OLYMPIC HONOURS

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 265, 4 August 1932, Page 11

OLYMPIC HONOURS

Keenest Competition HIGH-CLASS SPORT Britain’s First Victory BLACK & ELLIOT QUALIFY (By Telegraph.—Prew Anna.—Copyright.) (Rec. August 3, 7.55 p.m.) Los Angeles, August 2. World athletes were engaged today In another round of high-class sport, and the bidding for Olympic honours provided further outstanding performances, with the keenest of ( . competition. A start was made with the sprint, hurdling, and 200 metres flat racing, and the tinals of the 100 metres (women), and 800 metres were decided. The result of the 800 metres race Lrought about the hoisting of the British flag for the first time during the cpurse of the track and field events to signal Great Britain's first victory, achieved by T. Hampson* A new world record of Imln. 49 4-ssec. was set by Hampson in registering his brilliant win. The first qualifying round of the 200 metres was of seven heats, and in one neat there were only two contenders. New Zealand’s two representatives, S. A Black and A J. Billot, qualified, Elliot filling second place to Jonath in a heat in which fastest time was recorded. (In the detailed results Elliot is placed third.) The women’s 100 metres sprint resulted as anticipated, in a win for Miss Stella Walsh, who for the third successive time covered the distance in 11 9-lOsec. A remarkable finishing burst, however, was necessary to give her victory over Miss Hilda Strike, who led until near the tape. In the 5000 metres, J. W. Savidan (New Zealand) and Hillhouse (Australia) finished fifth and sixth respectively in a heat, and both qualified for the final. Cycling Events. Great Britain eliminated Canada in the semi-finals of the 4000 metres cycling pursuit - Chaillot (France) eliminated Marchiori (Canada) in the quarter finals of the 1000 metres cycling. Italy won her first Olympic cycling championship. Her-four-man team defeated France in the final of the 4000 metres pursuit race. B. Gray (Australia) gained another victory to-night in the third heat of the 1000 metres scratch race. Pitted against Grevln (Denmark), Gray took the lead in the early stages. When the cyclists aimed for position, Gray, entering the last lap, continued to keep the Dane high up on the banked track. When Gervin challenged, Gray spurted and rounded the last bend at a terrific speed, winning nicely by a wheel. Gray’s time for the last 200 metres was 12.9 sec., which showed an improvement on last night. The best time recorded in the quarter finals for the night was by Van Egmond, who did the last 200. metres in 12.2 sec. ~ , i Gray,.commenting on his time after the race, said: “I rode higher in the - pedals than before, and could have , easily cut down the time.” Leader in Pentathlon. / ,B. O. Llndman (Sweden) led the modern Pentathlon after the first event on the five-day programme. Strenuous Wrestling. The Australian wrestler Scarf suffered his first defeat to-day and had three bad points registered against him. It takes five bajl points for elimination, and under the rules even a win by decision means one bad point against the winner. Defeats either by ' . decision or by falls mean three bad points against the loser. There can be no draws under the rules. Scarf therefore is still in the running, but his ■ • chances are reduced.

The Australian and Sjostedt (Sweden) wrestled standing for six minutes without advantage, although the latter threw Scarf twice. The referee then cast the die and ordered Sjostedt down with Scarf on top. They wrestled without advantage for three more minutes, and the referee ordered the positions to be reversed, but also without result. Scarf seemed to be in danger of being turned on his back twice, but quickly recovered. After twelve minutes thuu the referee ordered the men up and they wrestleed standing almost to the ;'me limit of fifteen minutes. Scarf was clearly the aggressor throughout the bout, diving frequently for holds and handling his opponent well. He might have won on points if he could have continued sixteen seconds more. The Swede achieved a fall with an arm lock and body hold. Time, 14mln. 44sec. Tricky Steeplechase Course. A series of accidents befell the contestants in the 3000 metres equestrian steeplechase on Tuesday. This was the first event of the modern Pentathlon. The course chosen was a tricky one In the Foxhills. Anguianos Delafuente, the veteran Mexican horseman, suffered a possible fractured skull when he pitched on his face as his mount stumbled at the seventh hurdle. Baron Sebastian Defreitas Branco Deheredia (Portugal) suffered a badly-wrenched leg when his horse reared and fell as he was approaching the starting post, but the Baron insisted on riding the course. The horse of Grobbelaer (South Africa) bolted at the sixth barrier, and for a time lost himself and his rider in the hills. The remaining events to be contested during the next four days are shooting, swimming, fencing, and cross-countrv running. With the event half completed. Conrad Mlersch (Germany) leads the field. Following are detailed results:— 200 METRES First Round of Heats (Three in each Qualify.) First Heat.—Erich Brockmeyer (Germany), 1; Takayoshi Yoshioka (Japan), 2; Stanley EngJehart (Great Britain), 2: Almeida (Brazil) did not start. Time, 22.1 sec, Second Heat.—William Walters (South Africa), 1; Eddie Tolan (U.S.A.), 2: Stanley Fuller (Great Britain), 3; Enrique Sanchez (Mexico), 4. Carlos Hoffmeister (Argentina) and Conrndo Vnldes (Cuba) withdrew. Time. Tolan did not extend himself. Third Heat.—Harold Wright (Canada). 1; Knlph Metcalfe (U.S.A.). 2; Stuart Black (Now Zealand), 3: Chenz Liu (Chinn). 4: Fernando Ortiz (Mexico). withdrew. Time. 22.8 sec. Fourth Heat.—ltaro Naknjima (Japan), 1: Fritz Hendrix (Germany). 2. Percy Williams (Canada), Arnoldo Ferrara (Brazil) and Jose Torriente (Cuba) withdrew. Time, 22.25ec. ' Fifth Heat.—Roberto Genta (Argentina),, A 5

