OLYMPIC GAMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 July 1924, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES.

SOME OF THE RESULTS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT PARIS, July 6. There is a general belief among athletes that it was a mistake to defer the sports until 3 o’clock in the afternodin, as several events had. to be decided simultaneously. There were 35,000 spectators, but the stadium holds 70,000, so there were many gaps. “Slip” Can* (Australia) ran second to Abrahams (Britain) in a heat of the 100 metres flat. In the second round. Porritt (New Zealand) ran second to Bowman (America) and Carr second to Scholz (America). In the 10,000- metres Ritola heat Wide (Sweden) by 300 metres. Berg (Finland) was third. Ritola’s feat was remarkable, as it was done on a wet track. He ran on 400 metres, thinking he had another lap. Boyd, the Australian, did not start. Thus far Finland has 30 points, Sweden 11, United States 6, and Britain 3. Weismuller won the 400 metres trial in 310 seconds, breaking the Olympic record by 24 3-ssec. The final of the javelin throwing was won by J. Myra (Finland), the distance being 62.98 metres. At polo Argentine beat the United States by six .goals to five. Abrahams won his heat of the 100 metres in 10 3-ssec, equalling the Olympic record. All the other heats took 10 4-ssec. Porritt (New Zealand) ran much better than anyone anticipated. It is certain a new record will be established for the 400 metres swim, as Charlton, Weismuller, Beaurepaire and Borg are all regularly heating the existing records. Weismuller to-day comfortably registered 310 seconds, anil it is predicted he will win in under 305 seconds.

There were great crowds at the commencement of the athletic section, chief interest lieing in the preliminary heats of the 100 metres. Carr, with a leg bandaged, finished, two feet behind Abrahams, who won easily in 11 sec. The feature of the race was the brilliant form of the Americans. All four entrants (Murchison, Paddock, Scholz, and Bowman) won their heats. In the semi-finals Porritt ran brilliantly, and may reach the final. In the heats of the 800 metres the Australians, Boyd, Norman, and Newman, ran unplaced in the second round. In the 100 metres Carr lost several yards’ start, his leg being troublesome in the first half, hut he finished brilliantly and overwhelmed all but Scholz. Carr is confident that he will win the semi-final to-morrow. The British athletes, Stallard and Lowe, and the South African, Oldfield, won their heats in the 800 metres.