THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21858, 11 August 1936, Page 11

THE OLYMPIC GAMES

I | JAPANESE WINS MARATHON i BRITISH VICTORY IN MILE! RELAY | MORE NEGRO SUCCESSES S (U.NITLI) PRESS ASSOCIATION— COI'iaXUHT.) j

(U.NITLI) PRESS ASSOCIATION—CO PI RIGHT.) j (Received August 10, 10.30 a.m.) ; i BERLIN, August 9. | Herr Hitler’s entry into the Olympic stadium amid the plaudits of 100,000 spectators was the signal for the start of the Marathon. The title-holder, Zabala (Argentine) started at a rattling pace and led from the arena followed by Harper. Zabala continued at high speed, and at eight miles was running with marvellous ease a minute ahead of the Portuguese, Diaz. Huge crowds lined the route and applauded the runners. Harper ran into second place at 13 miles, but he was well behind Zabala. Son joined Harper at halfway, where Zabala’s time was Ihr llmin 29sec, Harper and Son Ihr 12min 19sec. Zabala continued I to force the pace, with Harper and j Son hanging on grimly and wait-j ing his cracking up, which came at i 18 miles, where the Argentinian | halted for a few minutes. Son im-| mediately drew ahead, with Harper j at the heels of Zabala, who hadj again started. After 11 miles of hot concrete! road lined with grandstands, the! runners re-entered the welcome. shade of the Grunewald Forest, j Zabala retired at 20 miles, leaving the English and Japanese runners to face a gruelling finish. Zabala fell from exhaustion and was sent to hospital, suffering from cramp ini the calves. Son was wildly ac-| claimed, entering the stadium amid I a trumpet fanfare. He finished ex-! tremely fresh. Son is a Korean | peasant. | A Hindu, Swami. finished thirtyseventh in the Marathon and col- ■ 1 lapsed on the tape. He was sent to | hospital with stomach cramp. Har- j per is a Yorkshire bricklayer. | Tragedy For Germany i The women’s relay vv s a tragedy for Germany. When Marie Dellinger. the third string, handed on the baton to Use Doerfeldt, Germany t had six yards lead and appeared | certain of victory, but the passing jwas tumbled and the baton fell. A j tremendous groan rose up from the I spectators, and Herr Hitler threw up j his hands in a gesture of dismay. ■ Fraulein Doerfeldt walked off the I track weeping as Miss Helen SteIphens, the American record-breaker. swept on to victory, the United States team equalling the Olympic record. Herr Hiller received the German relay team and commiserated with ! them in their misfortune. He shook | hands with the weeping Fraulein ! Doerfeldt, saying: “Never mind, i You did splendidly.” General Goering and Dr. Goebbels. and Herr von Schammer, the Nazi sports leader, also I'cceived the team. All ; sympathised with the team, which j would certainly have won but for ■ the mishap. The girls were all in | tears throughout the afternoon. j The British women's relay team | included Miss Brown, a sister of A. G. K. Brown, who ran* the last British lap of the 1600 metres.

International observers consider that Rampling ran the finest 400 metres of the Games. He made up 15 yards, giving Britain a commanding lead in the relay. Private watches made bis time just outside 46 seconds.

Owens, as might be expected, gave the United States a magnificent send-off in the 400 metres relay, which the succeeding runners, Metcalfe and Draper, increased, enabling WykoiT, who has now assisted America to win the event three times, to gel home by nearly 20 yards. Italy snatching second place from Germany in a terrific finish. Holland was expected to be well placed through her team including Osendarp, the best European sprinter, but he was discualifled through dropping the baton.

When the United States team j mounted the dais to receive their j laurel wreaths and medals, Owens, j remembering that his fellow negro, | Metcalfe, although he had been in . •two Games, had never been in first : place, pushed him into the highest position. The spectators, including; Herr Hitler, tumultuously cheered : the Americans after their National Anthem had been played. * A British Victory The British quarter-milers, who had been regarded as the strongest portion of the team, somewhat redeemed the reputation, of the British ahletes by winning the 1600 metres relay. Fritz gave Canada a lead in the first lap, with America second, but Rampling, running magnificently in the second lap, outdistanced the American, Young, and the veteran Canadian negro, Edwards. Finishing seven feet ahead, • Roberts put Britain three yards i ahead at the end of the third lap, j and Brown dashed home with five \ yards _ to the good, in spite of the | American, Fitch, running himself lout to the point of collapse. Bri- | tain’s first track victory was rejeeived with great acclamation, i The final of the men’s 100 metres |free-style swim ended sensationally, j the Hungarian, Csik. beating the I much-fancied Japanese and American record-breakers. Fick and Fischer led in the early stages, but Yusa, turning just ahead of Taguchi and Csik, gained half a yard from the push off. Fick, spurting, drew almost level with Taguchi, inches behind. Then, with Yusa, Aria, Taguchi, and Fick practically in line, Csik, exerting his utmost sprinting powers, won by a tough. A Surprise Victory The special correspondent at Berlin of the “Sun-Herald” News Agency says that Csik’s triumph in the 100 metres swimming race was a classic example of a victory by a 100 to 1 outsider. The public regarded a struggle between the Japanese and the Americans as a foregone conclusion, and the race was half over before it