OLYMPIC GAMES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 July 1924, Page 9

OLYMPIC GAMES

LATEST RESULTS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received July 11, 11.5 a.m. PARIS, July 10. The 1500 metres final resulted: Nurmi (Finland) 1, Scharai (Switzerland) 2, Stallard (Britain) 3. Time, 233 3-ssec, an Olympic record. 400 Metres. —First round heats: W ilson (America) 1, Norman (Australia) 2. Carr did not complete the course. Honner (Australia) was third in his heat, and failed to qualify.—Reuter. 5000 Metres.—Nurmi (Finland) 1 Ititola (Finland) 2, Wide (Sweden) 3. Time, 871 l-ssec, an Olympic record. Roming (America) was-fourth, Sepalla (Finland) fifth, and Claibborn (Britain) sixth.—Sydney Sun Cables.

Received July ,11, 1.5 p.m. PARIS, July 10. Mr Brockman, chairman of the walking judges, points out that the vAustralasian definition of heel and toe differs from the Olympic. He was most reluctant to endorse Austen’s disqualification, but all the judges agreed thereon. ~ ? Can* has accepted an invitation to join the Empire team against America in London on July 19. Austen declined an invitation to attempt a three hours’ walk record at the same meeting, and states he is broken-hearted and probaby will , not appear again. The second heat of the 10,000 metres walk has been postponed till to-morrow, the judges refusing to adjudicate. Others are being sought. Serious allegations are made of favouritism by the French in preference for the allocation of seats m the swimming enclosure.. Many Australians stood in a queue daily, and were unsuccessful in getting seats. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WORLD’S GREATEST RUNNER. SUCCESS OF FINNS. Received July 11, 1.50 p.m. PARIS, July 10. All the competitors acclaim Nurmi as the world’s greatest runner. His two* wins and two records after the briefest .spell are hitherto unnaralleled. He is fair-headed and almost frail. He runs with his shoulders hunched up and his forearms horizontal. In the last lap of the 5000 metres he consulted his watch, and set off at a terrific sneed and won looking round.

outstanding feature is the success of the Finns in long distances, which they ascribe to lack of railways and the necessity for walking and running between villages. Their diet is the simplest plenty of milk, wholemeal bread and porridge, supplies of which, and also water, were SDecially brought to Pans.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn Received July 11, 1.45 p.m. .PARIS, July 10. \ oss took up the grievance and succeeded in getting a. few inferior seats, but many were. disappointed. Lane, Melbourne Grammar School champion, fought everv yard against the Frenchman in the 400 metres heat. He was beaten by two feet for second place. He did not qualify. Betts, the South African, brilliantly won Ins heat in 39 4-ssecs. Other heat winners were the Africans. Dunstan and Oldfield; Americans, Robertf 0 Taylor and Fitch, and also Liddell and Butler. Later in the day Norman was eliminated in the semifinal.

The superman Nurmi appeared in two finals in the space of half an hour He jumped out in the final of the 1000 metres, again carrying a watch. Th« crowd were most amused when at the end of the second lan he threw the watch on the grass, sped away from his opponents, and won easily by ten metres. The Englishman, Stallard, though suffering intenselv from a tight-ly-bound injured foot, threw off the American’s challenge and finished amazingly. He faltered at the winning >post, and was carried off unconscious. He received an ovation far his heroic effort. Nurmi set up a further record in 81 1 1-5 secs. In tile 5000 metres final Kitolu was second and the Swede Wide third. Additional points are: Sweden 341-, France 184, Switzerland 10, Hungary 7i, South Africa 5, Norway 4, Canada The Finns laughingly remark tliat Finland is a dry country. There are no cabarets there or rich suppers. Nurmi is only, 27, and trains himself. In the semi-finals for the 400 metres, Betts was a dashing winner; also the Dutchman Paulmau and the Swiss Imbach, Liddell and Fitch. Butler, the American, filled all places in the pole vault, the winner being a Barnes schoolboy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.