THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 170, 19 July 1924, Page 7

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

400 METRES RACE. ! WON BY WEISS-TILLER. CHARLTON EAST MAN. Ry Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 12 noon.) PARIS, July .18. The final of the 400 metres swimming race ended:— J. Weismuller 1 Arne Borg 2 "Boy" Charlton 3 The time was 5m 4 l-ss, an Olympic record. I It was a thrilling finish, and was won by 1 2-ss. Charlton took Is longer than Borg. The 200 metres breast strike final resulted: Skelton (America) 1, Decombe (Belgium) 2, Kirshbaum (America) 3., Time, 2m 50 3-5s. — (A. and N.Z.) THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT. MEN'S SINGLES. LONDON, July 18. In the fifth round of the men's singles, Cochet (France) beat Williams (America), 5—7, o—3. 0—2,0—2, G—4. Demorpurge (Italy) beat Ilarada (Japan), o—4, 6—l, G—l-, Borotra (France) beat Jacob (India), 4—6, o—4, 7—5, 7—3.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) SCULLING FINAL. WIN FOR BRITAIN. YALE WINS EIGHT OAR. PARIS, July IS. In the sculling final at the Olympic | Games, Beresford (Britain) bcatGilmore | (America), with Schneider (Switzerland) I third. Bull (Australia) withdrew after he had completed a mile. He led at the start, but was soon overtaken. He was suffering from a cold, which affected his. breathing. ] The final of the eight-oar race resulted: Yale University 1, Canada 2,; Italy 3, Britain 4. Won toy five lengths. I Gilmore started with a spurt and led for 1000 metres, when Beresford overtook him, keeping in the lead to the finish. Rowing a fine, easy style, he won by two lengths. Later messages give America as the Winner of the double sculls, with France J second. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.) SCULLING RACES. (Received 12.30 p.m.) PARIS, July 18. In the single sculling race, Beresford won by two lengths. Tho double sculls final was won by Holland by half-a-length, France being next. The fours (without coxswain) was won by the third crew of Trinity College (Cambes), who beat Canada by three quarters of a length.— (A. aud N.Z.) THE BOXING BOUTS. UNPOPULAR DECISIONS. PARIS, -July 18. The Australian boxers at the Olympic! Games appear to be victims of unfortu- j nate decisions. Sinclair, the last Aus- j tralian remaining in the contests, had a points decision given against him in the light-weight contest this afternoon. The i spectators received the decision in aj hostile manner. Sinclair caused his J Bulgarian opponent to stagger in the first. round, and badly battered him in the' second, while lie forced the fighting in I the third.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)