OLYMPIC GAMES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 190, 13 August 1928, Page 7

OLYMPIC GAMES.

ONE N.Z. VICTORY. E. Morgan The Only Britisher To Get A Boxing Title. OUR SWIMMERS BEATEN. (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) AMSTERDAM, August 12. In the swimming events at Olympiad on Friday the women's 100 metres backstroke final was a splendid race in which a yard would have covered the first six competitors at the finish. The world's record-holder M iss Braun was slightly ahead at half-way, where the others were all level. Miss Stockley was well with the leaders until the last 20 yards, when she tired and finished last. Her time was Ira 25 4-ss. In the first semi-final of the women's 100 metres free-style swim Misses Osepowich, Laird and Cooper (all United States) were the three placed swimmers. Time, 72 l-ss, an Olympic record. Miss Stoeklev was fifth. In the second semifinal Misses Geraghty (United States), McDonald (Britain) and Lehmann (Germany) were placed in that order. Time, 71 2-*ss, an Olympic record. Miss Miller (New Zealand) was fifth. In the final the result was: Miss Osepowich, 71s, an Olympic record, 1; Miss Cooper, 73 3«55, 2; Miss McDonald, 73 4-ss, 3; Miss Laird, 74 3-ss, 4; Miss Lehmann, 755, 5. One N.Z. Success. E. Morgan (New Zealand) beat Landini (Argentina) in the welter-weight boxing final. Morgan deserves the fullest credit for his victory. Even the Argentinians whole-heart-edly applauded the referee's decision. He actually fought the winning fight in spite of his inability to straighten out his arm. Morgan will go into hospital on his arrival in London to-morrow. He has done even better than he expected. Morgan gradually wore out his opponent and increased his advantage in the last round in which La,ndini vainly endeavoured to counter his long-range hitting by covering up his face. Landini showed himself to be a hard hittev. gruelling Morgan with lefts to the body, but the latter's extended right foiled many punches. An excellent fast fight ended in Morgan still piling up the points. Landini threw his arms around the New Zealander's neck even before the official decision. In his dressing-room afterwards Morgan said he feared all the time his hand would let him down. He felt it give at the first blow. After that he was careful and did not hit 100 hard in case he hurt himself more than Landini. In the middle-weight boxing Hern anek (Czecho-Slovakia) eliminated Fred Mallin, Britain's last boxing repiesentative. Gold Cup for Pearce. According to a. message from PhUa-

delphia the victory of Pearce over Meyers carried with it tlie Philadelphia Gold Challenge Clip, emblematic of the amateur sculling championship of the world. It can be challenged for on giving six months' noticc. After the final Meyers perpetrated a good-humoured hoax by pretending tn break up his racing shell in order to give Pearce and others a souvenir. But it was not the boat Meyers had factually raced in. The following arc details of the results: — Women's 100 Metres Backstroke. Miss Braun. 82s I Miss King. 82 1-os '. 2 Miss Cooper, 82 4-5s 3 Men's ioo Metres Swim. Weissnuiller, 38 3-5s 1 Baranv (Hungary), .">9 3-5s 2 Taknishi (Japan), (!0s 3 Kojac (United States), 60 4-os 4; Spence (Canada), (il 2-ss, o; Zoriila (Argentina), G1 3-,">s, 6. 800 Metres Swim Relay. America 1 •Japan 2 Canada 3 All three broke the Olympic record Double Sculls. America beat Canada by five lengths. Time, 6m 41 2-ss. FLAG STRUCK. Olympic Closes With A Fanfare Of Trumpets. THE CLOSING SCEITI (United Service.) (Received 1 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Augu.-t 12. The twelfth Olmpiad closed with spirited horso jumping in the Stadium, after whieii the twelve victors of the cquestian events, chiefly officers in van ous uniforms antered round the track amid a demonstration from the 40,000 spectators. Other prize-winners paraded before the Royal box, but the spectaclc suffered from the absence of many who were already on the way home. The Queen of Holland presented the first prizes, and the Prince Consort, descending to the track, presented the second prizes. Comte Latour, president of the Olympic executive, presented the third prizes. • A r £ J 4-V -

A fanfare of trumpets announced the close of the Olympia, and the Olympic flag was slowly hauled down, while guns saluted and the brind played a farewell hymn. Finally the silk flag which Belgium gave in 1920, and which was retained in Paris since 1024, was handed over to the Mayor of Amsterdam, where it will remain until the Los Angeles Olympiad. SOVIET GAMES. . REDS STAGE A RIVAL (United Service.) (Received 1 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, August 12. A dispatch from Moscow states that the Soviet Games, the "Red" rival to the Olympic Games, called the Spartakiade. have begun and will end on 22. There are several thousand foreign athletes competing, iucluding Britishers The foreigners are all representing Communist organisations.