EMPIRE GAMES

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 32, 7 August 1934, Page 11

EMPIRE GAMES

SECOND DAY'S EVENTS

EDWARDS WINS HALF-MILE

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LONDON, August 6,

A holiday crowd, of 30,000 tho second day's events of the Empire Games. .The.. weather was overcast. !. j; E. Lovelock (Now Zealand) was •: aniohg those to qualify for tho bne'mile I final in tho amatdur athletic tsectibn. 1 Among others to' contest this final to- ' morrow arc: Comes, Eeevo^ and Wood- ' orsoji, of England, and Wade, of. Cani ada. Lovelock filled third place in his •, heat, 'being content to qualify in slow '\ time.. "..'.•'• ■■,".' ■ ..";;.,... : ' :'.-'.., -. ■• \ ',-. ' Edwards",, the. iegro.;Olyinpic ; Games,'j ': .yoter.an runnoi-j, who ran fifth.at" the . Games .in : Canada^ at ..last [ gained an Empire title with a magnificent performance in winning the halfmile final. .... . • Eyan brilliantly turned the tables on \ Piric in swimming the final of the , 1500 metres twenty seconds faster than his heati Tho Australian staved off >■ Pirie's i determined challenge at the ' end without unduly, hurrying-Ms. beautiful, long, stroke. The New Zealander, Crump, failed to steer a true course up the lane and this cost him first place [in the third heat of the 100 yds swim- ■• ming event. Even then the finish was so close that it seemed to bo a dead '. heat, but Larson was given the verdict by 2-5 of a second. Although sho outclassed the field without being extended in the 200 yds women's breaststroke, Clairo Dennis reduced Miss Kastein's English record by 1 3-5 seconds. . , .'.'.ln tho bowling section the New Zealand rink won its first two games. ; THE RESULTS. < . Eesults of events decided today are:— . AMATEUR ATHLETICS. 220 YAEDS. Yates (Australia) won a heat in 22 2-ssec. Dempsey (Australia) was second in %: heat to Murdoch, whose time was 22 4-Ssec. Horsfall (Australia) failed to qualify in a heat won by Theunissen in 22$scc. First Semi-final^ —Sweeney (England), 1; Young (England), 2; Nicks (Canada), 3. Time, 22 3-ssec. Dempsey was fourth. Second Semi - final. — Theunissen (South Africa), 1; Eangeley (England), 2; Murdoch. (Scotland), 3. Time, 22 1-asec. Yates was fourth. ; 440 YAEDS. First Semi-final.—Sampling (England), 1; Fritz (Canada), 2;. Roberts. (England), 3. Time, 49 ,l-ssec. Second Semi-final.—Stoneley (England), 1; Addison (Canada), 2; Hunter (Scotland); 3. Time, 49 l-osec--880 YAEDS. Final. Edwards (British Guiana) 1 Botha (South Africa)'' 2 Stotharcl (Scotland) 3 Time, lmin 54 l-ssec. SIX MILES. Pfimy (England) .................. 1 Kankine (Canada) •. 2 ""iirzo (England) ...... •*•••• 3 .....Tinkv-Slmin .0 ..3-ssec, . ; -... .....:■■.. '■' '-'■ 120 'YAEDS-. HURDLES.- ::' ■■[ ... ■ Final. ' ;..•:':•■■;,.. Fiulay (England) • •. •• '• ■'- 1 AVorrall (Canada) -•■ • ■ 2 Pilbrow. (England) .... i ....;....;•.' ::S •--Time, 15 l-osee.' • •■';:: ::[: : "':'\';■■ high jump. . ;■%-V; Thaeker. (South. Africa) ............ i Haloy (Canada) ~2 Michio (Scotland) ..■-..£». ';: All three cleared the bar at 6ft '3inj; and they were placed in the order mentioned after a jump-off. Metcalfe (Avis-: tralia), with 6ft 2in, was fourth. ; i \ POLE VAULT. j] Apps (Canada) • : X Gilbert (Canada) « Woodhouse (Australia) . o Apps and Gilbert both cleared 12-Jft, Apps winning the jump-off. In rejumping tho bar at 12ft W.oodhouso made what was probably, the finest leap of the day, as lie cleared the bar by at least two feet. . SHOT-PUT. . ■ : Hart '"(South Africa), 48ft ljiu .- 1 Howland (England), 44ft 4Jin .... 2 Pridjc (England), ,44ft OJin ...... * WOMEN'S 100 YABDS. - .' Final. Miss Hiscock (England) 1 Miss Strike (Canada). ••• f Miss Chalmers (Euglarid) J . Time, 11 3-10 sec. WOMEN'S 880 YAEDS. . " ', Miss Lunn (England) *... i, ; Miss Butterfield (England) f: -, Miss. Furneaux (England) ■*, Time, 2min 19 2-ssoc. BOWLING. In the singles New Zealand's- repre--1 sentative, L. J. Keys, lost to Ehodesia, : 8-21, and lost to-Hong Kong, 9-21. 1 Tho New Zealand rink (Grocotfc, 1 Dilliear, Pollard, Carter) beat Ehodesia, 20-16,: and beat Hong Kong, 18-16. The Australian . rink drew with Ehodesia, 18-18. Australia was seven \ down.for, the first five ends, but after 1 that they caught up until tho score was Australia 7, Ehodesia 9. Australia then ■ took; .the load ana ; in the fifteenth end the score was Australia 14, Ehodesia \ 10. The finish was exciting, Rhodesia tying when Australia seemed as if they would win by two points. SWIMMING. 1 . 1.300 YAEDS FBEE.-STYLE. ' '-,•■"■ ■■.'.'. Final. Kyan (Australia) 1 '. Pirio (Canada) ■ 2 E- Waiuwrigbt' (England) ....... i ..• 3 3 Time, iSinin 25 2-ssce. Won by;! , .seconds, breaking the rd'ord by 30 j seconds. • '..■ l' 440 YARDS FEEK STYLE. The iu--.it winncift-: won?: Waunvright '. -(England), in smiu 25scc; Eyan (Australia-), in sminl4sec; Pirio (Canada), in'Sniiiif 33' 2-ssec;. and Liebers .(Eng- : :tond)"ire smin 34 :4-ssec. ;■}■:':-■■- i::..-. ;' ~•'■■ ...lO'o' YAEDS BAJDKSTEOKE, -: ..''."" Final. Francis :(Scotland) :. 1 ■ Besford (England) .2 j' Gazell (Canada) 3 /TiniCj^a l-ssec.-- j- ::-. '..'• . :''-.^b'MEH?S'''XOby-YAEOS.^A'OK T -: v r "■.,-',:", ;■:;:,.••': steoke:.: ■..;:.;;/■.:■>'": '■ Ti:'.''■:.-.'■'•'''•' Final. ■:, ... •.:::>:>; '■ Miss-Hai-ding (England) .....,'...,: ,1 : Miss Hamilton (Scotland) ...} 2 ~- Miss Davies (Wales) ............ 3 :' Time,: 73 4-ssec. ... 200 YAEDS BREASTSTEOKE, -' . Final. fc Hamilton (Scotland) 3 ' McCatty (Jamaica) •• • • '- I Higginson (Australia) ••• .>'- rr Time, 2niin 42 2-ssee. t b • . 100 YAEDS FEEE STYLE, n Burlcigh (Canada), Williams (Engi- land), Larson (Canada), and. Sutton it (England) Avon heats. Crump (New Zealand), who wasjsoconcl to Larsen in

