THE EMPIRE GAMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 253, 7 August 1934, Page 5

THE EMPIRE GAMES

EVENTS ON THE SECOND DAY.

NEWi SWIMMING RECORD PUT UP.

AUSTRALIAN'S GOOD JUMP. (United Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON., August 6. The Empire Games were continued at White, City to-day. A holiday attendance of thirty thousand witnessed the second day's games, the weather heing overcast. J. E. Lovelock (New Zealand) is among those who qualified for the final of the mile to-morrow. Others are Barnes (England), Reeve, England), Wooderson (England), Wade (Caliada), Lovelock ran third in his heat, heing content to qualify in slow time. Crump's failure to steer a true course up the lane cost him first place in the third heat of the hundred yards. Even then the finish was so close that it seemed a dead heat, but Larsen was given the verdict by two-fifths of d. second.

In the women's two hundred yards breaststroke, although Miss Dennis outclassed the field without" being extended she reduced Mifcs Hastein's English record by one and three-fifths seconds. (•.!.'•..• Ryan brilliantly turned the tables on Pirie, swimming 20 seconds faster than in his heat. The Australian staved off Pirie's determined challenge at the end, without unduly hurrying his beautiful long stroke. In the 220 yards, Yates' (Australia) won his heat in 22 2-ssec r Dempsey (Australia) was second in his heat to Murdoch, whose time was 22 4-ssec. Horsfall (Australia) failed to qualify in his heat, which was won by Theunissen in 22Jsec. Edwards (the Negro veteran Olympead performer) who ran fifth m the Empire Games in Canada, at last, gamed an Empire title with a magnificent performance. The principal results were:— - 220 YARDS. First Semi-final. ■ Sweeney (England) 1 \ .Young (England) '. 2 Nicks (Canada) :...••• 8. Time—22 3-ssec. . Dempsey was fourth. • Second Semi-final. Theunissen (S. Africa) ... 1 Rangeley (England) 2 Murdoch (Scotland) 3 ( Time—22 l-ssec. Yates was fourth.. QUARTER-MILE. First Semi-final. Rampling (England) ....... 1 Fritz (Canada) ......-■■ * • Roberts (England) ......... 3 Time —49 l-ssec. Second Semi-final. Stoneley. (England) 1 Addison (Canada) 2 Hunter (Scotland) 3 Time—49 l-ssec. ' HALF-MILE. Final. Edwards (British Guiana) . 1 'Botha (South Africa) 2 Slothard (Scotland) 3 Time—lmin 54 l-ssec. SIX MILES. Penny (England) 1 Rankine (Canada) 2 Furze (England) 3 Time—3lmin 0 3-ssec. 120 YARDS HURDLES. Final. Finlay (England) 1 Wonrall (Canada) '..- 2 Pilbrow (England) 3 Time —lo l-ssec. • HIGH JUMP. Thacker (South Africa) ... 1 Haley (Canada) 2 Michie' (Scotland) 3 All cleared Oft 3in, and were placed in that order after a jump-off. Metcalfe, 6ft 2in, was fourth. POLE VAULT. Apps (Canada) 1 Gilbert (Canada) 2 Both 12$ feet, Apps winning on the jump-off. Woodhouse (Australia), ,rejumping, 12ft, was third, with probably the finest leap of the day, at least two feet clear. SHOT PUT. Hart (S. Africa), 48ft l|in 1 Howland (Eng.), 44ft 4»in 2 Pridio (England) 44ft o|in. 3 WOMEN'S 100 YARDS. Final. Miss Hiscock (England) ... 1 Miss Strike (Canada) 2 Miss Chalmers (England) . 3 Time—ll 3-10 sec. WOMEN'S HALF-MILE. ' Miss Lunn (England) 1 Miss Butterfield (England) 2 Miss Furncux (England) ... 3 Time—2min 19 2-ssec.

MEN'S 1500 YARDS SWIMMING. FREE-STYLE. Final. Ryan (Australia) 1 Pirie (Canada) • 2 Wairiwright (England) ... 3 Time—lSmin 25 2-ssee. Won by 3sec, breaking the record by 30sec. QUARTER-MILE, FREE-STYLE. Heat Winners—Wainwright 5.25, Ryan 5.14 4-5, Price 5.33 2-5., Liebers (England) 5.34 4-5. MEN'S 100 YARDS FREE-STYLE. , Burleigh (Canada), Williams (England), Larsen (Canada) and Sutton (England) won beats. Crump (New

Zealand), who second to Lairsen, in 56 2-ssec, also qualified. Clark (Australia) was second to Williams in 56 4-ssec, and did not qualify. MEN'S 100 YARDS BACKSTROKE. Final. Frances (Scotland) 1 Besford (Engl and) .... 2 • Camiell (Canada) 3 Time—6s l-ssec. WOMEN'S. 100YDS BACKSTROKE. Final. Miss Harding (England) . 1 Miss Hamilton (Scotland) 2 Miss Davies (Wales) ...... 3 Time—73 4-ssec. WOMEN'S 100 YARDS FREE-STYLE Final. Miss Dewar (Canada) 1 Miss Ipirie (Canada.) 2 Miss McDowell (Scotland) 3 ; Time—63see. , MEN'S 200 YARDS BREASTSTROKE Final. ' Hamilton 1 McCatty (Jamaica) 2 Puddy Higginson (Aust.) 3 ~ Time—2min 42 2-5. WOMEN'S 200YDS BREASTSTROKE Miss Dennis (Australia) ... 1 Miss Haslam 2 Miss Hinton 3 The time was 2min 51sec, boating the former English-record by 3sec. WOMEN'S SPRINGBOARD DIVING Miss Mass (Canada) 62.27 points, M.iss Thompson (Australia.) 80.49, Miss Ogilvie (Canada) 57, Miss Larsen (England) 54.10. MEN'S 800 YARDS RELAY FREE>i 1 STYLE. Canada—Larsen, Hooper, Burleigh and Pirie, —Bmin 40 3-ssec. England—(Sutton, Williams, Wairiwright and Leavers—Bmin 52 4-ssec. WOMEN'S 400 YARDS RELAY FREE STYLE. - ■ - Canada Misses Dewar, Hubble, Hutton and Pirie—4min 2 4-ssec. South Africa Misses Hayward, Ryde, Mascal and Russell—4min 34 •sec. ' NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS. TWO WINS IN THE RINKS. (Received This Day, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 6. At the Empire Games in the bowling singles New Zealand (C. J. Keys) lost to Rhodesia 8-21, and lost to Hongkong 9-21. In. the rinks New Zealand (Grocott, Dillicar, Pollard and Carter) beat Rhodesia 20-16, and beat Hongkong 18-16. AUSTRALIA AND RHODESIA TIE. (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 6. In the/Empire Games bowling, in the rinks Australia drew with Rhodesia 18-18. Australia was seven down at the first five ends, but thereafter drew up to 7-9 and then led 12-10 at the fifteenth end. An exciting finish resulted in Rhodesia tying when Australia seemed to have won by two points. ..