. 2; George Simpson (U.S.A.), 8. Time, 25.35ec. * Sixth Heat—Arthur Jonath (Germany), 1; Carlos Luti (Argentina), 2; Alan Elliott (New Zealand), 3; Andrej Engl (Czecho-Slovakia), 4; Everarado Musquiz (Mexico), 5. Time, 21.9 sec. Seventh Heat.—Birchall Pearson (Canada), 1; Daniel Joubert (South Africa), 2; Teichi Nishi (Japan), 3; Ronald Verneiux (Ind.a), 4; Ricardo Guinmares (Brazil) withdrew. Time, 22.35ec. S. A Black (New Zealand) was in the third heat in which there were four runners,. The New Zealander was m the third lane and Metcalfe in the fourth. The negro ran ahead for almost the entire distance, save just near the finish, when he was content to allow Wright (Canada) to nose him out for first place. Black seemed in danger of elimination until fifty metres from the • finish, when he spurted to defeat the Chinaman, Liu. A. J. Elliott (New Zealand), in the sixth heat, was running against four opponents. He was in the fifth lane, and "therefore out in front, while Jonath, in the next, lane, was behind him. The New Zealander led for 100 metres, slowly increasing the distance between, himselt and Jonath, but he then began to fall back. Jonath started a spurt which rapidly brought him forward to win by a yard, leaving Luti, the Argentinian, and Elliott to fight it out for second place. (In detailed results Elliott is placed th.rd.) Five yards fjom the finish they were abreast, but the New Zealander broke the tape six inches ahead of the Argentinian. The time for this and the second heat—2l 9-10 sec.—was the fastest of the seven heats. Second Round of Heats (Three in each qualify.) First Heat.—Metcalfe, 1; Waiters, 2; Broekmeyer, 3; Nakajima, 4; Berger, 5. Time, 21.55ec., a new Olympic record. Second Heat.—Tolan, 1; Pearson, 2; Genta, 3; Fuller, 4; Hendrix, 5. Time, 21.5 sec„ equalling the record. Third Heat.—Ruti, 1; Simpson, 2; Joubert, 3; losh.oka, 4; Black, 5. Time, 21.45ec., a new Olympic record. Fourth Heat.—Jonath, 1; Wright, 2; Elliot, 3; Englehart, 4; Nishi, 5. Time, 21.45ec., equally the new record. I In the quarter-finals of the 200 metres Metcalfe was never seriously pressed to win the first heat and set a new Olympic record of 21.5 sec. ; Tolan won the second heat even mow handily by four yards, also in 21.5 sec. The third heat brought out apparently even faster company, for Luti, the Argentinian, ran it: In a new Olympic record, time of 21.4scc. Against such a performance Black was handicapped. Lpti finished two yards ahead of Simpson, with Joubert right behind. Yoskhoba was a bad fourth and the New Zealander was ten yards behind the Japanese. Elliot in the fourth heat was also bracketed with extremely fast performers, and he demonstrated his .fleetness clearly. He led the Canadian Wright for second place to within six' inches of the, finishing line and was beaten by two inches. Half a yard separated Wright from Jonath, who equalled 21.4 sec. EMiott’s time was well within the old Olympic record. ! 800 METRES • " ’ Final T. Hampson (Great Britain) ...... 1 A. Wilson (Canada) 2 P. Edwards (Canada) ............ 3 Eddie Genung (U.S.A.) 4 Edwin Turner (U.S.A.) 5 Charles Hornbostel (U.S.A.) 6 Also started: John Powell (Great Britain). 7; Sera Martin (France), 8;.Otto Peitzer (Germany), 9. ' Time, Imin. 49 4-ssec —a world record. Wilson was barely a foot behind Hampson, and was also timed to have beaten the world record. The race was a sensational one. Edwards, the Canadian negro, had the first lane on the inside of the track. He broke well and got five yards ahead. He covered the first 200 metres in 22 2-ssec., the 400 metres in 52 4-ssec.. and held his position for 600 metres. Genung was running second. Hampson third, and Wilson fourth, while Peitzer, who was caught badly at the start, stayed in the ruck to the end, running a most disap- • painting race. Hampson and Wilson 1 began overtaking Edwards in the last quarter, and over the final 100 metres it was a race between the Englishman and ] the Canadian, Wilson, with the former ] winning by inches. He dropped on his face exhausted from the gruelling test and was helped up. Edwards was third, 1 three yards behind Wilson. i It was the fourth successive time at the Olympic Games that Great Britain i had won this event. , 5000 METRES TRIALS ' (Seven qualify for finals.) 1 First heat: Ralph Hill (U.SA.). 1; L. ; Lehtinen (Finland), 2; J. Lindgrenl ■

