FRIENDLY SPIRIT AT GAMES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21857, 10 August 1936, Page 11

FRIENDLY SPIRIT AT GAMES

EFFECT ON NATIONAL SENTIMENT GERMAN ATTITUDE CHANGED (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION — COFTBIGBT.) LONDON, August 7. The Berlin correspondent of the Sun-Herald News Sendee says that a question of whether the Olympic Games will more greatly affect international relations than is gen erally thought possible is raised by remarkable demonstrations in Berlin this week. Undoubtedly Germany has fulfilled her intention to impress the visitors, but everybody is surprised at the extraordinary impression the visitors have created on their hosts. Germans have been taught Inr three years to suspect foreigners-. They at first greeted visitors courteously, but coldly. Berlin people have now taken the visitors to their hearts with surprising warmth. A long chain of young people, mostly French, Americans, and Ger mans, are seen, with arras linked, happily walking to the arena, while, if any United States negro show ' himself on the Unter Den Linden he is immediately surrounded by :» dozen frauleins seeking his autograph. This new spirit, which is such a contrast to the opening days is even reflected in the Fuhrer who. when the crowd rose as he entered the box to-day, signalled them to be seated. Even the national form of applause disappeared to-day when the crowd, regardless of nationality, joined in whichever form of applause seemed most suitable for the occasion. 400 Metres RelayFirst heat—United States (Owen?, Metcalfe, Draper, Wykoff) 40sec, equalling the world record, 1; Italy, 41 1-10 sec. 2. Second heat —Holland, 41 3-iu sec, 1; Argentine, 41 9-10 sec. 2. Third heat—Germany, 41 2-ssec, 1; Canada, 41isec, 2. All qualified ir the final.

Women’s 400 Metres Relay

First semi-final —United States (47 l-10sec) 1; Canada (48sec) 2, Holland (48 2-ssec) 3. Second semi-final —Germany (46 2-5 sec) (world record) 1, Britain (47Jsec> 2, Italy (48 3-ssec) 3. All qualified for the final. Water Polo Czechoslovakia beat Japan by 4 goals to 3. Austria beat Sweden, 2 goals to 1. Germany beat France, 8 goals to L Holland beat United States, 3 goals to 2. Britain beat Malta. 8 goals to 2. Belgium beat Uruguay, 1 goal to 0. Decathlon 1 .The decathlon was won by Glenn Morris (United States) with 7900 points, beating the Olympic record of 7398 points and the world record of 7825 points. 400 Metres (437 yds lit 4iin) Winner in 1932. W. A. Carr (United States), 46 l-ssec. First semi-final—Williams (United States). 47 l-ssec, 1; W. Roberts (Britain), 48sec, 2; j. Bearing (Canada). 48 l-10sec, 3. Lanzi and Skawinski did not qualify. Second semi-final—Luvalle, 47 1-10 sec, 1: A. G. Brown (Britain), 47 3-10 sec. 2; Fritz (Canada), 47 2-ssec, 3. Rampling, Blazejezak, and Anderson 'did not qualify. - ■ ' FINAL Williams, 46£ sec .. . / T Brown, 46 7-10 sec .. .. 2 Luvalle, 46 4-ssec .. .. 3 1 Roberts, 46 4-ssec 4 Fritz, 47 4-ssec .. .. 5 Loaring, 48 l-ssec .. .. 6 5000 Metres (3 miles 188 yds Stint Winner in 1932, L. A Lehtinen (Finland), 14min SQsec. FINAL Hoeckert (Finland), 14min 22 1-5 sec, an Olympic record .. 1 Lehtinen (Finland). 14min 25 4-ssec 2 Jonsson (Sweden), 14min 29sec .. 3 Murakoso (Japan), 14min 30ssc .. 4 Noji (Poland), 14min 33 2-ssec .. 5 Saliminen (Poland), 14min 39 4-ssec 6 Lehtinen and Jonsson beat the old Olympic record and Murakcso equalled it. 1500 Metres (1640 yds Ift 42in) The last six positions in the 1500 metres were announced to-day after an examination of the results by automatic camera.. They were: Szabo (3min 53 3-lOsec), Goix (3min 53 4-ssec), Venzke (3min 55sec)* Schaumburg (3 min 56 l-ssec), Ny (3min 57 3-ssec). Boettcher (4min 4 l-ssec). CYCLING 1000 Metres (1093 yds Ift 10m) Qualifying round—D. Gray (Australia) beat R. Hicks (Britain). Quarter-finals—BenedettoPola (Italy) beat G. R. Giles (New Zealand); Van Vliet (Holland) beat Gray. Chaillot (France) beat Magnussea (Denmark). Pola (Italy) beat Waegelin (Switzerland). Merkens (Germahy) beat Pola. Van Vliet beat Chaillot. FINAL Merkens beat Van Vliet by threequarters of a length. A protest by Van Vliet on "the ground of obstruction, was not upheld. Chaillot- beat Pola for third place. 1000 METRES TIME TRIAL. Results; — Arie Van Vliet (Holland), T2sec (Olympic record) 1. Pierre Georget (France), 72 4-osec, Rudolf Karsch (Germany), 73 1-3 sec, 3. Then came Severino (Italy), 73 1-5 sec: Roy Hicks (Britain), 74sec; Arna Pederson (Denmark), 74scc; Laslo Orchzan (Hungary), 74see; George Giles (New Zealand), 75sec; Edy Baumann (Switzerland), 75sec; Albert Sellinger (United States), 75 l-ssec; T. Johnson (Australia), 75 4-ssec. Eight others competed. POLO j FINAL Argentine beat Britain by 11 goals to 0. There were 2500 present. For third place Mexico beat Hungary. 16-2. Pistol Sheeting Torsten Ullman (Sweden) scored 599 points, practically the possible, a world record. Canoeing Johansson and Bladstroem (Sweden) won the 10,000 metres collapsible twoseater kyak. Weveree and Landed (Germany) won the two-seater kyak 10,000 metres Hradetzsky (Austria) won the singleseater collapsible kyak 10.000 metres Ernest Krebs (Germany) won the 10.000 metres single-seater kyak. Hradetzsky won the 1000 metres oneseater kayak in 4min 22 9-10 sec, Canada won the one-seater Canadian, canoe race in smin 32 l-10sec. Football Second round—ltaly beat Japan, 8-0; Norway beat Germany, 2-0; Poland i beat Britain. 5-4. Hockey I Belgium drew with Franca; 2-2; Ini dia beat United States. 7-0; Japan beat Hungary. 3-1.