OLYMPIC GAMES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 August 1928, Page 9

OLYMPIC GAMES

NOTABLE EVENTS.

GREAT DAY FOR EMPIRE.

more decisions recorded. (United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph • Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) Received 12.35 p.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1. To-day was another great day for the Empire 1 . Despite l the American success in the discus and pole vault, they continue to fail in the track events, South Africa winning, the 110 metres hurdles, Omitida. "the 200. metres flat. "Whyte' resolutely 'finishing in the" 1500 metres, entered the final, in which with Ellis, the British mile . hampion and Whyte’s' victor at Stamford Bridge, are the sole British representatives. Whyte is- the first Australian to enter the finals. The track 'is sodden owing to the rain, and the weather is cold and showery. Their opponents in the final include Larewmerghe, the French record holder, Martin, the Swiss, Conger, the American, who, spiritedly sprinting, heat "Wide (Sweden) and Peltzer. The 200 metres first semi-final was made notable by the defeat of Paddock, who was beaten by 10 yards by the swiftlv moving Canadian Williams. Rangeley was second. Time, 22sec. Williams equals the American Craig’s feat in winning both sprints in 1912. His father jumped the harrier and embraced Williams. Nurmi had an impromptu bath in the second lap of the 3000 metres when he collided with the Frenchman Dequesne at the 1 water jump. Both fell in, reappeared dripping, shook hands, and ran together for the re-, nrainder of the race. "Praep; wns rt stone .heavier than Bolger: nevertheless the Australian contended strongly, and the South African was unable to secure a fall. After this, tired with the lengthy struggle on the mat, Bolger was mostly underneath. The referee ordered two breakaways, but the Australian was both times thrown and unable to escape. Morris was suffering from a cold and was unfit. Appleton was always in . a winning position.

MORE EVENTS DECIDED. - Received 12.20 p.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1. Additional results are: Fifteen hundred metres flat. —First heat: Boedher (Germany) 1, Whyte (Australia) 2. Won by five yards. Time, 3min. 59see. Whyte qualified for tire final. In the pole vault final Drdegemuellev (America.) was .second and McGinniss (America) and Parker tied for third place. Women’s 80Q metres (heat). —Frail 1etin Do'lliner (Germany) 1. Won ,hy three yards. Time, 2min 22 2-ssec, a world’s record. Miss Thompson’s (Canada) time of 2min. 23 l-ssee was also a world’s record.

By winning the middleweight championship, .'and HeavistV winning the vrelt-er, e»naib<lecl and Morris t-o wrestil-e for «wond p*laoe>.s.. T!he SontJx African Praeg outpointed; Bolger and the American Appleton outpointed Morris.