(Sweden), 3; L. Virtanen (iFnland), 4; J. W. Savidan (New Zealand), 5; Hillhouse (Australia), 6; Dan Deam (U.S.A.), 7; George Bailey LBritain), 8; Juan Rodriguez (Mexico), 9; Masamichi Kitamoto (Japan), 10. Time, 14min. 59.65ec. A. Cordoza (Brazil), T. Evanson (Britain), and L. Oliva (Argentina) withdrew. Second heat: James Burns (Britain), 1; Paul Rekers (U.S.A.), 2; Erik Petterr son (Sweden). 3; .Roger Rochard (France), 4; Robert Ranine (Canada), 5; Max Syring (Germany), 0; S. Takenaka (Japan), 7; Valentin Avila (Mexico), 8. Time, 15min. 25.8 see. V. Isohollo (Finland), J. Kusocinski (Poland), J. Silva (Brazil), and J. Zabala (Argentina),- withdrew. In the first beat of the 5000 metres Hill went into the lead with Savidan second, Dean third, Virtanen fourth, Lindgren fifth, and Hillhouse sixth. The order was practically the same for six laps, when Savidan went into the lead, with Hillhouse dropping into seventh place. Hillhouse worked back into fifth place on the eighth lap. when Savidan fell back into second place. The race took on a new complexion, in the-tenth lap. when, with Hill leading, the Finns began to move up. Virtanen went up to second, lehtinen to third, Lindgren to fourth, Savidan dropping to fifth, and Hillhouse sixth, 150 yards behind. Twenty yards separated the first five places. The last lap was a spurt, with Virtanen for a moment striving for first place with Hill, but failing. Seven qualified for the final. Marwick (Australia), who was entered in the second heat, did not run. WOMEN’S 100 METRES Final Stella Walsh (Poland) 1 Hilda Strike (Canada) 2 Wilhelmina von Bremen (U.S.A.) .. 3 Eileen Hiscock (Great Britain) .... 4 Elizabeth Wilde (U.S.A.) * Marie Dollinger (Germany) *Dead heat for fifth. Time, 11.95ec., equalling the winner’s own world’s record times set up in her heat and semi-final. This event developed into a strenuous contest between Misses Walsh and Strike, with the Canadian leading until only three metres from the tape. Mis Walsh then, with her usual extraordinary reserve, spruted to win by a foot. Miss von Bremen was an easv third. 110 METRES HURDLES First Round of Heats (Three to qualify for semi-finals.) First Heat.—Percy Beard (U.S.A.), 1; Roland Harper (Great Britain), 2; Edwin Wagner (Germany), 3; Sylvio Padilha (Brazil), 4. Time, 14.7 sec. Second Heat.—-Donald Finlay (Great Britain), 1; George Saling (U.S.A.), 2; Tatsuzo Fijita (Japan), 3. Time, 14.8 sec. Third Heat.—Willi Welscher (Germany), 1. Bengt Sjostedt (Finland), 2; Mervin Sutton (India), 3; Arthur Ravensdale (Canada), 4; Afredo Gamboa (Mexico), 5; Antonio Giusfredi (Brazil), 6. (No time received.) Fourth Heat.—Jaek Keller (U.S.A.), 1; Christos Mondikas (Greece), 2; Lord Burghley (Great Britain). 3; Robert Ramirez (Mexico), 4. Time. 14.9 sec. Semi-finals ! First Heat.—Keller. 1; Lord BurghIcy, 2; Finlay. 3; Sutton, 4; SjosteJr, 5. Wagner did not finish. Time, 14 5 sec., an Olympic record. Second Heat.—Saling, 1; Beard, 2; Welscher, 3; Mondikas, 4; Fijita, 5; Harper, ft, Timst equals world’s