56 2-ssee, also qualified. Clark (Axis-1 tralia), second to Williams in 56 4-osec, did not qualify. WOMEN'S 100 YAEDS FREE STYLE. . Final. Miss Dewar (Canada) ........■*... 1 Miss I. Pirie (Canada) 2 Miss McDowell (Scotland) 3 Timo, 63sec. ■ . WOMEN'S 200 YARDS BEEAST- ,- , .STROKE., ■ Fiuall V - Miss C. Dennis (Australia) 1 Miss Has lam 2 Miss Hinton 3 Timo, 2min 51soe, beating the former English record by 3soe. WOMEN'S SPRINGBOARD DIVING. Miss Mosss '(Canada), 62.27pts ... 1 Miss/Thompson (Australia), Co.49pts 2 Miss. Ogilyio; i(Canada), 57pts ... 3 Miss Larson (England), 54.10pts .. 4 880 YARDS RELAY. FREE STYLE. Canada (Larsen, Hooper, Burleigh, Pirie). 1: England (Sutton, Williams, Waiiiwright, Leibers) ■.... 2 The times were: Canada, Bmin 40sec; Englandj-Smm- 52 4-ssec. - ■WOMEN JS 400 -YARDS-RELAY FREE :-..;■: :. ;:.,:.6:STYLE.:.. v, ■ , • : Canada.-(Misses/..Dewar,,.. Hubble, . Huttqn, Pkie) .... ..... 1 South Africa (Misses Hayward, Ryde, Maskal, Russell) ....... 2 The times were: Canada, 4miu 2 4-ssec; South - Africa, 4miii 34sec.