OLYMPIC GAMES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 July 1928, Page 11

OLYMPIC GAMES

PRELIMINARY RESULTS. SOUTH AFRICANS DO WELL. NURMI’S BRILLIANT WIN. o United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) Received 1.40 p.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM. July 29. Despite ideal weather, there were many vacant spaces in the arena of the Olympic Games. The crowd was singularly quiet, only the electrifying spurt when Nurmi -beat Rittola arousing real enthusiasm. The track had greatly improved as a’ result of the soaking rain, followed by bright sunshine. A drying wind blew across the ground, the high stadium walls breaking its force. Lord Burghky was an easy winner of the first heat of the 400 metres hurdles and broke the first tape for the Empire. The splendid performances of the South Africans and the Canadians made Lord Burgliley’s performance look a good omen for subsequent British successes. Australia made a disastrous start. Watson limped home last in the four hundred metres hurdles. Carlton was .beaten into' fourth place in the second round of the hundred metres. Whyte was comfortably beaten, and Stuart was a hopeless last in the eight hundred metres. Hyde’s leg was too bad to allow him to start in the ten thousand metres. The young Canadian sprinter Williams reoorded such an outstanding periormanee, equalling Abraham’s 1924 winning time, as to raise high hopes again of withholding the hundred metres from America. An otherwise uneventful day ended in the glorious ten thousand metres, in which the “phantom Finn,” as the Americans call Nurihi, broke the Olympic record.

Livingstone Lear month, associated with a Victor-lain family, splendidly won the semi-final in the hurdles from the Italian Facelii, who eo,',lapsed after breaking-the tape, thus assuring Britain of two representatives in the final, in whii'cih the United States Olympic record holder, Taylor, -is the strongest opponent-, and much fancied by the Americans. Rorritt did nor compete in the 100 ihetres.

Results of the Olympic 100 metres flat, first [round, the first and second to, qualify, follow : Heat one: Fitzpatrick (Canada) 1, Corte (Germany) 2. Heat two : Atkinson (South Africa) 1, Mourllon (France) 2. Heat three: Wykoff (United States) 1, Rrocha-rt (Belgium) 2. Heat four: Gar-o (Hungary) 1 Durham. (South Africa.) 2. Heat five: London (Britain) 1, Hester (Canada) 2. Heat six: Pina (Argentina) 1, Adams (Canada) 2. Heat seven: Legg (South Africa) 1, Gill (Britain) 2. Rent eight: Houben (Germany) 1. Viljoen (South Africa) 2. Heat- nine: Hammers (Germany) 1, Theard (Haiti) 2. Hear 10: Rangel,y (Britain) 1, Vandegorge (Holland) 2. Heat 11: Raggand-i (Hungary), Carlton (Australia). Won by*-a foot, time 11 secs. Heat 12: Williams (Canada). Vvkoupil (Cz-e-ciho-Slovakia). Heat 13: Barrientos (Cuba) 1, Y.erbonny (France) 2. Heat 14 : Brabey (United Slated) 1, Auvergnes (France) 2. Heat 15: Russel.l' (United States) 1, Gnsisen (Ireland) 2. Heat 16 : McCallister (United States) 1, Ganzaza (Phillipines) 2. London, Laminer s and McCallister did the. best time, 10 4-ssecs. Four hundred- metres hurdles.—First round, first and second to qualify.— Heat one: Lord Burgh-ley (Britain), Maxwell ("United States). Heat two: Gibson (United States), Chauneey (Britain). Heat three: Veil (France), Learneoth (Britain). Watson (Austra’.ia started, despite liis lameness. and limped in last. Heat four: Taylor (United States), We-llen (Find 1 !and!). Heat five : Peters-on (Sweden), Kositrewsky .(Poland) . Heat-six : Ouihe-l (United States). Facelii (Italy’). Oubel did best time, 44 3-ssecs.

PUTTING THE SHOT (FINAL). Kuck fU.S.A.) 52ft. 11-16th. inches 1 »rix (U.S.A.) 51ft 7*in 2 Hirschfeld (Germany), 51ft GPfin ... 3 Kuck broke t-lte world’s record, -and the others the Olympic record. Eight 'hundred metres- (qu alter-final), first three qualify.—float one-: Wilson (Canada), Byiilen (Sweden), Sittig (United States). Heat tw-o: Pelzer (Germany), Little (Canada), Nathan (Britain)T Time 1.57 2-5. The Australian Whyte- was fourth. Heat three: Keler (France), Martin (Switzerland), Watson (United States). Heat four: Par a ton, (France), Fuller (Unlited States), Strand (Norway). Heat- five: Hahn (United States), Engel-hardy (Germany), Sandler (Ozecho-Siovakia). Time-, 2.6 4-5. The Australian Stuart was a bad last. Heat -six: Dengara-

.Argentina), Lowe (Britain). Gonrinotti (Italy). Heat seven: Martin (France), Bar-si (Hungary), Mueller (Germany). Heat eight: Edwards (Canada), SUurr (Britain) McEachem (Ireland). One hundred metres (quarter final), first and second to qualify.—Heat one: Legg and Fitzpatrick (dead beat) 1. Heat two: McA lister 1, Oorts 2. Heat three: Russell iand Hoiiben; time, 10 3-5, equal to the world’s record. Heat tour: Williams and London; this same time. Heat five: Wylcoif and Pina; time, 10 4-o.socs. Carlton (Australia) was fourth, and was beaten by inches. Heat six : Braoey and La,miners. Four hundred metres hurdles, semifinal (three to qualify).—Heat onia: Learmouth, Fa,cell,i and Pettenson; time, 54sees. Heat two: jTayloir, Ou!h,ef and Lord Bnrghlev; time, 53 2-ssecs.

HIGH JUMP. King (U.S.A.). 76gin 1 Hedges (U.S.A.), 761 m 2 Menard (France), 75.(in 3 TEN THOUSAND METRES. Nurmi (Finland) 1 Ritola (Finland) 2 Wide (Sweden) 3 Time: 30min. 18 4-ssec—a new Olympic record. Nurmi won by ten yards. ("Times” Cables.) Received 2.5 o.m. t-day. LONDON, July 29. Nurmi Ritola and Wide gave a wonderfull display of clockwork running, leaving the field almost orueßv behind and lighting out the .issue on their own in the last few laps, and they lapped the field within six laps. Eventually Nurmi and Ritoli shook off AVide mu. grimly exchanged smiles. Nurmi long delayed his spurt till the sound of the final bell 1 . when many were anxious about him. Ritola hung on, but Nurmi, running like the exceptional champion he is, clearly proved that lie had. not left the ascendancy to America in a stupcndo’Urliv high standard of running.