 2, L°™ David Burghley (Britain) 3, Robeit Ramivez (Alexico) 4. Time, 14. J secs. Semi-final-First heat. —Keller 1, Burghley 2, Finlay 3, Sutton 4, Sjostedt 5. Wagner did not finish. Time, 14.5 secs-a new Olympic record. Second heat.— Saling 1, Heard Walscher 3, Mandikas 4, Fijita o, Harper 6. Time, 14.4— equalling the world’s record.

Eight Hundred Metres. Final— Wm. Hampson (England) 1, Alex Wilson (Canada) 2, Phil Edwards (Canada) 3, Genung (U.S.) 4, Knwn Turner (U.S.) 5, Charles Horn hostel (U S.) 6, John Powell (Britain) t, bei. Mart n (France) 8, Otto Peltzer (Germany) 9. Time, 1.49 4-5 secs-a world’s record.

Women’s 100 Metres. Final. —Stella Walsh (Poland) L Hilda Strike (Canada) 2, Wdhelmina von Bremen (U.S.) 3. Time 11.9 secsequalling Walsh’s own world s recoid.

Foils. France won the championship Lom Italy with 62 points to ob. Uniteu States was third. Wrestling. Welter-weight —Van Bebber (United States) defeated Jensen (Denmark), who was eliminated. , , Aliddie-weight—Tunyogi (Hungary) gained the decision over Hess (United States); Poieve (France) threw Stockton (Canada) who was eliminated : Ivar Johansson (Sweden) throw S. Kotaui — Ncmir (United States) threw Rowland (Canada), who was eliminated: Pihlajamaki (Finland) threw Sellack (Denmark) who was eliminated • Fermakids (Greece) threw Cliasson (France); Knrlsson (Sweden) gained tho decision over Hatta. (Japan) _who was eliminated : Taylor (Britain) defeated Arellano (Alexico) who was eliminated. Welter-weiglit—AlariDonnld (Canada) threw Zombori (Hungary): Hcino (Finland) threw Kobo (Japan) who was eliminated; Fordeak (Germany) defeated Lindblom. (Sweden) who was eliminated. Description of Events. Tho first trials in the 200 metres race were run in seven heats. One heat had only two contenders. Black (New Zea-

land) was in the third heat, which had four runners. The New Zealander was -n the third lane. Metcalfe was in The third lane and was therefore running ahead. Tlie negro ran ahead almost the entire distance, save just at the finish, when he was content to allow Wright (Canada) to nose him out of first place. Black seemed in danger of elimination until 50 metres from the finish, when he spurted to displace the Chinaman, Liu. The time was 22 8-10scc.

Elliott (New Zealand) was in the sixth heat, running against four opponents. He was in the fifth lane and therefore out in front, while Jonath (Germany) was in the next lane, behind, him. The New Zealander led for 100 metres, slowly increasing the distance between himself and_Jonath, but then he began to fall back. Jonath started to spurt, which rapidly brought him forward by a. yard, leaving Luti (Argentine) and Eliiott to fight out second place. Five yards from the finish they were abreast, but the New Zealander broke the tape six inches ahead of the Argentinian. Tlie time for this and the second heat was 21 9-10 sec, the fastest of the seven. The final of the SOO metres was a sensational race. Edwards (the Canadian negro) had the first lane, the inside of the track. He broke well and got five yards ahead. He covered the first 200 metres in 22.45ec and 400 in 52.8 sec. He held his position for 600 metres, Genung running second, Hampson third and Wilson fourth. Peltzer, who was caught badly at the start, stayed in the ruck to the end, running a most disappointing race. Hampson and Wilson began overtaking Edwards in the last quarter, and in the final 100 metres it was a race between the Englishman and the Canadian, with the former winning by inches. He dropped on his face, exhausted by the gruelling test. Edwards was third, three yards behind Wilson, who was barely a foot behind Hampson and who also clocked under world record figures.

Britain has in four successive Olympic Gaines won the 800 metres and set a new world’s record. The final of the women’s 100 metres developed into an earnest race between Walsh (Poland) and Strike, with the Canadian leading until three metres from the finish when the Pole, with her usual extraordinary reserve, spurted to win by a foot. Von Bremen was an easy third.